Monday, 29 December 2008

Blogoversary and Giveaway

Well, it is one whole year since I started this little blog, not really knowing what to expect. I'd been a lurker for a while and decided I might as well give it a try.

Some of the highlights of the year have been:

*Meeting a lovely group of girls from Tasmania who I now call friends .... I didn't really know many other crafters before .... well not as addicted as we all are! Already looking forward to our next Tassie bloggers get-together.

*Meeting and 'talking' to lovely bloggers all around Australia and overseas.

*Participating in swaps. I received some lovely gifts and had fun making things for my swap partners.

*Finishing far more projects than I would have pre-blog ... blogging is such a great motivator.

*Giving and receiving comments ... it is nice to know other people like your work.

*Winning a few giveaways .... everyone likes to win sometimes.

*Improving my computer skills dramatically and learning to use a digital camera.

*And of course reading and being inspired by all the fantastic blogs in blogland.

Well, now to the part you've all been waiting for! As I love Christmas decorating so much I thought my blogoversary giveaway would have a Christmas flavour. This is what I'm giving away.


A heart from my favourite local shop Spoil Me Gifts and Flowers.


A Christmas sachet.

A fat quarter of Roman Holiday and two skeins of DMC threads.

A stocking made by me. I think they are Robyn Pandolph fabrics.



And a little angel hanging also made by me.



To be in the running, just leave a comment on this post by midnight Monday 5th January. You might like to tell me one of your favourite things about blogging .... but you'll still be in the draw if you choose not to! Good luck and thanks for stopping by.

P.S. Overseas bloggers are welcome to enter ... I am happy to post anywhere in the world.

126 comments:

  1. These are all lovely. Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary. I'm inspired by your statement that you have finished more projects since you began blogging. This might be just the incentive that I need.
    (If you would ship to the US, please throw my name in the hat. If not, I understand. ) However, congratulations on your first year.

    rsgrandinetti@yahoo.com

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  2. Congratulations on your First Bloggaversary! Time flies when you're having fun. I too feel inspired by my fellow bloggers, people like you bring a smile to my face and a spark of "ooh, I've got to make one of those" get my creative juices flowing! Thanks for the giveaway. :)

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  3. Your Blogging Highlights have been described so beautifully - gorgeious gifts - one of my highlights has been meeting you♥
    Hugs - Lurline!

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  4. Hi Christine, I am so excited for you. It has been a great year for both of us. I am very glad to have made your acquaintance over the past year. I think you are so inspiring and of course your furry little loved one's always give me a smile. I think that you have hit some of the most wonderful highlights of blogging. I am looking forward to another great year of posts from you. By the way, my next post is my 100 so be on the look out.

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  5. Isn't blogging the BEST!! It has also motivated me to finish lots more and the swaps are more fun!!

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  6. Congratulations on your anniversary. I love your giveaway!
    marilyn.miller@gmail.com

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  7. I 'd like to say I love bloging too Afterall I met you lol I just love everything about blogging the friendship the ideas and the swaps everything and everybody are just great.

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  8. Congrats on your first year of blogging. Your give away is lovely. My favorite thing about blogging is the wonderful friendships I have made around the world.

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  9. Happy blog anniversary! I think my favourite things about blogging are all the amazing inspiration there is to be found on various craft blogs, the wonderful way to get to know people all over the world and the great swaps!

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  10. Congratulations on your one year blog anniversary. I'm a relatively new reader, but have enjoyed your blog.

    Probably my favorite thing about blogs and blogging is all the new people you meet. I have connected with people that I never would have but for blogging. It is wonderful.

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  11. Congratulations Christine on your blogiversay...where has that year gone...the best things about blogging.., that is hard...the people you chat to, I just love it...and the inspiration, since blogging I have been so inspired.....it is great for ones well being..keep up the good work, I just love your blog.

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  12. Hi Christine : )))

    COunt me in will you? My favourite thing is meeting such great inspirational people : o ) and also in REAL LIFE (wink)

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  13. Congratulations on you one year blogaversary. What a fabulous giveaway. I would love to be entered.

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  14. Congratulations! I enjoy meeting people from around the world who share many of my interests. It's fun to see the new projects being made and learn new things along the way.

