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Monday 16 February 2015

The Liebster Award

So I know I said I would Blog again on Friday and here I am on Monday....only a couple of days late which is pretty good for me :-P

Ok ok so here is my exciting news....I have been nominated for The Liebster Award by the lovely Crafty Milka.  I have to be honest I'd never heard of this before now but it's just so lovely that someone would nominate me and my little blog for such a thing!!


I have taken some information from Crafty Milka's Blog which I believe she got from other blogs, which helps explain what it's all about!

This award exists only on the Internet. It is given to bloggers by other bloggers. 
Award has German origins. The word "liebster" has several definitions: dearest, sweetest, kindest, nicest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, welcome, sweetheart.
This award follows similar principles as a chain letter, in a sense it should be passed forward to a certain number of people. 
The choice lies within each of us to accept the award and continue forwarding it. 
You are not obligated to accept the award and can stop the chain. 
Over the time, variations have been made to the "rules". 

There are also some Official rules which you follow if you accept the award.

The Official Rules of the Liebster Award
If you have been nominated for the Liebster Award and you choose to accept it, write a blog post about the Liebster Award, following few simple rules.
1) Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog on your blog .
2) Display the award on your blog by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a "widget" or a "gadget". 
3) Answer 11 questions about yourself asked by the person who nominated you. 
4)  List 11 random facts about yourself. 
5) Nominate 5 - 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have less than 1000 followers.  
6) Create a new list of questions for the nominated bloggers to answer. 
7) List these rules in your post. 
8) Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster Award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it.

the above information was originally taken from The Wording Well.


So here are the questions I was asked by the person who nominated me!!

1) What made you decide to start a blog?
I actually don't really remember why i decided to do it in the first place.  I was getting more in to social media and searching for things I enjoyed on the Internet and reading more Blogs and thought it might be fun to give it a go!!  I decided to go with art/crafts because that's what I enjoy doing most.
2) What is the most rewarding thing about blogging? 
I really enjoy the community feel of it all!  I've made some lovely friends and received some lovely hand made gifts just by being involved in the Blogging community.
3) What is your favourite craft?
I'm always wanting to try new crafts, I love learning new things and ending up with something lovely at the end.  My favourite is knitting though.  I can spend all day knitting
4) What time of a day do you do most of your crafting? 
I'm an early riser so i like to get started as soon as possible after i get up!
5) What do you do with all the items you create?
I either give them away as presents or I sell them in my little shop Snow Bunnys Knits :-)
6) What is your favourite colour?
Red but i like most bright colours! 
7) What is your favourite instrument?
I'm not very musical so I can't play any but I like to listen to the clarinet!  I also like Spanish guitar music. 
8) What is your favourite season?
Spring 
9) Which holiday is your favourite?
Christmas time.  I love everything about it! 
10) If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?
There are too many places I would like to visit.  Japan, Machu Pichu, California...i could go on :-P
11) What makes the world go ´round for you?
Happiness

11 Random Facts About Me
  1. My Dad was born in Wales making me half Welsh
  2. I am one of the only people I know who doesn't generally enjoy comedy films
  3. My dream is to meet The Rock
  4. I enjoy watching the obscure sporting events in the Olympics
  5. I have a degree in psychology
  6. I am super interested in ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians, Aztecs and Incas
  7. I love real life crime programmes (FBI files, forensic detectives etc)
  8. I would love to travel on the Orient Express like Poirot (minus the murder)
  9. I don't have any brothers or sisters
  10. My fave computer game is Fallout 3
  11. My fave drinks are coke and milk
 My Nominations
  1. How did you get in to Blogging?
  2. How did you come up with your Blog name?
  3. What is the best bit of Blogging?
  4. What is an art/craft you have always wanted to try?
  5. Where do you do most of your art/craft?
  6. What would be your dream job?
  7. Where is your favourite place in the world?
  8. can you speak more than one language?
  9. Where/how did you learn your art/craft?
  10. What is your favourite film?
  11. What is your dream for the future?
So there you go :-) I'm off to contact the lovely Blogs I have nominated :-D

9 comments:

  1. Thank you Carol - blimey this is going to need some thinking about! I loved reading about you - some bits I knew - some I didn't.

    I enjoy the more obscure events in the Olympics too - and can completely understand the no murder on the Orient express ;)

    x x

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  2. I am SO very flattered Carol, thank you very much. I love all your answers, and a big WOW that you have a degree in psychology! I'm in awe. Did you fall out of love with it afterwards tho' or decide a career in it is not for you? My eldest son is currently studying the subject in Sweden. Yes, he's made it hard for himself, learning a totally new language (very difficult language) AND a complex subject, to boot! Lol. I'm so proud of him.
    Believe it or not, I am with you on number two, too! I don't choose to watch a comedic film, most clips I see I just don't find amusing. But TV programmes are different, to me, for example I think Mrs Brown's Boys is hilarious; but I do not like The Royle Family. Of course, it's horses for courses, and life would be boring were we all the same.
    Crikey, I'm living up to my blog name today aren't I?! What twaddle there is here, lol.
    I just wanted to say Thank you for nominating me {{hugs}} xo

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  3. thankssomuch for the nomination.... not sure i will accept but i appreciate theoffer all the same. i enjoyed reading your answers though, thanks so muchforvisiting me... hope you are warm,it is soooo cold right now here!

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  4. Congrats on the award, good to know a little more about you, thanks for the nomination too! : )

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  5. Thank you for honoring me with this award! I'm very busy with a university class at the moment, so I won't be able to pass on the award at this time. But you did bring a smile to my face, so thanks again.

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  6. Thanks so much! This is the 4th time I've received this award, and every time I really appreciate that people think of my blog. It makes it a bit difficult however to keep on finding people to pass on the award. I will however answer your questions on my blog on Friday, and link back to your blog. Hope that's okay! Thanks again for nominating me ♥

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  7. Thanks for nominating me! :)
    It's nice to learn a little more about you.:)

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  8. Hi Carol,
    This is such a nice and fun way to learn more about friend blogger. I enjoyed reading your post. :-D You are very interesting person and I am very glad we met in the blog land. :-D
    Have a great weekend.
    big hugs
    Milka

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  9. Hi Carol, Thank you very much for the nomination! I sent you a personal email when I received it. I really enjoyed your answers to the questions, especially the part where you shared the random facts! I, too, love the crime and detective shows! And, whoo hoo, it won't be long and it will be your favorite season!! Hugs, Darnell

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