I'd Like to Thank The Academy and Other Honorable Mentions

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their wonderful comments on my last post, it really brightened my day!

Oh goodness, I have so much to catch up on! Really. I also keep losing all my good blogging ideas or by the time I get time to sit down and write I'm all derpy and tired. And lets not even mention I'm like, a month behind on reading other blog entries. I have been chatty with #sewcialists on twitter, however. And if you didn't know, you can now buy sewcialist swag from SewBrook over on Zazzle.com.

Oh, and I also received a couple of blog award nominations from fellow bloggers. Two of them are Liebster awards, from Cari Homemaker  (Like, LAST YEAR???) and Heather B, I've tagged this one forward before so please excuse me for not doing it again. But if you don't follow these ladies already, should.

However, I also got a "Very Inspiring Blogger" award from Midvale Cottage, IN MAY. Srsly, I'm slackin' here. Side note, she runs an Etsy shop with vintage patterns here.

This award has responsibilities, though, and I'm going to flub my why through it.

1- Display the award and link back to the person who nominated you
2- State 7 facts about yourself
3- Nominate 15 bloggers for the award
4- Notify the winners


Blogs:

Actually, There are so many blogs out there full of wonderful people that I can't even begin to single them out. Instead I'm going to plug ALL of the #sewcialists by saying hop on over to the webpage and check out our blog aggregater "Firehose".  And its not just blogs, its Twitter and Instagram too with anyone that uses the tags #sewcialist and #sewcialists. This is, hands down, one of the best and most supportive corners of the internet and I'm so proud to be a part of this group. You can find it here: http://sewcialists.org/firehose/

Now, for seven facts about myself? Hmm, lets see:

1) I lived in a tent for a year while traveling with the Renaissance Festival when I was 18.
2) I've worked in the Telecommunications, specifically ISP (internet service provider) for 14 years now, but I didn't go to school to learn the trade. It was one of those "I just picked it up" kind of people.
3) Due to a traumatic childhood experience, I hate cantaloupe.
4)I played flute and I went to band camp.
5)My husband married a redhead and all of his female friends are redheads. I'm not sure how this is about me, but I just want to point out I think he's a masochist.
6)When I was a baby they accidentally swapped my bladder with a squirrel's bladder. This is why I have to pee every 15 minutes.
7) I really do *gigglesnort* but I'm told its very endearing.

Ok, that's all folks! Wow, I'm really glad I got that out because I was feeling some serious blogger guilt.

Blog Awards and Merry Merry

I'm just going to come out and say this. I'm a Grinch. Mostly its because, here in the USA, its become such a commercialized IN YOUR FACE ordeal. This from the person that cancelled her cable because I hate commercials that much. 

But, despite that, I hope everyone is having a good time with lots of food, cocktails, and people they love. 

Now, on to the other thing! Blog awards, yaaay!  

First up is the Premio award from Cari Homemaker Deserves a Cocktail (I hear she shares!). This is to thank the last nine people to comment on my blog.  I also want you all to know that I LURV COMMENTS. Lurv them. I lurv them so much I don't even spell it right! Even if I don't reply I read every single one.

Molly 
Cari Homemaker
Hana - Marmota
prttynpnk
oonaballoona
sownbrooklyn 
gahillbilly (this is my Dad)
Juliet
Meg the Grand

The rules are deceptively simple.

1) Thank the person who gave you the award  (Thank you Carie!!) 

2) List seven thinks about yourself

3) Name others to pass the awards along to. This rule I've seen some variations to with some saying seven, others nine, still others "15 or so". Put a link to their blogs and notify them via a comment/e-mail.

Seven Things About Me:

• I lived in a tent for a year when traveling around the country with the Renascence Festival. I have a great appreciation for indoor plumbing now.
• I have a completely illogical fear of hairballs and dust bunnies. HATES THEM. 
• When I was growing up we often had our phone tapped because of my Dad's former job, but I can't tell you what it was, because then I'd have to kill you.
• I once saw a hawk get hit on  the windshield of the car in front of me in traffic and I thought maybe I could save it, so I pulled over and gently put it in the back seat of my van.  It died, but then I didn't know what to do because having hawk feathers  is illegal unless you are Native American. So I stuck it in a plastic in a box in the deep freezer.  Finally my husband just threw it out when we had to move the freezer to convert the garage. 
• I own at least 40 different board games and about 20 card games (LUNCH MONEY!)
• I met my husband at a vampire LARP
• I play the flute. 

Ok, now time to nominate people.  Oh, dear.  I'm gonna try and stick with seven, I like seven, its a good number.

• Kadiddlehopper - I found her through Instagram and I just love her to bits! Our daughters share a bow and arrow obsession. 
• Hana-Marmota - we actually met through a Neil Gaiman fan site.  I love her posts about the Czech Republic and her travels in the area. Oh, and she sews too.
• Rolling in Cloth - Claudine, you may have seen her mentioned by Peter of MPB.  She does amazing work, including Chanel style jackets with hand embroidery. Right now she's got an evening coat in the works.
• Made-By-Hand - Jeffrey I found through The Sartorialist, and he's an honest to goodness bespoke tailor. He's the one that I found out about "Men of The Cloth" from (which made their kickstarter goal, btw!!). He probably won't respond to this post, but I'm OK with that. He's also recovering from a culinary accident to his hand. 
• Nettie of Sownbrooklyn - another super Mom who somehow finds time to sew with three kids and grad school (just finished and landed a job to boot, Hooray Nettie!).
• Un-Sung Sewing Patterns - I'm not sure who this lady is but she posts the most fascinating information about old utilitarian patterns. Seriously, go check it out. 
• Kristin of K-Line - She's responsible for getting me into the right size bra, for which I'll forever be grateful!

Wow, this post took and amazingly long time to write! Good thing its dead at work. Its kinda like watching paint dry here. Oh well, guess I'll go read my new Threads magazine.