The Bloggy Awards

I received a couple blog awards from fellow bloggers in the past few weeks and I’m just now getting around to recognizing them!

Monica from Monica Wants It! tagged me with the Beautiful Blogger Award.  Monica was probably one of my first “bloggy” friends and I really enjoy her dry humor and damask obsession.  She’s currently going through somewhat of a quarter-life crisis right now, so go on over and give her some love!  You can find her on Twitter, Etsy, Facebook and her blog.

Here are the rules for the Beautiful Blogger Award:

~Thank the person who gave you the award. ( THANKS MONICA!)

~Paste the award on your blog.

~Link back to the person who gave you the award.

~Share seven interesting things about yourself.

~Nominate up to 7 more beautiful bloggers.

~Link the bloggers you nominate.

Denise from Extreme Personal Measures tagged me with the Sunshine Award.  I’ve recently discovered Denise’s blog, I have to admit I was instantly attracted to it because she has fleur de lis in her header!  She’s a lady after my own heart with all her creative crafty and thrifty features. 

The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity & creativity inspires others in the blog world.

The rules for accepting these award:

~Put the logo on your blog or within your post.

~Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.

~Link the nominees within your post.

~Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

~Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Well, I’m not much for following the rules with these sort of things; if you want to know some interesting things about me, click HERE.  And as far as nominating other bloggers, it’s impossible for me to pick from my huge list of favorites! Have you seen that list over there?!? It’s huge!  Go visit some, you’ll see what I spend way too much time every day reading blogs!

Well, thank you ladies for the recognition, and thanks everyone else for letting me toot my own horn!

DIY Scavenger Hunt

 

Even though this isn’t a post about one of my DIY projects, I’m linking up with Kimba’s DIY Day because I know a lot of her readers will be interested in such a great DIY-related giveaway.

One of my favorite blogs is having an AWESOME giveaway to celebrate her 100th post.  Roeshel started the DIY Show Off Blog a short time ago and has gained over 300 followers and countless DIY submissions by her readers. The projects she features are inspirational to say the least.

Check out the DIY Showoff Blog for a fun Scavenger Hunt and you could win this:

Your own set of tools for all those great DIY projects, how great is that??  And if you’re reading this entry, you’re already on your way to winning, just check my sidebar for a clue!

Roeshel was kind enough to include me in her Awards post by nominating me for the Fabulous Blog Award.

This is the second time I’ve been recognized with this award, and it is an honor yet again. As recipient of this award, I'm to name 5 obsessions and tag 5 fabulous blogs.  My current obsessions are:

• LSU Football……Geaux Tigers, enough said!
• My new embroidery machine…..you’ll hear more about that soon!
• The color purple….I like to wear it, decorate with it, paint with it and craft with it!
• Fleur de lis….both in my decorating and my crafting
• Anything sparkly…..especially glitter and rhinestones

It’s impossible for me to single out just five blogs, so for a list of blogs that I think are fabulous, just check out my sidebar.

Me, Fabulous and Flair-Worthy?!?

I recently received a couple blog awards. I'm always shocked and giddy with excitement pleasantly surprised when someone recognizes my blog, it means you people out there really are reading and enjoying what I write! The same goes for every comment that I receive, I just love reading and responding to them as well.

First off, from Jennifer at Chester and Donkey:

Jennifer has a knack for finding unique china, silver and other treasures at Goodwill and giving them new life. Like this pitcher:

And this clock to cloche transformation:

Be sure to check out her blog for tons of thrifty treasures and adventures in spray painting!

And from Jessica at Happy Together:

Jessica’s blog is full of fun craft and sewing projects that absolutely inspire me! I have bookmarked so many of her tutorials and will someday get around to doing them, I promise!

Check out these cute earrings she made using fabric scraps:

And this precious toddler dress and coordinating mommy top, both made from an old tshirt:

Too lazy to make something yourself? Just buy it from her Etsy shop!

Thank you ladies for recognizing my blog with these awards! For all the blogs that I think are fabulous and flair-worthy, check out my blog roll over on the left sidebar.

Honestly, I’m Honored

Gwen at Murphy Grace Home was kind enough to recognize my blog with the “Honest Scrap” Award and I’m happy to accept!

HERE ARE THE RULES:

First you must tell your readers five things about yourself that they may not already know, but are true.

Second you must tag ten people with the award.

Third, you must let the people know you have given them this award.

And finally, link back to the person who gave the award to you.

