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| wildflower17 |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 8:37:56 PM
Hey Girls!!!
I love anything and everything in pastel colors and usuallyGi think of them especially during the Spring and Summer seasons...
If there is enough interest I would like to do a swap where we would gather things in beautiful pastel colors to exchange with our partner:):):)The ideas are endless!!!
Since we have an uneven number of ladies to sign up for the swap...I will have 2 partners...
PARTNERS AS FOLLOWS:
Marilyn Hartman Sullivan - GiGi58
wildflower - Sunkissedpeach
modernpioneermama76 - 36paws20hooves
Ladbek9756 - Bev
momof2jrt - wildflower17
Signups end Friday...April 24th...
Partners posted by Sunday...April 26th...
Mail out packages by Monday...May 4th...
Some ideas are pretty pastel dishtowels with birds, butterflies or flowers, floral stationery, teacups and saucer, birdhouses, wreathes, photo boxes, tart warmers, angels, ceramics, candles, mugs...anything with beautiful pastel colors...
I hope there is enough interest to do the swap:):):)
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
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| GiGi58 |
Posted - May 21 2015 : 11:48:06 AM
Oh,Marilyn, I am so glad you received it! I truly was worried about it getting there. That is what is happening to my friend on another swap. She has been so patient with me, too, just like you have been. Yeah, I thought it was kind of cute that we both sent socks to each other. It was truly a joy and so much fun to put together a box. I just kept seeing things I wanted to send, but I knew I had to stop somewhere. Maybe another swap down the road where I can send what didn't get sent this time. I just am glad you liked what you got.
Oh, yeah, one thing I wanted to explain. I am sure it was kind of strange to receive a rock (right?). LOL!! Well, the rock is from my Grandfather's stash of rocks here at his home that he built with his own two hands and all by himself back in the 1930's. Grandpa was a collector of ALL things (really, really ALL things) and rocks were some of what he collected the most. Anyway, that slice is a Montana agate that he sliced with a rock slicer that he made out of "stuff" he had on hand (the original recycler is what I call him). So, if you put the agate up to the light, window or lightbulb, you can see the pretty things (even pictures sometimes) that an agate shows. We used to do that alot when we were kids. Grandpa used to take us rock hunting all the time--loved every minute of it and what great memories they bring to me.
Thank you for letting me be your partner and I still am so sorry it didn't get to you sooner. Enjoy all of your goodies. I know I have enjoyed what you sent to me and I am still working on getting a picture up. You were so fast! I am so impressed! Have a great day everyone!! :)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain"
http://gigisdenofuniquewitty.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sisterhood #198 |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - May 21 2015 : 11:31:17 AM
Oh my goodness! My swap partner -- GiGi -- just sent me the loveliest big box of wonderful pastel goodies! So many pretties. Socks and candy and books and postcards and dishcloths --- can't even say how much it brightened my day.
Here is just a TINY sampling of the generous package ----
Funny funny -- I sent her socks, too! Thank you so much, Gayle.
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - May 13 2015 : 06:26:31 AM
Haven't seen my incoming yet, but I mailed mine out on the 4th -- hope it arrived safely!
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| 36paws20hooves |
Posted - May 12 2015 : 4:48:12 PM
Has anyone received their boxes yet? I'm anxious to see all the pretty pastels!
I'm so busy I don't know if I just found a rope or lost my horse! |
| 36paws20hooves |
Posted - May 07 2015 : 3:23:12 PM
Rebecca, did you receive my email yesterday with my mailing address? I have already sent you package and checked here to notice you haven't gotten my response. I replied again yesterday through another e-mail.
I'm so busy I don't know if I just found a rope or lost my horse! |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - May 05 2015 : 10:48:41 AM
Mailed out my pastel-o-gram yesterday. Then came home and realized I still had the lovely pastel yellow tissue paper in my bag! GiGi -- I will have to send it to you in another swap, I guess! Lol. Glad this wasn't a "mind" swap, because mine is wandering a lot these spring days.
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| wildflower17 |
Posted - May 03 2015 : 7:35:31 PM
Sheena...Thank you so much for the beautiful floral journal and pastel blue scarf...I love both of them...hope you enjoy your goodies also as they go out this week:):):)
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
| GiGi58 |
Posted - May 02 2015 : 07:48:09 AM
So sorry that I could not communicate with Marilyn before now, but everything is set to go and I am excited to get this box out the door and sent to her. This has been a lot of fun and I am glad that we chose to do this. Thanks for your patience, Marilyn! Getting excited to get this out int he mail. Have a great day everyone!! {{HUGS}} GiGi
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain"
http://gigisdenofuniquewitty.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sisterhood #198 |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - May 02 2015 : 06:47:56 AM
Everything is "go" for a Monday launch of my pastel package for my partner!
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - May 01 2015 : 12:56:30 PM
Maybe we will hear something over the weekend.
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| Ladybek9756 |
Posted - May 01 2015 : 11:43:48 AM
I also have not heard from my partner. Sent her an email the day partners were posted.
Becky
May the stars carry your sadness away. May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, and may hope forever wipe away your tears. |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - May 01 2015 : 06:16:09 AM
I sent my partner an e-mail but I haven't heard back from her! Eeek. I would like to get her things mailed out. GiGi -- are you out there???
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| wildflower17 |
Posted - Apr 26 2015 : 8:17:44 PM
Sent both my partners an email:):):)
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
| Ladybek9756 |
Posted - Apr 26 2015 : 8:16:00 PM
Sent Bev an email.
