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A Farm of My Own:  Gift idea for a new farmgirl  |
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
666 Posts
Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
666 Posts |
 Posted - May 05 2006 : 05:50:46 AM
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Hi everyone,
I good friend from work has just recently built a new home on 40 acres.
She's going to be adding animals as money allows.
I would like to give her a great house warming gift.
So far I will be giving her the MJ tote and budget mix
I have some Caldrea dish soap and some of my home made bar soap.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for the help.
KarenP
"Purest Spring Water in the World" |
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sillyfoulks
True Blue Farmgirl
164 Posts
Elizabeth
Illinois
USA
164 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2006 : 06:08:14 AM
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What about an apron? Or a selection of veggie or annual seed packets, and maybe a hand trowel and watering can to go with it. If her 40 acres needs trees, maybe that is a way to go. It something that will be around for years. Or if you aren't sure where her interests lay, maybe a gift certificate. I could go on and on, but maybe this will help spur you one to something great.
Elizabeth
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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JanO
True Blue Farmgirl
53 Posts
Jan
Washington
USA
53 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2006 : 08:24:25 AM
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I was thinking a garden basket. Put a few less expensive hand tools, seed packets, perhaps a general gardening book that is appropiate for your area, gloves, etc. and tie it up with a pretty bow. You can fill it with just about anything you think she'd enjoy having in her new home. I put one together for a client once who was an avid gardener when she closed escrow on her house. She loved it.
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2006 : 08:32:22 AM
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| What about MaryJane's book? That was my favorite Christmas present last year. |
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Kate Talley
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
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Posted - May 05 2006 : 6:16:37 PM
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| When we moved into a new house, I really liked the gift from my mom, a laundry basket filled with new cleaning stuff....soft cotton cloths, scrub brushes, green scrubbies, a broom and dustpan. I guess you could say we are practical! But it made clean my "new" house fun, with new stuff! |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2006 : 7:08:56 PM
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Originally posted by Kate Talley
When we moved into a new house, I really liked the gift from my mom, a laundry basket filled with new cleaning stuff....soft cotton cloths, scrub brushes, green scrubbies, a broom and dustpan. I guess you could say we are practical! But it made clean my "new" house fun, with new stuff!
That sounds a lot like the wedding present we received from my hubby's grandma. She filled up a laundry basket with all kinds of spices and cooking utensils and just odds and ends for the kitchen. It is one of the few gifts that I actually remember receiving. This summer it will be our 10th anniversary. It does make setting up shop really fun.
You could add a few magazines to the gift, some diy mags or seed catalogs or feedstore items. Or maybe a few pretty sacks of cornmeal, sugar, coffe & flour wrapped in pretty fabric for consuming. Or a pretty cake stand that is unique.
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·.
Wife of Jonathan, Mother of Joel, Caitlyn, Elia |
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AnnieT
True Blue Farmgirl
287 Posts
Annie
287 Posts |
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
1681 Posts |
Posted - May 16 2006 : 4:07:11 PM
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Karen are you still painting clothes pins? I get so many comments on mine. Anyone would love them.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2006 : 12:51:04 PM
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I second the tree idea - maybe a fruit tree? They aren't that expensive and would be a lovely reminder for years to come.
Other ideas - a gift certificate to a bookstore or farmstore so she can get books or items related to the animals she wants to get. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2006 : 3:26:38 PM
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Fruit trees are a great idea!
Michele..it was me that painted the clothespins.
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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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 12:07:07 PM
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Karen - hre's an idea for a housewarming gift that my DH came up with a few years back. His cousin and family moved to a subdivision near us and were looking forward to using their fireplace with real wood...so,
We wrapped up a big box of wooden matches in pretty paper, and gave it to them, then pointed to the stack of firewood we'd also stacked in their driveway! I thought DH was so clever - housewarming, houseWARMing, indeed. Farmgirls might appreciate that!
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 4:54:00 PM
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MARYJANE'S BOOK FOR SURE!!! XOXO
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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