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  15. Congratulations on your First Bloggaversary!
    I have enjoyed getting to know you. Blogging opens up a whole new world, meetimg and making friends with other quilters..
    Best wishes for many more bloggaversaries!
    Hugs julia ♥

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  16. Lovely give away gifts!!! Congrats on your one year of blogging! I've enjoyed "meeting" great people through my blog too. It's been a virtual bee for me!!!

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  17. Happy Blogoversary Christine! Inspiration and kind people top my list for favourite things about blogging. It keeps you focused on your projects and almost always a gaurantee of completion. Wishing you an inspiring second year of blogging. :)

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  18. Happy Anniversary....and the best part of blogging are the friendships and inspiration!!! Have a blessed New Year. XXX Annelies

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  19. Congrats on your first anniversary. Your give aways are adorable and you are so generious.
    Have a Happy New Year;)

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  20. Hi Christine,
    What a lovely way to start a New Year. Happy 1st Blogerversary. I love reading the Blogs for great inspiration.
    Tina D.

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  21. Gappy Blogoversary! I totally agree with your blogging highlights. 2008 has been my most creative and productive year, I've met so many talented ladies in cyberspace and our Tassie Gathering was the best and we all seemed to click really well!
    Good Luck to another year of blogging!
    Cheerio from Jo

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  22. Happy Blogiversary!! What I like about blogging? For example reading blogs from all over the world...:)

    Hugs from Hungary, Europe:)

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  23. Happy Blogeversary!!!!
    A Year is running............
    I`m looking forward to the next year!

    Lots of greetings from Austria
    ELKE

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  24. Christine, Congratulations. A year for you, and this is my very first day! Sounds as though there is lots of excitement ahead for me in blog land. Debs

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  25. Happy blogiversary. I have been blogging for over two years now and I love it because I get to know so many wonderful girls around the world. especially from australia LOL So I hope one day I can go to australia and meet some of them.
    Wish you a happy new sewing year.

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  26. Congrats on your anniversay....and happy blogging to you....I find your blog very inspirational...thanks for keeping it up.

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  27. Happy Blog anny!
    I like sharing my work and being inspired by others work too.
    Learning about new fabric lines, new quilt books, new quilt tools...and seeing others projects they are working on.
    Kathie

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  28. Congratulations on youre one year blogging.
    I like the giveaway's very much!

    Greetings from Debby
    the Netherlands
    www.quiltstyle.blogspot.com

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  29. Happy Bloganniversary!

    My favourite thing about blogging is the friendship and inspiration that I've been lucky to find in my daily reads.

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  30. Happy Blogiversary!
    now favourite thing about Blogging ? Well that's easy - the friends I've made!

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  31. Congratulations on your first bloggaversary!I loveyour giveaway,...I love a lot of inspirations

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  32. Happy Blogoversary, You fabulous 'holiday blogger',you!
    Is there some type of clause where family members entries are invalid???!!! Hope not,'cos I'll never tire of your beautiful work!
    ...and one can never have too many of those tin hearts :-)
    YOU INSPIRE ME SIS'
    Congrats Kathy xx

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  33. Congratulations on your blogoversary, I love your blog, and have you on my "feeds". I wish you a very happy New Year!

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  34. congrats for your birthday-blog!
    Your creations are really beautiful and your blog is very special!
    a kiss for you from italy!!!!!
    happy new year!
    hugs
    stefy

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  35. Uau!!! Are very beautifull, sorry but my english is so so.
    Hugs!!!

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  36. Congratulations on your anniversary. I have been enjoying your blog for many months now. I would love to be in your drawing!

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  37. I am glad you are blogging, otherwise we would not have meet.
    I like blooging because it just makes my day to be inspired by others and maybe inspire someone else with what I do.

    from one Christine to another

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  38. Congratulations on your blogiversary! I love blogging too! One thing I really love are the tutorials and free BOMs! Please add me to your drawing. Ruth

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  39. Congratulation with your one year blogging. I have been blogging for two years now,....? Ops, I think I have forgotten it.

