It has been nearly a decade since I taught myself how to sew. I’ve understood the value in the skill. How I could create frugal clothing and furnishings for our home and take my husband’s hard earned dollar further. But it has always been something I had to endure and get through each spring and fall. Certainly nothing I ever looked forward to or actually enjoyed doing!
Especially over the last couple years as my sewing machine started falling apart one piece at a time. I had nicknamed it “The Toe Cramper” because the plastic on top of the presser foot broke and I’d have to use my big toe to slide down a small, very small, sharp piece of plastic to run it. Then the machine fell to the ground and the bobbin winder was crooked and took forever to spin while I held it on with my fingers and finally a coil of metal on the presser foot snapped off and it stopped working altogether.
I was ecstatic!
Not because I could no longer sew, but because it would force the issue and I would have to get my antique 1921 Singer sewing machine in good working order. Thanks to a lovely and extremely kind neighbor who knows how to do just that I finally have sat down and found pleasure in sewing! It is so quiet and wonderful to work with! And while I’m making those neat even stitches, I ponder about the hands who have used it before me and what they created with it. I love knowing that it’s a timeless, classic piece of equipment and will one day become a family heirloom…
It is a deeply satisfying feeling knowing that you have purchased something that wasn’t meant to break in a few years so that you’d be forced to purchase new but instead you’re going about your domestic duties with tools meant to last more than a lifetime!
I envision my daughters teaching their daughters skills that will serve them so well on that machine! Wouldn’t that be something?
And, likewise, I envision my grandchildren and perhaps great grandchildren seeing the food that nourishes and sustains them being served on my new, hand crafted, engraved, and heirloom quality butcher block cutting board.
Isn’t it beautiful!?
I custom-ordered it from Haven Enterprises, the same wonderful family who has made the door casing above our entry door. I’m very much looking forward to having this piece become part of our family’s memories around the table!
Once again, they have most generously offered to give away a similar bread board to one of my readers!!
What a wonderful gift! What amazing craftsmanship! Isn’t it absolutely lovely? I’m so blessed to be able to take a small part in passing along this opportunity to get a family heirloom in your hands and into the memories of your children!
Means of entry for this giveaway are few and simple. I know you’re busy and I want you to be able to take advantage of all the opportunities to “win.” It will run from now until next Monday night at 11:59 pm EST.
In the meanwhile, please take a few moments and browse Haven Enterprises shop and perhaps avail yourself of their Cyber Monday sale!
I would love to own one of these! 🙂
Butcher block “Bread of Life” bread board is beautiful.
Love these! So much better then just a plain old cutting board!!! Love them all. How do you pick.:)
These butcher blocks are so neat! You don’t come across useful nostalgic items too much.
So pretty! <3
I love the taste and see trivet!
Wow, beautiful!
Hands down, the bread of life board.
The bread boards and butcher blocks are beautiful! I love the rustic look to them.
Amazing craftsmanship…absolutely beautiful!
They are all beautiful. I really liked the Grace upon Grace trivet.
I like the Without Grumbling trivet 🙂
Theresa
Ps 121 is my favourite, so if I could have anything from them I’d ask them to engrave the door casing for me in Hebrew.
Love these!!! So beautiful!!
Black Walnut “Bread of Life” bread board
Handmade engraved Black Walnut Have Not Love cutting board
They are all amazing!!
Isn’t that stuff beautiful! I really like the Wooden hand engraved “gather” trivet
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It is beautiful.
I like the Bread of Life board.
Love, Wilma
I’d love to win ‘grace upon grace’
Thank you!
The black walnut Bread of Life is beautiful!
I love the Bread of Life cutting board and the Deuteronomy 6 Door Casing all their items are just beautiful !
I love the bread of life board!
The bread of life board is beautiful!
I love all the cutting boards, but I like the coasters too! Can’t decide. The boards are amazing though. Thanks for the chance.
I love them all, but the w/out grumbling trivet is probably my favorite.
I *love the “gather” trivet! Such beautiful work! Thank you for the opportunity here!
I love the doorstop-cookbook holder-paper weight-bookend. Thank you for the chance to win.
I like the breadboard. Sooooo pretty.
I have been asking for a bread board for 2 years…that one is stunning! Thanks Quinn!
Definitely a bread board, maybe the ‘Gather’ one, or I could think of a lot of potential custom ones.
The trivets are really cute! Especially the “will cover a multitude of sins” one. Gorgeous oak!
I love the Black Walnut cutting board, the Have Not Love one. I love that it is a longer cutting board.
They are all very wonderful. But I think I like the Black Walnut Bread of Life board the most. Blessings!
