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Christmas Down South – Day 6 – The Old Try

Today, we want to give you something to decorate your ho-ho-homes. The Old Try is one of our favorite companies we’ve come across…ever. We talk about them often and proudly hang their work from our own walls. Multiple walls. Starting in May 2011, Micah was homesick and heartbroken after seeing Alabama beat up after the tornadoes. That, mixed with a good bit of Willie Morris, made him want to do something to show that just because he’d moved away from the South, didn’t mean he didn’t think about her. “These are my love letters chronicling our long distance relationship.”

Pick a print, any print, and leave a comment letting us know which one you want. A winner will be chosen at random on December 21st!

Frame not included. Ask Santa for that.

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED – CONGRATULATIONS TO PARKER WHITEHOUSE  FOR WINNING!*

 

Comments

  5. Noah says

    Please! Just moved back home (TN) from NY and could *really* use this awesome piece. Keep up the good work, btw.

  7. Kathryn says

    love carolina and hark! but general manners no. 1 is tops. i’ve been thoroughly enjoying my high cotton shirt – what a great collaboration!

  8. Thorne says

    As a Tennessean, I already own “Eight Orange Squares” & “Rocky Top.” My law office could definitely use some more manners so I would add “General Manners No. 1” in blue to my collection. Merry Christmas!

  9. Dom says

    Charleston is the dream place to settle down with the fam, so “While I Breathe I Hope” is pretty much our mantra.

  12. Jessica Richardson says

    Well I’d have a hard time deciding if I should share my luck with a friend (gosh A’mighty) or keep it for myself (rocky top)!

  34. Jayme says

    Would love to have “General Manner No. 1” in Blue to hang in my classroom. Just started a Southern Lit class at our high school, and the importance of manners relative to the Southern experience has been a semester-long conversation. Vital to the beauty of the South.

  38. Allison says

    I love the honeysuckle/lightning bugs! They’re all great — thanks for letting me know about this company!

  68. Liz says

    Being a Tennessee native who has also lived in Maryland and Louisiana, it was a hard choice for me to make, but I choose ROCKY TOP!

  70. Katie says

    A Southern girl to the core, I’m stuck in school in the north – “The Line” print would be the perfect reminder of home!

  75. Brooke M says

    I adore this company’s work; I have ordered several times for gifts. I would love to win the General Manners print for my boy’s room or any of the state of AL prints to remind me of home.

  101. Linn says

    I’ve got the Yes Sir one hanging in my sunroom – love it!! Now I want Hot Toddy, Gosh Almighty. Makes me think of a cocktail right now or a little bourbon!! Love living in the South!

  102. Brian Cromeens says

    My Wife and Mother in Law bought me the Texas Republic Flag Print for my birthday. It looks great. I really enjoy Old Try’s products and would be pleased to have any of their prints…

    My current print crush is the Twelfth Man Print….

    Thanks and Gig’em

    Keep up the wonderful work.

  103. Davey says

    Love. all. of. this. As a middle school teacher the General Manners needs to be prominently displayed in my classroom!

  117. Lisa says

    The “‘Til Gabriel Blows His Horn” Print! I’m a law student at UT and a native Texan and I need something to hang in my house to go with all of my Alabama memorabilia from undergrad.

  124. Seth says

    Love to get the manners print. Great to have to remind us all to me more polite in times like these.

  125. Steve Jones says

    “Summer, In Words.”
    “Honeysuckle, Lightning Bugs” are likely my two favorite uniquely Southern things.

  126. Sally says

    Yes ma’am, yes sir- manners. With all the running around and hubbub during this festive season so many forget little things like manners.

  128. Suzanne Hammontree says

    I would like either the “sugar and spice” or the “snakes and snails” and if I win one, I want to purchase the other. I have two wonderful grandchildren–a girl and a boy–and all of us are Southern both by the Grace of God and by birth!! Actually I love all your prints.

  132. Amanda says

    I love the “What Folks Are Made Of” Sugar and spice one! It was closely followed by grand old party and yes ma’am

  134. Bailey L says

    I have been a fan of theirs for a long time, buying prints for my family members but I have yet to get one for myself. I am out in Wyoming and would love an “8 orange squares” print to put on my wall out here. Go vols and God bless the South!

  136. eric says

    Yellowhammer! It’s the state bird and the BEST gameday drink. Next time you’re in Tuscaloosa, stop by Gallette’s on the strip and have one or a few. It’s recipe is a secret but I was able to get my hands on it. Oh and it’s cheer but I don’t care for it…War Eagle!

  140. Liston P. says

    I’ve had my eye on the Fort Moultrie print for some time now. I would love to have a little bit of South Carolina with me in my new home 15 hours away

  142. EDWARD says

    I NEED one of these prints! any of these would surely be fantastic! But the one I want is the Grand Old Party, that one is just awesome!

  147. Melanie Tapp says

    I adore the “Love me some Jesus” print! I thought it was just my friends who said this, I didn’t realize it was truly a southern thing! Makes me even more proud to be Southern!