    It is always nice to look in to other bloggers, and you are on my feeding list so that I can follow your blog. I'm sorry that I'm no good to write comments. Have a nice week and a happy new year. I would like to join your drawing. Inger

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  40. Happy Blogiversary! One of my favorite things about blogging is meeting new people who have the same interests I do, and of course being inspired and motivated to create. Thanks for having this great giveaway! Happy new Year! :0)

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  41. Congratulations on your first year!!! I have been blogging for 3 months now and am loving meeting all the new people out there. Would love to be included in the draw.

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  42. Congrats!!!!!!!!!on your one year bolgiversary. It is amazing how fast one year goes by. Love reading your blog. Hugs Debbie

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  43. Congratulations Christine, I'm with you, meeting such wonderful woem all across the globe.

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  44. What I love about quilt journals is the inspirations from "kindred spirits" across oceans. Congrats on your year-long endeavor...

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  45. My favorite thing about blogging and reading blogs is seeing what people in other parts of the world are doing, their homes and lives each and meeting people who end up being friends. I think the most amazing thing is no matter where, we all are alike and have similar values, dreams and hopes.

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  46. dear Christine, I came back from Christmas holidays yesterday and can't absolutely miss this ooportunity!!! you're a great crafter and best wishes to your sweet blog.
    Hugs!!!!!
    Chiara

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  47. Congratulations on the 1 year blogoversary, please count me in the draw. What I like about blogging is all the lovely ladies I have "met".

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  48. Your crafts are so very lovely! Congrats!

    Elaine R
    emrosser@shaw.ca

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  49. Me too, and congratulations on a year of blogging, isn't it fun, I agree it is a great motivator.

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  50. Congratulations with your first year of blogging. I hae to agree with you blogging is all what you say above in your mail. But the most I kike about blogging is meeting new friends.

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  51. Congratulations ..like you there are so many reasons to love blogging..perhaps mine is the inspiration and finishing projects.

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  52. Congrats Christine on your 1st blogoversary!! You have done a great job and I really enjoy reading it!! My favourite thing about bloging is for sure meeting in person all the other Tassie gals!!
    x Sarah
    PS: I look forward to reading the next 12 months on your blog!!

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  53. Congratulations on your blogaversary! I like being able to show friends and family from far away what I've been up to. I really love reading other blogs and seeing all the creativity out there.

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  54. I LOVE that having a blog really inspires me to create! both seeing other people's creations and knowing that when I complete a project and take pictures and post it, I'll get feedback makes me more productive in my studio!

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  55. Congratulations on you blogging anniversary! Please count me in for your give away. The thing I like best about blogging is the opportunity to see what is going on in the quilting world! Blogging makes the world fit into my computer! I get inspired and it gives me an opportunity to finish some of my things so that I can show them on my blog!

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  56. Congratulations! I loved reading this post. I started blogging in October and have found it to be so wonderful meeting so many nice, interesting people and seeing their handcrafts! The world just seems to shrink as we forge these links.
    Big Hug!

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  57. Happy 1 year anniversary Christine! I look forward to your 2nd year of blogging! I too love the motivation that comes with sharing my craft with others and I enjoy recieving and giving comments too.

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  58. Congrats on Your Anniversary in Blogland...Beautiful Gifts....
    cheers

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  59. I like all the friendships I made on blogging and I enjoy shopping at bloggers etsy shops!
    Carla
    cpullum(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  60. Hi..how are you? Love your blog and the thing I like best about blogging is seeing what everyone makes and reading what is going on in their lives...I do this about 9-10pm and it relaxes me before I go to bed...
    Hope to win your goodies...
    Char

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  61. What a lovely way to celebrate your blog-iversary. I have been reading your blog for a couple of months now and really enjoy it. Plus, I love the way you have organized the links for the blogs you read, too. Keep up the good work!

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  62. Congratulations on a year of blogging Christine. I have to agree about it being a great way to meet like minded people and to be inspired and encouraged.

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  63. Thank you so much for a giveaway!! Blogging is such an inspiration to me...I love looking at others art and styles of quilts and stitcheries.

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  64. Congratulations on the wonderful year you have had blogging, with many more to come,
    Xmas is a time for family and friends,

    Since i have had my blog i have made some very good on-line friends from all over the world. Hoping one day i can meet some as that would be great.

