Monday, January 3, 2011

Awards & Top 5 Projects for the year

Hello friends
I have not been very good with these awards in the past
but it's a New Year and hopefully
a New ME,

Big HUGZ to VICKI (Stamped Smiles) for this unexpected blog award.

The requirements for receiving the award are as follows:

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share 8 things about yourself.
3. Forward it to 8 recently discovered bloggers.
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award.

8 things about me

1. I LOVE searching for Treasures on the Beach
2. I have not lived on the mainland USA since 1993 (I moved to FL 6 mos ago)
3. My Husband is my very best friend
4. My formal living room is a motorcycle museum and home to a
Ducati 1198 S (Race motorcycle)
5. I am a mechanic and love going to the motorcycle track
6. I am a free spirit and believe "to each their own"
7. I love Fashion and shopping for high end designer clothes
8. Hawaii is where we consider home

8 (newishly) discovered blogs (by me) that I find inspiring:
(I hope you will take a peek at these blogs let them know I said Aloha)
1. Cami - Capture a Heart
2. Pam - Iris Garden
3. Kristy - Kuttin Kards
4. Georgia - Mimi's Place
5. Lori - My Comfort Cottage
6. Jacilynn - One Crazy Stamper (also a great new challenge site)
7. Helen - Handmade Cards by Helen
8. Amy - Tsurata Designs

And Finally I saw that some bloggers were sharing their top 5 Favorite projects from this past year and thought that would be fun to revisit some of my personal Faves




13 comments:

~amy~ said...

Loved reading about you!!!!! Thanks for thinking of me:). Great top 5 picks!!!!

Lori Aragon said...

I am deeply touched Justine! Thank you so very much for including me!!!

Your post for "Do Not Open Until Dec. 25" has a cute little bow that you made. Would you be willing to share how you made it???

I've enjoyed our visit today - I hope it's not so long until the next :)

Lots and lots of love ~
Lori

Cami said...

Alooooooooha, Justine! Miss Hawaii? Gosh, thanks so much for passing this award on to me! I'm humbled and grateful you thought of me! Great Top 5 you picked, but I know there are more! I, too, had not been good with awards but I'll try to change that this year! Warm Hugs from Hawaii, Cami

Kristy said...

Justine, your such a sweet heart! Thank you so much for thinking of me! I couldn't have done what I did with the buttons without you and the rest of the team. Your amazing and I hope we stay in touch. Also, thanks for the inspiration! Love ya girl!

Anonymous said...

BIG SQUISHY HUGS TO YOU hun!! :) You know, I really LOVE your creations hun and I feel I've missed so much when I took a break this last year!! thanks for sharing these!! HUGS

Helen F. said...
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Helen F. said...

Hey Justine! Thank you so much for including me among all of these creative Ladies~~so very sweet of you! Really fun to read about the "real" you :o) Hope you are enjoying your 'new' home here in FL.
Love your choices of your top five cards too!

Jacilynn said...

so sweet of you to think of me and give me a shout out!
Love your top 5, these details are just fabulous!
;)

Pam said...

Thanks so much Justine!
I love your blog title, very creative!

Jane Wetzel said...

Well Happy New Year Justine! Your best of the year are ALL AMAZING! I sure loved reading your little bio too! Keep up the GREAT stuff girl! :)

Pat (mspfd) said...

Love reading all about you my friend. What fun! And your favorite 5 are a stampers dream!

Mina said...

wow to your selection and I totally agree with them...I loved reading all the info about you
Mina xxx

Cheryl Walker said...

Beautiful favs hun! I love the top one tooo :) Happy New Year sweetie, and Hope all is going well with you! Miss ya!
Hugs,
Cheryl