  148. Carly Mask says

    Any of the ampersand sets in the “Etc.” category! It wasn’t until this past July that my father-in-law and mother-in-law introduced me to chicken & waffles at our farewell wedding reception in NC. Needless to say, I fell in love with the southern delight and it will be a tradition in our home for years to come! The prints would make a lovely statement in our little San Francisco apartment kitchen that currently has no wall art (and it will remind us of home while being so far away). Thanks, y’all! Go Heels!

  151. Ian M. says

    Representing my home state of FL, so would love ‘Sawgrass&Sky’. I already own ‘General Manner No. 1’ and I love it!

  152. Missie says

    Please pick me!
    I would love to have the longitude/latitude Mason Dixon line print. A must have in a true Southern home!!

    Thx, MV

  159. Chelsea says

    I adore The Old Try! They have definitely captured the essence of living in the South in their prints and their designs, and even their checkout process has little bits of “Southern-isms” thrown in! I just love it! (Bless their hearts!) :)

    Being a Georgia girl, I’d love the Georgia flag print, the “Wisdom, Justice & Moderation” one. I know it might be a touchy subject, but I think the print is beautifully rendered! Thanks y’all!

  163. Mandy says

    I already asked for “Weep No More…,” like a good Kentuckian, but I love the dinner prints. I’ve got my eye on the Chicken and Waffles!

  165. KATHERINE ORR says

    I have already purchased the Tennessee State flag print, but absolutely love the print “Yes ma’am, No Ma’am”……

  168. Mandy Bell says

    Love Old Try! Would love to have a “Yellowhammer” so I can have a lil Rammer Jammer up here in Colorado. Roll Tide!

  176. Michelle Smith says

    Yellow hammer – my husband is a huge Alabama fan and would be the perfect way to send good luck for the national championship game.

  177. Michelle Smith says

    Yellow hammer – my husband is a huge Alabama fan and would be the perfect way to send good luck in the national championship game.

  178. Chad says

    WEEP NO MORE MY LADY would be my choice. A friend has it on his Christmas wish list, it would make a great Christmas gift.

  182. Dave Perry says

    I love the Honey Suckle print.
    In the throes of new england almost-winter, it reminds me of the not-so-long-ago summer.
    All hail Old Try.

  187. greta says

    I’m not from the South–unless Southern California counts–but I do love Old Try’s prints. The one you have featured is one of my favorites. I don’t know if I’d hang it in my kids room or the living room. It’s perfect!
    Greta

  193. Lindsay says

    My wife would absolutely ADORE “Yes Ma’am No Ma’am” for her classroom at the child development center. Sign us up for that.

  200. Taylor Cain says

    I’d love to win the Fort Moultrie print for the great state of South Carolina. There’s no better war story in SC than that of our beloved fort’s and the creation of what is now our state flag.

  202. Catherine G. says

    Love, love, love the North Carolina “Hark the Sound” print. I’m a UNC alumna! Hark the Sound, Go Heels!

  207. Anne Baker says

    I LOVE their prints. I would want the Arkansas state flag print. It would be a great addition to my photo gallery!

  208. Kristen Allen says

    Yes ma’am, no ma’am, makes me feel proud to be born and raised in Kentucky and now be a resident of Alabama

  213. Jolee says

    I’ve been admiring Old Try’s prints for a while now. I plan to acquire all of the Alabama prints, General Manners, etc. I love the “Let The Band Play” (Dixie) print that is featured on Garden&Gun’s website as well…I’ll have to go with “Let The Band Play” or “Blue Skies” for my first print. Love their work!

  214. Caitlin says

    General Manners No. 1 in Blue. My husband and I already have both Arkansas prints and it would be the perfect addition!

  219. Lesley says

    I want all of them…But we’re currently trying to finish decorating our FROG (South Carolina term for a Bonus Room…stands for Finished Room over the Garage) so I’d choose the Anchors Away print to complete out collection of Navy items from my husband’s time in Annapolis & in the Navy.

  223. Laura Caroline says

    I am in love with the Hark the Sound print! I’ve been swooning over it for months. Such a great reminder of my beloved alma mater!

  224. Scott says

    Yes Ma’am No Ma’am, will hang with pride in the living room as a reminder to my northern friends of my southern roots. Also as a remiinder to the boy and girl….

  228. Jessica says

    I’d love the yellowhammer print! I moved north of the mason dixon line a few months ago and wasn’t homesick until winter came and the Tide stopped playing. My apartment needs a good talking piece and I’d love to display such a nice print!

  232. Mitchell says

    This would be a wonderful new edition to mine an my fiancé new house for our first ever Christmas in it.

  234. Mitchell says

    This would make a perfect addition to the walls of mine and my fiancé new house for our first ever Christmas in it.

  236. Kristi says

    My husband is in the military and we move a lot. I’d love to have the “Blue Skies” print to remind me of home no matter where I am.