Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Blogaversary #4

 Four years ago today Dani talked me into starting up a blog. I had just finished Celtic Banner and she convinced me to share it and go from there.
It has been a wonderful four years! I have met many new stitchers. They are as varied as the grains of wheat. They have laughed with me, cried with me and more importantly stitched and frogged with me.
Thank you one and all for sharing these past four years.

In honor of the blogaversary, I will having a giveway. It will be a gift certificate to Knowledge and Needles.
You know the drill - comment on this post.. You do not have to be a follower - but that would be nice. You don't have to post to your blog or add a button. If I have enabled you in some way, I would love it if you would share but it's not necessary. I will draw a name on the May 23rd.

Good luck everyone.

65 comments:

  1. Happy Blogaversary Kathy! It's a good thing Dani convinced you to start blogging!!!

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  2. Happy Blogaversary!!! Congrats on 4 Years!!! Many more to come......

    edgar

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  3. A warm and happy blogaversary!!! :)

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  4. I enjoying reading your blog and congratulations on your 4th blogaversary!

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  5. Happy Happy Blogiversary! I'm so glad you started blogging (thanks Dani!) cause I wouldn't have had the chance to make such a sweet friend :)

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  6. Happy Blogoversary! Btw, I just got the envelope of floss back in the mail the other day. LOL! Congrats!

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  7. Happy blogaversary!!!
    You have inspired me in too many ways to jot down here :)

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  8. Happy blogoversary Kathy! You are an inspiration in so many ways. Thanks for being my blog friend from across the pond. x

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  9. Good job, Dani!! And yes... we've definitely shared the frogs... LOL!!... but some very happy cross-Atlantic stitches as well. Happy Blogiversary, Kathy!!

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  10. Congratulations on your blogaversary! Wow, yes you have enabled me in that I just had to get Snowflake Seranade. But, I mostly just loved your lighthouses and angels. And your quilts are fantastic!!

    Thank you for having this giveaway!

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  11. Happy blogaversary! Four years is quite an accomplishment!

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  12. Congratulations! I'm glad Dani convinced you to start your blog because it is one of my faves to visit! Thanks for the chance to enter your giveaway!

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  13. Congratulations on 4 years of blogging! That is such a great accomplishment! I hope that you have at least four more!!!

    I don't know if you've enabled me in any way, but I still think that your ribbons for Royal Holiday was a wonderful thing to have happen!

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  14. Congrats! I am glad that we found each other on our Blogs (my pitiful Blog..LOL)
    Thank you for the giveaway!!!

    Marion

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  15. Congrats!!! Also, a big thank you to Dani for getting you started. Enjoy your blogs and, of course, can always use a gift certificate to Knowledge & Needles.
    Judie

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  16. Happy blogoversary! Hope many more to come.

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  17. Happy blogoversary!!! I really enjoy your blog.

    Lynn

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  18. Yay congrats on your anniversary - it's been a pleasure reading your blog, and will continue to do so as long as you post :) I'd love to go into the draw, if that's OK :)

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  19. Yay congrats on your anniversary - it's been a pleasure reading your blog, and will continue to do so as long as you post :) I'd love to go into the draw, if that's OK :)

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  20. That's a lotta blogging time! Congrats!!

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  21. Happy Blogiversary!

    I love meeting new stitchers and hope I have a chance to meet you when you next visit Arizona!

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  22. Congrats on the 4 years!
    I would love to be entered in your draw, I am a follower aswell!
    Cheers
    LISA V

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  23. Congratulations Kathy! I enjoy reading every update to your blog. I love seeing your beautiful stitching, especially the lighthouses as well as reading of your cross country adventures. Here's hoping for many more years of reading and friendshipe.

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  24. Happy 4th year of blogging! I love to read your posts and see all your beautiful stitching. You have made me want to try my hand at a Mirabilia design one day. I can't remember if I am a follower but I will go check and see - I should be!

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  25. Happy blogoversary!!! I only started my blogspot blog a couple of months ago, but I've found so many friends here. I'd love to be entered in your giveaway!! Thanks for the chance!

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  26. Hi Kathy,

    Well I must say, you don't look
    four years old. Huh?? What's
    that??? OOOhhhh!! It's your
    BLOG that's four years old!
    Silly me.

    Happy Blogaversary Kathy!!!
    Hope that there will be many
    more such celebrations in your
    blogging future. And good on
    Dani for getting the ball
    rolling in the first place.

    I've been admiring your many,
    many, many (many!!) on going
    stitching projects and the
    progress that you have been
    making on them. What I love
    is that each one is so different
    from the others both in style
    and in their colour palates.
    My favourite remains Sampler
    de Bouquet which looks stunning
    so far. Aren't those blue
    flowers beautiful?

    Your newest Nutcracker is
    so cool!! Love his staff,
    his cloak, his tall mitre
    hat and his little wooden
    shoes. What a great addition
    to your collection. The
    little Sinterklaas on his
    horse is cute as anything
    too. What a wonder, generous
    gift from Margaret and her DH.
    His Nutcracker collection is
    bigger then yours??? Is that
    possible??

    I've been looking in awe and
    wonder at that angel you've "volunteered" to stitch for someone. How big is that thing anyways?? Cripes!! All I can
    say is better you then me!!!

    Cheers!

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  27. We have shared all those things you mentioned and more! Here is to many more great years together!

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  28. Congratulations Kathy!!! And look at you still blogging!

    Please enter me in your draw!!!

