And the Winner is .....

Hi Everyone -
I had 24 comments left requesting to be considered for the fabric drawing. I got everything in order this morning and loaded it in Random.org. The results are below.

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There were 24 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
6. Delphyne
16. Kim
21. Donna
11. Nancy V
5. Linda
12. GoldenAngelsWorks
10. Kakie48
1. shutterbug
8. Lee
2. Beth
19. Teresa Brooks
7. Renee G.
4. Pirjo
18. Terry
14. Julie
17. Cindy F.
23. cpullum
24. Mylene
13. Sherry
20. Robyn in Oz
9. DebbieSFL
15. CindyMae
3. Barbara
22. Stitchinowl
Timestamp: 2009-05-27 14:16:48 UTC

Congrats to Delphyne, who just happens to live in Texas--how cool is that. So Delphyne please send me you address so I can get this package in the mail.

I apologize for not posting the results earlier but this is the last week of school and PTA has me jumping.

Addendum: I neglected to thank all of you that stopped by and commented on my blog. I love reading your comments and truly appreciate your visits.

See ya!!

CJ

I have a stitching update, plus giveaway!!!

Woohoo!! I am finally posting a stitching update, it is about time. Have I been stitching? I most certainly have, but not as much as I need too. Since it is so close to school ending I have been busy with all the end of year activities. It also does not help that I have been consumed with making cards--that is for another post.
So here goes.

Stitching
I have completed one project for a Swap-Bot exchange and nearly finished another. These two project are for the Cross Stitch Across the World, part 5. The theme is animals this time around, last month it was flowers. The patterns are from The Needle's Content floss tag group, I thought they would be perfect for this exchange. They are stitched on 28ct Monaco using DMC and WDW floss.

I will also be finishing off one of the Christmas trees I stitched earlier this year for a CSE exchange. I have worked some on the Blue Ribbon Design SAL, photo is below. My Gazette94 SAL is a slow moving for now, I need to get it back into my weekly "stitch while watching TV" rotation.

I have dropped out of a couple of stitching groups and joined Cross Stitch Addition and a Biscornu swap group that is on Yahoo Groups but swaps through Swap-Bot--go figure. Look forward to joining in on some of their exchanges and games in the upcoming months.

Giveaway
Many moons ago I said I was going to clean out my box of fabric and have a giveaway. It is done. This stuff needs a new home. I am giving it away in one chunk. There are several pieces in varying sizes, mostly 14ct Aida, some 18ct, some linen, and some stuff that looks like burlap. There is black, blue, pink, green, yellow, white, red, brown, etc, etc. So if you are interested please leave a comment and I will pick the recipient next Tuesday after I return from a visit to Dallas. I am happy to pay for the postage.

and Finally
I received this award from Susie, the stitching mad mum. It was so sweet of her to send this to me. Now I want to pass it on to a few people that I admire.

Meari - Cause I just cannot make it through a Monday without her updates.
Kristina - Great card maker and very inspiring. My oldest and I lover to watch her "how to" videos. It is a great way to have some mommy/daughter time.

I love and read many more blogs but these two are my absolute favorites at the moment. Actually, Meari's blog is an addiction for me and many others.


So I must leave you to empty the dryer.

See ya!!

CJ

My Blog is Fabulous!!!

Your Blog is Absolutely Fabulous, well at least Meari thinks so! She took the time to honor me with this blog award a few weeks ago. I was thrilled when I got and I am so thrilled now to pass it on. Thanks, Meari! I am supposed to list 5 of my addictions and name 5 bloggers who I think are just "Fabulous". Mind you that was not an easy task because there are so many super bloggers out there in blogland. Let's start with my 5 addictions, at least for this week (just kidding!!).

1. My kids

2. Stitching

3. Cleaning House (this could be an obsession)

4. Enjoying Life

5. Chocolate

It was sooo very hard to chose 5 bloggers, I love all of you. I chose ones that had inspired me or just kept me focused. So here goes, 1. Dawn, a sweet stitcher from nearby; 2. Aury, so generous with her designs; 3. Nora, my BFF who is finally blogging and I want to encourage her to blog more because it is great therapy; 4. Vickie, she is a very sharing person that I admire; 5. Lysa TerKeurst of Proverbs 31 Ministry, whenever I need a lift I read her blog.

It took me over two week to acknowledge this award and Meari thanks so much for thinking of me. Your blog was the first I ever read and I am hooked!! I really appreciate the award, but mostly I appreciate everyone that visits my blog and I especially enjoy your comments. What a great way to meet people.

See ya!!

CJ

I Love Your Blog

I have been very neglectful. Last week Daffycat presented me with this award as well as some sweet comments. Thank-you, thank-you Daffycat for thinking of me. I have been so busy this last week getting the kids back in school that I totally forgot, but now I am ready to nominate some of my favorite blogs. A few of you may have been nominated by others recently, but I want you to know how I feel about your blog.

The rules of the award are:

1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of those you’ve nominated.


How easy is that?? Here goes:


1. Sherry - I love your bird photos and recipes, thanks!!
2. Julie - You are truly a card artist. I love looking at your creations. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
3. Ansca - You are a very crafty critter and I love your cats.
4. Aury - I love your patterns and I can't wait for your next post.
5. Mylene - It is always fun to read about your adventures in the Netherlands.
6. Lisa - Cause I love hedgehogs too.
7. Meari - Your blog is my absolute favorite and I look forward to reading it each and every week.


See ya!!

CJ

I Have An Award!!

Early last week Lynda, nominated me for the Kreativ Blogger Award. This is my first ever blog award and I was so thrilled to get it. It was really, really sweet of her to think of me. I am a little tardy sending out my list of names for lots of reason, but I have searched high and low, long and hard to come up with my list.



Here are the rules for this award:

1. The winner may put the logo on her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

I nominate the following crafty critters:

Barb - Thanks for all you do for the CSF

CJ in OK - Thanks for keeping the craft alive in OKC

Kim - Thanks for all you do as a nurse, mom and Army wife.

Stacey - You inspire me, keep on stampin!!

Meari - You inspire, inform and entertain us all. Thanks for all you do.


See ya!!

CJ