I cheered someone up today!!!!!

Many many thanks to Joanna over at Creative Expressions by Joanna for this very very cool award!!! I have been having the absolute worst few weeks at work, so this really made my day when I came home today!!

Here are the instructions for the award:


If you are a recipient of the "You Cheer Me Up" Award, please find the blogs that cheer you up, copy the code to post on your sidebar and pass Ethel and Lucy across the blogosphere. You can use what cheers you up in your post, or copy this one, but please send your award receipients back to the original post on "A Nice Place In the Sun" to get a copy of the award code, post the image and read the instructions. I want to try to maintain a page of original and ongoing award recipients, so feel free to let me know if you've received an award when you pick up the image code."


So here goes...my nominees are.....


April
Jules
Allison


and if you have a blog that always cheers you up, let me know! I would love to check it out!!!

My Excellent Blogs Nominees!

After receiving this award from Jules the other day, I spend some time thinking about who to nominate and I came up with three very deserving sites:

Rochelle: Rochelle was the first blog I came across and visited on a regular basis. I was immeidately struck by her simple, elegant style and attention to quality. Her Gift Sets are the best and served as many inspirations for my own holiday gifts this year. She was also so so helpful to me starting out, especially when I was looking for a recipe tote for some cookie recipes. I check her blog faithfully every day!

April : April's world is so much fun! Her projects and tutorials on projects and albums are wonderful, and I love the variety of projects she shows us. I am in awe of her energy and organization as well! She has also been very very encouraging to me, and I really appreciate it. She is doing 100 Facts About Herself right now...lots of fun!

Joanna: Joanna is Rochelle's "partner in crime" (haha) for gift sets. She has the greatest ideas and does all sorts of very pretty and fun altered projects along with her cards. I was immediately drawn to Joanna since we are both single mothers with daughters. I like reading her anecdotes as her daughter is a few years younger, and I remember those days!

If these blogs are new to you, please check them out! You will not be disappointed! Thanks to everyone!!

What a great morning!!!!!

I am new to this blog world, and am so excited that Jules has nominated me for an Excellent Blog Award!!! I have been lurking around her blog for several months and have really enjoyed reading it, so this is quite an honor!!

There are so so so many blogs out there that I read every day and get inspiration and joy from, I will need a little time today to put together my nomination list! Feel free to steal this graphic and nominate someone yourself! It is a great feeling!!