This time of year is just so hectic. I wish we could have a more relaxing holiday season but when you make your living on etsy it just isn’t possible. This year we are attempting what I am calling “bare minimum christmas”. A smaller tree, less presents, and no major craft projects besides making Robin […]
Announcing our Crowdfunding Farmraiser & Hoping You’ll Share
When I started Cubit’s 4 years ago, I couldn’t have possibly imagined how the business, and really our entire lives would change so much in so little time. Starting out collecting seeds from our city garden, taking business classes while gigantically pregnant with Rebecca, writing a business plan with the satisfaction that only the recently […]
A Little Taste of Summer as we move into Fall – Strawberry Picking and Jam
Well, baby Robin is seven weeks old today and although he is pretty much the most agreeable baby I’ve ever met he has requested to not be put down ever. Not even for a minute. This request is totally reasonable but not compatible with writing the blog post that is supposed to go with these photos. So […]
Farm Treasures: Reclaiming Glass Crown & Corona Jar Lids
The farm is just full of treasures. Well treasures in my eyes anyway. For example, this bee-filled vehicle shed has quite a few giant, blue glass, made in Canada, Crown jars. They start out looking pretty hopeless. But all it takes is a little elbow grease and an sos pad to turn them into this: […]
Farm Treasures: Refinished Apple Crates
Behind this barn door is such a glorious mess. Hidden in that mess there are some pretty worn out apple crates from when the farm really harvested from the orchard. After some hard work, a good scrub, lots of sanding, a little planing and getting Ryan to cut new bottoms from some old wooden siding, […]