Lately everyone in blogland has been giving awards and tagging each other. I have now had a few awards and tags come my way too! I am consolidating things and listing them all here for the sake of simplicity and giving myself more time to make things to show you! Like this little bag I made on Friday.
Jes has tagged me! Jes worked with my mom last year at the Waldorf aftercare preschool in Maine. Mom gave her my blog address and we have been chatting ever since. Jes is an enormous inspiration to me because not only does she make some of the most beautiful quilts, hats, clutches, wristlets... and the list goes on!...she also sells LOADS of them in her shop.
Ana has also tagged me. I won her contest and after sending me the earrings and other gifts we have been in touch! She also has a shop, and I just adore the bright and cheery fabric combinations she comes up with!
Florence has nominated me for a meme. She writes beautiful, inspiring and thoughtful posts in addition to sharing her sewing, cooking, crafting and parenting adventures.
I have been tagged by Varenia too! I am just in love with the cutest little gnome pinafore that she has on sale here.
Penny has given me another Amazing Blogger award and she said I was one of the most friendly bloggers out there. Wow, thank you! (Maybe this means I am one of the people spending the most time surfing and commenting of anyone out there?) Could be! Penny has a wonderful completely foldable shopping bag in her shop. It snaps into a small size that you can bring along just in case you need a bag.
Di has given me a "You Make my Day Award". She is crafty and a great photographer to boot! Like me there seems to be no limits to the crafts she does: knitting, crocheting, sewing, felting, etc.
I have just gotten another nomination from Adèle, author of one of my favorite French blogs! Her shop is stocked with lovely handmade bags.
Having been given an award or tagged comes with a price: I am supposed to reveal things about me:
1. I can spend a ridiculous amount of time thinking of 7 things about me to write and that is why I can't do this too often!
2. I have a poor memory. I have a hard time placing names to faces. I wish I had a better memory!
3. I gave birth to Lilly at home. In our bathroom. It was so amazing. Quick, and the biggest kick ever.
4. Sometimes I can get so excited about making something new that I have a hard time getting to sleep at night.
5. I don't like driving. We don't need to - public transport takes you everywhere here - plus we don't own a car.
6. We have a composter in our back yard. I love the idea of it but am ashamed to say I got totally freaked out the couple of times I have actually used it seeing all the creepy crawlies in it. I screamed. My husband has to do it. There is another practical reason why I don't deposit our waste in the composter. It is built in such a way that shorter people like me (5'3") have to drape their bodies over and actually touch the gross sides of it in order to take off the lid. Shudder.
7. When I was small I just wanted to wear pretty dresses. Mom had to decorate my jeans with countless iron on decorations before I would wear them. Lilly seems to take after me...

I am tagging: Tanja because I love her photography, Erin for the wholesome goodness of her crafts and blog, Monica for all the glorious color and crafting fun, and Geninne because I adore her illustrations.
If you would like to take a look at where my DOLLS have been traveling and who has been talking about them, see here, here, here, and here. I have been featured on a blog! My dolls got a rave review! Please check it out! My first Etsy customer has blogged about her purchase too!
(The vintage buttons and magazine on this post are purchases from the open air fleamarket last weekend. I was so thrilled to find a couple of boxes of buttons!)
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