Kreativ Blogger Award – Thank You, Cyndi!

The lovely Cyndi Lavin of Beading Arts kindly chose me, along with 6 other bloggers, for the Kreativ Blogger Award.

Thanks, Cyndi!  :)  I’m honored to be among the group you chose.

Now as one of the honorees of this award, it’s my turn to

1. Post the image of the award

2. Thank the person who gave it to me

3. Link to the person who gave it to me

4. Tell you seven things about myself that you probably don’t know

5. Choose seven great bloggers to give this award to

6. Give a link to their blogs

7. Leave them a message on their blog.

I’ve just done the first 3 things on the list; now on to the rest:

7 Things You Probably
Don’t Know About Me:

1) I’m left-handed with most things.  However, I can use a computer mouse and many jewelry tools equally well with either of my hands.

2) When I read fiction, I usually read children’s / young adult books.  Currently I’m enjoying the Kiki Strike novels.

3) I haven’t had TV reception for several years (by choice), but we do have a TV for watching Netflix.

4) I love discovering the origins of words – what language they originally came from, what they originally meant, etc.

5) When I was 16 I went to a movie with a friend, and turned around to discover actor Lee Marvin was sitting right behind us!  We silly 16-year-olds giggled about him during the entire movie while he sat stoically behind us – probably rolling his eyes.

6) I love history, and whenever I travel I try to find at least one old cemetery to visit.  They’re filled with fascinating histories, tremendous artistry from bygone days, and fantastic old landscaping.

7) One of my favorite flavors is vanilla.  In fact, I’m sipping a fragrant cup of vanilla coffee as I write this.

7 Great Blogs
I’m Giving the Kreativ Blogger Award to:

Third Hand Works – Cairene MacDonald offers superb insights for helping creative businesspeople get organized and productive.

Virginia Vivier – Talented metalworker Virginia shares her awesome tutorials on making creative metal jewelry inexpensively.

The Beading Gem’s Journal – Pearl, the Beading Gem, can always be counted on for well-written posts that cover interesting and unusual jewelry-related topics.

Rings & Things blog – Excellent example of a jewelry business blog – friendly, frequent posts with useful info on products, events, and happenings of interest to their customers.

Carolina Gonzalez – Carolina is an artisan and Latin rootworker of incredible talent and compassion, whose work and life intertwine seamlessly.

Independent Fashion Bloggers – An interesting blog with great business tips and a fascinating peek into the work of fashion bloggers.

Luann Udell – Luann is a multi-talented artisan, who writes thought-provoking posts on the mental, physical, and spiritual sides of art, life, and creative business.

David Weiman – Dr. Dave’s marketing and psychology background provides an insightful facet of the nuts and bolts of creating a successful jewelry business.

(Okay, I just gave out 8 awards instead of 7!)