Ever wonder what goes into one of our magazine front covers? Here’s the behind-the-scenes shot of the front cover that won in our recent reader survey for FOLKLORE, Feb/March 2012. But it was close call. With 3,253 people responding, 48% chose the green heart w/pink roses that you see here, 42.5% chose the rose petal heart, and 8.5% chose the red leather gloves holding chocolate truffles. Thank you for helping us choose our next front cover!
Baby blue to match my blue-eyes-blue, this lapel rose handmade from wool can be yours if’n you …
Aly traveled recently to the lovely city of Boston. Boston is home to an abundance of national treasures, major events in U.S. history and architecture that will leave you drooling. From the beautiful brick buildings, stunning steeples, the historic Faneuil Hall, scenic Boston Harbor, legendary Harvard Square, and shop-filled Newberry Street, is there anything better than Boston in the fall?
Take it from here, Aly!!!!!
For those of you who couldn’t attend either of The Creative Connection Events in Minneapolis/St. Paul, below is my keynote speech from 2010. Amy Butler was also a keynote speaker that first year. And Ree Drummond was on stage during lunch for a question/answer session. This year’s keynote was Christina Ferrare, chef on Oprah’s OWN.
The mere mention of mass-transit traveling has the uncanny power to elicit less-than-mannerly behavior. Groans, growls, and eye rolling are the reactions you get when …
Duct tape is like the force.
It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
-Carl Zwanzig
Ladies, do you know where your roll of duct tape is? That would be ROLLS, plural, for me because …
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
