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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
 Posted - May 30 2007 : 3:23:08 PM
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Hey there, My name is Stephanie aka queenofdreamsz. I live at the base of Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama where it meets the Georgia state line and about 40 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
We have 5 acres and the house is nestled in a ridge by one of the main highways that cross over the mountain. I used to have Dairy goats up until about 15 months ago. I handraised the kids, was always present for deliveries, made the French Chevre cheese and all the great recipes that it can be used in!
Life took many unexpected curves and I had to sell the herd and move on with my new life. I do miss them so much! It took me about 6 months after being here to stop feeling like I was forgeting to do something outside...LOL
Once the farm life gets under your skin it's hard to remove it.. I was born a city girl and turned to a farm girl about 16 years ago and have had the goats every opportunity that I could. I traveled alot but that's another story..LOL
Anyway, I have a wonderful kind supportive husband that I've known for 7 years and been married to for a bit more than a year. I'll be 49 years young on July 2.
I have followed my dream of design and sewing and have designed my business website and just getting to the point of stocking those virtual shelves! I didn't think I'd ever get it ready.
I have an extensive vintage fabric, sewing pattern and transfer collection that I am using as my inventory since 5 closets plus underneath my 4 x 8 foot cutting table is full of fabric!! Yikes, I really am a Fabric Junkie..LOL
I have about 70 Chenille bedspreads and lot of vintage tablecloths, cottons, damask and Barkcloth.
My assistant is my 4 pound little girl Yorkie doggie...So I really need this Farmgirl connection to hear from other farmgirls that are actively living the life.
For now I have made a choice to devote my time to my design and creating...I was never able to do it before now and so my time has arrived!
Can't wait to hear from y'all...
Also, I've got to go sign up for the yo-yo swap and the doll apron swap!! Thanks for having me!
Peace,
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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mom2knk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Blanche
So Cal
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 4:17:16 PM
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 4:17:26 PM
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Welcome Stephanie!
It sounds like you have an amazing collection! Have you thought about signing up for Etsy.com ? A lot of the farmgirls are having great luck with that! I just popped over to your website! It looks like tons of fun!
Alee |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 4:54:15 PM
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Hey there Alee,
I'm a member at Etsy and Ebay under the name of "dreamkingdom"
Take a look at the website I've designed at www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com You can sign up for my newsletter at the Stay Connected area on the homepage.
I love to hand sew and free motion sew on my machine and I have a Needlefelting machine. I spin yarn on my drop spindle also.
Can you tell me about the "doll apron" swap? I've posted on the stitching area but no one has posted yet. I saw it mentioned this morning at the connection sign up homepage in the "current discussions"
Hope to hear from you, Peace, Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
A Creative Journey
"Trying to get those shelves stocked now!"
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 5:09:54 PM
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Hi there Stephanie!
here is a link to the topic about the Doll Apron Swap. Frannie aka Cabin Creek Kentucky is the "mama" of the swap.
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10798
Basically everyone that is participating is making two aprons, sending one to swap with the others and one to MaryJane at MaryJanesFarm. Fun! There are almost always a handful of fun swaps happening!
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 5:30:59 PM
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Welcome Stephanie...we have a lot in common. I have been married to my wonderful hubby for 3 years.....and I just turned 50 in March....kids are grown and on their own. We have a farm....and I am a fabric junkie wannabee! I love sewing. Please join our Apron Sew-a-long. We keep each other up to date on what we are sewing there!! So glad you joined us...can't wait to get to know you better!
Keep Smiling.....Bev
Check out my shoppe at www.honeybeez.etsy.com
www.beehavenacres.blogspot.com , www.beehavenmaven.blogspot.com |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 6:16:24 PM
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Welcome Stephanie..you sound like so so much fun!! You sure have alot in common with alot of us. I tend to be a fabricholic too...and I am not the only one here! haha!
I just know you will love this group..everyone is as sweet as can be and I learn new things every day here!! I am glad you found us!
Jenny in Utah
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 |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 8:41:56 PM
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Hey there to everyone!
Thanks so much for the warm welcome! It has been difficult to find a group that is "warm" and where alot of folks are interacting.
As I mentioned in my first post that I used to have dairy goats. I live in a forest so now that I don't have the livestock or chickens anymore I feed ALL of the wildlife that I can draw into the habitat areas that we are developing.
I love birdwatching so I've got a well established feeding area for them that I can see while sitting in my sunroom or working in my studio area. Here's a list of what we are feeding on any given day: deer and their babies, raccoons, skunks, wild turkey, pileated woodpeckers, redbellied and snowy woodpeckers, indygo bunting, rose breasted grosbeaks, raspberry finches, american goldfinches, juncos, towhee, dove, crackle, cow birds, cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, wren, titmouse...
You know this is the first time I've listed all the birds I'm feeding....LOL I think I'm a bird junkie too..LOL
I look so forward to meeting more of you and really developing some longterm friendships. Cyberspace can be a wonderful place to exchange ideas and keep one another inspired to follow their dreams!
Here is a picture of our resident Turkey :o) Every family usually has one but fortunately mine has feathers..RITFLOL
And here is my assistant and super doggie model :o) My 4 pound Yorkie furbaby, Miss Morgan
Miss Morgan in the diapers and crocheted sweater that I make for her and also offer for sale
I compressed all these pictures so they should load fast...
