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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 09:15:41 AM
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Let's see, I manage a gym and the associated activewear store, but in my "downtime" (ha!) I sell organic vitamins and cleaners. I also do web design/graphic design/writing/photography...I do some typing and data entry. I crochet (hope to have some designs published in major magazines someday). Also, the Mister and I are starting a fashion design business.
It's a good thing I'm an insomniac!
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 12:05:37 PM
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*shrug* I've suffered from chronic insomnia since I was seven. I have to do *something* to pass the time. :)
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 09:27:32 AM
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Heh, I've tried enough things to know that all of them work some of the time (for me at least). It took almost thirty years to figure out that the insomnia is a side effect of something else. Oh well, more hours in the day, right?
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 11:10:35 AM
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I love your site btw! Now I know where to send Mister to shop for presents (a farmgirl can never have too many aprons, right?).
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
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houligan19
Farmgirl in Training
39 Posts
sarah
groton
CT
39 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2012 : 6:47:42 PM
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I am thinking about raising alpaca once we get our farm. I would love to be able to sell the wool and start making different things with the wool to also sell. Anyone have any experience with this sort of venture??
http://earthhomevt.blogspot.com/ |
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SpyChicken
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Christine
Fond du Lac
WI
USA
436 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2012 : 7:31:25 PM
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I run my little shop "anna's trunk" on etsy-I specialize in creating little sachets and miniature pillows featuring quotations from classic literature (and more!)...I'm branching out now into making larger sized pillows.
You can find me at: www.annastrunk.etsy.com
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2012 : 06:30:36 AM
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I have my etsy shop where I do "seedballs" and they sell well for me and I also do shows and festivals through out the spring/summer/fall. I sell different items for shows than what I have on my site. Lots of recycled/upcycled items.
www.StuffByKim.etsy.com
http://fiberandflea.blogspot.com |
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Pasthyme
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Gail
Mountain View
AR
99 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2012 : 04:52:08 AM
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I'm the seamstress/clothier at the Ozark Folk Center. I make old time clothing, hats, bonnets, aprons, and crafts. I teach people to make crochet rag rugs. I also teach coiled fabric basket making.
www.pasthymesfashions.webs.com
www.ozarkfolkcenter.com |
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Studiomoonny
Farmgirl at Heart
9 Posts
Merry
Canandaigua
New York
USA
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Posted - May 16 2012 : 4:10:32 PM
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My husband is a professional astrologer with international clientele and I am an artist.
Black sheep (baaaaaaaaa, lol!
We are renovating a 170 year old farmhouse in Western NY and have been for the last 5 years! I am gearing up to paint the outside of it this summer. That should be interesting..........
I also garden and can to help contribute financially to the home in addition to selling my artwork at shows, festivals and online.
Moon
www.studiomoonny.etsy.com
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye" Exupery |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2012 : 08:09:40 AM
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| Hi I am craving to know how to make the rag rugs. Pasthyme do you have any directions that you could send to me? I have been wanting to learn. |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2012 : 7:19:56 PM
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Horses we (Hubby Me and our 3 grown daughters) do it all. Colt starting, trail rides, barrel racing and raise barrel horses, riding lessons, etc....Horse art and other art too when we have time. We sleep well when we aren't in too much pain...Lol. We also have a water well service and we fix water wells.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
www.nmbarrelhorses.com |
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MissLiss
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
322 Posts
Melissa
Corona
CA
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2012 : 2:02:24 PM
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What a great thread! I now have so many stores to check out! My husband works full time and we live in town so we don't have a lot of space to start my farm dreams...but I recently purchased a breeding pair of French Angoras and will be using them for wool to sell and baby bunnies to sell to fanciers and the local 4-H kids. www.coldhandsfarm.blogspot.com is where I'll be posting rabbit information for those interested in purchasing rabbits and I will be starting an Etsy shop under the farm name -Cold Hands Farm- to sell the raw wool. My rabbits won't be old enough to come home with me until July, so right now I'm getting everything ready for the start of my first business!
Melissa ~ Farmgirl #724
Mother Hen to The Knitty Gritty Farmgirls of the Inland Empire
http://fabulousfarmgirl.blogspot.com/ |
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MumtopianAlly
Farmgirl in Training
21 Posts
Alison
Harrogate
North Yorkshire.
