| Author | *Farmgirl Swap:  October Mail Art...Thanksgiving Pix & Thanks  | 
              
                | KillarneyTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      6137 Posts
 
 Connie
 Arlington 
                TN
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Oct 18 2013 :  2:18:15 PM   
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                      | Oh, I love all your art! I cant wait to be a part of the next one! 
 Connie
 Imagine....#3392
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                | churungaTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      3989 Posts
 
  Marie
 Minneapolis 
                MN
 USA
 3989 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 18 2013 :  4:02:24 PM   
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                      | Casey, 
 I put yours in the mail today.
 
 Marie, Sister #5142
 
 Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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                | fille de fermeTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      2344 Posts
 
 Madeline
 Meadow Lands 
                Pa.
 USA
 2344 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 20 2013 :  11:10:15 AM   
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                      | Hi All :-) I received my beautiful mail art yesterday from Jenny aka auntsmelly. I wish the pictures could capture just how nice it is in person. Thank You again Jenny & for the pretties. .JPG) .JPG) 
 KEEP A SMILE IN YOUR HEART...
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                | auntsmellyTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      559 Posts
 
  Jenny
 Pitman 
                NJ
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Oct 20 2013 :  1:55:48 PM   
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                      | Your welcome Madeline. Did you figure out what the Scrabble tiles spelled?  A little puzzle for you.
 :) Glad you liked it. Now you have a box for your treasures.
 
 
 I'm counting my blessings today instead of my calories.
 
 Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a very large amount of gratitude.  A.A.Milne
 
 Jenny, Blessed Sister #4359
 
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                | auntsmellyTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      559 Posts
 
  Jenny
 Pitman 
                NJ
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Oct 20 2013 :  1:56:29 PM   
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                      | oops...you're not your.  Language Arts teacher here- my students would be so disappointed! 
 I'm counting my blessings today instead of my calories.
 
 Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a very large amount of gratitude.  A.A.Milne
 
 Jenny, Blessed Sister #4359
 
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                | fille de fermeTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      2344 Posts
 
 Madeline
 Meadow Lands 
                Pa.
 USA
 2344 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 20 2013 :  2:57:51 PM   
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                      | Hi Jenny :-) They spell FRIENDS ... Thank You Friend :-) 
 KEEP A SMILE IN YOUR HEART...
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                | auntsmellyTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      559 Posts
 
  Jenny
 Pitman 
                NJ
 USA
 559 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 20 2013 :  3:20:54 PM   
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                      | Yay...A+ You got it!
 
 I'm counting my blessings today instead of my calories.
 
 Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a very large amount of gratitude.  A.A.Milne
 
 Jenny, Blessed Sister #4359
 
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                | caroljTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
     244 Posts
 
 Carol
 Waynesboro 
                Georgia
 USA
 244 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 22 2013 :  06:12:01 AM   
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                      | Mailed my art out on the 16th.  Did you get it?  Please let me know so I can track from the PO. 
 Blessings,
 
 Carol
 
 Blessings,
 
 Carol
 Farmgirl 1823
 
 Sow what you want to reap.
 
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                | marleeTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      1650 Posts
 
 Marlene
 DeRidder 
                Louisiana
 1650 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 22 2013 :  2:43:14 PM   
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                      | Patsy, Patsy, Patsy, I love my MailArt you sent me. It is so totally me. My sweet sister made me a table scarf and then used different material to make leaves . The colors were fall colors . She also sent me a statue of an Indian couple, it has "A season of blessings on  it and it has pumpkins, corn a cornucopia on it. I just love it. My great-great grandmother on my daddy's side was full Cherokee Indian . So Patsy Thank , thank you, thank. It is going on my table. Which fall is my favorite time of the year. Thank you my sweet sister Patsy!
 
 Hugs Marlee
 
 God is the painter, he paints the picture. And his son builds it, for he is the Master Carpenter!
 
 Silly Boys Trucks Are For Girls
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                | DirtduchessTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      693 Posts
 
 Patsy
 Decatur 
                TX
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Oct 22 2013 :  7:08:34 PM   
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                      | So glad you liked it.  I had so much fun making it.  I am going to make me one next year.  Happy Thanksgiving to you. Hugs.
 
