FOTESS JANUARY ~ WINTER GREETINGS SWAP
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amybabyboy3
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Comments (77)Great packages arriving here. I just finished three swaps and all received the hand crafted spoon markers and I have received many inquiries as to how they are made. The following is a site where I found some for you guys to see what I am talking about. I love how they added the little plant stamps so will have to find out how they did that. http://paperandplanes.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/dsc07503.jpg I used new spoons I got on sale but have made some for myself from spoons I found at the Goodwill. My husband used a rubber mallet to flatten the spoon. I then purchased a steel stamping letter/number set. I just line these up on the spoon one letter at a time and bang them with a regular hammer about 25 times to assure they indent the spoon. We used a work table my husband has and placed a large garden border brick on that to bang on. When flattening the spoon, places an old towel over it so as not to scratch it up. http://stampingjewelrysupplies.com/images/letter_numbers/il_430xN.157647088.jpg These are very easy to stamp and I enjoy doing it. I plan to make many more for my gardens as these will last forever. Corinne, it is amazing to think what happened to that your beautiful gardens since the first pictures you posted. How powerful nature can be. Margo...See More5th Annual FOTESS Holiday Card Swap!
Comments (182)Good Morning, Ladies! And Happy 2017! Well, I checked thro the posts and I'm thinking that everyone who signed up to send cards for this swap, has done so. THANK YOU - Nicole, Katie, Mandy, Alana, Heidi, Jessica, Margo, Amy, Annie, Beth, Jeanne, Faye, and Shirley! Once again, Ladies, you have helped make this special swap, very special for me. I really appreciate the time you take to send the cards. Thank you! Now, if you have received a card and haven't posted yet, please do so. This thread will always be open, so if you have cards you haven't acknowledged, please let us know. I'll be posting the January Swap some time this week. Haven't got all the bugs worked out yet! And Ladies, we need a hostess for the March Swap - any volunteers? Have a great first day of the New Year! Shirley!...See MoreJune FOTESS Swap - YOUR CHOICE Seed Swap!
Comments (210)Hi Tom! I see you have a page and a wish list started. Good job. Now if I sound bossy or start to sound like an IRS agent spitting out rules--that's not what I'm trying to do. Can you do a couple things? 1. Set up your messaging. When you click on our usernames (such as canyonwind (9) above, it will take you to her page. In the top right corner is a rectangle marked "Message". You can email her directly, ask her a question, propose a seed trade, give the other person your address to send you seeds--and it's not on the public thread with the weirdos and stalkers. As long as you're setting things up go to your username and add a number behind your name. Once again using canyonwind (9) as an example. That means she lives in USDA hardiness zone 9. I live in zone 4/5. That makes it easier for us to know if the seeds we have will do well in your area. The larger the number the warmer the climate. You can google your USDA hardiness zone. Now that you know your zone...you can work on your wishlist. If you are in zone 4/5 like myself you will know that anything tropical dies in the fall. If I want tropical seeds I know I'll have to grow it indoors or plant it as an annual. What kind of Want List? There's no right or wrong. Why make a Wish List? Because it gives the rest of us information. If you have 3 kinds of marigolds on your list we might offer you another variety. If you have annuals on your list we might offer you some of those. Also include what you DON'T want. Example: No prairie grasses or daylilies, please. Now...FOTESS is a group. It stands for Friends of the Earth Simple Swaps. We swap just about every month. If you are back here at this place find 2018 January Fotess thread. Usually next month's post will be put up the end of the earlier month. We love new people...but as with everything there's a process. You can post on the thread that you're interested in this month's swap or you can click on sandlapper or sjc's username and email them through Houzz. We just don't want someone who says they will swap, but doesn't follow through so we make sure there's a back up plan so nobody's left out. Just like second grade--everybody wins. Keep asking questions! Heidi...See MoreFOTESS Jan. 2019 “Snowed in Day” Swap
Comments (200)Ruth , Thank you so much for the gift of he Farmer's Almanac and the lovely butterfly card! Love them both! I usually always buy one, but hadn't this year! Thrilled to get it! Card is gorgeous! Thank you!...See More
canyonwind
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bluee19
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xiangirl zone 4/5 Nebraska
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3 months agoOh no Heidi! I hope you enjoy your new grow light and I am glad you are recovering/recovered?
