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| chessie |
Posted - Dec 25 2007 : 4:55:04 PM
Somebody has probably already suggested this but I didn't see it...My book suggestion for MaryJane and the farmerettes is to have a Farmgirl Christmas Book. It is christmas day as I write this and boy wouldn't i be reading the book now if only it were written and under my tree.
The book could be all about farmgirl gifts to make, green (as in ecological) gift wrap ideas, house and tree decorating and, of course, food. Lots of ways to charity and lots & lots of recycle, reuse & repurposing for what has become a very consumptive time.
In my mind's eye as i look through the book...
I see a christmas apron pattern...
i see a christmas bakeover...
i see a christmas chill-o...
and on and on...
wish you could see what i see, it is lovely, useful and sweet.
much love, karen
happy farmgirl number 89
www.edgehillherbfarm.com "where the name is bigger than the farm, but no one seems to mind" |
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| sewdonna |
Posted - Jan 31 2010 : 1:36:54 PM
I'm just seeing this thread - I'm in - would love a MJF Christmas book. I'm still in Christmas mode around here - the decorations are gone but I'm still playing the music (don't tell my normal friends)and working on things for the next Christmas - I make the gift wrap, postcards, and gift tags and have them ready. Have planned most of the years gifts but now have to make them! I think we would all have great ideas to contribute - lots of recycling and repurposeing ideas, homemade gifts. Hope it can happen. |
| hhalleck |
Posted - Jan 04 2010 : 08:20:19 AM
I too think that this is a WONDERFUL idea!!!
I got two of the MJ books for Christmas! I just LOVE them!!!
Hannah May
Farmgirl #882
www.thehallecks.blogspot.com
www.prettystinkingreen.com
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| mtngirljon |
Posted - Jan 04 2010 : 06:09:44 AM
I would love a MFJ Christmas Book, too. For all of us who are new here, it would also be nice to have a "collection" somewhere of all the Christmas projects that have been published in the past.
Happy New Year, Farmgirls!
Jonnie
Farmgirl #648
"Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you" - Maori Proverb
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| chessie |
Posted - Jan 01 2010 : 2:00:36 PM
Well now, it is Christmas 2009 (ok, I missed it by a week, it has been a crazy Dec...) And I am writing on this thread yet again. It is my forum diary of sorts. I still feel the same gratitiude, if not more, that I did in 2007 & 2008 about MaryJane Butters, maryjanesfarm magazine, website, books, products, my friendships here on the forum, et al. But there's no denying it though, I still want more; more books, more magazine issues, more sisters, etc. I just want it all in due course -So that no one, MaryJane especially but Carol too, gets overloaded. When the time is right I know I will get my Farmgirl ChristmasBook wish -maybe it could be an expanded compilation of the terrific MJFMagazine Xmas articles, foods and crafts (that, then, is my "brilliant" addendum for this year). I wonder what I'll write here next year...
www.edgehillherbfarm.com "where the name is bigger than the farm, but no one seems to mind"
blog http://edgehillherbfarmer.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
happy farmgirl #89 |
| melanie47601 |
Posted - Dec 26 2008 : 12:09:16 PM
This sounds great and I can't wait to see what's next!!
Melanie
Shop~ http://www.squidoo.com/buyinghomemade
Blog~ http://wheelsarealwaysturning.blogspot.com/ |
| homemom |
Posted - Dec 26 2008 : 08:19:30 AM
Oh! A MaryJanes Farm Christmas book would be wonderful. I cherish each of her magazines and look through them over and over again.
I hope that there will be a book coming soon.
Ruth
Living the farm life in my heart.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ruth
http://farmgirlinmyheart.blogspot.com/ |
| chessie |
Posted - Dec 26 2008 : 08:10:51 AM
great idea!
www.edgehillherbfarm.com "where the name is bigger than the farm, but no one seems to mind"
blog http://edgehillherbfarmer.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
happy farmgirl #89 |
| DeepsouthMamma |
Posted - Dec 25 2008 : 8:17:33 PM
Very clever ,indeed!
How about old sewing pattern sheets(the tissue ones) for stuffing in gift bags or for the wrap itself?
Think how much tissue stuffing is out there for just pennies?
The more vintage the better!
