FQGS #9 AFCG Theme Top Shelf Picks and a Blue Ribbon Winner Announcements

Top Shelf Picks Announcement for FQGS Theme #9

and introduction of a Blue Ribbon Winner

 Whoa! Theme #9 for FarmQuest General Store challenge blog is no longer accepting deliveries of crafted projects! :)

About 40 hours ago, the ninth AFCG themed challenge for FQGS ended. So that means the new #10 will start soon (and with a new DT member!!).

Theme #9 had 26 entries!! When entries reach the #25 mark, a special Blue Ribbon Winner will be selected. Think of it as a Grand Champion Country Fair Ribbon Winner!!!

Many participants entered multiple projects!!! 

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

Congratulations to the overall Blue Ribbon Winner = Lisa S with entry #22 !!!

Besides bragging rights, I'm offering #22 by Lisa S a chance to Guest for December 2023's reminder post on December 21st. Email me at questbybecca@gmail.com if you would like to do this.

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Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks: Leslie T, Karen C, and Maryann/Marianne!!!!

In order by entry:

#6 by Leslie T=

#10 by Karen C =

and

 #16 by Maryann Scrapbooking=

Wonderful quality and variety of farm, country, outdoors range of projects! Thank you everyone!!

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Challenge month #10 for November 7- December 5th, 2023 will be starting very soon. 

Until then,

get ready to take a visit to the country and make sure to stop in at the general store!

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog's Design Team of Nana Connie, Kel and Jolanda along with owner Becca   

FQGS #9 Midway Reminder of AFCG theme on 21 October 2023

 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 #9 Reminder Post for AFCG (anything farm or country goes theme topics)

When: Midway Point is October 21 and #9 ends on November 5 at 12am CT/Chicago or 6am UK. This is 1 hour earlier than what we've done previously before August 2023.

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DT inspiration  from DT/owner Becca S= 

[FQGS #9 anything farm or country topics = mushrooms/fungi, a few partial flowers, country print wallpaper kind of cardstock]

Last month I shared another section of the mushroom coloring page so you're not seeing double! This time I've paired it with different printed cardstocks, sentiments, and cording instead of threads. There is still more left of the coloring page which means readers will be seeing more 'shrooms sometime in 2024. 

LINK to FQGS #9 main launch posting from October 7th=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/fqgs-9-afcg-theme-starts-7-october-2023.html

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

--FQGS DT members Kel, Nana Connie and Janis with owner Becca

and our newest team member Jolanda B-W

 

FQGS #9 AFCG theme starts 7 October 2023

Welcome to the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog is announcing its 9th challenge competition! 

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

AFCG stands for anything farm or country goes theme. A huge range of topics are possible: woods/forest, farm/ranch, mountains, meadows, orchards, produce stands, camping, fishing, boating on a lake or creek, frogs, mushrooms, wildlife, hiking, and much more.

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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DT CALL= if anyone is interested in joining NanaConnie, Janis and I at FQGS, please contact me/Becca at questbybecca@gmail.com with a brief message. If I'm not familiar with your work in blogland, send me a couple of sample projects' photos.

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Design inspiration for #9=

DT member Kel:

https://blog.scrap-photograffs.com/

[AFCG elements: barn siding; fox (forest/woodland)]

AND

WELCOME NEW DT MEMBER Jolanda Breeveldt-Willems!!!! She was very busy in the paper-crafting blog world for many years up until about 2 years ago. She's wanting to get her creative mojo going again and we are super excited to have her part of the FarmQuest family! 

https://jolandasblogs.blogspot.com/

[AFCG elements: I should just say the whole card! Checked gingham classic print, grass, wheat sheaf, haystack, scarecrow, tractor, hay wagon with more hay!!!]

AND

 DT member Janis:

https://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com

[AFCG elements: sentiment, honeycomb, checked gingham, flowers, barn, silo, weathervane]

AND

DT member NanaConnie:

http://mygrammysattic.blogspot.com/

[AFCG elements: haunted woods, rural cemetery, spider web]

AND

owner Becca S:

https://heartquestforloveandcountrycreativity.blogspot.com/

[AF/CG elements: bees, hive, honeycomb, autumn season colors]

Thanks, gals for providing a range of farm and country topics for our readers' inspiration!

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Now it's time for you readers/customers to turn into vendors and deliver your goods to the general store by 12:00am CST November 5, 2023.

