Wed. Wish List & an Award!

First the award:
I received this amazing award from Tapestry 316. This award focuses on friendship! Kathy has an amazing blog! I love to visit, her posts are always fun, insightful and informative. Please also check out Kathy's Etsy Shop, she has the most amazing animal paintings!!

Please take time to go and see these wonderful blogs I am passing the award on to!

All Things Tangled

Little Studio Photography & Jewelry

Lazy Bone Creations

The Lost Earring

Holly Rocks

Christie Cottage


Ok - Wed. Wish List. Please check out these amazing shops! Only 3 more months till Christmas, and I haven't started shopping!! Oh dear.

Blog Love

My blog received this wonderful award from
A Hen's Nest, an amazing blog that Henrietta updates daily, and has the greatest links on the sidebar! I love to visit this blog!! And she is so helpful - Henrietta helped me with some things I wanted to do on my blog. What a lovely person with a lovely blog, I'm honored to receive this award from her.

Here are the rules for the Over the Top Award:

Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s quite tricky to use only one-word answers! Once you have filled it out be sure to pass it on to 6 of your favorite bloggers. Alert them that they have been awarded! Have fun!
One word answers have got to be the hardest - but here goes:

1. Where is your cell phone? Bus
2. Your hair? Long
3. Your mother? Yep
4. Your father? Yep
5. Your favorite food? Breakfast
6. Your dream last night? None
7. Your favorite drink? Coffee
8. Your dream/goal? Retirement
9. What room are you in? Office
10. Your hobby? Painting
11. Your fear? Mice
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. Something that you aren’t? Maid
15. Muffins? Bran
16. Wish list item? kitchen
17. Where did you grow up? Manitoba
18. Last thing you did? Shower
19. What are you wearing? Clothes
20. Your TV? JVC
21. Your pets? Dog
22. Friends? Great
23. Your life? OK
24. Your mood? Hopeful
25. Missing someone? Grandpa
26. Vehicle? Dodge
27. Something you’re not wearing? SOCKS
28. Your favorite store? Michaels
29. Your favorite color? Red
30. When was the last time you laughed? yesterday
31. Last time you cried? funeral
32. Your best friend? Hubby
33. One place that I go to over and over? Work
34. One person who emails me regularly? Friend
35. Favorite place to eat? Montana's

Ok - that wasn't as hard as I thought it would be!! Here are the 6 Wonderful Blogs I'm passing this award to:


The Empty Nest
Christie Cottage
All Things Tangled
Prim Country Farms
Little Studio Photography and Jewellery
Splendid Little Stars

Look What I Found!!

We had a severe thunder storm move in Thursday night around 10pm. The lightning just never quit!! Managed to fall asleep after 11pm, woke up the next morning at 2am when the house shook from the thunder, didn't manage to get back to sleep after that. Needless to say I had a really nice nap yesterday!! LOL We did get almost 4 inches of rain during the night, won't be mowing grass today.

If you love give aways as much or maybe only 1/2 as much as I do - you really need to check out and bookmark this blog!! Nathelie has the greatest give aways, and lots of them.




Here is another amazing give away from a brand new shop on Etsy - Original Mischief. She is giving away this beautiful pillow!! Don't you just love the colors?


I recieved this great award from Christie Cottage a wonderful blog I visit often. Christie also has an amazing SHOP where she sells wedding accessories!


I would love to send 100 lucky people a Christmas Postcard, but no one seems to want one? Why? Click on the graphic below if you would like to get one in the mail for the holidays.


Just received these amazing return address labels in the mail yesterday. I ordered them from Vista Print, and they match the postcards I'm sending perfectly!!


A little while back I posted about Luke's tent and backpack. He was home on the weekend and spread everything from his pack on the livingroom floor and took a picture. I guess we should have opened the livingroom blinds and let some light in when he took the picture. After he has all this in the pack - there is still room for more!
Please enter the give aways I have on the right sidebar near the top! There is another one that just started today and one just below this post! Have a Great Weekend!!

My Blog won an Award!

Give Away!

