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Book Ideas:  it's Christmas {Yet Again!} & I want a MJXmas book  |
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chessie
True Blue Farmgirl
403 Posts
Karen
Vista
CA
USA
403 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 25 2007 : 4:55:04 PM
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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" |
Edited by - chessie on Jan 01 2010 2:05:45 PM |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Dec 25 2007 : 5:24:24 PM
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I want one too!! great idea!
"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 |
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amyartgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
991 Posts
Amy
Junction City
Ohio
USA
991 Posts |
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LauraH
True Blue Farmgirl
305 Posts
Laura
North Creek
New York
USA
305 Posts |
Posted - Dec 25 2007 : 6:13:47 PM
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what a great idea!! Hint to MJ??
;-) Laura |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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Beach Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Vanessa
Williamsburg
VA
111 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 06:46:44 AM
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Oh, Yeah! That would one be out for me to read year-round!
What if farmgirls submitted crafts, ideas, recipes, patterns, etc. to MJ to look over and possibly include? That would free her up from writing the entire book and it would gather from a wealth of information that is out there with all of us. Just a thought...
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 11:38:05 AM
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Oh, I just LOVE this idea -- I can just see it, too -- Farmgirl Holidays!!! 'Cause you KNOW that farmgirls just add that extra "something" to the holiday season! That would be out year 'round for me too!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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Beach Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Vanessa
Williamsburg
VA
111 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 12:31:29 PM
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Are you all familiar with "Mrs. Sharp's Traditions" by Sarah Van Breathnach? The front of the book says: "Reviving Victorian Family Celebrations of Comfort and Joy." Each chapter (month) has celebrations/holidays and other seasonal activities in it. For example, in March it's maple sugaring, gardening, Spring and St. Patrick's Day. In April we get Rainy Day Occupations (projects for children), Scrap Projects, Easter, Arbor Day, Passover, including activities, crafts, decorations, and recipes.
A Farmgirl Christmas book would be absolutely wonderful and would stand by itself, no question. However, a year of Farmgirl ideas, by the month or even by season would be really cool too!
Hmm..... "Farmgirl Seasons" by MJ Butters and Friends has a nice ring to it!
Vanessa |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 12:41:20 PM
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Oooohhhh - Farmgirl Seasons sure does sound WONDERFUL!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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Beach Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Vanessa
Williamsburg
VA
111 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 1:02:10 PM
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Libbie, if you think that a Farmgirl Seasons book really could be in the future, let us know. I am ready to start organizing my ideas now and will help in any way I can!
Vanessa |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16374 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16374 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 1:51:27 PM
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Thanks Libbie for the nudge to look at this thread and thank you!!! farmgals for your endless enthusiasm and bountiful ideas.
My Christmas gift this year was finding out a few days ago that our magazine re-launch is a go--their offices in CT were inundated with postcards from subscribers. Our re-launch issue will hit newsstands the end of April. Then we’ll turn right around for a summer issue, then two more in the fall and winter and then six issues in 2009.
Just yesterday, Carol and I mapped out the next four themes. Of course the winter issue is “Handmade Holidays/Farmgirl Style.”
When Gabe gets back next Wed., I’ll have him set up a new e-mail address for you to use to send us ideas. It’ll be handmadeholidays@maryjanesfarm.org and
farmgirlseasonsbook@maryjanesfarm.org
You can send your ideas in the mail too. Include your name and contact info. Address it to: Handmade Holidays or Farmgirl Seasons Book, PO Box 8691, Moscow, ID 83843.
If you have ideas for Valentines Day or Easter or Thanksgiving, etc. don’t hesitate to send ‘em along in one of the categories above. If we use your idea, we’ll let you know ahead of time and then we’ll round up a short BIO about you to put with it. Because we're on such a tight budget and with limited staff, your ideas will be much appreciated!
We’ll need to have you sign a release and originality form but we can worry about that later. Katy and crew will then turn your ideas into bonafide objects/projects in hand that we can take a photo of and also test and retest the instructions for so that other farmgirls can create them as well.
Plant it forward! Another great farmgirl seed has a baby sprout growing. Think crafting, sewing, stitching, food, games, gathering ideas, etc.
Look for my new book, "MaryJane's Stitching Room," in bookstores now. Coming next in 2008: "MaryJane's Outpost Guidebook - for Cultivating Your Inner Wild." |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 1:56:28 PM
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All I can say to that is YYYYYAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 4:18:02 PM
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Wow, and wow, and more wow! This is going to be a great year with more magazines and more books and more Farmgirl Spirit! I am in! :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 5:08:56 PM
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This is very very exciting.I can hardly wait for all the good things to come. I can see that my coffee intake is going to have to go up a notch with all the new ideas that are going to come out of this.
Nancy JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Dec 28 2007 : 6:14:50 PM
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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 |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Dec 29 2007 : 05:28:23 AM
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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 |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2007 : 12:03:01 PM
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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 |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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Gabe
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Gabe
Moscow
Idaho
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 1:46:26 PM
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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 |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 1:51:31 PM
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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/ |
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amyartgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
991 Posts
Amy
Junction City
Ohio
USA
991 Posts |
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Farmgirl Wanabe
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
Beth
Fort Myers
Florida
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2008 : 12:23:44 PM
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| 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!!! |
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chessie
True Blue Farmgirl
403 Posts
Karen
Vista
CA
USA
403 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2008 : 2:44:42 PM
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Welcome girlfriend! i feel exactly the same as you, karen
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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 |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 1:15:58 PM
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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 |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 8:11:42 PM
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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 |
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Book Ideas: it's Christmas {Yet Again!} & I want a MJXmas book |
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it's Christmas {Yet Again!} & I want a MJXmas book
