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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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 Posted - Nov 23 2006 : 10:06:53 AM
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Fran,
So sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well, and on Thanksgiving of all times. Well you have just been too busy, and I heard you were taking care of some sick little ones, so I guess they were good enough to share their illness with you. Now if you lived you a little closer I could send you over a plate.
Get some rest, and don't take on more then you should, sometimes you have to put yourself first in order to be of use to everyone around you.
NANCY JO
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
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fran
bonham
texas
USA
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Posted - Nov 24 2006 : 06:59:41 AM
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well, everyday is a blessing, but thanksgiving was a little unusual for us as it had to be cancelled the day before as omie got sick.
i vowed it wouldnt happen but apparently i am not in charge of everything. 
so today, friday i am feeling better,right and since the kids all have to work today my abeloved olivia and deven are here with me.
pawpaw gave them a little talk about taking care of omie since i am sick, but we will see.
they are too sweet and probably the best medicine for me. i hope i just dont want to go to sleep while they are here. i will have them til 3:00. wish me luck.then i will have 2 days for sure were i will get to rest and get over this. i dont like being sick!
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fran
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Nov 27 2006 : 10:28:11 AM
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| Hello, Texas gal pal Fran. Hope when you see this post you are fully rid of that icky bug. Am looking forward, along with everybody else, to see your latest creations when you post them! Nance |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 07:56:07 AM
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well, its been so long since i've posted here wonder if i can still do it.
tried to post on the blog, but ,oh well.
love
fran
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 08:14:45 AM
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hi sunshine,
i am for all practical purposes, well, but i still feel a bubble or two off plumb.
this is my first attempt to post pics and im bein kinda goofy.
i am working on things to take to dallas next weekend. some hand made items and some of my flea market treasures. wanted to post more pics but im not doing real great at it.
i have been making acorns pincushions and these bags that arre usually called ruffle duffles. they remind me of carpetbags.
i had to get away from the cedar sawdust cause with the flu i was just coughing too much. anyway, all in all things are going much better here. i did post on my blog this week, but today it doesnt want to let me in.
oh well, ill try another time.
how are things going for you? i am gonna go check your thread. talk with ya later.
love
fran
(http://farmfolks-frannie.blogspot.com/) |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 09:18:18 AM
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Hi Fran,
I wrote on your blog but it wouldn't let me on. Anyway, glad to see your post, you haven't been around for a while. Love those houses you are going to fix up, just think of all the cute things you can do to them. When are you starting that BIG project.
Make sure you post some picutes of the things you are making, you never know when one of us will want to buy something.
NANCY JO
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 10:04:49 AM
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Fran- Love those pictures! But even more I love the wonderful package I received from you: acorn pin cushions, wrist "corsage" pin cushion and big fat pin cushion. The fabrics, the colors, the workmanship; just delightful! I'm only sorry I am giving most of them away! I will have to reorder after the holidays! They are sooooo cooool! Also sorry I don't have photo posting capabilities yet, you would LOVE them girls! "Wonderful, wonderful!!!" Thank you Miss Fran!
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Dec 08 2006 : 12:30:39 PM
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glad to hear from you ladies, and so glad to be back from the land of the flu.
i have started crafty on a small scale in preparation for the dallas flea market which i am doing with my friend.
on page 17 of this thread and on my blog there is one pic of some of the things i am working on. i think it is mostly more of the same, except for the "carpetbags" which are new and in the development stage.
i think if you look at them on the blog sight and click on the pic it will enlarge it. anywho, it is good to be back at the site.nancy jo, i meant to tell you that i got your cute card, and your check, thanks so much, and i also got a nice christmas card from our girl, nance in france, it helped cheer me up when i was sic.
i wouldnt say im really well yet, but i feel good enough to hold a needle and thread and after the flu that feels very good.
glad you got the package, bramble and that you liked everything. hope i can post somemore this weekend.
i think im gonna have to go take a nap, i need my beauty rest.
love
fran
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2006 : 6:37:30 PM
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finally feel like i am on the mend. only feel a little bad in the evening as the sun is setting.
this weekend i am off to another craft show in dallas, well, its not really a craft show it is the monthly dallas flea market, and i hope to bring a few crafts and some of my collectilbes.
we will have 3 boothes in all, my friend from dallas reid, my grandbabies dad and myself.
we will have an assortment of items crafted and collected. i have posted pics of my friends items on my blog spot. hope you can take a look at them. none of the pics are of me, i think the pic on the top is reids granddaughters, and then some of her booths at various shows and then reid , her soninlaw , her daughter and her dh, dave.
we have been friends since our children were indiapers, and she is the crafter extraordinaire.
i am so happy that now that she has quite her day job, she has asked me to participate in some of the craft fairs with her.
in january we will be at the quilt show in oklahoma city.
anywho, it is so good to be on the mend and crafting again.
love
fran
(http://farmfolks-frannie.blogspot.com/) |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2006 : 1:03:04 PM
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| So sorry to hear about the flu, texas gal pal, but happy to hear you are well on the way to being rid of it. Love all your beautiful photos on the blog; your heart really shows in everything you do. Take good care, and howdy to country for me and Chef Boyardee. Nance |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2006 : 07:05:35 AM
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hi nance and andre,
so good to hear from you.
today is my last day to prepare for the dallas flea market, and of cours i never get it all done.
so glad to hear from you, i hope yall are having the best of holiday seasons. i have really missed hearing from you and my time on the mj site has also been somewhat limited so i have felt at times out of touch with the farmgirls.....but maybe after the holidays we can all "gather up" as per usual.