    Happy new year to you,

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  65. Hi my name is Sarah, excuse-me for my better english, happy birthday for your blog.I find it very interesting, we have the same passion, I think I will come back to visit you.If you would like to visit me I will be very honorate
    I hope you will have a happy new year....
    sarah

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  66. Happy Anniversary to you! I guess I enjoy lots of things about this world of blogging. The lovely homes that are shared, the inspirational stitching and crafting and best of all the lovely friends to be made from all over!!

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  67. Happy Blogiversary! I love blogging too. My favourite thing is the increase in productivity since I started blogging. I have become so productive and so brave! I like the blogging me!

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  68. Hi Auntie,
    I love your blog. Its always got lots of pretty things on it - sometimes even me! Can I please enter your giveaway too? I had to leave a comment through Mum because I'm not old enough to have my own blog - YET! :-(
    Love Tali xxooxxoo
    Say hello to Molly and Olly for me xx

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  69. Happy Bloggoversary Your blog was the first one I bookmarked when I started. I love all the treasure finds you make. I agree with you blogging does inspire you to finish more. I think blogs are more personal, you get to see more of a person and their personality.
    Happy New Year all.
    Cheers
    Lynne

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  70. First of all congratulations! What I like of blogging is meeting lots of people who have the same interests as I do. I have got to know so many people... Most of all it gives me lots of inspiration to keep quilting and start new things (not sure if that is a good or a bad though)

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  71. Wonderful blog...I too am a lurker...I do not have a blog yet...waiting for my children to show me how to do it..but I receive so much inspiration from reading yours! Thanks for including all of us lurkers in your little blog world...amazing! Maybe I could be in your drawing and maybe just win one of your little goodies...God Bless you...from the USA Denise

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  72. Congratulations on your one year anniversary. I've been reading your blog since the beginning and enjoy seeing what you do. I hope you have heaps more fun in the year ahead!
    Hugs
    Deb xx

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  73. Congratulations on your blog!! I love reading it. Me, I am a lurker but hope to get a blog up and running in 2009. What I love about reading blogs is the inspiration it gives me and motivation to complete my own projects.
    Keep up the blogging!!!
    Fiona

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  74. Congrats on your first blogversary. What I love about the blog world is the friendships, inspiration and meeting people from all parts of the world. Hugs to you Jx from across the ditch...

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  75. OOPs here is my correct link... www.julzdezign.blogspot.com Hugs Jx

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  76. Happy 1st Birthday to your blog..I love to visit you and about blogging I like that you meet so many people of the same interest, with so many different ideas!
    Bloggy hugs from Berlin and have a wonderful New Year
    Claudia

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  77. Congratulations on your anniversary. Thanks for this beautyful giveaway.
    Hugs
    Claudia

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  78. Congratulations on your blogiversary!
    I enjoy the inspiration from the quilting blogs I read...keeps me enthusiastic about stitching!
    I found out about you from Simone's blog:
    http://simonedeklerk.blogspot.com/

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  79. Congrats on your blogiversary!

    What a fabulous giveaway....that's what I love about bloggers, their generosity!

    Love visiting blogs...yes I'm one of those lurkers....just love to see what others are doing, or working on, or creating for others....

    Julz
    Simple Stitches

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  80. Wow lots of comments here today. What I love about blogging: Meet new friends , joined in on a challenge as the black an white challenge hosted by Jackie and I have joined in on one swap it it was lot of fun. I also loves every comment dear friends put on my blogg and i also loves to live comments on others bloggs too.
    Happy new year to you too and I hope you will have lots of Creative fun in 2009.

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  81. I love Give Aways!!! sometimes I make them too!
    I love the blogger world!!! How poor would my "stitching-quilt-world" be without the blogger world?! It's so wonderful to surf over the world and see all the wonderful things we could never achieve without the www.?! Maybe I am not a person who would always leave a comment but I'm here and there and read the postings ...
    I love the blogger world!!!
    hugs

    alda

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  82. Congratulations on your first year of blogging. I think the best thing about reading blogs and blogging is the motivation we receive of each other. Happy stitching and best wishes for 2009.

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  83. Hi, I am Barbara from American Samos. I enjoy your blog and congrats on the anniversary. I enjoy blogging because it is a creative outlet for myself and I get to meet and see alot of interesting blogs and people and even learn better techniques for quilting...if I have a problem I can ask someone where to find the answer. It is totally awesome to blog.....
    Happy New Years!!!! Postage is not bad to American Samoa...the same for US

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  84. Happy Blogaversary to you!!! My favorite part of blogging is meeting great new friends.

