FQGSCB #11 Dec 2023 Top Shelf Picks and DT Call Announcements

 Top Shelf Picks Announcement for FQGS Theme #11

 Whoa! Theme #11 for FarmQuest General Store challenge blog is no longer accepting deliveries of crafted projects! :)

At 12:00am CT/Chicago or 6 am UK times on January 5, FQGS closed for business for challenge #11. We are excited to be having steady participation for being a new challenge blog. Please help us grow! Let your craft blogging friends know about this fun blog!

Theme #1 had 10 entries!! #2 had 27. #3 had 16 entries. #4 had 18 entries! #5 had 19 entries! #6 had 12 entries! #7 had 11 submissions! #8 had 24 entries and #9 had 26!!!...only 11 for #10, but thankful for those as most of us are busy with holidays. And here we go with 15 entries for #11!! 

 I'm loving the variety and glad our FQGS participants are embracing the broadness of rural topics we want to see!

Thank you to all the wonderfully talented artisans who took time to create and deliver projects to the store!

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Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks: Emma T, Aimeslee, and Janet (Sweetpea)!!!

In order of entry:

#7 by Janet=

Janet's little guy climbing the apple tree caught my eye for being unexpected during the winter season (at least for my part of the world). Great idea for farm country theme!

#10 by Aimeslee W=

I love this journal entry (one of our accepted formats) that Aimeslee was inspired by the writing of Willa Cather to create. Awesome winter barnyard scene!

#15 by Emma T= 

These birthday sheep have such great expressions and are sporting party hats! Emma's also got some bunnies and gulls to give a terrific meadow/field scene. 

The variety of country/outdoors/farm kind of topics was amazing! It was a very difficult time of decision-making selecting only 3 entries. Thanks for making it tough for me/Becca.

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Ya'll come back now! Stay awhile at the country store!

The general store will open again at 12am CT/Chicago or 6am UK on January 7th. 

From the gifted tippy-top shelf treasures,

FQGS DT members NanaConnie, Jolanda, and owner Becca S

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DT Call

 We would love to get another talented farmhand started for 2024. 

If you're interested in farm and country topics using our accepted formats creating a DT project 1x per monthly competition, being part of the commenting rotation, and sharing/linking your blog posts of your FQGS projects to other challenge blogs and FB groups then please send an inquiry email message to owner Becca S=

questbybecca@gmail.com

plus 

SOMETHING NEW for 2024: QKR Stampede has been for sale (along with other companies owned by Stamp On It by Deb S) yet they will be offering images each month for the DT to use. The DT also has the option to create anything farm/country goes. 

There will be a random prize winner receiving all 3 images featured each month. How fun is this and it's only available at FarmQuest General Store! 

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FQ family of blogs:

FarmQuest = current competition December 28, 2023-January 13, 2024= theme of quilts

FarmQuest General Store = starting again on January 7-February 5, 2024; theme of Anything Farm and/or Country Goes

FarmQuest Country Christmas = starting again on Jan 7 through February 5, 2024; theme is AGCC or Anything Goes Country Christmas (see blog for theme details)

BRAND NEW on January 2nd = FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen = January 2-January 31, 2024; theme is AFG or Anything Food Goes; option theme to include a country farmhouse vibe;

allowed anything kitchen, pantry, produce market including kitchen tools, equipment, appliances, aprons, recipes, oven mitts/pot holders, and more.

I did 5 days of sneak peeks between Christmas and New Year's that you can go back and look at too for ideas found in my stash. 

  

FQGS #11.5 Midway Post extra inspiration

Thanks for coming out to the country and stopping at the general store! Howdy! 

 Come In. Take a Look Around. 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog

What: FQGS #11.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is December 21 and #11 ends on January 5, 2024 at 12am CT/Chicago. 

Theme: anything farm or country goes topics; country can be backyard, rural, woods, forest, desert, mountains, creek, river, pond, lake, swamp, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, etc.

Formats: cards, ATCs, tags, bookmarks, calendars and planners, journal pages or spreads, TN pages or spreads, larger scrapbook layouts

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DT inspiration  from DT/owner Becca S=

I decided to go with a mixed media collage look for a country setting for the cows and pig. Glittery night sky with trees abstractly shown with the green acrylic paint and a trio of trees with the dotted paper. There are also trees in one of the washi tapes. 

Sentiment tags read "Better Together" and "Love My Herd".

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FQGS #11 main post link=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/fqgs-11-december-2023-afcg-competition.html

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So long. Fare thee well. Come back to the country real soon!

--FQGS DT members Nana Connie, Jolanda and owner Becca

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(P.S. DT call in the main launch posting. Looking for 2 artisans who love farm and country topics.)

  

FQGS #11 December 2023 AFCG competition

 Welcome to the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog is announcing its 11th challenge competition! 

Anything Farm and/or Country Goes theme (AFCG)

AND

it can be for any season of the year, so this is good for both hemispheres!!!

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Please drop off your AFCG theme projects between December 7, 2023-January 5, 2024 by 12:00am CST or 6am UK for some time references.

Bragging rights for Top Shelf recognition are waiting. 

If entries are at 25 or +, there will be a Blue Ribbon Winner selected. This craft artisan will not only have bragging rights but have an invite to be GD for the following month's reminder post. 

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Design inspiration for #11= 

DT Nana Connie=

[AFCG elements: snowy woods, deer, creek for outdoors]

and

DT Jolanda=

[AFCG elements: plaid, burlap, pickup truck, cut pine trees/snowy tree for combo of farmhouse textiles, farm/country vehicle and outdoors]

and

DT/owner Becca=

card #1

[AFCG elements: feathers, leaves, leather for autumn season outdoors]

and

mini card #2

[AFCG elements: squirrel, tree, stars, snowflakes for outdoors; checked gingham/plaids for farmhouse textile prints]

Thanks so much gals for a wonderful variety of  farm country projects!

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Now it's time for our readers/customers to turn into vendors and deliver your goods to the general store by 12:00am CST January 5, 2024.

Use the Inlinkz tool address to help you make those deliveries.

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/886d29c8da784ae4992575e40dbdba2d

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

DT member  NanaConnie, Jolanda, and owner Becca S

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DT CALL=

Looking for those who love farm country topics!

In 2024, the DT will be working with a choice from 3 selected QKR Stampede or Eureka Stamps and those images will be a prize package given to a random winner. 

The DT members have the option to not do a selected image and also the option of doing an additional project of their own choice farm or country creation.

If you're interested please send a message to Becca Sadler

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questbybecca@gmail.com

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AND newish challenge blog in the FarmQuest blog family--

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog

December 7-January 5, 2023

12am CT/Chicago for start and end times

acceptable formats: cards, tags, package toppers, or gift cards (paper-crafted and/or hybrid projects that are for giving during the winter season)

anything goes type "country" Christmas--must be exterior country/rural/outdoors and either with Christmas decorations and/or snow, icy hillsides, creeks, lakes, outbuildings, porches, etc. 

*exterior house doors, porches, railings, lamp posts, mailboxes, fences, gates, outbuildings, etc.

DT so far includes: Nana Connie, Deanne, Mary, and I/Becca

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FarmQuest Challenge Blog has farm or country topic themes twice per month:

December 14, 2023

#42= 'decorated farmhouse or other structure'

December 28, 2023

#43= 'quilts'

January 14, 2024

#44 ='sleds or sleighs'

January 28, 2024

#45= 'benches, pews, or rocking chairs'

with

DT members are Nana Connie and owner Becca

(DT Call ongoing)