Featuring FQ HomeStyle Kitchen #4.5 reminder post projects on 15 April 2024

Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog

purpose: this posting focuses on my continued commitment to FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen challenge blog, the newest competition blog to my FarmQuest blog family. 

when: #4 started April 2 and will end on April 30, 2024; reminder/midway designated as April 15

what: Project #1= masculine Happy Birthday Fishes card

notes:

1. rust and beige striped cardstock panel = Recollections

2. navy blue cardstock panel = Recollections

3. fist print cardstock circle = Fancy Pants Designs

4. medium blue with beige dot design cardstock = recycled/upcycled tissue box packaging punched circles

5. gold/beige tone button thread pieces (faux fishing line) = stash

6. "HB" stamp = 2001 Stampin' Up

7. cardstock edges were inked and ...fishes! added with black marker

Project #2= May Your Days Be Fruit-full slimline card or bookmark

notes:

1. kraft cardstock panel and purple punched circle are both recycled packaging 

2. green, yellow (top), and neon orange (bottom) scraps = Art Skills/Crafter's Closet

3. 'stay fresh', 'may your days be fruit-full', and the pineapple are rub-on transfers = D.T.

4. stencil template for the arrows = Pen + Gear (from a planner/journal kit)

5. outlining around perimeter cardstock scraps with black permanent dual-tip marker = Art. Skills

6. dotted/dash lines for the interior pieces with black detail tip marking pen = D.T.

where: FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen challenge blog #4.5 reminder midway link=

https://farmquesthomestylekitchenchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/04/fqhskcb-45-reminder-for-anything-food.html

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Visitors: Please visit the FQHSKCB #4.5 post to see new DT member LeeAnn McKinney's adorable cook at stove card and Guest DT Deanne's clever cookbook bookmark!!!!

other places to share/link are all for the fish birthday card:

a. We Love Stamping; started 1 week ago; must use stamping or digital image; My fish birthday card has "HB" stamped

link= https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2024/04/april.html

b. Halloween Crafts All Year Round; April 2024/midway; starting this month, there are expanded themes and options; birthdays are another occasion for each month; which is what my fishes/wishes card is about

link= https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-1st-halloween-and-other-occasions.html

c.If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; April 2024/midway; this month's cookie inspiration is happy birthday and the fish card is for birthday

link= https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2024/04/cookie-challenge-191-april-happy.html

d. We Love 2 Create; current/midway; mixed media anything goes; on the fish card= "HB" is stamped; "....fishes!" was handwritten; threads are faux fishing line/net fibers; the blue with beige dot print circles were punched from tissue box packaging!!! YES!!!

link= https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2024/04/challenge-3-craft-card-making.html

e. 613 Avenue Create; current/midway; anything goes; option of splash of color; the fish print cardstock circle has a variety of colors 

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-2024-anything-goes-w-optional.html

f. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; current; anything goes

link= https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2024/04/227-sheep-ski-designs.html

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Still on a quest to convey country living topics creatively,

Becca S

*Quest families of challenge blogs:

FQHSKCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQCB

HQCB, HQFCB, and HQCOLCB

 and

*co-owner/DT with Leslie T for Ally's Angels and Christmas or Not Bingo Challenges

*manager/DT for Shell S of My Time To Craft and My Time To Craft Christmas

*starting May 1: DT for Deanne's HCAYR/HOOOCAYR

Loving this HQCOLCB #4 Themes of EWA and Optional Birthday or New Baby Birth starts 2 April 2024

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

purpose: this posting focuses on the main themes and optional theme for #4 at Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge blog. Main themes are always engagements, weddings, and anniversaries. April's optional event themes are Birthday(s)/New Baby Birth...actual birth day. 

when: #4 competition starts April 2 and ends on April 30, 2024; 

what: Project #1= Live A Good Love Story card (could be wedding or anniversary)

notes:

1. base is ivory cardstock panel = Neenah; pink, orange, and red-orange watercolor markers were partially diluted and then iridescent glitter paint applied on top for the perimeter

2. pink with beige dots cardstock panel= very old My Mind's Eye/29th Market...

3. cut-a-part journal card = I think it's old Webster Pages; ALTERED = outlined in the red-orange, 'live' filled in with orange, 'story' filled in with red-orange, and 'love' added with black marker

4. puffy hearts and dots=  Freckled Fawn 

and

Project #2: stenciled birthday cake card (for the optional event theme)

and a closeup to show the glitter paint portions:

notes: look closely at the lettering and the cake portions (yellow/lime green)

A. a variety of alcohol markers  for coloring = Arteza

B. green, neon/yellow-green, and a blue glitter paint markers = Crafter's Square

C. stencils = Crafter's Square

D. dotted cardstock scrap = Summer Lovin' paper pad from Simple Stories 

E. teal and pink cardstocks = Art Skills

F. navy blue pearl gems = stash

where: Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #4 main post link on April 2nd=

https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/04/hq-celebrations-of-love-4-main-themes.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. I can't share there but the birthday cake card could be shared over at sister blog, FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen challenges for the anything food goes theme competition.