 Patsy
 Farmgirl 4678
 
 Leave room in your garden for the fairies to dance.
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                | LadyInRedTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      6740 Posts
 
 PeggyAnn
 Vancouver 
                WA
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Oct 23 2013 :  09:41:02 AM   
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                      | Marlee...can you post pictures????  We want to see!!! 
 Love and Hugs,
 Peggy
 
 Farmgirl #1326
 http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
 
 "Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
 
 "I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
 
 "Believe in yourself and let the glitter fly!" P.Smith Mail Art Hostess
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                | kymomma4True Blue Farmgirl
 
      516 Posts
 
 RoDonna
 Frankfort 
                Kentucky
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Oct 23 2013 :  1:08:35 PM   
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                      | Lei, thank you so much for the mail art you sent me!  It made my day!  Yours in on the way!  Sorry it took so long.  I'm finally getting back to myself. 
 Farmgirl #2361
 "Blessed is the farmgirl who helps make the world a better and healthy place" ~ Me
 
 "For she is clothed with dignity and strength and without fear of the future"-Proverbs 31:25
 www.marykay.com/rcarson4
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                | mrssarahhallTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      1274 Posts
 
 Sarah
 Longmont 
                Colorado
 USA
 1274 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 23 2013 :  2:24:40 PM   
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                      | Hi Mary Jo, 
 I hope you have received your mail art. I tracked it through the PO and it looks like it arrived last Thursday. Hope it arrived safe and sound.
 
 Sarah
 Farmgirl # 5223
 
 All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
 
 A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are a little cracked.
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                | marleeTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      1650 Posts
 
 Marlene
 DeRidder 
                Louisiana
 1650 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 23 2013 :  2:36:46 PM   
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                      | Not sure but will try. It is Beautiful. 
 Marlee
 
 God is the painter, he paints the picture. And his son builds it, for he is the Master Carpenter!
 
 Silly Boys Trucks Are For Girls
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                | debbies journeyTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      635 Posts
 
 debbie
 anchorage 
                ak
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Oct 24 2013 :  2:09:02 PM   
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                      | Becky, thank you for the very nice note, I'm glad you liked the pumpkins! The whole in the card was a big surprise when I opened them, but it worked out great.
 I hope you post in the gardening section about your straw bale gardening, it's always so
 interesting what works and what doesn't. Have a great day!
 Debbie
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                | churungaTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      3989 Posts
 
  Marie
 Minneapolis 
                MN
 USA
 3989 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 29 2013 :  5:28:36 PM   
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                      | Casey, 
 I sent the October Mail Art package ten days ago.  Have you received it?
 
 Marie, Sister #5142
 
 Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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                | LadyInRedTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      6740 Posts
 
 PeggyAnn
 Vancouver 
                WA
 USA
 6740 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 29 2013 :  7:43:48 PM   
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                      | Mail Artists...don't forget to come on here and Thank Your Mail Artist when you receive your Art. 
 It only takes a moment...but goes a long way ...of extending courtesy to someone who blessed YOU!
 
 This continues to be a problem every month. Life does happen...but let your Mail Artist know how much
 you enjoyed and appreciated her Work.
 
 blessings,
 PeggyAnn/Mail Art Hostess
 
 Farmgirl #1326
 http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
 
 "Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
 
 "I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
 
 "Believe in yourself and let the glitter fly!" P.Smith Mail Art Hostess
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                | caroljTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
     244 Posts
 
 Carol
 Waynesboro 
                Georgia
 USA
 244 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 30 2013 :  05:36:33 AM   
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                      | Another take on mail art. 
 First, a huge thank you to Peggy Ann for organizing this event.  She is so helpful and gracious.  The first time I did mail art, I made a new friend and got my first pen pal (shout out to Sarah Hall).  The next two times I did mail art, I sent but did not receive.  I must admit I was disappointed, but this morning God revealed the lesson.  I am to give without expecting a return, and I am to pray for the ladies assigned to me for mail art. We never know what has happened in the life of our Farmgirl Sister between signing up for a swap and actually putting that item in the mail: a death, an illness, a fire, the realization that too much has already happened.  So I thank Peggy and I thank God for giving me a new perspective.
 
 
 
 Blessings,
 
 Carol
 Farmgirl 1823
 
 Sow what you want to reap.
 