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This wonderful award was given to my by Nina at Nina's Custom Designs for Children. Nina has a wonderful blog where she shows off some of her creations, features other shops and tells about her life. She also has an amazing new shop on Etsy - Nina's Custom Designs. She has the cutest little girls dresses!
Now I need to tell you three things about myself and pass the award on to 3 other blogs! Because I'm running out of things to tell everyone about my self, and because I love to cook - I'm going to share 3 of my favorite recipes with you (just click on the title to get to the recipe).

1)Crepes with Cream Cheese Filling and Homemade Strawberry/Rhubarb Sauce (I only make this a few times a year, have to get up early because it's a bit of work) :



2)Corn Chowder (we probably have this almost once a month in the winter. Really great for lunch with a grilled cheese sandwich on those -40 degree days) :


3)Farmer Sausage Quiche (I made this for the first time about one month ago. I'm the only one that likes it so far) :


Now - 3 blogs to pass it on too.
*Insanity Bliss
*Chat Bug Karen at Winding Threads
*Beads and Bobs

Please check out these amazing blogs - and Nina's blog and shop too please!

An Award

Win 3 BARS OF SOAP!!

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to Enter!
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Arlene from Harrison Hollow Designs has given my blog this wonderful award!! You really need to check out Arlene's SHOP. She has the most wonderful polymer clay items!! In fact - she will be having a give away on my other blog at the end of the month!!

Now I am supposed to tell you 7 things about myself and pass the award to 7 other blogs! That's not so hard! Ok - at least the rules don't say I have to come up with 7 "interesting" things about myself! LOL

1. I love to mow grass!! (good thing - it takes 2.5 hours twice a week lately)
2. Coke is my favorite soft drink (adding a little coconut rum works too)
3. I really Really REALLY don't like hot weather (give me 70F all year round and I'd be happy)
4. My crafting mojo seems to be gone (how do I get it back?)
5. I just started reading "SMOKE SCREEN" by Sandra Brown (so far so good)
6. I just bought myself some new steel toed boots and new walking shoes (my other ones were 12 & 8 years old respectively - so it was about time)
7. I had some leftover spaghetti noodles, so we had chicken alfredo with those noodles for supper yesterday. (why is it so hard to think of meals to make everyday?)

BLOGS I LOVE TO READ and will pass this award to:

Burnt Mill Candles (I actually have some of their amazing soap!!)
Splendid Little Stars (always has beautiful photos and wonderful posts)
The Soap Barn (have some lipbalm from this shop - YUM!! This blog is about way more than soap)
A Hen's Nest (a blog with give aways, recipes, reviews & surveys - never boring!)
Meg's Bags (I love bags!! She just started a give away!)
Holly Rocks (always a wonderful read about anything and everything!)
Teresa's Treasures (has really interesting posts on so many different topics and things happening in her life)

WOOT!! Now to let everyone know they won an award. Please check out each blog - you won't be disappointed.

Honest Scrap Award

I picked a whole bunch of rhubarb yesterday. Seems my plants grew like crazy the last 5 days. Does anyone have a really good Rhubarb Muffin recipe they would like to share?

My blog has received the Honest Scrap Award. A big thank-you goes out to Dip Your Toes and Bluebird Country Crafts for this award.

There are a few requirements and they are as follows:

- I must thank the person who gave me the award and list their blog and link it
- I must list 10 honest things about myself
- I must put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on my blog.
- I must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers & list their links
- I must notify the bloggers of the award and hopefully they will follow the above three requirements also.

10 Honest things about me:

1) I do not enjoy cleaning

2) Love to watch plants grow in the garden

3) Don't like weeding

4) Addicted to handmade soap and lip balm

5) Love to read

6) Really enjoy entering give aways

7) I think that driving a school bus is the best job!

8) The colors red, yellow and green are my favorite.

9) The daisy is my favorite flower.

10) Love Love Love reading Blogs!!

Here are the blogs I'll be passing this award too.

*Over the Top Aprons

*Cindy and Mindy

*Little Things That Make Me Happy

*Diary of a Young Designer

*Tile Me Beautiful

*Lilly Shay Style

*Kim's Country Cottage

Please visit these blogs - they are all amazing!!

The "Lovely Blog" Award

I received this award on Tuesday by three lovely blogs: Bags and Buds, Diary of a Young Designer, and Miss Knits. These are all wonderful blogs that you really need to check out. I'm honored that they thought of me while passing on this award!

