Happy Blogiversary to Me & My Giveaway Winner!

Thank you dear friends for all your kind words and wishes!
Random.org has spoken and the winner is....

Michele of Nook & Cranny!
Congratulations Michele! I'll get your blogiversary package out to you later this week.

I can't let the rest of you leave empty-handed so please grab and enjoy some of my favorite Easter images.

It's a Win-Win-Win Situation

What a fabulous start to 2012!
It began with a blog giveaway win from the uber-talented Terri of
Artful Affirmations.
Aren't these earrings lovely?
If you've never visited her blog, you simply must treat yourself. Terri's artwork is beautiful and she shares lots of fun tutorials and tons of inspiration!

Within hours of Terri's email I received another from a collaborative group I belong to, the Itty Bitty Book Club. An extra book was made to raffle and I was the lucky winner.
Here's a little peek....




But I said win-win-win, didn't I?

After all of this receiving I'd say it's time for me to give!
I would have loved to make each of you a domino book but sadly, that's just not possible.
I have to tell you though that I was thrilled when random.org chose the winner.
She is one of the sweetest friends I've come to know in blogland.
Congratulations Mina!

Thanks to everyone who entered. I appreciate your kind words and support. And I promise to host another giveaway very soon.

It's My One Year Blogiversary Today!

Little did I know 1 year ago today, what a gratifying, inspirational, heartwarming and important role blogging would play in my life. I don't share much of my personal life on my blog, though I have with a few of you I've become especially close to. Therefore it may be difficult to understand why I hold each of you so dear in my heart and thoughts.
The past couple years of my life have been challenging, having suffered great personal loss and having to face many new, often frightening challenges. But you, my dear blog friends were always there with a cheerful or supportive word.
You've shared your creativity and talents. Some of you made me laugh so hard I cried. Some shared their personal trials and problems helping me to remember we all have sorrow in our lives at times. You've all given me a sense of community, a place where I feel I belong.
So thank you for this past year. I've enjoyed the artistic challenges, the many swaps, the fabulous giveaways, and most of all, the friendship. Where else in the world could I have made 372 friends in one year!!!!
Thank you for celebrating my blogiversary with me. Random.org has decided my friend Jeanie, of All My Art
is the winner of my blogiversary giveaway.
Congratulations Jeanie! As soon as I finish stuffing that matchbox full of goodies, I'll be sending it your way.
For everyone else, I'm sending a little more Easter love your way...

What DID That Giveaway Winner Get?

Remember the Celebrate the Sisterhood Giveaway? The one where I would put together a package JUST FOR YOU, based on what I knew about you via your blog?
Michele of Something Special won that giveaway and her blog is a delight! She's a scrapbooker, collector of vintage and all-around gifted artist. So it was lots of fun putting together a little something for her.
USPS Track & Confirm tells me it's been delivered so I can now share Michele's surprise package.


Enjoy Michele! Thanks to everyone who entered and left such thoughtful and kind words. I'll come up with another something soon.....

And The Winner Is......

Barb Simmons of Treasures from the Heart
Congratulations Barb! Please contact me with your mailing address and I'll get your goodies right out to you!


I want to thank each and every new blog friend for joining me on this journey. Keep checking back as I hope to continue growing and sharing, and of course offering more giveaways. To celebrate the conclusion of the carte de visite giveaway, all cdv packs in my etsy shop are shipping for FREE.
And remember to check out Andrea's "Show What You Create Party" tomorrow. She has lots of creative bloggers joining in the fun, and I just happen to have something a little special planned myself.