Forbes Farm Gifts

It's Summer and time for outdoor parties!  Don't forget the cookies.  They make perfect picnic deserts.  They're easy to pack, don't need a plate or utensils and they there's no worry abou...

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I have been busy crocheting new hats.  They have been listed online but I have been pushing to get them done because Cross Roads opens in a few weeks and they will be for sale there as well.  I...

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When I as about 9 or 10 I was still at the age where I thought my mother knew everything.  It wouldn't be too much longer before that attitude went South for a while.  One thing that still stan...

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For those of you who live in the same climate I do, Summer can not get here fast enough!  I've been living under 2 feet of snow since December.  Now it's changing to mud.  My driveway looked l...

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If you like owls and you have a little one around that does too, this hat is for you!  Is it not just the cutest thing you've seen in a long time?   I don't usually like character hats, but thi...

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The snow has been flying here at Forbes Farm and so have the hooks.   Click on the pictures for more details. Here is a darling little hat for you princess.   Soft pink and sage green top...

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   This Winter I have spent a lot of time thinking.   There's not much else to do on a farm when the snow is 3 feet deep.  I've put a lot of thought into my business, where it was, where it i...

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TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THE PERFECT COOKIE Tips and Tricks for  Perfect Cut Out Cookies A major complaint regarding cut out cookies is they lose their shape in baking.   I’ve had quite a ...

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I just love to explore garage sales, estate sales and auctions.  There are treasures waiting to be found in just about every one of them.  I found a double strand white and blue faux pearl neck...

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2011 promises to be the year that revitalizes the beautiful look of pearls.   Never out of date, and forever beautiful, sometimes pearls get put on the back shelf in favor of more "in" jewelry. ...

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Just in time to treat yourself with some of that money you got for Christmas!  We've lowered the prices on dozens of our jewelry items.  By lowered, I mean we've cut them in half!   Here are j...

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Good morning on this Winter day from Southwestern New York!  Every once in a while I post the view from my window.  Here is yesterday's!  The snow was late in coming, but boy is it ever making...

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    I hate magazines.  The majority of them at least.  There are a few, like National Geographic or Smithsonian that I can tolerate.  Most of them are just fiction mashed in between ads.  ...

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The days when cookies must appear on our holiday dessert table are quickly approaching!  I can't believe Thanksgiving is over already.  I have one more bakery I promised I'd share with you.  I...

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I found another great looking bakery on Etsy just in time for the holidays.  Southern Girl Bakery , "Where every day is sweet".   Take a look at some of their holiday cookies.  I have many of...

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I promised you more great bakeries, and I found one on Art Fire.  Shannon of The Sweet Shop Cookie Company is selling her beautifully decorated sugar cookies there.   Shannon's earliest memori...

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It is a good thing I got my last walk around the meadow in when I did (see previous post).  The next morning there was a heavy frost and now look at it! The snow isn't sticking to the groun...

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Snow is in the forecast for Western New York.  Some places have had a few flurries already.  This is the latest I can remember the first flakes flying.  Yesterday the sun was shining so I thou...

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Continuing our mini series featuring online bakeries, today we present Sunshine Bakes who can be found on Etsy. Sunshine Bakes is owned and operated by a working Mom who has a passion for cooki...

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I thought I would do something new for a change.  Instead of just posting boring pictures of metal cookie cutters, how would you like to see some of the things made using the cutters?   I was s...

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Here in Western New York the leaves are almost completely off the trees. My thermometer is reading 41 degrees and snow is in the forecast for this week. That can only mean one thing. Holiday baki...

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Just look at the view I had from my office window yesterday.  This is only part of the flock.  I couldn't get the entire group into one shot.  They are Starlings and talk about noisy!!!!  I a...

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One of my collections made it to the front page of Art Fire and I actually saw it!  How cool is that?  I don't think I ever satisfied the powers that be at Etsy with my Treasuries.   I nev...

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It's a kit to make your own cookie cutters!  How great would it be to make the school mascot, or an organization's logo for a bake sale?  I've already made a few for friends who w...

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It's almost time to think about holiday preparations. This is the time of year I check my spices, throw out the old baking powder, baking soda, etc and sock up on fresh new supplies. Flour starts...

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