Yea! The Stylish Blogger award has made it to my blog and I am happy to accept it from
this wonderful person. Check out her blog when you get a chance. Being mentioned in her list made my day! Thank you Janet.
One of the things about me (extra bonus to the 7 things I will be telling you about - hee hee) is that I never ever do chain letters. I have broken every chain letter I have ever received... until now. This is an award/chain letter but it is totally cool (did I really just say totally cool). First of all it's nice to be named by another artist - made me feel very good. And I was super excited to find out what a wonderful way this is to network with other artists and find new blogs. So far I have a new Facebook friend (Love friends!) and blog subscriber (
Hi, Susi!), and I found several new artists to connect with who I did not even know were out there (huge bonus). And its always good to have your blog linked in someone else's blog post because more people can find you that way.
I am really not saying all of this to get those I name to participate (well, maybe a little) because most everyone seems to be time poor these days. But if you do participate then I hope you find many new friends to connect with. Again, thank you
Janet. And to those I do name, no pressure because I won't check up on you to see if you did this. But it will be nice for the people who visit here to find you easily by just clicking on your link. I enjoy all of your blogs and I spend many of my coffee breaks with you guys whether you know it or not (I will try to comment more so you will know it).
So, let's see... part of this process is to name 7 things about yourself that people don't know. I will do this and then I will add my list of blogs. Here are my 7 things:
1. I am an ovo lacto vegetarian (means I do on occasion eat eggs and dairy) and have been for many years now. I cheat when I go on my yearly trip to Cape Cod and will eat some fish (which actually makes me a
pescetarian, for that week anyway). Yep, I feel a bit guilty when I eat fish. No, I don't push my way of eating on others. I would love to say I am thin and fit due to being a vegetarian, but no, I fight weight gain because I am addicted to chocolate, cake (love cake), cookies, and real half and half in my coffee with real sugar (raw sugar - yum). If I don't ride my bike and go to the gym regularly I will not be wearing my clothes and will have to go buy new ones (which is a problem and you will understand after you read thing number 2).
2. I hate to shop unless it's for art supplies or books. I cringe when I have to go to a mall and not crazy about the grocery store.
3. I don't want to go places where I have to dress in anything other than casual attire, preferably jeans and comfy shoes. So, I work at home most of the week because no one cares what I wear here (and most of the time I am in sweats, pajamas or yoga pants). But if I have to go out I will worry over what I am going to wear and won't leave without my hair done and full makeup.
3. I love going to coffee shops. Just the atmosphere makes me want to be creative so I make sure I have my
idea journal with me when I go. Favorites in Dallas are
The Pearl Cup,
Urban Dog Coffee, and
White Rock Coffee.
4. I had a near death experience when I was little.
5. I have a 35 year old cactus named Charlie. I purchased him for $1.00 at a flea market when I was a kid and I have had him all these years. Yes, I know he is a plant but I have had him so long he feels like family.
6. I am addicted to
Pinkberry frozen yogurt. Coconut flavor with dark chocolate crisps and almonds. I keep sampling the other flavors but always get the same thing.
7. I can do a pretty good Miss Piggy voice.
Now I am supposed to add blogs that I would like to pass the award to. I think the rules of this is to name 1-15 blogs. I know I won't make all 15 due to my own time issues but will try to get close to 10.
1.
http://chibijanine.blogspot.com/ A blog that keeps your interest. I always find myself clicking around this blog - it just flows well (trying to figure out her secret for capturing attention). Shows her process in many post and just good sharing.
2.
http://debbiesartworks.blogspot.com/ A blog that always makes me smile - filled with whimsy and I love that she shows many of her sketches before she paints them. Makes me want to do this so am going to try to show more of the process in my work and not just the final piece.
3.
http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/ A blog I just started following recently and she has really interesting posts and I love her art - very colorful.
4.
http://designsbylindar.blogspot.com/ Love reading her posts and her jewelry is just gorgeous!
5.
http://dianesalter.blogspot.com/ Amazing mixed media paintings and a very unique style. The girls she paints are just beautiful and I love how she paints hair.
6.
http://sungheereginahong.blogspot.com/ A very uplifting blog with a lot of beautiful artwork. She can take something I would never think would make a good art piece, like an empty plastic bottle, and will make a gorgeous piece of art out of it. Very inspiring.
7.
http://lenaemay.blogspot.com/ If you haven't seen her creations, especially her caged fairies, you must take a look. This blog always makes me smile and she is such a sweet person.
Well, I made it to 7. So many blogs, so little time. I must stop here and wrap this up because I have a very long list of things to do. Please check out these blogs and follow them if you haven't already. Now, I am supposed to notify everyone that they have been named. I may not get to this part until tomorrow. (Yep, this is where I am going to mess up and forget to let someone know - sorry in advance guys!)
If you plan to participate, here are the rules.
- Copy the award and post it on your blog
- Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post
- List 7 things about you that others don't know
- List 15 blogs that you would like to give this award to - does not have to be all 15 and can be anywhere from 1-15
- Notify all the people you list that the award is coming to them if they would like to accept it
This has been a lot of fun!