There’s so many, its hard to decide! I love their doorposts by the way – yours is especially beautiful. I like the one that says “I am the Bread of Life” on the side of it. What a beautiful reminder of truth! Also – I loved the story about your antique sewing machine. I can’t wait to hear how you like it. I just ordered one from Lehman’s that isn’t antique – but its a treadle machine and should last for years to come! I’m really excited – so your story especially hit home with me. May God continue to bless you – and as always – thanks for your blog!
For the first time I actually enjoy sewing! The stitches are so neat & even! I love that I can listen to the children talk to me or perhaps a sermon or podcast while sewing. It’s so relaxing now 🙂 I’ll never own a regular machine again! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine!
The black walnut breadboard is my favorite! Hope I am the lucky winner!
This is beautiful! I love the bread boards, i really like everything to be honest!! The spoon rests are very unique, that would definitely used to it’s full potential!! Thank you so much for this opportunity, these are very beautiful pieces to be shared with family & friends!!-Danielle
The Black Walnut “Bread of Life” bread board is one I would love to own.
I love the black walnut cutting board.
I love the “Take Eat” bread board.
I adore the Black Walnut cutting board!
I love the black walnut cutting board and the I love the spoon rest
I just love all their work… I often visit their website and admire all of it. The “Grace Upon Grace” trivet caught my eye.
Thank you for this wonderful giveaway!
Butcher Block Bread of Life Bread Board
I love the “Consider the Birds” block. Beautiful!
So hard to decide…the black walnut bread board is so lovely. But the trivets are nice, too. Thanks for sharing the sewing machine story! I have a second hand machine that gets me through pretty well!
I really like the I Am The Bread bread board.
I would like to buy the “Consider the Birds” trivet. Too cute!
Those coasters they make would fit right in at my house!
I love the “I am the bread of life bread board” I appreciate full use of the board and the scripture along the side. It is beautiful, functional, and a wonderful reminder of God’s grace.
All of them are so beautiful, you can truly tell these are made with love and excellent workmanship. I would get the “LOVE” coasters and hang them in my kitchen above my table.
The bread boards are so gorgeous. Thank you for offering this giveaway.
I love the black walnut “Bread of Life” board.
Such a beautiful cutting board!
If I had to pick, it would probably be the Bread of LIfe cutting board.
That Bread of Life board is just gorgeous!
The black walnut Bread of Life cutting board is gorgeous.
I really like their bread boards! My favorite would have to be their black walnut bread board.
I enjoyed reading your sewing story. Speaking of which, I need to do some sewing but my sewing machine quit on me several months ago. Now I am waiting for my husband to get a chance to look at it and see what he can do. He is very handy, but has many demands on his limited amount of time. 🙂
I love the Planted by Streams trivet!
I like the love coasters and also consider the lillies trivet. They very pretty and unique
Giant wooden die
Love love love the spoon rests! Beautiful!
The bread boards are REALLY cool!
The bread board is absolutely beautiful!
The Bread of Life cutting board, Planted by Streams trivet, and Ps 121 sign are my first choices, but it’s hard to choose!
I like the bread boards best 🙂 But all of their work is amazing!
I love the breadboard and also the door casings!!!!
Very neat stuff! I love the spoon rests, I am currently using a broken handthrown pottery one that I got on my honeymoon 9 years ago. Thinking I need to add a wooden one to my Christmas list.
My favorite is the cutting board you pictured.
I love the Bread of life cutting board either in the butcher block or the Walnut. Beautiful!
I love that “gather” trivet!
Love this!
butcher block bread of life they are all great
I like the Alpha and Omega bookends
Definitely the black walnut “Bread of Life” board!
These are simply lovely! What a great product! I’m intrigued by your sewing machine – would love to see ti.
Oh, btw, I love that I Am the Bread board.
Black Walnut Bread of Life board
Love the Bread of Life board. Beautiful!
But her block bread of life. Want!
Black Walnut “Bread of Life” bread board
Love the bread board!
Love the “consider the lilies” trivet
Love the bread of life cutting board!
Everything is Beautiful! How inspirational 🙂
The bread board made from the 100 yr old oak is amazing!
The Gather Trivet
I love the “fear not I AM” board
Love “The good of the Land” Breadboard.
thank you so much for your posts!
I’ve spent many hours just reading over your posts as my husband and I try to figure out a way to get into homesteading. However, with student loans hanging over, I feel like it will be a few years yet. My dad has promised to get my sons some chickens though and maybe a few goats! He owns land in the country so he has this ability. We rent in the city so our neighbors would not like hearing goats or chickens or seeing them at all haha. Though we could probably get them to reconsider with fresh eggs 😛
I really like the “Bread of Life” cutting board!
My favorite handcrafted item is the Engraved Trivet: Grace upon Grace