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                | LadyInRedTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      6740 Posts
 
 PeggyAnn
 Vancouver 
                WA
 USA
 6740 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 30 2013 :  07:51:43 AM   
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                      | Carol...I love your new perspective (because I know it is a blessing from God for His purpose and your benefit)... 
 BUT...let me just say that it is NOT ACCEPTABLE for one Mail Artist to work so hard on her Mail Art and
 then NOT get Mail Art from others. I have tried to purge Mail Art every so often...to get ONLY FARMGIRLS
 WHO WANT TO DO BE 100% COMMITTED TO MAIL ART...but as you can see we still find it isn't 100% PERFECT.
 I am so sorry Carol!! It's Not Right...I hope you know that this is something I continue to work on and will until we get it where it should be.
 
 I had to decide within my own heart... a couple years ago...that no matter how many Swaps I did...I would not let a non-participant ruin my FUN. I give because I truly enjoy giving...but it is discouraging when you feel like all your efforts are very one-sided.
 
 But like you Carol...I have the love of God flowing through my veins
 and I refuse to give up, stay discouraged, or let others ruin my
 Farmgirl FUN!  There is a Christian song playing on the radio right this VERY moment...and it's called...'DON'T GIVE UP!' And some of
 us need to NOT GIVE UP on the JOY of giving.
 
 
  REMEBER MAIL ARTISTS...DON'T SIGN-UP UNLESS YOU PLAN TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO HAVING FUN AND DOING YOUR MAIL ART PROJECT EACH MONTH!  
 Blessings,
 PeggyAnn/Mail Art Hostess
 
 
 
 Farmgirl #1326
 http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
 
 "Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
 
 "I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
 
 "Believe in yourself and let the glitter fly!" P.Smith Mail Art Hostess
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                      | Edited by - LadyInRed on Oct 30 2013  08:00:54 AM
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                | churungaTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      3989 Posts
 
  Marie
 Minneapolis 
                MN
 USA
 3989 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 30 2013 :  2:40:00 PM   
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                      | I feel good about giving too.  I worry that those who do not acknowledge receipt or are late sending it out have something serious in their lives.  I just need an update on it.  I try to be on time and when I am not, I let my partners know.  I think that should be a good rule to mail art by. 
 Marie, Sister #5142
 
 Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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                | mrssarahhallTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      1274 Posts
 
 Sarah
 Longmont 
                Colorado
 USA
 1274 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Oct 30 2013 :  6:55:55 PM   
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                      | Carol, 
 I am so sorry your partners didn't follow through! That just stinks, but you are such an amazing and kind hearted person that I am not surprised that you see the good in all of it. I have been so happy to be your pen pal it is definately one of the best mail art perks so far!
 
 <3
 
 Sarah
 Farmgirl # 5223
 
 All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
 
 A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are a little cracked.
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                | lovecatsandsunshineTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
     411 Posts
 
  Tara
 in the mountains 
                SC
 USA
 411 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Nov 01 2013 :  04:43:48 AM   
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                      | I don't know if my mail art was ever received as I haven't heard. And I haven't received this month's swap. 
 STYX the Band rocks!
 Support your local organic farmer.www.localharvest.org
 Monsanto you Stink!!
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                | nndairyTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      3529 Posts
 
  Heather
 Wapakoneta 
                Ohio
 USA
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                      |  Posted - Nov 01 2013 :  10:32:56 AM   
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                      | Sounds like this month is crazy for a lot of folks.  I've been busy working on other swaps and Christmas gifts, but now that I think about it I don't recall getting my mail art either. 
 Heather
 Farmgirl Sister #4701
 http://nndairy.blogspot.com/
 
 
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                | mrssarahhallTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      1274 Posts
 
 Sarah
 Longmont 
                Colorado
 USA
 1274 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Nov 01 2013 :  12:30:27 PM   
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                      | I haven't heard if mine was received either. I hope it arrived OK! 
 Sarah
 Farmgirl # 5223
 
 All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
 
 A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are a little cracked.
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                | churungaTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      3989 Posts
 
  Marie
 Minneapolis 
                MN
 USA
 3989 Posts
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                      |  Posted - Nov 01 2013 :  6:28:13 PM   
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                      | Thank you Betty for all the lovely items in the package.  I love everything especially the clips.  Here are pictures: 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 Now that I have all these lovely, stiff papers, I guess I will have to start making cards.  Another hobby.  <sigh>
 
 Marie, Sister #5142
 
 Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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