Well, I gotta go decide which fabric I'll use for my first doll apron.....I'll come visit over at the Apron making area too.
Peace,
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 8:52:04 PM
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Hi Stephanie!
Your furbaby sure is cute and your garden area looks amazingly lush!
Alee |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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JeannieC
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Jeanne
Wylie
Texas
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 9:28:51 PM
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Hi Stephanie!
Welcome! I'm new too, love this board! Your photos are great!! I've bookmarked your website and will be visiting it soon (I've been bookmarking alot of sites on this group lately, lol).
My brother has a Guinea Hen that found it's way onto his property a few years back. It drives him crazy but it's still a part of the family. Next time I visit (he's in New Jersey), I'm going to have to take pictures of that hen, lol!
Glad you're here!
Hugs..
Jeannie
~ Jeannie and Jim's Little Country Acre ~ http://countrygranny.blogspot.com/ |
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
1510 Posts |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 10:44:00 PM
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Hey there, cloudland Canyon is about 20 minutes northeast of me off of I-59...That is a beautifu park...I've got some pictures of the view I'll have to post.
Thanks for the welcome!
Peace,
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
A Creative Journey
"Trying to get those shelves stocked!"
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Originally posted by Tina Michelle
welcome to the group Stephanie. I love the Look Out Mountian area.
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 10:52:48 PM
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We are nestled into the ridge and it'is dense woods on both side and the back of the property. The front yard is the only area that really looks like a yard. It's absolutely beautiful in this area of the mountains.
Desoto National Park is 3 miles from me on Lookout Mountain and then at the south end of the mountain is Little River Canyon. It is the deepest canyon in this part of the uSA. Periodically the Air National Guard pilots that are in training fly through the canyon where radar can't pick them up! I hear them about once a month go over my house....It's really strange to hear because I'm sitting out here in the woods and usually only hear the train...LOL
Peace,
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
A Creative Journey
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Originally posted by Alee
Hi Stephanie!
Your furbaby sure is cute and your garden area looks amazingly lush!
Alee
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 11:02:19 PM
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Hey there Jeannie,
I've had a few guinea's in the past years..they make great alarm systems. LOL One of my friends called me one morning and said she kept hearing something on her roof and finally went outside and everyone of her guinea's were perched on the ridge of her roof :o) I had a polish hen that loved to roost on top of my barn....She looked like a wild weathervane sitting up there..LOL
Be sure to signup for my newsletter at my website, OK? Here's a direct link to the sign-up www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com/newsletterandpromotions.html or just click on "stay connected" at the homepage www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
Thanks so much for looking at the site. I've worked soooo hard designing it that I'm excited for folks to visit even though I'm not officially opened yet....gotta get those shelves stocked!
Talk to ya later,
Peace,
Stephanie
[quote]Originally posted by JeannieC
Hi Stephanie!
Welcome! I'm new too, love this board! Your photos are great!! I've bookmarked your website and will be visiting it soon My brother has a Guinea Hen
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 11:08:11 PM
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Hi, Stephanie! It's great to have you here - I'm so glad you found us. I just know you'll find some kindred spirits here - farmgirls are a great bunch!
Your website and designs are SO darling! As is, of course, your resident turkey. Mine has two legs ...
XOXO, Libbie
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2007 : 03:43:15 AM
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Hey there Libbie,
See, I told ya. every family has one...LOL Everyone here has a great sense of humor...thank goodness since mine can be a bit wicked at times! I love to have fun :o)
Talk to ya later, Stephanie
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Originally posted by Libbie
Hi,
Your website and designs are SO darling! As is, of course, your resident turkey. Mine has two legs...
XOXO, Libbie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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JeannieC
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Jeanne
Wylie
Texas
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2007 : 05:34:36 AM
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I've just signed up for your newsletter, Stephanie
I know what you mean about Guinea Hens being great alarm systems!
When I used to have Geese, they were excellent for letting me know who was coming up my driveway, lol!
Hugs..
Jeannie
~ Jeannie and Jim's Little Country Acre ~ http://countrygranny.blogspot.com/ |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2007 : 06:20:00 AM
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Welcome, Stephanie. Your place nestled in a forest sounds wonderful. I bet you have lots of beautiful native wildflowers there. It always seems to me that the most delicate and lovely native flowers here in Kentucky grow in the rich soil in a forest.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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Kati
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Kati
North Pole
AK
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2007 : 5:28:21 PM
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2007 : 9:56:24 PM
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A BIG warm welcome to you Stephanie! Looking forward to getting to know you. You will love it here!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
"Cherish the memories and in our hearts they shall live forever!" |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2007 : 10:26:15 PM
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hi stephanie! thanks for sharing all your great photos and tellin' us about you. welcome! keep jumpin' in and telling us stories and what you've been up to and of your dreams.
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17453 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17453 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2007 : 12:37:33 AM
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hey Steph
Welcome & I luv your furbaby!!!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2007 : 11:30:00 PM
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Hello and welcome!! You had me roflol with your turkey line!! So true!!! We are gald to have you and I look forward to getting to know you better as I see you 'round our wonderful farm!! I am a recent esty junkie so I will have to check you out there! 
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2007 : 08:58:35 AM
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Welcome, Stephanie. Your little piece of heaven sounds wonderful! You're going to fit right in here with all that you do. Learn and teach.
Peace and love.
Annie |
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