May the stars carry your sadness away. May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, and may hope forever wipe away your tears. |
| wildflower17 |
Posted - Apr 21 2015 : 07:38:52 AM
So happy to hear the excitement about the swap:):):)
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Apr 21 2015 : 06:33:23 AM
Getting very excited about this swap. I went to the cutest little country shopping center yesterday and picked up a couple of nice little swap-worthy items. I need to stop myself!!! Hope everyone else is enjoying spring as much as I am -- it is lovely here.
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Apr 17 2015 : 07:20:13 AM
"When it's springtime innnnnnn the Rockies..." I remember my folks singing that! They sang on the radio back in Indiana before I was born and then after they retired and started wintering in Arizona, they joined a little dance band. My dad learned to play rhythm guitar and my mother was the "girl" singer. They retired very young, so they were just in their early 60s at the time and were considered quite the kids in their little community in the desert. They have sure enjoyed a wonderful long retirement -- in their early 80s now and beginning to slow down physically (and my mother -- mentally) but they are still known to break into song around the house or wherever at exactly the same moment. Music is so full of love for our family.
Everything is popping into bloom here, so we are enjoying more pastels every day! On my walk this morning, I stuck my face into the damp blooms of a Royal Star magnolia that is in full bloom across the street from the shop -- just heavenly. I know people probably watch me on my morning mile and think I'm nutso, but I have to stop and smell anything that's blooming. No wonder my nose is running and I keep having sneezy fits. There's a little apartment on the ground floor back of a business building uptown -- sits right on the sidewalk, but they have a little chair and a tiny table sitting under the overhang next to the door. They have put a pot of bright purple hyacinths there and it makes the whole spot a little garden -- lovely fragrance. Everything around them is parking lot and asphalt, but the aroma right there is a delight.
I should be paying attention to work, but there is absolutely NOTHING going on here this morning. Probably a few people coming in to make their loan payments later, but right now it is just me and my coffee cup. Mmmmm
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| GiGi58 |
Posted - Apr 16 2015 : 2:29:16 PM
Hi, Marilyn! Thank you for the warm welcome. I am so glad to be back among people who I feel a kinship to. Since losing my sweet Mama a couple of months ago, now, I have not been able to function much and decided I needed to get back into the groove (so to speak), and I remember how wonderful MaryJane's Farm was, so here I am!! I already feel a sense of love and acceptance and can place my interests in doing things to keep my mind and hands busy. That's not to say I don't still miss Mom (I miss her more and more everyday and feel so lost and empty without her), but she would want me to carry on her love of the country (so to speak) and her love of crafts. She was the original, I think, Queen of recycle and of crafting, so this is one way I can keep her memory alive and going. Thanks, again. Sorry for the long rant and rave. I just feel pretty good right now, especially with your sweet note to me. Thank you so much!! Have a great day and I look forward to being a part of this Swap! What fun and Spring is my most favorite time of the year (although, we just had snow night before last, which caused some of the pink and white blossoms to fall off the crab apple tree), but we sure needed the moisture, so I was definitely glad for that and today, it is back up in the 60's. Go figure. I guess that is what they mean by Springtime in the Rockies. Ha, ha!!! Enjoy your day!!
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain"
http://gigisdenofuniquewitty.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sisterhood #198 |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Apr 15 2015 : 07:20:46 AM
Welcome back, GiGi. Sounds like you have had a busy time. I hope you are letting your heart heal for a while. I am looking forward to this swap as well.
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| GiGi58 |
Posted - Apr 13 2015 : 08:19:48 AM
Judy, thank you so much!! I do look forward to participating in this Swap and getting to know all of the other Farm Girl Sisters in the meantime. Have a GREAT day!!!
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain"
http://gigisdenofuniquewitty.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sisterhood #198 |
| wildflower17 |
Posted - Apr 12 2015 : 3:24:32 PM
Gayle...You are more than welcome to join my ever growing list of farm girls!!!Hope you enjoy the swap:):):)
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
| GiGi58 |
Posted - Apr 12 2015 : 10:44:36 AM
Hello everyone! It is good to be back on MaryJane's Farm forum and website. It has been a LONGGGGGG Time! And, I have missed being here.As happens at times, life stepped in and took over. I have been the caregiver to my older sister (she passed away from colon cancer), my younger sister (she is now in an assisted living home, and last but absolutely not least, my sweet Mama (she passed away on February 3). It was a great blessing that I got to be their caregiver during that time, but mostly my Mom. What a joy she was and I miss her terribly.
So, when I got back on MaryJane's Farm Connection, I felt at home one more time. And, then I started looking to see if there was a swap I could join in. So, of course, I came across this one. I absolutely love Spring and the newness of it and the brightness of new life in so many ways.
So, with that said, I would love to be a part of this group! Pastels give me so much peace and comfort,but I also love ALL colors. There is just something about Spring and pastel colors that soften my heart and my life.
I would love to be a part of this group and am anxious to get started on a box for my partner (that is, if I am accepted into the group). :) I took a picture or two of my crab apple tree and will post it here to maybe give each one of you a bright and cheery day.
{{HUGS}} All Around!!
Gayle
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain"
http://gigisdenofuniquewitty.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sisterhood #198 |
| wildflower17 |
Posted - Apr 04 2015 : 5:08:13 PM
So happy you joined the fun Becky:):):)
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
| Ladybek9756 |
Posted - Apr 04 2015 : 5:07:10 PM
Okay, I'm in. In looking over my schedule, school is out by the 30th and I already have a few pastels things done. This is going to be a great swap.
Becky
May the stars carry your sadness away. May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, and may hope forever wipe away your tears. |
| wildflower17 |
Posted - Apr 02 2015 : 8:08:46 PM
Welcome to the fun Danielle:):):)
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