b. (birthday) =Global Design Project challenges; start date April 1; theme is sweet treats; MY card has a stenciled birthday cake

link= http://www.global-design-project.com/2024/04/global-design-project-439-theme.html 

badge= 

c. (birthday) = The Crafting Challenge; new/start date April 1; theme is anything goes

link = https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/anything-goes.html

d. (birthday) = Halloween Crafts and Other Occasions All Year Round; April 1; besides Halloween, blog owner Deanne has offered Birthdays & Spring & Mother's Day occasions for additional themes for April; MY card to share is the birthday cake card

link= https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-1st-halloween-and-other-occasions.html

e. (birthday) = Just Us Girls; current; anything goes with stencils; MY birthday card has the sentiment, music notes, and cake with cake stand that are all stenciled/traced

link= https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/just-us-girls-720-anything-goes-stencil.html

badge= 

f. (love story) = Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; current; started 2 days ago; theme is anything goes; this is my 2nd entry

link= https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2024/03/226-polkadoodles.html

g. (love story) = Allsorts Challenge; midway/current; either KIS or AG; MY love story card is for anything goes

link= https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/weeks-7734.html

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Still on a quest to create loving paper hugs,

Becca S

*Quest families of challenge blogs: HQCOLCB, HQFCB, HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, and FQHSKCB.

and

*co-owner/DT with Leslie T: Ally's Angels and Christmas or not Bingo Challenges

and

*manager/DT for Shell S: My Time To Craft and My Time To Craft Christmas

Loving HQCB #40 Halloween plus heart or love THEME starting 14 October 2023

 LOVING THIS! 

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

PURPOSE: this posting share my owner/DT commitment with Heart's Quest challenge blog's #40 theme of Halloween plus heart/love

WHEN: October 14-27, 2023 with start and end times at 12am CT/Chicago

WHAT:

Notes:

1. base is 6" square neon orange cardstock (Art Skills); scanner light bleached the tone to a squash color; yellow and orange scraps for the candy corn piece are also Art Skills

2. black cardstock = Neenah; also the white cardstock scrap

3. print cardstock scrap = old stash; forgotten whose paper pad this is from

4. "OCT!" is from THICKERS/American Crafts

5. "31" sticker is from Freckled Fawn

6. other accents and washi tapes = stash items

7. black ink pad = Hero Arts

WHERE: hqcb #40 main post launch-

 link= https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/hqcb-40-theme-is-halloween-occasion.html

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OTHER PLACES:

A. The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge; current; theme is Fall/Halloween Greeting; my card has 'love Oct 31!'

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-monday.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2nd-monday-greetings-with.html

B. Halloween Crafts All Year Round; ends on Oct 14; anything Halloween; 

link= https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/09/sept-15-oct-14-challenge-8.html

C. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenges; current; anything Halloween (a mood inspiration board is available); 

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-anything-halloween.html

D. The Most Magical Time of the Year challenges; current; anything Halloween or Christmas; my card is Halloween

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-anything-halloween.html

E. Aloha Friday Challenges; current; themes of Fall or Halloween; my card is Halloween

link= https://alohafridaychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/aloha-friday-challenge-3-fallhalloween.html

F. Craft Rocket Challenges; current; theme of Halloween or Autumn; my card has some autumn/harvest accents but is a non-scary Halloween card

link= https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-108-autumn-andor-halloween.html

and FB groups:

Mixed Media Creativity; PPPDTC; COTM;

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Still on quests to show visually heart love on creative projects:

Becca S

*owner/DT= HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, and TFATU

*co-owner/DT= AACB and CBCB

*manager/DT= MTTC and MTTCC

Sharing a 2nd HCAYR Halloween themed card for June 2023

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

This posting is not a design team commitment project! It's rare anymore that I can find a couple of hours to devote to a non-DT challenge, but so glad I can support HCAYR owner Deanne and the owners of the other challenge blogs that I've linked to with this posting. :)

WHAT: Halloween Crafts All Year Round or HCAYR #5

WHEN: June 15-July 14, 2023

SHOW and TELL: Trick or Treat --Halloween! card

1. cardstocks cut into different dimensions = Art Skills or Crafter's Choice; 6" square original size of each sheet

2. Google Doc word processing for text phrases printed on kraft paper

3. black permanent marker, ribbon, and buttons = stash

4. black ink pad for inking cardstock edges = Hero Arts

WHERE: HCAYR blog posting link for June 15= 

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-15-july-14-challenge-5.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge; mid-month reminder post was June 16; anything Halloween

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-2023-mid-month-reminder.html

B. The Most Magical Time of the Year; #9 and is mid-way; either Halloween or Christmas or you can do a fun merge of the 2 holidays; my crafty card is Halloween

link= https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-9-most-magical-anything.html

C. Corrosive Challenge Blog; June 9 start date/current; anything goes

link= http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-6-jun-2023-anything-goes.html

D. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; current; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/06/207-conie-fong.html

E. HCAYR featured up above

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Still on a quest for creativity, 

Becca S

(this card is NOT a design team commitment; however I am involved currently with 12 blogs: TFATU, HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, OUAT, AACB, CBCB, THICC, MTTC, MTTCC, MIUCB, and MLCCB.)

