Nice Matters

Mel, from
"Mel's Lazy Dayz"gave me the 'Nice Matters' award!! Now I need to award 5 blogging friends with this award as well...it will be hard to come up with just five, but here goes...

"Sam I Am"

"Belinda -crazyartgirl"

"Sherres Art Zone"

"Karens Altered Dreamz"

"Aileens Musings"

Tip-Ins

I have some tip-ins finished for the swap over at Arttecniques....what a great group of talent!!
Tip-Ins are two page spreads that can be added to a person's Altered book or Journal. The swap partner comes up with three themes in which to chose from....here are the ones I picked to create...sure was fun...and I hope the girls like them.Theme:Horses
Theme:Graffiti
Theme:1920's Women
Theme:Yard Sale

Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl

I have ENJOYED this blog that I ran across because the 'Name' of it caught my eye.
"Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl".
She is like my SISTER, if I had one. I grew up in S.Calif, went to the University of Nebr, married a Ranchers son and I have been rural ever since....I really relate to her stories and perspective.
Her writings crack me up...love the Girl's Guide to Farm Speak, of which I could have a ton of fun adding to....
Bloggers often say, "I could write a book, but I blog instead", well, her blog is being made into a book!!! How cool is that!! Not your typical blog, grab a cup of coffee and settle in for a good read!

"http://confessionsofacounterfeitfarmgirl.blogspot.com/"

Artful Blogging...The Premier Issue

Just what I needed....another Magazine.
Stampington has just issued a new quarterly publication: Artful Blogging.
There are 144 pages in this special publication that spotlight some of the exceptional artists’ blogs currently online: Michelle Ward, Belinda Schneider, Misty Mawn, Nina Bagley, Claudine Hellmuth, Celine Navarro and 35 others! This superb publication provides Blogging Etiquette, Blogger’s Must-Haves and How to Get Started on your own blog spot!

"http://www.stampington.com/html/artful_blogging.html"