Here are the rules to receiving this award...
~1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
~2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
~3. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Here are the 15 blogs I've picked. Please take time and visit these blogs!

1. Country Mouse City Mouse

2. The Eclectic Element

3. Dragon's Den

4. Recuperation Nathalie

5. Eyelet Sage Studio

6. Random Lunacy

7. Kim's Country Cottage

8. Sweet Pea Toad

9. Tile Me Beautiful

10. Clover and Violet

11. Crafty Bitch 101

12. Jennifer Magnesi

13. Blissful Blooms Paper

14. Sew Much Detail

15. Bovine Bubbles and Hog Wash

OK - who decided 15 was a good number? It's not actually as hard as it sounds!!

A Lovely Award

I received this lovely award from Lauren at Betty Mae Artistry. Lauren has a wonderful blog - Please pop over and look!! Thank-You Lauren!!


About the Award:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbon of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

Here are the blogs I am passing it on too. Please take time to look at Lauren's blog and the following blogs, they are all wonderful!!

Bovine Bubbles & Hog Wash

Kala Pohl Studio

Split Rock Ranch

The Queen Speaks

Sweet Pea Toad

Lilly Shay Style

Dragon's Den
Life, Love, YARN!

A Lovely Award

I received this lovely award from Baroness Bijoutery an awesome blog that is a must read. She finds the greatest shops to feature on her blog, and has the most amazing jewelry. If she didn't already have this award - her blog would be at the top of my list to receive it.

The Renee Award. This Award was created by Bella and Ces in honour of their friend Renee, an incredible lady who in the face of a frightening life battle is tackling each day with great spirit and courage. Please check out the blogs of these three creative ladies.

Here is what Bella says of this award:
"this is a brand new award and I have the pleasure and honor of spreading the seed, watching it grow. I hope it finds it's way to those who are like Renee: the acorn, a small package becoming a tall and sturdy oak, giving more acorns, becoming tall and sturdy oaks, giving acorns..."

Now to pass on the award. Here are the 7 blogs I picked.

Quilts Galore and More

Mamutopia

Hazelnut Cove

Sassy Glass Designs

The Muddy Moose

Front Porch Reviews

KaHolly

Dragon's Den

Please visit these blogs, and thank you to Baroness Bijoutery for this wonderful award!!

I made a new bag today - thought I'd better post a pic before I package it and mail it!!

An Award!

I've received this lovely award from Two Happy Stampers who have an amazing blog and an amazing Shop. I love looking at all the amazing cards they have and make. Truely beautiful!

I've decided to pass on this award to some of my followers. The rules call for passing it on to 5 deserving blogs - but I will pass it on to 6 - the six that will be featured on my blog tomorrow.

RDG Designs

Wire and Wool

Luv My Monkeys

PJ Turner

Bag Ladee

Kid'n Around Creations

Thank-you to these blogs for following me!!

Look what I bought and an Award

Went shopping yesterday. Stopped at a fabric store that I happen to have a membership at. All flannel was 50% off for members! My lucky day! I also needed some jean material to make bags for our ATV helmets, that was on sale too! This is what I bought:

The front 3 piles are for bags and coasters. Still trying to figure out how I will make the coasters, trying a few different designs. This is one (just plain squares):

The large piles of ivory are flannel that I will use for between the layers when I sew the raggedy bags.

THE SISTERHOOD AWARD!

This award was received from Kayz Kreationz. This is a wonderful award! I'd like to thank her for the award. Please go visit her blog - it's a lovely one!! I enjoy going to visit it. But also please check out her shop: Kayz Kreations for the most amazing stained glass and fused glass items. She has the cutest tea light holders and a wonderful bird feeder!

Now I can share the award with some other great blogs I follow. Here's how it works:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 5 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

I have a terrible time picking blogs to give these awards too. There are so many that I go to read on a regular basis. So I'm going to give the award to the last 5 blogs that commented on my blog. Please check them out - they are truely wonderful reads!!

Wunderbug

Timeless Designs Studio

Baroness Bijoutery

Nothing Like It

Autumn Rose Crafts

Off to let them know about their award - then it's time to make breakfast!! Have a wonderful day!!