Country Connections

Find out what’s new with fellow Country Sampler readers, our social media sites, current giveaways and more!

Find out what’s new on our social media sites.

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Harvest leftover fabrics to craft your own gorgeous gourds in the “Quick Fabric Pumpkins” episode featured on the Creative Living program on Annie’s Creative Studio. Look for Creative Living episodes on making an adorable spool wreath, a simple burlap table runner, and more to appear soon. Annie’s Creative Studio members can watch each episode online on any device and can also download patterns or store them online on their Annie’s Creative Studio bookshelf. Annie’s Creative Studio offers a free trial, after which you pay a low monthly subscription price. Visit AnniesCreativeStudio.com to learn more.

Fall Bounty

Country Sampler fan L J Shed shares a grouping of some of her favorite primitive items with hints of fall, including handmade pumpkins and corn mixed with heirloom butter molds and leaves from a treasured oak tree. We’d love to see your inspired decorative displays—share them at www.facebook.com/CountrySamplerMagazine.

Flights of Fancy

To repin these mini brooms made from twigs, and gather other seasonal ideas, visit our Halloween Tricks and Treats Pinterest board, www.pinterest.com/CountrySampler1/halloween-tricks-and-treats.

Something Extra

Did you know you could get inventive country decorating ideas and tips delivered to your inbox every month? The September edition of our free Country Sampler EXTRA e-newsletter will include instructions for this birch bark and floral door decoration. Sign up today at www. countrysampler.com/newsletter_signup.php.

Let Country Sampler take you on an adventure! Enter for your chance to win a trip for two, valued at $4,994, to New England in fall 2021. See page 25 for details, or to enter online and for official rules, go to www.countrysampler.com/promotions. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.