Since I haven’t done one of these “things about yourself” posts before, I decided it would be fun to join in. So here are five random facts about me:

1. There are currently over 30 tigers residing in our office. From the stuffed to resin variety, I’ve got them all. And trust me, it doesn’t look tacky, I’ve got them all arranged very artfully and tastefully!

2. I sing songs to my pug, Gidget, almost every day. She likes the ones I make up the best, but lately I’ve taken to singing her Michael Jackson tunes (my fave - “I Just Can’t Stop Lovin’ You”).

I Just Cant Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson

3. I am deathly afraid of wasps. I’ve gone through at least 5 cans of wasp spray so far this summer. I don’t know if I’m allergic or not, I just don’t want to get stung!

4. I go to Estate Sales just as much to look at the houses as to try to find great vintage bargains. Sometimes I make up stories about the people who used to live there. (I never want to think the person died, so mostly I tell myself they are in some posh “retirement” community somewhere!)

5. I have two tattoos. And yes, they hurt. A lot. I won’t tell you what they are or where they are, but they are both purple and one matches one of my husband’s tattoos (he has four). Well, if you read this post, you probably know what one of them is.

Rather than tag 10 people with the award, I’m just going to recommend 5 blogs that I follow (a couple of which represent some of the 5 facts above). That way they can either play along or just bask in the adornment of me and my fellow readers!

1. Purple Punch – This blog features a new purple item daily (goes great with my tiger/LSU obsession!) Check out their sister blogs if purple isn’t your color, there’s even one for animal prints!

2. Merrylog – Get your daily dose of one of the cutest pugs in cyberspace!

3. Enchantresses Three – These ladies help me forget all about my wasp invaders by enchanting me with their terrific decorating tips and ideas.

4. Life In the Fun Lane – I’m a new follower Holly’s blog; I love her shabby chic style and transformation of thrift store finds.

5. Fleur de.lir.i.ous – This retail blog will help you get your fleur de lis fashion fix!

New Friends

I wanted to take the time to share some of the new friends I’ve made out here in Blog-land….little did I know when I started this blog it would open up a whole new world of “friends”! People with similar interests, styles, and motivations, whom I enjoy visiting with now on a regular basis. Imagine my surprise when little ol’ me was recognized on one of my new favorite blogs with the Kreative Blogger Award.

Kate at Centsational Girl awarded me for my DIY kitchen transformation for our kitchen cabinet makeover that was featured on the DIY Showoff Blog. Be sure to check out both these great blogs for some fabulous inspirational DIY projects.

My seashell wall treatment was also recently featured on Completely Coastal. Check out this beachy blog for beautiful decorating ideas and craft projects.

I’d like to pass the Kreative Blogger Award on to some of my new blog friends that are worth a visit if you have the time:

A Penny Saved

The Shabby Chic Cottage

Struggling to Be Stylish

Imperfectly Beautiful

A Soft Place To Land

Domestic Fashionista

These are just a sampling of the wonderfully inspiring blogs that I visit regularly. Be sure and take a peek at my blog roll over on the left sidebar for a complete list of my favorites!

I'd like to thank God, my parents, the producers....

I am so honored that a fellow blogger, Karen from Brayton Homestead Interiors, has passed on the "ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD" to me!

Thank you so much for reading and acknowledging my blog. When I started this blog a couple months ago, I had no idea that anyone would be interested in what I had to say, let alone over 40 people! I have discovered a wonderful community of bloggers willing to share their thoughts, ideas, tips, and tricks, and even their homes (virtually of course!) with me and the rest of the world. Here are the 15 blogs that I would like to recognize and share this award with:

1. The Nesting Place: This is a very popular blog among the DIY crafters out there. I enjoy her creative projects and witty banter.

2. One Pretty Thing: Daily updates of DIY crafts from all around the web. This is how I found the ruffle tank top and ruffle butt onesie tutorials.

3. Domestic Fashionista: Tons of home decor tips and tricks, love it!

4. Southern Hospitality: I love to read about Rhoda's latest & greatest garage sale/thrift store find!

5. Thrifty Decor Chick: Sarah shares great tips on how she makes her house a home.

Ok, this is going to be a lot of typing if I keep going all the way to 15, so I'll just list the rest. They're all great blogs, so check them out if you have the time!

6. A Southern Accent

7. Crafty Bitch 101

8. Crap I've Made

9. Create Studio

10. Embellish

11. Evangeline's Vine

12. The DIY Show0ff Blog

13. The Tipsy Hostess

14. The Pretty Partridge

15. Monica Wants It

So, everyone pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and start perusing these "lovely" blogs if you have a few hours to spare. Trust me, you get sucked in fast, it was hard for me to choose just fifteen! Thanks again, Karen!