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Farmgirl Friday blog hop #1

Here we go farmgirls! Are you chompin' at the bit to share your farmgirl talents with other amazing farmgirl bloggers in the first Farmgirl Friday blog hop? I hope so! I'm looking forward to an amazing hop so let's get started! 

Farmgirls love anything to do with making things with their hands, keeping chicken's, embroidering, sewing, knitting, spinning, quilting, natural home remedies for health care and cleaning, horses, goats, cows, organic gardening and cooking, caring for their loved ones and friends and are community minded. Re-purposing and UP-cycling are high on their list of " fun things to do too"!  They are enterprising and creative! Many of us love being part of the amazing MJF farmgirl sisterhood, earning merit badges, and chatting on the farmgirl forum too!

Some live on farms, but it's not necessary given farmgirl is a condition of the heart. ~ Mary Jane Butters 

Here are the rules for the Farmgirl Friday blog hop:

1.) Show us your farmgirl flare! Include photos of your farm, crafts, art, animals, quilts, thrifty home and garden makins', your backyard garden, hen house, studio or workshop. You get the idea! 

2). Leave a permalink in the Mr. Linky space to your farmgirl Friday post.

3). Please include the farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post.

4). I'll feature a farmgirl or two from the hop every Friday!

* Everyone is welcome to join in! 

It's that easy! Link up every Friday for your weekly dose of  farmgirl soul-food! 

I'll be making the rounds to see friends and meet new ones too!

Deborah Jean 

Bring on Spring ~ silk flowers at your doorstep

With spring just a few short days away and predicted warmer temps here along the southern shore of New England, I'm feeling a little extra " spring " in my step. Sorry, I just had to say that!

I mentioned my previous long time aversion to silk flowers here but what's a girl to do when the " real thing " takes so long to get here? 

Get creative that's what! 

You can too! 

Here how I created two bright and funky spring flower arrangements in less than an hour ( once I was home from shopping at Michael's Crafts Store for supplies) . 

I chose a loose twiggy type of wreath for a natural look. I looked for flowers that inspired me. It can be overwhelming looking at the vast selection of flowers and colors. I chose to keep it simple this year and settled on white, soft yellows and I couldn't resist these black and white swirl ( CLIP ON ) flowers. Instead of using individual flowers I chose a garland of flowers in my color pallet. Once I had it placed how I liked it,

I used trash bag twisty ties to attach the Garland tightly to the wreath then I clipped on the funky flowers for some extra punch! 

Remember to make your wreath large enough that is can be seen from the street. 

For our side entry I re-purposed an old hanging bucket. Using the same color combination but with individual flower stems, this time I filled it to the brim with forsythia blossoms, pussy willow and a larger white flower to anchor the arrangement.

COME ON SPRING!!!  I'm ready, how about you?















This post is linked up to two fun blogs I just discovered!  Whassup Wednesday at Elements Interiors and Savvy Southern Style Wow us Wednesday! 
What spring touches are you working on?
Tell us about it!
Deborah Jean