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

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/6cbe6881ebe5496fb28050aa99fd14aa

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

DT member Kel,  NanaConnie, Janis, and owner Becca S

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AND also starting today is a new challenge blog in the FarmQuest blog family--

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog

October 7-November 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 C-S, 

Guest Designer for #1: Suzanne R

  

FQGS #8 September 2023 Top Shelf Picks Recognition Announcement

 Top Shelf Picks Announcement for FQGS Theme #8

 Whoa! Theme #8 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 October 5, FQGS closed for business for challenge #7. 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!!!

 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: 

In order of reverse entry:

#22 Deanne's strawberry plant and fence entry

#17 Chrissy's sheep and fence entry

#1 Katrina's journal page with sunflower

All three artisans had submitted more than 1 entry. 

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

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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 October 7th. (new times)

From the gifted tippy-top shelf treasures,

FQGS DT members NanaConnie, Janis, Kel, Jolanda, and owner Becca S

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DT Call

Our talented farmhand Janis is leaving us after December 5, 2023. We would love to get another talented farmhand started before then. 

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

UPDATE: Jolanda Breeveldt-Willems is joining us on October 7, 2023. 

Anyone interested in joining FQGS or the new FarmQuest Country Christmas challenge blog or the original FarmQuest challenge blog, please reach out by email to owner Becca S. 

 

FQGS #8 Midway Reminder of AFCG theme on 21 September 2023

  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 #8 Reminder Post for anything farm or country goes theme(s)

When: Midway Point is September 21 and #8 ends on October 5 at 12am CT/Chicago or 6am UK. This is 1 hour earlier than what we've done previously before August 2023.

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DT inspiration  from DT/owner Becca S= 

phone/camera photo 1

phone/camera photo 2

phone/camera photo 3

also

scanned and cropped photo 2 shows the depth of the flower clip:

[FQGS #8 anything farm or country topics = mushrooms/fungi, flowers, burlap ]

I discovered this mushroom variety page in an adult coloring book of gardening topics!!! I tried to coordinate it with colors and prints that look outdoors, woodland. And the layered burlap flower accent is a hidden paperclip base was plain when received as an extra during a recent swap from a junk journaling FB group. I added orange and red ink to the burlap petals and then used a white paint marker pen to add dots to the floral center.  

LINK to FQGS #8 main launch posting from September 7th=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/fqgs-8-theme-afcg-for-7-september-2023.html

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

--FQGS DT members Kel, Nana Connie and Janis with owner Becca

FQGS #8 Theme AFCG for 7 September 2023 and DT Call

 Welcome to the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog is announcing its 8th challenge competition! AFCG or AF-CG stands for anything farm or country goes topics.

Please drop off your AFCG theme projects between September 7- October 5, 2023 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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DT CALL= if anyone is interested in joining Kel, NanaConnie, Janis and I at FQGS, please contact me/Becca at questbybecca@gmail.com with a brief message. If I'm not familiar with your work in blogland, send me a couple of sample projects' photos.

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Design inspiration for #8=

DT member Kel:

[AF/CG elements: cow print, dairy pun, and pink/white checked gingham]

AND

 DT member Janis:

https://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/2023/04/ch3-farmquest-general-store.html

view 2

[AF/CG elements: cows, cow hide print, plaid, counted cross stitch patterns, cow sound word and pun]

AND

DT member NanaConnie:

http://mygrammysattic.blogspot.com/

[AF/CG elements: apples, bushel basket, wildflowers, barn siding print, floral fabric]

AND

owner Becca S:

https://heartquestforloveandcountrycreativity.blogspot.com/

[AF/CG elements: wildflowers, canning jar, ]

Wow! Great variety of farm topics and countryside charm inspiration from the team! Thanks!

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Now it's time for you readers/customers to turn into vendors and deliver your goods to the general store by 12:00am CST October 5, 2023.

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

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/8f101fb39a7941b78b219eff5edc8d76

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

DT member Kel, NanaConnie, Janis, and owner Becca S

  

FQGS #7 Top Shelf Picks Announcement for August 2023 and a DT Call

 Top Shelf Picks Announcement for FQGS Theme #7

 Whoa! Theme #7 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 September 5, FQGS closed for business for challenge #7. 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!

 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: Maxine D, Karen C, and Deanna M!!!

In order of reverse entry:

#11 by Karen C

#3 by Maxine D

#2 by Deanna M

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

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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 September 7th. (new times)

From the gifted tippy-top shelf treasures,

FQGS DT members NanaConnie, Janis, Kel and owner Becca S

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DT Call

Our talented farmhand Janis is leaving us after December 5, 2023. We would love to get another talented farmhand started before then. 

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