 

Sharing a HCAYR card for the June 2023 challenge

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

This posting is not a design team commitment project! It's rare anymore that I can find a couple of hours to devote to a non-DT challenge, but so glad I can support HCAYR owner Deanne and the owners of the other challenge blogs that I've linked to with this posting. :)

WHAT: Halloween Crafts All Year Round or HCAYR #5

WHEN: June 15-July 14, 2023

SHOW and TELL: "It's Halloween time!" card --cutesie!!

1. cardstocks cut into different dimensions = Art Skills or Crafter's Choice; 6" square original size of each sheet

2. bones border sticker cut into 2 short sections = Current Card Catalog (very old and from a multi design sheet set)

3. the black with holes and white stars border sticker partial piece = also Current Card Catalog (from the same sheet as the bones)

4. black permanent marker and gems (2 colors) = stash

5. black ink pad for inking cardstock edges = Hero Arts

WHERE: HCAYR blog posting link for June 15= 

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-15-july-14-challenge-5.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge; mid-month reminder post was June 16; anything Halloween

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-2023-mid-month-reminder.html

B. The Most Magical Time of the Year; #9 and is mid-way; either Halloween or Christmas or you can do a fun merge of the 2 holidays; my cutesie card is Halloween

link= https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-9-most-magical-anything.html

C. Corrosive Challenge Blog; June 9 start date/current; anything goes

link= http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-6-jun-2023-anything-goes.html

D. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; started June 4 and has about 1 day left; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/06/207-conie-fong.html

E. HCAYR featured up above

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Still on a quest for creativity, 

Becca S

(this card is NOT a design team commitment; however I am involved currently with 12 blogs: TFATU, HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, OUAT, AACB, CBCB, THICC, MTTC, MTTCC, MIUCB, and MLCCB.)

 

Sharing a Spider focal tag inspired by HCAYR #3

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

WHAT:  Halloween Crafts All Year Round challenge blog #3; anything goes Halloween themed

WHY: using a scrap of spider print cardstock for the focal to create a Halloween gift tag to submit to HCAYR

This is crazy spider tag=

Notes:

1. orange/rust colored cardstock = Recollections/Michaels Arts and Crafts

2. pumpkin print cardstock scraps cut into triangles = also Recollections

3. white with little black blobs print paper = gifted as an extra through a recent swap

4. spiders print cardstock scrap = Spider's Web (2009) by My Mind's Eye

5. ink, cording, twine, staples, sunflower, leaf, planner stickers = stash

6. glitter pumpkin sticker = Hobby Lobby

WHERE: Halloween Crafts All Year Round challenge blog #3 link=

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/04/ap-15-may-14-challenge-3.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. The Corrosive Challenge blog; current; anything goes

link= http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-4-2023-anything-goes-winner.html

B. Penny's Paper-Crafty challenges blog; current; anything goes with paper

link= https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/pennys-challenge-544.html

C. The Creative Crafters challenge blog; current; anything goes

link= http://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-63.html

D. Creatalicious Challenge blog; current; last check 2 hours ago there was no linky so I submitted another project via posting a comment link; I may have to do that again for this Halloween spider tag

link= https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-257-anything-goes-with.html

E. Most Magical Time of Year Challenges for Halloween and Christmas; current; festive spring non-traditional colors; MY tag has the yellow-green/spring green in the little planner sticker 'this' and in the layered leaf sticker; and the orange tones vary from peach (on the 'crazy' planner sticker and the pumpkin cardstock triangle scraps to deeper tones in the base cardstock and pumpkin glitter sticker

link= https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-7-most-magical-festive-

spring.html

F. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge; open until the 25th; there's a mood board but accepting anything Halloween themed

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/ 

and Facebook groups are: Mixed Media Creativity, Paper/Paper/Paper & DT Calls, Use Those Scrap Papers, and maybe a few more if I have time to get posted

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Loving this chance to share more of my creative endeavors:

Becca S

*I'm involved with these challenge blogs: HQCB, FQGS, FQCB, TFATU, AACB, CBCB, MTTC, MTTCC, MLCCB, MIUCB, THICC, and OUAT.