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  85. Congrats on the 1 year anniversary sweetie!! I love how blogging brings like minded people together to share, inspire, encourage and support!! Look forward to reading your blog in 2009! Hope your enjoying your well deserved holiday!!
    Hugs xxx

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  86. Congratulations and Happy blog anniversary! I think my favourite things about blogging are all the amazing encouragement,inspiration,show and tell,sharing stories,the wonderful way to get to know people all over the world and the great swaps....I love it

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  87. Hello,
    Congratulations on the anniversary!
    Blogging has given me new friends and a lot of inspiration.
    Happy New Year!
    Oddbjørg in Norway

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  88. Aloha! I love all your beautiful ideas! Please count me in!

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  89. Thank you for your nice visit on my blog. And congratulation on the blogversary. Mine is coming up soon.... You have a very generous givaway! The generousity in sharing ideas and leaving nice feedback is one of the great things about blogging for me. There is so much inspiration to be found. I am a bit new to stichery, and will make sure to visit you for ideas of how to incorporate them in crafty projecs...
    Happy new year and happy stitching!!!
    Marit

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  90. Congratulations on your anniversary. This are wonderful giveaways.
    I whish you a happy new year.
    Manuela

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  91. WOW! So many comments, and I understand why, such wonderful give-aways! My favourite thing about blogging is the wonderful generous people I've met along the way - not just for give-aways :-) but for the friendship, help and information that is always readily given ! Good Luck for the New (next!) Year !...Luv Ann J

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  92. Happy one year anniversary! What I love most about blogging is to get to know all the wonderful bloggers around the world. It is such a great inspiration to visit other blogs and to share what I am making.
    Happy new year to you!
    Hugs Marit

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  93. Wow, you have a lot of comments. I am a subscriber to your blog and absolutely love what you post. What I love most about blogging are the comments people leave. I often find myself smiling at the computer screen. I love to know what people think of my posts. Nanette Merrill even left a comment a few times and I was honored, because she is so famous in my quilting circle. Thanks for adding joy to my life.

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  94. Hi Christine, I love your blog - it was one of the first I stumbled across when I started blogging and visit as often as I can. The best thing I like about blogging is whenever I need inspiration, I just have a look at some of my favourite blogs and I get so inspired by what other people are making, it spurs me into action.

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  95. Hi Christine: Happy new year, and congratulations on your first blogaversary. As a former Tassie stitcher, I love reading you Tassie girls' blogs! They are such an inspiration, especially to a new blogger (and former lurker!) like me and it is such a friendly, happy, generous community to belong to. Best wishes for 2009.

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  96. Hi Christine ...giveaways are so much fun!!
    Mine finished yesterday and I would love to be entered into yours please.
    I love quilty blogging people, my sewing machine and my family!!
    Wooohooo!!!
    Your goodies are gorgeous.
    hugs
    Robyn xx

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  97. Hi Christine,

    Congrats on your 1 year anniversary. I started my own blog yesterday after many months of wanting to. I too am from Tassie.

    Regards,

    Fiona

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  98. Congratulations on your 1 year blogging anniversary. I do not have a blog but I am inspired by visiting yours.

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  99. Oooh Christine, what a very generous give away. I would love to be entered in the draw please. What I love about blogs is seeing what everyone is making and perhaps the new things they have bought, which I didn't perhaps know about, and being able to buy them myself. Please keep blogging!!

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  100. hello

    bravo pour votre blog et son 1er anniversaire !!!
    je lui souhaite ainsi qu'a vous une tres bonne et heureuse année !!!
    bonjour de France
    Nena

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  101. Congratulations on your anniversary. What a fabulous giveaway!!! Please enter me in the draw. My favourite part about blogging is the inspiration I get from all the incredibly creative quilters who have blogs and getting to know people from all over the globe.

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  102. Congratulations on your milestone . All the reasons you mentioned for blogging are true especially the motivation .
    Happy New Year

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  103. Congratulations on your 1 year blogging anniversary. I have had so much fun blogging and meeting other bloggers,I have got a very special blogger friend from the USA julie.I also got to go to Tassie gathering and meet so many lovely ladys and put faces to the blogs...

