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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
901 Posts
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
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 Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 6:16:10 PM
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I know we are a looooong way out, but when will you start your crafting for holiday gift-giving? I have summers off, so I try to get as much done as I can now, though I will admit it is sometimes hard to make myself knit a scarf when it is 100 degrees outside! I was at the quilt shop the other day though and they had a the new holiday fabrics out, and it sure was getting me inspired!
Liz
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 6:34:52 PM
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I start honing in on something during the summer, because if I don't have a plan, the Fall comes way too early and before you know it, I don't have what I should have done.
Buffypuff/ Claudia ~ Farmgirl & Sister #870 ~
"It compliments God to ask great things of Him." ~ St. Theresa of Avila
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
559 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 8:03:23 PM
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I usually start around mid-June, just to be sure. Fall is way to busy for me too.
I cannot master those things that I have not tried.
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 9:08:39 PM
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I've been cannin and workin on dried herbs and flowers for teas for the last 2 months!
I will also be makin soaps this month and startin on the knitted sachets (?spelling) for the herbs to be put in.
I also think I will be makin orange peel votive holders and maybe some homemade candles.
I do most of this in the spring and summer so I'm free for the fall for cannin and preppin the root cellar and transferrin the garden to storage. Then we spend a lot of time collectin cattail leaves, corn husks, and small first year trees for dryin for weavin and baskets durin the winter. Plus we have to hunt pine cones and rose hips for puttin away for decoratin and fire starters and cold season. I love rose hips for colds!
I guess I really never start or stop preppin for the holidays!
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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lwm
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Loralie
Duncan
AZ
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 9:28:09 PM
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| Some years I start right after the new year. I already have most of my ornaments made & now I'm working on wash cloths and toiletry bags for my grandchildren. If I don't start early, the holidays sneak up on me. |
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BalancingAct
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jackie
Hoosierville
USA
297 Posts |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 10:53:08 PM
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I started this year in February. Working on an afghan to give at Christmas + scarves + a hat + ????????
Farmgirl Sister #2851 -"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
1487 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2011 : 05:01:13 AM
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I started in March. I had a definite idea for an afghan for my mom so I wanted to get started right away. As soon as my garden starts producing I'll be canning away - need to get everything else done before that!
~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
http://embchicken.blogspot.com
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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
901 Posts
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
901 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2011 : 10:27:41 AM
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who is thinking that far ahead!
Liz
Farmgirl #1947 |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2011 : 11:52:27 AM
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Well, I thought I was getting a head start on it with the jellies. However, DH has given 9 jars away to his friends already, and its only the first of June. lol
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2011 : 6:52:37 PM
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Judith, does your DH have my address? Just kidding!!
Buffypuff/ Claudia ~ Farmgirl & Sister #870 ~
"It compliments God to ask great things of Him." ~ St. Theresa of Avila
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2011 : 7:17:26 PM
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Funny, buffypuff. lol. It's a good thin we'll soon have wild raspberries.
I'm just learning to knit dishcloths. So, I am trying to stockpile sets.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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kcows
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
holly
florence
vt
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2011 : 3:22:26 PM
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| I had my quilt tops done between Jan-April. With all the cold and snow, it keeps me busy inside. Then I finish them, sitting outside during our short summer! |
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LightGreenThumb
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
Elizabeth
Spokane
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2011 : 3:29:52 PM
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You girls have inspired me. We have had such cold weather in the Northwest, I should have more done. We are expecting even more rain so I'll still have a chance...
Elizabeth <><
Farmgirl #3091
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Turtlemoon
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
378 Posts
Tanya
Port Orchard
Washington
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2011 : 5:28:03 PM
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i have not thought of it yet this year, lol. I have still been waiting for summer to feel like it has arrived.
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
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Beth Jones
True Blue Farmgirl
3196 Posts
beth
tallassee
alabama
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Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 03:39:21 AM
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Oh...I love the holidays...so I start by making ornaments all year long to swap on MJF and give to my children at Christmas....I love all the crafting and the fun things that go along with the Fall and Christmas seasons...I actually hunt things to make and reasons to make them...Smiles to all, Beth
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 06:55:24 AM
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Hi Elizabeth...we don't live far from each other. I don't know how to knit, but I do crochet. Think dishcloths are a good start. I went to the Walmart superstore in north Spokane, and found big spools of variegated cotton just great for cloths...at an extremely reasonable price. See what you think.
Buffypuff/ Claudia ~ Farmgirl & Sister #870 ~
"It compliments God to ask great things of Him." ~ St. Theresa of Avila
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