Sharing a Halloween card with an upcycled magazine photo

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!

This posting is for autumn season decorating with pumpkins and gourds produce for a Halloween card.

For: Halloween Crafts All Year Round challenge blog

When: March 15-April 15, 2023

What:

Notes:

1. magazine photo shows 1 jack-o-lantern, another one next to it with a cut design, 4 pumpkins used to hold flowers, and 3 gourds cut to hold candles/tea lights. I trimmed the photo and then outlined the perimeter along with the 2 side pieces to make strong contrast definition to the kraft cardstock base

2. wood die-cut shapes (Art Skills) had Memento inks (LadyBug Red and Dandelion Yellow) applied first

3. black permanent marker to add a short word to each shape

4. Plaid's Folk Art Extreme Gold glitter acrylic paint was the final top layer for each shape

Where: HCAYR link=

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/03/mar-15-ap-14-challenge-2.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Love To Craft challenge blog; open until April 15, 2023; MY card is flat base with its focal a recycled/upcycled magazine photo

link= https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/ltccb-73-anything-goes-ltccb-72-winner.html 

B. Corrosive Challenge blog; March--current about 3-3.5 days left; Anything Goes

link= http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-3-2023-anything-goes-winner.html

C. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; current for 2 more days; Anything Goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/03/202-alex-syberia-design.html

D. 613 Avenue To Create challenge blog; open; Anything Goes (not the option of CAS)

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

E. A Place To Start challenge blog; open; Anything Goes

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-anything-goes.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are:

The Seasonal Cardmaker, Mixed Media Creativity, Paper/Paper/Paper and DT Calls, Paper Crafting Galleria,  

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From: Becca S

Crafting about love, country, holidays, and whatever else catches my fancy!

*I'm involved in some or most of these challenge blogs each month (more or less) all through the year= HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, TFATU, MIUCB, MLCCB, CBCB, AACB, OUAT, THICC, MTTC, and MTTCC!

Sharing a Halloween card with a country flair

 Howdy! On this 2nd posting today, I'm sharing a Halloween card with this "Country Girl" stamped image. 

Halloween theme elements: 2 wood cut-out shaped pumpkins with Jack-o-lantern faces

Vendors:

1. Country Girl stamp, 1995, Artistic Stamps Exchange

2. collage print cardstock, don't remember, very old stash item

3. rust cardstock = Recollections' Heirloom Harvest cardstock pad

4. kraft brown cardstock scrap = stash

5. black ink pad (Hero Arts), orange ink pad (Memento), various colored pencils, yellow-orange marker, deep orange marker, black marker, green marker, dark green marker, glitter paint pens in orange and green = stash

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Challenge blog to share/link are:

A. Halloween Crafts All Year Round challenge blog (BRAND NEW); February still open; 

link= https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-challenge-1.html

B. Two Old Bats Halloween challenge blog;

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-mid-month-reminder.html

C. The Most Magical Time of the Year challenge blog; accepts Halloween and Christmas project; February is anything goes for H or C;

link= https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-5-most-magical-anything.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are:

a. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

b. Paper Crafting Galleria

c. Need Crafty Inspiration?

d. The Seasonal Cardmaker

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So long. Farewell. See you soon.

--Becca S.

(blogs that I either own, co-own, manage and/or DT member: FQCB, FQGS, HQCB, TFATU, OUAT, THICC, MIUCB, MLCCB, AACB, MTTC, MTTCC, and in May 2023 CBCB)

Sharing an October harvest card as extra reminder inspiration for FQGS #1

 Howdy! This is another delivery for FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog's Theme #1 Reminder post.

An October harvest card:

[Theme #1 AFCG elements: harvest colors/autumn season, pumpkins, fall colored leaf]

Vendors:

Recollections' Heirloom Harvest cardstock pad = pumpkin print cardstock

Hobby Lobby = 2 tone glitter pumpkin stickers

stash = rest of the items

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog's Reminder post:

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/fqgs-challenge-1-reminder-of-afcg-theme.html

FQGS will be open for anything farm country goes themed projects until 1:00am March 5, 2023.

Still plenty of time to create, blog, and link-up. 

Make sure to drop-off at the general store before the deadline! :)

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Halloween Crafts All Year Round challenge blog (BRAND NEW); February still open; 

link= https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-challenge-1.html

B. Two Old Bats Halloween challenge blog;

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-mid-month-reminder.html

C. The Most Magical Time of the Year challenge blog; accepts Halloween and Christmas project; February is anything goes for H or C;

link= https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-5-most-magical-anything.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are:

a. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

b. Paper Crafting Galleria

c. Need Crafty Inspiration?

d. The Seasonal Cardmaker

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So long. Farewell. See you back at the store real soon.

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog

and also 

FarmQuest challenge blog (Theme #22 of mason jars ends early on Feb 27)

--owner Becca S