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| dewdrop sewing |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 1:35:49 PM
Hello everyone, I'm from central Ohio and my husband and I both live close to the farms we grew up on. Although we are not farming ourselves we do have 13 acres currently and I keep us as sustainably fed as possible with our garden and chickens! Of course we support our family and neighbors by buying all of our meat locally and storing it up for the year in our freezers and on our canning shelves. I graduated from Kenyon College with a major in American Rural Studies and was in the process of getting my masters in Rural Sociology when the children started coming along! We have a son (3 years) and a daughter (16 months) and another to join us in the late fall. Currently I'm working at developing my home-based sewing business making children's clothes as well as clothes and accessories for adults. I make most of my own clothes and our children's clothes. I'm excited to get to know other farmgirls through this site and hear about all of your experiences! |
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| blueroses |
Posted - May 16 2007 : 3:47:48 PM
Hi Christine,
Sorry for the late welcome. Been kind of busy the last few weeks and I'm trying to catch up.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| dewdrop sewing |
Posted - May 16 2007 : 02:20:45 AM
Thank you to everyone for your kind replies and welcoming greetings! I look forward to learning something from all of you - and if anyone is in the Mount Vernon - Gambier area maybe you would be interested in starting a farmgirls chapter here? |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 15 2007 : 04:54:23 AM
Welcome, Christine! You will love it here!
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| mommatracy |
Posted - May 15 2007 : 04:41:09 AM
Hello Christine, Welcome, I too am new to this group. Babies,thirteen acres and chickens! I am pea green with envy! I have two grown daughters 27 and 29 and I ran a homebased business for 27 years. I quit working when our first daughter was born, made ruffled curtains for my house and the phone started ringing off the hook. In less than a year I bought myself an industrial sewing machine,added a 24x16 room on the back of our house, hired ladies to work at home , and for the next many years I made and designed top treatments, drapes, bedding, vanities and anything else that was for the home and made of fabric. I had orders backed up until I retired to the beach. Dress your children in the wonderful clothes you make and the business will find you. When you go tochildrens birthday parties, always take a handmade gift of clothing. The mommies will love it and word will spread. I now sew things for fun, aprons, pillowcases with trim or embroidery that I love to do. I could go on and on but I just want to say that its wonderful your generation has the love of family, farm and gardening that I thought was lost in this too fast world we all live in. I wish you much success. Tracy in North Carolina |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 14 2007 : 07:09:45 AM
I don't know how I missed out on welcoming you so far..but here I am!...welcome to the group Christine... You sound just great..and like Libbie said..busy!! You will love it here for sure. I am amazed every day at the talented farmgirls we have here!!
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 |
| Libbie |
Posted - May 14 2007 : 06:53:05 AM
Hi, Christine! I'm so glad that you found us here - it sounds like you are talented and BUSY! What a great life and lifestyle it sounds like you have, and I just know you'll find wonderful friends here - Welcome, and enjoy!!!
XOXO, Libbie
In honor of Mother's Day, "If it's not one thing, it's your mother... |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 6:43:44 PM
Welcome Christine! Oh my, you will fit in so fast here! You are one talented lady! Sounds like you have a sweet family also. Bleesings to you and your baby to come. MaryJane's Farm is a wonderful place to visit each day! See ya around the farm!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
"Cherish the memories and in our hearts they shall live forever!" |
| katmom |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 4:48:53 PM
Welcome Christine,
you will have "sew" much fun....sorry, I couldn't resist that bit of sillyness....
Welcome, welcome, welcome... farmgirl hugz & friendship.
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
| Beemoosie |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 03:35:31 AM
Welcome Christine!
My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46,47
www.beequilting.blogspot.com
http://beemoosie-picture-diary.blogspot.com/ |
| britchickny |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 02:33:40 AM
Hi Christine! You are going to enjoy spending time with everyone here! I am a relatively new Farmgirl but have already learned so much and had fun talking to all the gals!
Come on in an stay a while!
Angie.
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
| Buttercup |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 12:16:11 AM
Hello and welcome!!! So glad you found us and were able to join in! I love your degrees and think those studies would be both facinating and interesting! Your place sounds wonderful and I know we would all enjoy seeing pictures of it! I think it is wonderful that you sew and live off your land like you do! I look forward to getting to know you better! See you round!
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
| Mikki |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 8:15:22 PM
Christine, So glad your here with us! A big welcome to you and I look forward to getting to know you!!!
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
www.mikkijo.etsy.com
http://burningmeadowsprings.blogspot.com/
http://strawberriesnapronstrings.blogspot.com/ |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 5:00:29 PM
welcome to the group Christine.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
you can also check out my etsy shops at:
photosbytina.etsy.com
and
GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com
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| BotanicalBath |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 4:56:50 PM
Welcome Christine,
You are kinda close to me. I am in Columbus.This is a very nice board, and I hope you will enjoy it here.
E-
BotanicalBath@peoplepc.com |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 4:41:44 PM
Welcome, Christine, you will fit right in here.
My stepdaughter lives in Mt. Vernon, I am a little bit familiar with the town. It is very home-town atmosphere. Looking forward to hearing more from you!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 3:59:34 PM
Welcome Christine....you are a very busy Mama! Would love to see pictures of what you sew....there are so many amazingly talented women here!
Keep Smiling.....Bev
Check out my shoppe at www.honeybeez.etsy.com
www.beehavenacres.blogspot.com |
| sunshine78 |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 3:13:34 PM
Hi Christine! Welcome, glad you are here.
Cynthia
www.pinecanyonranch.com
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 3:03:29 PM
Welcome Christine! It sounds like you really have your hands full with the little ones. My youngest son is 3.5 years old & he really keeps me on my toes (my older two sons are 25 & 22 years old). Good luck with your home business. I don't know how to sew at all, but plenty of the ladies here do. It's great you support your local farming community! The small farms are very important to us all. I look forward to hearing more from you.
Dawn in IL |
| Alee |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 1:54:37 PM
Hi Christine!
Do you have an Etsy shop? Lots of the other farmgirls have them and they seem to do rather well. Congrats on having such a wonderful (and growing!) family. I am so glad you found us. You sound like a true blue "Farmgirl at Heart" like the rest of us!
There are lots of fun swaps and things going on through out the forum. Lets see- we have Mail Art, several seasonal swaps, a scrapbooking swap, a yo-yo fabric swap, a print your own recipe book going… Feel free to jump right in! Oh I almost forgot to mention the Pinkeeper Contest that you can find more info on here:
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10073
You could even meet MaryJane!
And if you would like to meet up with other farmgirls- don't forget to look in to the Farmgirl chapters nearest you!
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/Chapters/
Alee
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