My card to Amy went out yesterday.
A few extra points for drink recipes and pics added below! Nice warm up recipes.
Shirley - 1 pointAnnie - 7 points
Nicole - 12 points
Jayeanne - 8 points
Amy - 3 points
How about some winter cheer? Everyone who shares a winter poem will earn 2 points (max 1 per person). Snowy animal or people pics (ones you've taken) will also earn 1 point each (max 4 per person).
Mandy
Kitty watching the snow!
pinkiris
3 months agoLOL ... no SNOW here... today is 70 degrees ... with storms moving in
Mandy ... your cat is beautiful! what is her name? She looks like she is enjoying the view!
WINTER GREETINGS to everyone from Miss Tiny, our new outdoor friend that showed up - lil baby, and my sons (2) pups, Miss Luna and Miss Precious! (the best I could do with no snow here and no snow in our forecast!)
Miss TINY - aka the BOSS
Lil BABY - she showed up about a week ago and has stayed here since, lol
Miss LUNA - my sons german shepherd
Miss PRECIOUS - she was not in the mood for a photo LOL - my sons chocolate lab
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3 months agobluee19
3 months agopolita my friends cat for her birthday (there is white on her like snow color plus her paws on fur carpet like snow. hahah
bluee19
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoThis is our community cat and she doesnt like anything on her. She’s like, dont even think about it lady!!
Fluffy is her name (like Fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky)
canyonwind
3 months agoWINTER POEM
SpellboundEmily Brontë
The night is darkening round me,
The wild winds coldly blow;
But a tyrant spell has bound me
And I cannot, cannot go.
The giant trees are bending
Their bare boughs weighed with snow.
And the storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.
Clouds beyond clouds above me,
Wastes beyond wastes below;
But nothing drear can move me;
I will not, cannot go.
I don't have any SNOWY animal pics so I am posting four PEOPLE pics, family and friends.......
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amybabyboy3
3 months agol1oness
3 months agoI realized my error - I'm in full blizzard preparation, but not everyone has snow. Oops! If course, fun people and pet pics are perfect! No snow required!
My kitties are Miss Riley, and Michael. They run the house.
smitties
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3 months agoI love all the pictures that are posted, especially the pets. Here's one of my dog, Sydney. It's not from this year but is one of my favorite Christmas pictures of her.
Seems I've been ailing or very busy but the past two days are going much better so I'll get back to posting things here. I saw that January 21 is National Hug Your Puppy Day. Had never heard of it before.
I ordered another batch of seeds, this time from Botanical Interests. Sure hope I have some luck this year. I also just started some seeds in my Aerogarden - herbs this time.
bluee19
3 months ago
brittneysgran
3 months agoMargo thank you for my cute card: I love it and I am getting better each day.
This is so true. LOL
amybabyboy3
3 months agoMandy,
Thank you for the little envelope full of goodies. Sunny Boy tomatos- so pretty and adorables stickers and transfer. I also love the moonflower seeds. It was a great surprise for my rainy day! Thank you so much! Amy
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3 months agoI received my card today from Margo - thank you! It's beautiful - I love that catalog that you used for photos. The seeds and stickers are fun too!
bluee19
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoShirley ~ thank you for the Thank You card and seed goodies. it took the scenic route to get to me.
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3 months agoMy card is indeed on the way to Annie. Perhaps I posted before that my printer quit working early in December. I kept trying the "clean" function for the ink, but it wouldn't get right again so I finally ordered a new printer and my son-in-law hooked it up for me on Sunday. Meanwhile, here we are in NC as with so much of the country, with really cold temperatures. Other than walking my dog, I'm not doing much outdoors.
I received my lovely card from Nicole and I love gingerbread things so it was a treat to receive and she sent along seed packets with seeds and some she made for me to gather seeds in later as well as a packet of herbal tea. Thanks so much, Nicole!
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3 months ago
Thank you Amy for card, notepad, jewelry, seeds caper bush and butterfly pea vine. Can't wait to get these seeds started.
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2 months agoI am home YAH!!
And I have mail from Jeanne....
Nice recycle job...and I love the seed envelopes. Very clever and smart Jeanne!
Thank you very much!! Happy winter greetings to you!!
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