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FarrarFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
330 Posts
Lynda
Frohna
Missouri
USA
330 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 01:03:15 AM
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Hey, Meadowlark,
I hope all is going well for your daughter's move in Manhattan. Our daughter will be starting back up this year after taking a semester off. She's really looking forward to getting back into the swing of a school schedule. It can certainly be a hectic time, so my thoughts are with you and her both for a smooth send off. I hope your daughter has a great year this year.
I must have gotten a little (more like alot) wordy in my email to you, just the excitement I guess of meeting someone close to a place we are familiar with and visit periodically. Fear not, I will try to contain myself and keep things short and sweet. I love getting responses but fear I am scaring everyone away. I guess I'm just a chatterbox. Sorry about that.
Lynda
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
2421 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 04:47:20 AM
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The beauty of this craft is it doesn't have to cost much at all, I too use old magazines I find at yard sales, thrift stores and the library sells old ones too for 25 cents. The online auctions are a great source and hit up friends and family to save you old magazines and such. When using the scrap book style, I"m sure there are some free sites where you can print off goodies? Clip art is another way to find pics. It's endless fun.......Enjoy!
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
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mamajim
Farmgirl at Heart
1 Posts
jaime
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Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 09:08:57 AM
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hello farmgirls...
i'm very new to this forum, and i am so interested in being a part of this mail art movement....is it too late? who should i email or contact? (sorry, 29 pages of posts is alot to look through!!)
I hope all you fellow farmgirls enjoy this fabulous summer day!
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 09:13:43 AM
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Hi Jaime, welcome to the board! Contact Kay at therusticcottage, you can email her through her profile 
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 5:52:57 PM
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A BIG farmgirl thank you to Kim and Lorij bayoubunch for the mailart today! Kim, what a serene and lovely back yard you have. I imagine your sunsets are to behold! Lorij, wow! girl, you are indeed an artist extrordinaire! Love the roses too!  XXXXX
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 9:06:55 PM
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I had wonderful surprizes in the mail from Meadowlark Jenny and Kim today..thanks so much! you gals are the best!!!
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 3:30:31 PM
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A belated thank you to Kim and Emilie for the beautiful mail art I received. Things are a little confusing around here.
I did finally manage to get a couple of things sent out today with more to come.
Marcia in Pomeroy, WA (where, yes it's still burning) but we're all OK.
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 4:46:49 PM
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Marcia:
I was hearing about the fire on the radio today and thought of you. Really glad to hear that you are OK.
Nancy |
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bubblesnz
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
helen
New Zealand
291 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 5:53:26 PM
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| Hi Aunt Jenny your mail art arrived in New Zealand today. Many thanks it is delighful!!! |
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lamarguerite farm
True Blue Farmgirl
649 Posts
missy
Battle Ground
Wa
USA
649 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 7:46:09 PM
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Jane-I'm so glad you received your card and that you enjoyed it. It is such a hoot to get your mail and receive an unexpected card from a fellow farm girl that lives thousands of miles away.
Blessings,
Missy
"Show me you're garden and I shall tell you what you are."
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BlueEggBabe
True Blue Farmgirl
417 Posts
Susan
PA
417 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 09:13:04 AM
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Hey Farmgirl Mail Artists,
My daughter brought me this cute magnet yesterday with a wholesome-looking vintage 50's gal on it and collagey typed lettters that say
"My garden kicks a--!" She also told me that there are whole books like this. We researched a bit and found the authors website:
www.annetaintor.comReally cute ideas for mail art.
Funny, too.
Sue
PS Warning: A few are a bit tasteless but for the most part are cute
"If more of us valued good food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 10:18:34 AM
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BlueEggBabe: LOL very funny, very cute! I'm ordering some magnets.
Nancy |
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Cindylou
Farmgirl at Heart
243 Posts
Cindylou
Moscow
Idaho
243 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 10:28:08 AM
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Hi farmgirl mail artists!! Another "Bee-utiful" batch of wonderful mail art has arrived at the farm. Heartfelt thanks go out to Aunt Jenny, MollyMae, Helen, Missy, Kim and LoriJ!! Carol will continue to collect these treasures and post them here on the forum soon. Her eye is slowly healing and she is able to work a few hours a day. We miss her laughter around here!!
