I'm a winner!

I was lucky enough to be the winner of Anastasia C's blog giveaway! Yay! I'm so happy because I was already a big fan of her retro repurposed paper goodies to be found in her Etsy shop. So to win some was fantastic. A wonderful parcel turned up in my letter box, stuffed full of goodies and even a vintage sewing magazine! Anastasia you know me and what I like, don't you! And yes, I like! Thank you!
I got lots of lovely tags, my favourites being the legs walking on vintage maps. (I really think she was thinking of me making these!!!) And beautiful cards, present toppers and some gorgeous twine. And a vintage Simplicity book!
Check out the glamor! I love this book Anastasia! Thank you again!

I've also been lucky enough to receive two 'one lovely blog awards' and a 'blog lovin' award.'

from Rainbow Revolution - thanks!

from Planettreasures - you are too kind!

And this one from Tif at Owl and Fox - aw shucks!

I must say I do love my blog and I'm deeply touched when I find others do too. I also love lots of other blogs. I recently did a huge panic when my list of blogs I follow disappeared from my Blogger Dashboard. Phew! It came back the next day but I was pleased it is also copied into Google Reader so if they were gone forever I still had access to them.

So how do I choose to award? It is really hard to find a blog that hasn't recently been awarded, not that it should be consideration I guess, however it does seem more reasonable to award those who haven't just posted a similar award!

I've decided to award blogs that are new to me so here they are

• Ashley at 31experiment
• Nina at Puka Puka
• Georgina MacDonald
• Kyles at It Was Always This Simple
• Cath at Chunky Chooky

OK, so some of them are less new to me than others but it doesn't really matter. Lovely ladies you can feel doubly awarded as I'm giving you both the "One Lovely Blog Award" and the "Blog Lovin Award"!!!

What Kind of Happy Are You?

Found this via Kyles (Thanks! - I sound fascinating!)

You Are Engaged

You feel completely absorbed and intrigued right now. You're cheerfully busy. You're alert and completely involved with everything you do. You don't walk through life half-asleep. If you're interested and engrossed, then you feel incredibly happy. You are constantly curious and never bored. There's too much to be fascinated with!

What Kind of Happy Are You?

8 things

I just got tagged by Cath and its a good one:

8 things I am looking forward too:
1. Getting my studio organised (again!)
2. Having a 'normal' week (last week was ridiculous!)
3. Having time to catch up with friends.
4. Seeing my friends who have been OS for a few months.
5. Painting. (I'm always looking forward to painting.
6. The weather cooling down just a little bit more.
7. My holiday later in the year. (I'll tell you about that another time.)
8. Meeting Cath who tagged me!

8 things I did yesterday
1. Got to see my niece who I haven't seen for 18 months.
2. Went looking for a new chair for my studio and decided what I really needed was a new table.
3. Had lunch at a new cafe I didn't know had opened. Delicious!
4. Looked at photos of our trip to Paris etc again.
5. Lay down a lot.
6. Decided to participate in 'Saturday shopping list' meme.
7. Doodled.
8. Tried out my new water brush.

8 things I wish I could do
1. Loose weight.
2. Stick to a fitness regime.
3. Get a really big studio.
4. Have more time for making art.
5. Actually, have more time for all the things I want to do.
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8 TV shows I watch
1. Grand Designs (my favourite one too!)
2. The Cook and the Chef
3. House (it's a love/hate thing)
4. Scrubs
5. Becker (on DVD)
That's really it but we just finished watching these TV shows on DVD
6. The Sopranos
7. Deadwood
8. Dexter

8 people I am tagging
Oh, do I have to? Hmmm OK.
1. Erin
2. Sara who is renovating her blog
3. Gillian
4. LittleChrissy
5. Tiff
6. Chrisy
7. Jo
8. Jenn