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  29. love the frogs on the side of your blog.....
    would love to be included in your 4th give-away.


    rrpolk97030@yahoo.com


    Rhonda

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  30. Happy Blogoversary! Congrats on your 4th yr of blogging! Enjoy your blog!

    Hugs,

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  31. Happy blogaversary Kathy! It's been great to get to know you and to do a few exchanges with you.

    I have to say that you (along with Dani and Judy) inspired me when it came to Weight Watchers. I joined up over a year ago and lost 15 kg!

    Have a great week.

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  32. Hi dear Kathy,

    No need to put me on the list for the giveaway, but I just want to congratulate you on your blog anniversary! It's great to hear and read from you, you're a darling and my, what an amount of beautiful stitches you have made!!! Keep up the good work ;)

    Big Dutch hugs and waves from us all!!!

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  33. Happy 4th kathy!

    Without this blog I wouldn't have "met" you. So I am doubley happy to congratulate you on this achievement.

    Love Clare

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  34. Happy Blogaversary Kathy!!! I am so glad you started to blog and I got to 'meet' you! Someday, hopefully sooner than later, I hope to meet in real life since we aren't too far away from each other :)

    I'd love to be entered into your drawing! :)

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  35. Yay! Happy blogaversary!! Four years sure have passed quickly!

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  36. Wow! Four years--you must be one of the cross stitch blogging "pioneers," Kathy :) Seriously--congratulations--I'll bet you're so proud to look back through the years and see all your work so nicely documented along with all your wonderful get-togethers.

    Thanks for the chance in your drawing :)

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  37. Congratulations on your blog anniversary. I do enjoy vising your blog often. I had never seen a RR before and LOVE the Mirabilia ones that you have done and participated in. Just gorgeous. Some day I would love to do one.

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  38. Happy 4th! Even though I see almost all your works beginning, middle and end I enjoy reading your blogs. You have a great way with the written word !

    Barb

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  39. Happy blogaversary Kathy, I do enjoy reading your blog and following your goings'-on!!
    Marj

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  40. Sylvia (muffin mama)18 May 2011 at 13:57

    Kathy - Happy blogaversary. It's my way of keeping in touch with what everyone is working on. I'm not computer literate enought to post pictures yet!

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  41. Happy Fourth Blogaversary Kathy! Thanks for the gift opportunity!

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  42. I've been prettying up my kitchen a bit lately and that includes painting the insides of the cabinets-I am paint-mad, and haven't gotten past the priming! What fun! Though I'm hoping that I shouldn't have gone oil to cover a few of these stains.

    Your wips are looking so pretty, and I hope your supplies of Necessary threads will now co-operate and not cause delays! :D

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  43. Congratulations. Love reading your blog. Please enter me in your draw.
    Clare

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  44. Happy Blogaversary!!! Here's to many more years!! Thanks for the draw to celebrate

    joannm (at) gmail (dot) com

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  45. Congratulations! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  46. Congrats on 4 years and hope there are many more years to come! Please enter me into your draw if it's not too late. :)

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  47. Would love a chance at the give away.

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  48. Woo hoo, Happy 4th!! I'm so very glad that Dani not only helped you start that blog but that she introduced me to you as well. Stitching bloggers are an incredible group of people and you are one of the best.
    Please include me in your draw.

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  49. and a very happy 4th blogiversary Kathy! And yes, you are a great enabler - I have been sighing over the lovely Mirabilia RR's that you do!

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  50. Happy Blogaversary Kathy! I am waiting to see a photo of your Spring Bouquet Sampler. I am starting on the 2nd chart of Part 1

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  51. Congratulations on four great years, Kathy! I'm grateful to Dani...I'd have missed knowing you!

    Happy, happy blogoversay!

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  52. Congrats.....I spy on your blog via Bonnie's blog! It's so nice to see other's work of art...I used to stitch a lot, but then I had 2 kids:-)

    Perhaps if I win your giveaway, I will have some nice stuff to make me "HAVE" to stitch!

    http://amybickmore.blogspot.com/

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  53. Congratulations! It is always so nice to visit here :)

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  54. And it's been so nice "meeting" you on your blog and on the Friendship Sampler! One day I'm going to make a trip up to Gitta's for one of her retreats - maybe I'll see you there. Happy Blogaversary!

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  55. Happy Blogaversary Kathy. Love visiting your blog and am so thrilled I have gotten to know you. Wishing you many more years of happy stitching, blogging and of course frogging.

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  56. Happy Anniversary Kathy, its been lovely reading about you over the years... Keep stitching..
    I know you really can epathize with me with the unpacking as I always used to envy you packing up each year to go to somewhere warmer.. now I think I am really very glad its you and not me!!LOL
    Happy days and stitching

    Hugs Chris x

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  57. Happy 4th Anniversary Kathy. It has been a joy reading about your stitching and life. I am so glad that Dani talked you into starting a blog.

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  58. Happy Anniversary! I hope you have many more as I enjoy reading your blog and looking at your stitching progress.

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  59. happy blogoversary. May I be entered please.

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  60. Happy blogaversary!! And thanks to Dani, too. :)

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  61. I just want to congratulate for your goal, Kathy, I cannot enter the giveaway 'cause I live so far. I've had a look at your recent works and they're simply stunning! Take care and enjoy your week, Clara.

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  62. Blogaversary drawing is now closed. A drawing will be made before the day is over and I will post either tonight or tomorrow morning.
    Thanks to everyone who entered. You have warmed my heart with your response.

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  63. Oh, am I too late?

    Happy Blogversary!! I've really enjoyed reading your blog. :)

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