hope to post a few pics tonite or tomorrow before the flea market so i can show whats been keeping me busy. (besides the dreaded flu). love to you and all of yours from your galpal in texas.
love
fran
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2007 : 2:38:54 PM
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just back from a road trip to las vegas.
my son got married there. we got snowed in for 2 days in new mexico. 15 hours in the car the last day....we became one with the car seat.
back to life at the farm , and crafting, i am going to the quilt show in oklahoma city with my friend reid and we are going to have a booth and try to sell our crafts.
if my camera co-operates i will post some of the crafts i am taking to the quilt show.
love
fran
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 08:12:05 AM
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now that my computer is scripting again,i hope to blog and post more.
had a nice email from nancy jo, and nance in france, and hoped to post a pic or two of what i have been up to in the crafting area.
recently made 2 "stuffies" for the grandsons in new york.
also working on labels for pickles and eggs, some of the things we grow/sell here at the farm.
love
fran
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Holiday Angel
True Blue Farmgirl
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Pauline
Sweet Home
Oregon
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 08:29:25 AM
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These are so cute, Fran, you are very creative. I have knitted monkeys with many things but I haven't, as yet, created this sort of things..
www.http://heavenlyangelsinneed.com
President Childrens Division of Heavenly Angels in Need |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 08:43:18 AM
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thanks so much, pauline,
i checked out your web page and was very interested in the work yall are doing.
my little stuffies are made from felted knits that i recycle from the thrift store, etc. i am not a knitter, even though i have tried many time to be one.
i wonder if the sewn felted things would work wellwith your hats, and booties for the little ones.
i will go back to your site and see if their isnt a way that i could craft something that would be useful to your organzation.
i love making my crafts and i do sell them as a way to make money for us , but i have also been looking for some organization to donate some of my crafts to. if you have any ideas email me or post here. i know we can come up with some way i could be helpful.
love
fran
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Holiday Angel
True Blue Farmgirl
444 Posts
Pauline
Sweet Home
Oregon
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 08:51:23 AM
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We would love to have you and we sure don't limit crafts of any type as we serve babies and children to 18 years old in a crisis. They do not have to be poverty level, just in a situation that calls for extra love, comfort.. We would encourage anyone that crafts to see what they can do, they may be very surprised at how easy it is to make a baby that has just been through a car wreck, going to foster care, has cancer (or other illnesses) is preemie, and many other things for crisis, to make them feel better.
I know this may be offensive to some, but we do burial gowns out of wedding dresses, and make caskets for the babies when the parents can't afford them along with memory boxes. Just check us out if you feel like applying you hand at any crafts..God bless you all,
Pauline
www.http://heavenlyangelsinneed.com
President Childrens Division of Heavenly Angels in Need |
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Holiday Angel
True Blue Farmgirl
444 Posts
Pauline
Sweet Home
Oregon
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 09:03:43 AM
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I just went to your blog, your pin cushions are breath taking. What a wonderful place..I need to get a digital and post pictures of some of my gowns, booties, and dresses I make along with hats and other things..love it..
www.http://heavenlyangelsinneed.com
President Childrens Division of Heavenly Angels in Need |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 4:04:38 PM
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thanks so much pauline,
i love making them. i would love to see your gowns, booties and dresses as well. let me know when you get them posted.
love
fran
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2007 : 03:52:33 AM
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| Hey, gal pals! I, for one, would LOVE to sit down to breakfast and eat an egg that came from a giggling chicken! How could your day be bad after that? The little stuffies are cute; is there any age they would not be appropriate for? (doesn't look like it). Your love is poured into everything you create, and it shows. Keep it up and keep posting those awesome pictures! Love, Nance |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2007 : 07:09:53 AM
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well, i will as long as the computer allows.
it is so nice to be able to script again.
when we were havin the monsoons, i could check the email, check my farmgirl site, check our family blog, but i couldnt say anything.
(it was ahubbys dream i could do all my work, but i couldnt talk.)
any how it is great talking to you, my galpal from france!
love ya
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fran
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Holiday Angel
True Blue Farmgirl
444 Posts
Pauline
Sweet Home
Oregon
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2007 : 07:43:53 AM
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Frannie,
I just now saw your post. Been busy knitting a purple gown with confetti introduced into the pattern, did a baby pink with confetti introduced into it with matching hats and booties, and hope to get this gown done soon. I had thought about knitting head bands for them, then declined. By the time you get to this point you feel ENOUGH already!
At present our forum is acting stupid, I hate it when that happens. Error messages all the time. Our host is lacking and we are searching for a more efficient one. :(
Good to see you on here and hope to post pic's soon.
www.http://heavenlyangelsinneed.com
President Childrens Division of Heavenly Angels in Need |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2007 : 07:52:59 AM
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good to hear from you pauline,
i am anxious to see some of your pics and know just what it feels like when the computer wont co-operate with ya.
if i had any true upper arm stregth left, i'm afraid i would have sailed the old computer more than a few times thru the air. 
i guess there is an up side to being a little weak.
i am still trying to come up with some way i can participate in your organization.
part of me thinks i would like to make some little stuffies for the project yall have for the children that are in accidents, but they are pretty small( i could make them bigger), and i stuff them with cedar sawdust(cause it is really cheap....free.....and because it stuffs really tightly, if you pack it in real hard.)
if you havent seen the stuffies, there are some posted on sunshines vintage threads store under sewing. check thm out and see if they would work.
love
fran
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Stitching & Crafting Room: some of my scrap crafts |
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some of my scrap crafts