Blessings,
Autumn
Farmgirl #49
http://simplytoday-autumn.blogspot.com/
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. |
| chessie |
Posted - Dec 25 2008 : 7:07:34 PM
wow, here it is approx the same time on exactly the same day, Christmas day no less, '08 this time and, yes, I still want a MaryJane Christmas book... but I have to say that the Christmas issue of the MAryJanesFarm Magazine gave me so many treasures this Christmas that I can wait patiently, indefinitely even, for the MJF XMAS BOOK! This year I wrapped gifts with pages from an old xmas magazine that I sewed together around my handmade gifts... "very clever" was one comment and "very strange" was another. I gave MJ credit for this idea even though I have no idea where it came from. MaryJane has influenced me so much that i am recyclying magazines that no one wants into gift wrap and this wrapping got more attention that the presents inside! Can't wait to see what I write here next year!
Merry Christmas to All and I "thank you God" for my farmgirl sisters & my Maryjane Mother Hen,
Karen
www.edgehillherbfarm.com "where the name is bigger than the farm, but no one seems to mind"
blog http://edgehillherbfarmer.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
happy farmgirl #89 |
| idcityrose |
Posted - Dec 25 2008 : 7:02:27 PM
That is a great idea Karen. What fun we could have with that..thanks for thinking of it and Merry Christmas!
Some people look for happiness, others create it!
We are never alone in the forest of Sisters! We "Mountain Farmgirls" are outstanding in our field! |
| Alee |
Posted - Nov 30 2008 : 5:11:38 PM
I would say keep submitting ideas until they say to stop. Who knows, perhaps they will be worked into future magazines!!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our blog: www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
Put your pin on the farmgirl map! www.farmgirlmap.blogspot.com |
| Sitnalta |
Posted - Nov 30 2008 : 2:55:26 PM
ooh yes yes! that would be awesome! :O) Maybe help me get in the holidays spirit
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
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| Contrary Wife |
Posted - Nov 30 2008 : 2:23:16 PM
Hmmmmmmm...didn't I read this in another thread? Are the request for recipes, crafts, etc still wanted?
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Badgebadger
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Bookclub Coordinator
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
| Sandra K. Licher |
Posted - Aug 04 2008 : 08:00:48 AM
I just found this thread...I wonder if it's too late to send in ideas/projects etc? This is going to be awesome when it comes out....I LOvE all the other books, the mags....the food...all of it! YOu GO GIrlfriends!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226 |
| downbranchroad |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 8:11:42 PM
Will there be a Christmas book this year?
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
My new blog!
http://downbranchroad.blogspot.com |
| lacisne88 |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 1:15:58 PM
Wow! Karen I think this is my favorite idea yet! And wouldn't it be great to have a nice book with a few popular holidays in it...I'm thinking Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day...It would be soooo useful and fun to read!!
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283 |
| chessie |
Posted - Jan 07 2008 : 2:44:42 PM
Welcome girlfriend! i feel exactly the same as you, karen
quote:
Originally posted by Farmgirl Wanabe
This is so awesome! I am reading this thread and the excitement is giving me chill bumps. I am so thankful that I found this group! You all are so motivating!!!
www.edgehillherbfarm.com "where the name is bigger than the farm, but no one seems to mind"
blog http://edgehillherbfarmer.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
happy farmgirl #89 |
| Farmgirl Wanabe |
Posted - Jan 07 2008 : 12:23:44 PM
This is so awesome! I am reading this thread and the excitement is giving me chill bumps. I am so thankful that I found this group! You all are so motivating!!! |
| amyartgirl |
Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 4:15:48 PM
Hi Gabe -
Thanks again for the e-mail links :-)
Farmgirl Sister #21
http://artfulheart.blogspot.com
http://farmgirltales.blogspot.com |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 1:51:31 PM
Howdy, Gabe! Happy New Year and thanks for getting these links up and running so quickly! I'm already jotting down my notes for the holiday season's decorations and food! Christmas is just the tip of the iceberg! Yay!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
| Gabe |
Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 1:46:26 PM
Hello, and welcome to the new year!
Now that I'm returned, I've setup the email addresses MaryJane mentioned — handmadeholidays@maryjanesfarm.org and farmgirlseasonsbook@maryjanesfarm.org . So, commence sending in all the recipe, pattern, craft and decorating ideas you've been stewing and stitching and stringing up.
Gabe |
| Annika |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 12:12:35 PM
I've got a couple things I'll send!This will be so fun to see what my farmsisters come up with =)
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
farmgirl sister#13
http://innermountainmudhens.wordpress.com/
http://panzymoon.wordpress.com/ |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 12:03:01 PM
I can hardly wait...how fun it will be. I am one of those who sent my postcard right in!!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 05:28:23 AM
Yay!! No more MaryJane withdrawals!! Ah. Next year is going to be soooo good. :)
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
www.madrekarin.blogspot.com |
| mima |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 6:14:50 PM
I LOVE YOU MARYJANE!!!!THANKS! SMOOCHES!!!HUGS!!!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