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  104. Congratuations! I do not have a blog but I love reading many crafting blogs. I get so many ideas of projects that I want to do, sometimes I think my head with explode! But it is fun to dream and actually do one or two now and again. Thanks for the chance to win the wonderful giveaway. Lynn

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  105. Congratulations on 1 year. I am still a lurker and an occasional commenter. I love the things you show and your giveaway items are really beautiful You do wonderrful work. I am thinking hard about starting my own blog and seeing what a great one you have after just a year is inspiring!

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  106. 105 ...wow Christine...and here you have one more...and Im so glad I didn´t miss out this chance by beeing without internet connection... still online and doing a lot of blog checking !!! :o)
    Congratulations to your 1 year in blogland!!
    And for the favourite thing about blogging...
    You and all the other wonderful blogging friends around the world!! :o)

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  107. Love your work...it's beautiful. Blogging inspires me to keep going when sometimes there is just not enough time to do my needlework and quilting. And best of all is all the lovely people I have met!

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  108. The reason I blog is just to share and hopefully get some feedback, and I read blogs in order to get inspiration.

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  109. Happy Blogiversary Christine -- we're almost twins with the same blogiversary -- just one year apart! Happy New Year too -- can't wait to see what 2009 brings to your blog!

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  110. Congratulations on your milestone. I would love to enter your generous giveaway. The best things about blogging for me is connecting with great people and visiting other little corners of the world.

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  111. Congratulations on your one year blogoversary, with many more to come I hope!

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  112. What lovely prizes, please enter me in the draw. And happy blogaversary and happy new year too!

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  113. Happy blogaversary and happy new year! I would love to win your lovely prizes. Blogging gives me inspiration and I have got a lot of new friends all over the world.

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  114. My favorite thing about blogging are all the laughs! I have loved getting to laugh along with the funny moments that people share!

    Thanks for hosting a giveaway!

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  115. Happy Blogversary Christine! It has been a pleasure following your blog, you have so many lovely stitcheries, quilts and other beautiful projects! Blogging is a wonderful opportunity to meet people all over the world and I am so glad we've met! May 2009 be a very happy and creative one for you too !

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  116. Happy Blogversary Christine, love to be in the draw for your lovely giveaway. There are alot of things I love about blogging.Learning, friendships formed,hosting giveaways,someone always there to help you if you are stumped, the tutorials, swap mama's the list goes on.I have found since I came out of lurking, blogging has become an extension of my love of quilting.Happy New Year Regards Lyn

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  117. I enjoyed your embroidered pieces. I discovered your blog through another friend's blog and have bookmarked yours too! Lovely work.
    barbara

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  118. I like reading you blog and congratulate you with your 1st years anniversary. Love the things you are so generously given away.
    Hugs from Holland
    Ineke

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  119. Oh, I can see there are 118 others but i wanted to add my congratulations. i love all your beautiful projects.
    Blogging is the best motivational tool I have ever had, plus the feedback reallly lifts your confidence to try new things, cheers, tracey

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  120. Congratulations on your blogaversary.
    Yours is one of my top ten favourite quilting blogs. I'm always inspired when I see the lovely things you've made.
    The thing I like most about blogging is that it gives a feeling of community. I have some lovely stitching/quilting friends all over the world now - amazing!

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  121. Congratulations on your blogiversary, Christine. A highlight of blogging for me is the feeling of belonging to a community and everything that goes along with it...the sharing, friendships, problem solving, inspiration etc...and the lovely piccies of all the cats! ;)

    Sue
    Western Australia

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  122. Im coming up to my 1 year anniversary too and I can't believe how much I've got out of blogging, far more than I ever imagined I would. Love being inspired by others and encouraged!!

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  123. I discovered your blog through another friend's blog and I'll like to said congratulations on your one year blogoversary!

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  124. Congratulations on your one year old wonderful blog.
    For me blogging means to come in contact with creative people around the world and having the possibility to show and to look the creative results.

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  125. Sorry, I have forgotten the time difference! In Germany it is Monday the 5th today.
    Iris

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  126. I missed the deadline but Happy Blogoversary anyway!

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Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your thoughts.

Christine