Watch for updates!
sunnily yours,
Cindylou
MaryJane's Left-Hand Farmgirl
Cindylou
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 10:33:30 AM
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I can't wait to get home tomorrow and read all my FarmGirl mail and bring it back to Kansas with me! Then I can go through and thank everyone properly. I'm glad you all are enjoying my photo. i still have a few more reprints to get and send out next week. I LOVE taking photos!!
farmgirl@heart
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Cindylou
Farmgirl at Heart
243 Posts
Cindylou
Moscow
Idaho
243 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 10:35:58 AM
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Marcia in Pomeroy ~ we all have been so concerned about all of you folks in Pomeroy this week!! The farm is close to the top of Paradise Ridge which gives us an amazing view of the huge billowing cloud of smoke that continues to rise from the fire! Please take care!! I noticed in this morning's paper that there is a previous store building where clothing, food, etc. are being collected for those who have lost their homes. Do you know the address? I'm sure we could gather up some things to send as a way of helping out. Please let me know if there is something else we can do!!
sincerely,
Cindylou and the rest of the farmgirls here at the farm
MaryJane's Left-Hand Farmgirl
Cindylou
cindylou@maryjanesfarm.org |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 10:39:02 AM
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Did Carol get my get well mailart?
Being is what it is. Jean Paul Sartre |
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Cindylou
Farmgirl at Heart
243 Posts
Cindylou
Moscow
Idaho
243 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 12:55:42 PM
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Meadowlark ~ I'm sure Carol has your get well mail art ~ she probably has it at home! Thanks for your thoughtfulness! Carol is working a few hours a day from home so I haven't seen her very much at all sadly! I'm sure she'll post your mail art along with the others. She's waiting for more before making another post.
Thanks dahlin!
Cindylou
MaryJane's Left-Hand Farmgirl
Cindylou
cindylou@maryjanesfarm.org |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 8:34:41 PM
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Cindylou,
I bet you all HAVE had a great view. I went with my DH yesterday in the truck--he's hauling grain right now--right out of the northeastern side of the fire. They're still trying to get what's left in there harvested. It's very sad and we can't even see the worst of it.
The address of the store is Heart to Heart for Families, 716 Main, Pomeroy, WA 99347
They are accepting donations of clothes, food and money. There are also accounts set up at 2 banks here in town. For more information you can call Sandi or Lisa at 509-843-1051. I haven't been into the store yet because I've been working but am planning to take some things down this weekend. I'm sure that anything would be appreciated. Some of those people lost everything or got out with very little.
Marcia
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
2421 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2005 : 04:48:28 AM
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Blessings for safely to all who live near the fires out west, how terrible! Heard about them on the news and first thought was Mary Janes Farm and all the farm girls who live nearby, keep us posted and stay safe!
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
2421 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2005 : 04:51:50 AM
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A big thanks goes out to Lori ( bayoubunch ) for the adorbale tea time cutout, how neat! And I love tea!! With each new piece of mail art, I'm in awe of this creative group of special ladies!!
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
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CelticCoyote
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Heather
Illinois
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2005 : 05:36:10 AM
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Is anybody else having a hard time finding envelopes to fit the mail art you've made? My mail art tends to be about 4x6 inches, and all the envelopes I can find are either not big enough, or really big, so that it dwarfs the art itself. Oy. Or am I just waaay too fussy?  |
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BlueEggBabe
True Blue Farmgirl
417 Posts
Susan
PA
417 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2005 : 06:48:54 AM
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Heather,
www.paperzone.com
has all kinds of different ideas and sizes for envelopes.
Even easy to make-your-own directions.
I had a big stack of flat paper bags (like the ones you get when you buy a card) that I designed my mail art around so they would fit.
I had to do something with all those bags!!
Sue
"If more of us valued good food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
2173 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2005 : 06:52:45 AM
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And not to be too boring or practical, there's always the standby 5x7 manila envelopes from the office supply stores. They can be prettied up and work like a charm!
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2005 : 06:58:13 AM
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Yep, those are what I use!
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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CelticCoyote
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Heather
Illinois
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2005 : 08:04:35 AM
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| Ooh, good idea! I'll have to check out Office Max this weekend. Thanks! |
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