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| Ninibini |
Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 8:50:11 PM
I was just looking at pictures posted by some of us farmgirl sisters in the "married" post and thought how great it is to actually see what we all look like! You all have become so, so dear to me through the Farmgirl Connection - you really are sisters to me!
Wouldn't it be fun to create an annual Sisterhood Yearbook, kind of like our old high school yearbooks, including our pictures, maybe listing badges won, interests, accomplishments, maybe even interesting info about your state or something... and then have a sections for pictures of Farmgirls' glampers, pics of the Farmgirls on the Loose, favorite Farmgirl Sister wisdom and gardening tips we've shared, favorite posts, recipes, projects, poetry, farm/garden pictures, farmgirl holiday celebrations, pictures of ATCs, contact information (only if you want to share), etc? Oh - I would just love to have something like that - I would treasure it! We could even run a cover contest (winner earns free yearbook)! I would be happy to work on something like that! I bet there's a lot of us who would! What do you all think? I know it'd be a lot of work - but I really, really, REALLY think we could do it! I'm in! ;)
Seriously - what do you all think?
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Olly |
Posted - Aug 27 2012 : 11:52:46 AM
I am a farmgirl in training and I think it is a swell idea! Just think looking back over the pics in 5 years from now:)
Stephanie O.
Farmgirl Sister #4505
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| sonshine4u |
Posted - Aug 25 2012 : 05:02:16 AM
Summer, you have a great point. However, I can't imagine that we'd get 100% participation from everyone. I also agree with a physical copy and not a digital one.
~April
Playing in the Sonshine
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| summer girl |
Posted - Aug 24 2012 : 9:32:15 PM
It's an intereting idea and i hate to be the stick in the mud but there are afew things that worry me about this. I am sister number 4472. There are more sisters behind me. Would it be digital or printed? (I would not look a digital year book) If you did everybodys picher and a few lines about them the year bood would end up being as big or biger then a phone book. How hevay would that book be and how much would it be to ship? Would you have to stipulat that the only sisters that got to be in the book have to agree to buy the book to make it more cost efichent? Like I sayed I dont want to be the mean one but you have to concider theys things if you dont want to hert peoples feelings. Plus with over 4000 sisters many girls are going to get lost in the shuffle.
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| darlenelovesart |
Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 3:10:34 PM
Well it sounds good so far....
you are doing a great job in your brainstorming...
hugs
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 10:06:38 AM
Yes! Yes! I forgot about the Farmgirls on the Loose!!! Don't worry, April! I had repeated myself in my last post, too! LOL!!!
I am pretty sure we can self-publish if we want to, but I'm not sure of the costs. It would take a lot of time to pull it all together, and I think once we have an idea of what we want to do THEN we can start shopping around. But since it would be a Farmgirl thing, I really don't think we could do anything without MaryJane's approval, you know? I don't think we should get too, too far ahead of ourselves yet. We need to know exactly what we want to produce and then discuss with MaryJane and Meg.
I'm a writer at heart, and I'm a very good organizer and can-do/figure-out-how person... and I'm very detail oriented - definitely a self-starter. I also love scrapbooking and art stuff, too, but I'm not a professional by any stretch. We will definitely have to pool all our talents together to pull this off - but we're farmgirls - we definitely CAN do it!!!
How would all of you like to contribute?
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| sonshine4u |
Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 08:27:38 AM
I think we should include all that you mentioned and also have a section of Farmgirls on the Loose adventures (laura ingalls wilder, women of the wildwest, etc.) and any farmgirl gatherings of any magnitude. I know there are a lot of fun things going on that we'd all love to see more photos of and stories. Also, what about having a farmgirl chapter section highlighting different active chapters?!
I just realized you mentioned a lot of these things already! LOL! :)
How would we go about doing something like this? Do we go through a publishing company or a yearbook company? Does anyone know?
Would we have certain farmgirls in charge of certain sections (like editors of a section?) would there be one person in charge of gathering all the info and photos and copy for the pages? How would we make it all seamless in continuity? Just some basic questions to consider. Would we have a theme to unify the whole thing?
I was a photography editor, plus helped with layout and design in our highschool yearbook and also did copy etc. So there's my credentials. I love to write and take photos! I'm a journalist at heart! Love to tell the story!
