Karen from BookBath was recently awarded her first blogging award. Isn’t that cool? And, she’s been very kind to pass it on. With the award also comes a meme so enjoy!
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First the meme:
7 things I did before
1. Used to go dancing a lot
2. Wrote poetry
3. Scrapbook
4. Oil painting
5. Took several language classes – Italian, French, and German
6. Played the violin
7. Wrote letters
7 things I do now
1. Bookbinding
2. Yoga
3. Shop on Etsy
4. Drink coffee
5. Listen to NPR
6. Enjoy exploring my new city
7. Read several books at once
7 things I want to do
1. Travel
2. Speak fluent German
3. Get a bike
4. Learn to sew
5. Find a good job
6. Manage my time better
7. Learn to say “Noâ€
7 things that attract me to the opposite sex
1. Intelligence
2. Loyalty
3. Creativity
4. Shared interests
5. Sense of humor
6. Personality
7. A bit of a German accent
7 Favorite Foods
1. Eggs
2. Chile relleno
3. Pasta
4. Chocolate
5. Chicken fried rice
6. Cookies
7. Smoothies
7 things I Say Most Often
1. Ay, Dios Mio!
2. It’s no problem
3. Scheisse
4. I’ve got an idea
5. How funny
6. That book is going on my wish list
7. Love you
Now the Award is a hard one because there are so many creatives out there. Actually, before I pass off the award here’s a quote on creativity that I really like and wanted to share:
“Inspiration is intention obeyed” ~ Emily Carr
I now tag these seven creative peeps:
1. Christine from Between Concrete and Sky. Her photographs are amazing. I remember when we traveled around Europe I often would try to shoot the same angles and perspectives so I could learn more. It was fabulous – I ended up with a lot of great pictures.
2. Chris from Book-a-rama. Scarves, headbands, chokers, oh my. She makes the most wonderful crocheted creations.
3. Danielle from A Work in Progress. I think I first took notice of Danielle’s ATCs which are so pretty and of course now I love reading about her embroidery.
4. Isabel from Books and Other Stuff. Whether it’s writing Haikus, working on collages or altered books, Isabel always has some creative stuff going on. One day we plan to go to Artfest.
5. Jodie from Pretty Little Love Objects. She writes great book reviews for Estella’s Revenge and makes some very sweet necklaces.
6. Jenclair from A Garden Carried in the Pocket. If you check out her blog Bayou Quilts you’ll know why she gets this award. Such lovely fabric creations.
7. Tara from Books and Cooks. I love hearing about her trips to the Farmer’s Market and then seeing the yummy recipes she prepares with all those good ingredients.
Used to go dancing a lot: Wow…that I didn’t expect of you. But it’s so cool! Aren’t you an artsy person–poetry, scrapbook, oil painting, violin and book-making.
I used to be on staff for yearbook in high school, when I kept scrapbook for my friends, teachers, and school events.
I love learning new things about my fellow bloggers. And now I have new blogs to check out, thanks!
nice to hear some bits about ur life:)
awesome! congratulations! u deserve the award 🙂
Thanks for tagging me 🙂 I needed some inspiration to get back to being creative.
Aw, thanks! I will get to this, hopefully soon.
Congrats on the well-deserved award!! I’d love to learn to speak German, too. Thanks for introducing me to some new crafty blogs!
You always have the best memes!
Congrats on your well-deserved award! This looks like fun meme. Thanks for tagging me!
You definitely deserve the award, Iliana! You’re such a creative person. 🙂
I really enjoyed reading the stuff about you. Oil painting sounds so cool… I’ve never tried it before as I had only tried still life drawings during my secondary school days. Such wonderful memories!
You are way too sweet!! I will post my meme some time tomorrow.
You deserve the award and it was great to see all these wonderful things about you in print as I have been lucky enough to know them about you in person!! You are such an inspiration….
Matt – Oh yes, I was a regular almost at some clubs! haha.. I love to dance but I can’t seem to get my husband to go with me. Grr. I was a very crafty kid and all but sometime in my early 20s I kind of put all that aside. I’m so glad I’ve reconnected with the stuff that feeds my soul!
aka Nik – I know me too. That’s why I love doing these. And, I have another one to do — soon 🙂
iselldreams – Thanks! 🙂
Veens – Thank you! 🙂
Jodie – You deserve the tag. Your jewelry is so cute!
Chris – You are welcome and no worries about getting to the tag. I know how it goes 🙂
Anna – I would love to really move beyond my basic German. It’d be nice to speak with my inlaws 🙂 Have fun visiting some of bloggy friends who may be new to you.
Tiffany – I wish I could take credit for starting them 🙂
Tara – Your recipes always make me want to go out and start cooking. Scary thing since I don’t cook! ha,ha…
Melody – You are so sweet. I haven’t forgotten the meme you tagged me on either. I promise I’ll et to that soon. I loved oil painting… I did that when I was around 10-12…How did you like still life drawings? I would love to draw but I think I have a mental block when it comes to that.
Christine – You deserve the award too Chica. You know I love you girl!
Thanks so much for adding me to your list. Will have to think on this one. How cool you played the violin. I always wanted to learn, and my niece is learning now–maybe she can teach me (ha). I love chiles rellenos, too. I can even make them (and I’m a sad cook!). I wish I had more time to make ATCs again–maybe eventually!
Wow, I’m so impressed, Iliana! 🙂
I love still life drawings. I especially love doing the colour tonings, such fun! I haven’t been doing them since I graduated from school. I miss those days!
Danielle – Yea, you should get your niece to teach you! I played it for years but am afraid I don’t remember any of it now. I still have it so who knows maybe one day I’ll pick it up again. And, you make chile rellenos? Oh man, I love those but hardly ever eat them because I never trust restaurants to make them like my family. I hope you will get back to ATCs – yours are so beautiful!
Melody – Do you have any of your drawings? You should post a picture one day – I’d love to see! 🙂 I have my oil paintings and the funny thing is as a kid I was so proud of them I even did one for a teacher and many years later I found out that she had it hanging in her home! I was a bit famous – haha… What a sweetie she is.
Congrats on the award. you deserve it….and I sense a recurring theme in that list…german! i am going to have to check out these other blogs you have passed the award to!
Ha! I was having such a good time reading your Meme responses, I didn’t realize I was tagged. I love yoga and NPR and handmade books (when someone else binds them :p)
Like Danielle, I’ll have to give this meme some thought!
Serena – Yes, German is my recurrent theme – My husband is German so I’d love to speak the language so when we go visit his parents I could speak with them. Actually, I’d love to live in Germany one day 🙂
jenclair – I meant to visit your blog and let you know you were tagged but I’ve been so busy I’m totally behind on my blog hopping – you know how that goes 🙂 And, you recently celebrated a birthday right? Happy Bday!!
I love reading your happy news! Congrats on your journal exposure.
I hope that you become a millionaire soon.
Thanks for the meme and the honor. I will post soon.
Unfortunately I didn’t keep any of my drawings! I threw them away during the move… I wish I had kept some of those!!
Ooh…maybe you should post some of your oil paintings! I want to see!! ;P