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2013 : 1:12:51 PM
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I'm the editor of a blog for mums called Mumtopia: http://mumtopia.blogspot.co.uk/
The job of being a parent can be the biggest challenge we face. A job with no training manual, induction or sabbatical. A job for life.
Mumtopia is a down-to-earth blog to help my fellow mums. Instead of being full of my daily gripes and moans, Mumtopia is full of things that are positive, things that work, things that'll make life better. A tall order.
But if you need uplifting, you are not alone. Mumtopia is for you.
I'm always on the look out for things that make life easier, better, or cheaper for mums, so if you have a product or service that my readership needs to know about please do contact me about being featured/ reviewed.
All the best to everyone with their enterprises!
There are many paths.
This is the Mumtopian one: http://mumtopia.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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Littleredd
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Patty
Norwich
NY
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2013 : 4:09:32 PM
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I created Fearless Farmgirl Products(c) and right now my main item are my homemade dog treats. I wanted to bake but not gain weight so I started baking for my dog and eventually turned it in to a business.
Eventually I want to sell so much more! Yarn dyed with flowers, hand knit items, etc. I have an Etsy shop and a business set up on my blog. My husband is a woodworker and he sells gorgeous stuff too, most of which the trees he felled himself and had milled.
Love having a creative outlet and if I can make ends meet with it all the better!!
Thanks everyone else for sharing, I love giving my business to fellow farmgirls!!
If your dream doesn't scare you to death......it's not big enough.
The Fearless Farmgirl
www.fearlessfarmgirl.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/#!/Fearlessfarmgrl
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Madison girl
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
heidi
madison
nh
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2013 : 4:46:30 PM
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Hey girls. I love to craft and my daughter and I have begun making body scrubs. We call ourselves Country Girls Cupboard and hope to sell them at roadside stand.
We also make cards for all occasions |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3139 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3139 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2013 : 1:03:56 PM
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Wow! What a talented bunch of farmgirls! I (along with my husband) milk about 30 cows and raise an additional 50 head of young stock. That is our "business" but in all my free time I do all kinds of crafts, but they're for gifts rather than selling. I don't have time to make it a business :)
Farmgirl Sister #4701 |
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sandylee
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
sandy
sunset
south carolina
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2013 : 9:19:47 PM
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Hey Farmgirl friends, It has really been encouraging to read all your threads. I have wanted to sell my arts and crafts for a long time. Well I have sold some things here and there to friends, etc. But I want to do it as a business from home. My DH is sweet but he has never encouraged me to do so. I know I can do it and I am starting to realize that I cannot count on him for support. And I am going to just have go for it. Also my Daughter wants us to start a cake , candy business. Can anyone tell me if they bake and sell and how they got started? I would appreciate any info. thanks!!!!
Sandy
"You don't need alot of money to lead a rich life. Good friends and a loving family are worth their weight in gold."
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalms 100:5 |
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blackfell_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
96 Posts
Casey
Chandler
AZ
USA
96 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2013 : 11:19:47 AM
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This is a long running thread! :) I haven't read thru the whole thing yet, but it is inspiring so far. I don't have a farm based business, but I do work from home with great company and I am hoping (after I can make some $$ and pay some stuff off) that it really helps to facilitate me living more of a farmgirl lifestyle. I live in a little shoebox, complete with brick fence, but am so inspired by all of you and hearing how even the smallest space can be made into Farmgirl heaven. Just have to have a little Farmgirl grit and be willing to learn some tricks from others. :)
Thanks for the inspiration!!
blackfell_farmgirl
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kymomma4
True Blue Farmgirl
516 Posts
RoDonna
Frankfort
Kentucky
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2013 : 11:39:05 AM
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I'm a Mary Kay Senior Consultant. I love my job and all the benefits of it. I also make and sell crafts at local festivals and fairs. I put tables up for both businesses. Mary Kay gives me the opportunity to help other women feel good about themselves and it works to help me teach girls about purity, modesty, and beauty from the inside out. Right now I'm knitting baby hats on a loom for a friend who will donate them to a NICU unit where her son was. With my businesses I make money but I'm also able to give back in return.
Farmgirl #2361
"Blessed is the farmgirl who helps make the world a better and healthy place" ~ Me
"For she is clothed with dignity and strength and without fear of the future"-Proverbs 31:25 |
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