Playing in the Sonshine
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 6:25:32 PM
Oh - and yes! Bonnie! I was thinking the same thing... doing this every year would be overwhelming... but every 5 or ten would be phenomenal! We'd have so much to work with, so many changes to report, such growth to enjoy! I am totally with you on that one!!! :)
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 6:23:19 PM
Well...what do you all think? An electronic yearbook online or a hardcover? I would love a hardcover one... With everyone's creative input, it would be fantastic! Do you think we'd have enough people join in? I think we should come up with a plan before approaching Meg or MaryJane... What would it be like? What would we include? We have so many creative and talented farmgirls... I'm sure we could come up with a real treasure of a keepsake! I think we should include pictures, bios, success stories and accomplishments, heartfelt stories or messages, celebrated special memories, farm and garden pics - GLAMPING FOR SURE - recipes and creative ideas and instructions... Kind of like the best of the best we've found in the Farmgirl connection for the year... Let's brainstorm a little bit... I'm sure you all have something in mind,too... :) This is kind of exciting, isn't it? :) Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| darlenelovesart |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 6:05:33 PM
Me too I could share a few recipes and maybe a story or something from each sister, that would be neat!
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer |
| ruthie218 |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 12:26:18 PM
I have a cricut and cut shapes.
Ruthie Ann
http://simpleindianagirl.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl sister#4072 |
| ruthie218 |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 12:25:33 PM
Id love a book like this. Id like to share some recipes.
Ruthie Ann
http://simpleindianagirl.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl sister#4072 |
| darlenelovesart |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 11:41:44 AM
I would love a yearbook to see all the pictures of everyone and to know who we have swaps with and the fun you all have like when CeeJay went on her trip. That would be lovely.
I would help where ever I could.
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer |
| Rustic Reb |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 05:00:43 AM
great idea!
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| Lainey Lou |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 03:14:53 AM
What a great idea you have, I am in!!! I have only been a member for a few months and I all ready feel like y'all are real sisters. I just think that would be great.
Lainey Lou  #3848
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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| Valkyrie922 |
Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 8:33:30 PM
!!!
I would love to help if it's a go, so I thought I would post my resume on this thread: I was editor-in-chief of my senior year, and worked on the editorial team all four years, and I worked on my college yearbook as well.
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| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 06:46:39 AM
I like the idea too. With all of our scrapbook pro's out there, I'll bet we could come up with a beautiful book...add some favorite recipes, snippets of craft ideas, gardening tips...etc.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
"A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food." --Queen Elizabeth I
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Apr 22 2012 : 7:50:35 PM
I love it too. A book. Then in 5, 10 years we can do it again and see how much we have changed.
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| Sweet_Tea |
Posted - Apr 12 2012 : 08:43:40 AM
I think this is a great idea..
http://www.yearbookyourself.com/
I found this a while back and made some fun pictures here, but you can make a yearbook there..
Farmgirl Sister #2974
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"The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears"
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Apr 12 2012 : 01:30:50 AM
This would be a great book to have! Good idea.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Breanna |
Posted - Apr 11 2012 : 8:18:06 PM
Love it, Nini! I feel the same way...so many people here are like sisters to me :-)
Farmgirl Bre
"By day the Lord directs His love, at night His song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life." Ps. 42:8 |
| Andmre |
Posted - Apr 11 2012 : 7:27:05 PM
Are we talking about online only or hardback yearbooks?
~Andmre~
Farmgirl #4031 |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 6:00:04 PM
Great idea, Nini!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
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| sonshine4u |
Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 05:36:53 AM
This is a fantastic idea! We could include a section all about our local chapters too! I think this has some serious potential!
I'm totally in!
~April
Playing in the Sonshine
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| rksmith |
Posted - Mar 03 2012 : 10:50:35 AM
I think it's a cool idea.
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised-- His Holiness the Dali Lama
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| darlenelovesart |
Posted - Mar 02 2012 : 5:43:06 PM
I think it is a wonderful idea.
I hope I can be in it when it happens, maybe I will have a computer running by then.
blessings
darlene
"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or in the life of another" Helen Keller |
