A Big Thank You!

      Thank you, thank you, thank you, ThreeSisterz for my very first blog award!!

I am so honored that I was even on your radar to be considered!

It's a lovely thing to have a select group of blogs you turn to daily.  You know the ones.  They make you feel like every time you turn on your computer Christmas has arrived.  And as you unwrap your gift, the anticipation overwhelms you as to what could be inside.  At least that's how it is with me and these next 3 ladies.  You never know what you are about to find when you visit.  Will it be a new tutorial, a beautiful picture, a delicious recipe, or maybe a glimpse into their family and traditions.  Their writing is simple, yet captivating.  Their creativity is innate and evident in everything they do.  Perhaps unaware, they have set out to share ideas, but what they have really done is so much more than that.  They inspire.  And when you inspire someone you break through the pretenses and facades and awaken the spirit.  It's a tall order, the work of inspiring, but these ladies do it well.  Thank you.  

This award is like a "pay it forward" kind of thing.  So if you get it, here's what you do:

--Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award

--Award 3 deserving Bloggers and share how they inspire you

--Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award

Here are my top 3 inspiring blogs.

1.  Made.  Dana oozes creativity.  You could spend hours in her tutorial section alone planning out your project list for the year.  Check out her home improvement section and you too will see that her sense of style and design is impeccable.  She's truly an inspiration.

2.  A Lemon Squeezy Home.  Christie is brilliant.  Everything she touches turns cute, and she has such a knack for creating amazing things out of scraps of fabric, one of my favorites being her hand sanatizer holders.  Seriously.  You must be talented to make, much less think that up. 


3.  See Kate Sew.  I love this blog.  The two words that come to mind when looking at it are simple and classy.  As you puruse her posts you will instantly feel that you too can sew, no matter what your level.  She'll show you how to make everything from cloth diaper inserts (thank you!) to the most adorable toy camera for your little one.  And it's not all sewing - Kate will show you how to transform an old pair of shoes like nobody's business.


So, on behalf of the many, many others you inspire - thank you ladies!  To everyone else, you definitely want to check these blogs out - they're garaunteed to make you fall in blove.  

Tune in tomorrow for Fashionista Friday!

Waking Wednesday #7

Well, hello again!  I hope your feeling better than I am right now.  I'm stuffed.  Like - have to unbutton your pants stuffed.  My brother-in-law and his wife are in town, and I put together a "flat bread night."  It was fun, each couple (there were three) brought their own toppings to put on their flat bread.  Mine was sausage and caramelized onions... if I were one to use text lingo, I would pull out the OMG(oodness) right about now.  It was sooo good.  And now here I am.  stuffed and unbuttoned.


Anyhow, on to more important things.  Take a look at what my girls have been up to...




Jennifer made this too cute to boot ruffled skirt for her - dare I say - even cuter daughter.  This picture totally makes me want a little girl next.  Oh, and she started her own Etsy shop so you too can have an adorably dressed little one!  Congratulations, Jenn!

Shantel made this really cute memory book for her grandson Ryder.  Man, you ladies have some great genes producing such sweeties!  I mean, doesn't his face make you just want to squeeze him?  But I digress.  You did a great job on your book, Shantel!  And might I add, you don't look old enough to be a grandma!

And now for the no-sew curtains.  That's right ladies, one of the most beautiful phrases in the English language - "no-sew" - has just been used to describe window treatments.  Can I get an AMEN?  Nice job!

Thank you ladies for your continued support.  I know it's not much, but I'm so proud to have you in my party.  You're all an inspiration.  

It is time.  Here's how it works.

Here's what you do:

1.  Become a follower

2.  Post your great ideas

3.  Visit someone else's great idea

4.  Grab a button!

Thanks for stopping by, I'm so glad that you did!

this could be the start of something good...

 Happy 2011, everybody!  Did you have a spectacular first weekend of the new year?  The little one and I soaked up the very last bit of daddy on his vacation.  But alas it is Monday and he returns to the grind.  And I already have a new year to-do list that is growing by the minute.  Number 2 on the agenda:  buy bigger stuff for baby.  My sweet butterball continues to float right off the charts, and at 5 months he has outgrown his car seat ... and his clothes ... and yes, even his changing table.  All I can say is praise the Lord for Craigslist.

So, what's new with Waking Lucia?  Well, as we've established, it's a new year - which means new things. I am happy to announce that some attempt at a regularly scheduled program is going on here.  First on the menu:  Monday Blove.  What is Blove, you ask?

Blog + Love = Blove

Yes, I'm one of those people that combines words.  I apologize - it just happens.  At any rate, this is the day that I introduce a great newly discovered blog.  Just another way to keep ourselves inspired.
So let's get started.  Today's Blove:

found here

Lovely Kimberlee of Adelaide, Australia posts about anything and everything.  Her taste in design is impeccable (check out her lovely living room), and her style of writing makes every post fun to read.

She manages to find the cutest things to post about.  Like this ADORABLE cake she found and had made for her son's Christening party.

But what really takes the cake :-) is she imparts her great sense of style to you through her online shop Brown Button Trading.  

So if your in the market for a new blog to add to your inspiration list, this would be the one.  Thanks, Kimberlee!  We're big fans.

*Update*  If you get featured on Blove, grab a button!

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{Inspiration Sunday}

Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me;

There the Bright and Morning Star shed its beams around me.  

In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever; Till my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river.

~Fanny Crosby

See you Monday, friends.

Lucia the Competitor

So one of my New Year's resolutions must be take a chance on a long shot, because I just entered in to a crafting contest.  It's called Crafting with the Stars.  Cute, right?  Well, anyways, we'll see what happens.  If nothing else, at least I can say I fulfilled a resolution... that I inadvertently made.

I've entered in my teething necklace...

Which, might I add, is on sale at my new etsy store.  Shameless, I know.

You can join too!  Just link up a project you're proud of here (like a regular link party), and they'll pick the top 12 to work with a well known crafter from the blogosphere.  Deadline is January 15.  Just do me a favor and don't make your craft too good.  I'd like to think I at least have a chance in... well, you know where.  :-)

Happy New Year, Everyone!