ARTE Y PICO AWARD

¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†The meaning of this award is to acknowledge bloggers who¬†are over the¬†top in art…design… interesting….creative …..talented….. (back to this later)

This is a post about thanking those who have big giving hearts ….. its about the kindness of others…. not only for those who have touched me with their friendship but also about their¬†willingness¬†in helping me by¬†reaching out to another…. so ….its kind of sappy in a way but hey I can be a sentimental old fool sometimes … along with being humbled by a lovely award that I received…

I will first start with this…. I have difficulty when someone sends me a gift in knowing a proper way to thank them…..mainly because I guess on some level … I am surprised that one would think of me in that respect enough to be so generous and wonder what I might have done to deserve something so thoughtful…..¬†however, I know that¬†it should be done¬†…. for the most part … in the form of a hand written note… which I am afraid I am no good at…oh my writing a letter is not my forte hard as I might try…. so…¬† I would like to acknowledge them…..¬†after this I want to thank some people who when I wrote to them about something very special came through with flying colors…. with kindness for another…. at the time I knew these people well… so if you werent emailed its not for any other reason than I may have just met you through blogging and didnt feel I should ask at that particular time…

And then on to an award…

First to these lovely ladies for the gifts bestowed upon me……

Ruth Welter…. for a lovely ceramic Rose bowl that she made herself… it will find a place of grace sitting on a table soon… http://www.artfulcreations.biz/

Kari and Kijsa….. for my bloglandia plaque that I keep close by to remind me of the wonderful friends I have made through this avenue of writing¬†on the internet.¬†¬† (don’t tell anyone but it follows me from room to room but thats between us)¬†¬† … http://www.kariandkijsa.com/ ¬†

Gail McCormack….for a beautiful keychain and three beautiful cards all made from prints of her stunning original works¬† (the cards I plan to frame as they are quite lovely)… one day I shall own an original itself…. http://www.gailmccormack.com/¬†

You must check out these sites as they are talented and¬†beautiful ladies…

Next…

When I¬† was having my give away back in¬†December/January (let me just say that adventure will be a whole post in itself and will be amusing I must say) …. but at that time one of the entries touched my heart deeply and though this person did not win … I enlisted several of my friends to help me in¬†putting a smile on this persons face… I will not go into detail as the story is a sad one but not one of these people hesitated when I asked them to help me and two of them were all the way in Australia…. I cant think of a better way to say thank you….Each sent a special handmade gift that was¬†in turn sent to someone¬†who was going through a very difficult time…..¬†the package had arrived at its destination¬†back in March and I apologize that this is the first time I have said anything publicly but I wanted to wait a bit before I wrote about this… for the sake of the person involved… those who participated will understand and know why…..

In no particular order:

Natasha Burns…¬† http://www.natashaburns.com/¬†

Jenn and Jacqui Hudson who we all know from the Bowerbirds Nest…

Ruth Welter…¬† http://www.artfulcreations.biz/¬†

Dianne Schnidt…. http://www.petticoatjunction.typepad.com/¬†¬†

Penny Carlson… http://www.lavenderhillstudio.com/¬†

Kari and Kijsa… http://www.kariandkijsa.com/¬†¬†

Your generosity and willingness to help is and will be appreciated by me for years to come

I must also thank these three people ….. I have been going through a very rough period for the past several months and have had a very odd but difficult situation that I have been dealing with and these three people have been my rocks in letting me vent and lending me a tremendous amount of support…

Cat Chambers….. http://www.shabbychiccatsgardencloseups.blogspot.com/¬† …..Ruth Welter and Gail Mc Cormack…. simply but not enough…. thank you

Now for my award… that¬†was given to me by not one but two very lovely ladies…

Christi …. a fellow Bliss Guild sister whose talent is amazing and who writes some of the best articles I have read … she has two blogs and one will lead to the other…. http://www.Charmandgracecottage.blogspot.com¬†

Mima… a soul sister…. we are both Scorpios ….¬† November babies… Mima is someone who has a spirit and strength that amazes me …¬†she is one¬†you cant help but admire …..you will understand why when you read her blog…..¬†she is honest and forthright in writing about her feelings and emotions… she is a doll…. http://www.mimad.blogspot.com¬†¬†

I am honored….

Now this award has rules… but you have come to the wrong place for that because I dont follow the rules…¬†¬† they are made to be broken¬† …. and I break them all the time… it gets me in trouble but that is a part of my free spirit…. cant hold me down to rules… so I pass this award first and foremost back to the ladies who bestowed it upon me and then to all my lovely friends I have met through blogland… you ALL deserve this award

HUGS

AND

CIAO FOR NOW!!!

JO