blog award & shout outs!

I think one of my first awards was a bowling trophy when I was still using bumpers back in the day.  But today I just received an award for blogging...not bowling...and I probably need "bumpers" for both since I'm still so new at blogging, and I never go bowling anymore! :)

I have received the Liebster Blog Award! 

Thank you so much to Jessica from Nouvelle Vie Furniture for this wonderful award!  I'm so honored you would think of me for this!  Jessica is very talented and we both share a love of vintage things!  She gives old furniture a new look...be sure to check out her blog and visit her Etsy shop to buy her amazing work.

Liebster is German and translates to favorite or dearest in English.  This award is aimed at promoting smaller blogs with less than 200 followers, that you feel deserve special recognition.  In order to keep this award going there are a few simple rules to follow. 

1. Thank the person who gave you the award.

2. Link back to that person's blog.

3. Copy and paste the award to your blog.

4. Present the award to 3-5 blogs of 200 followers or less that you feel deserve this recognition.

5. Let those blogs know by leaving them a comment.

These are the blogs I have chosen:

here | there | everywhere - Leah (my amazingly talented sister!)

Jenna Bigott - artist & craftster and a real classy lady!

The Frugal Find - Nicole (she's crafty, she's creative, and she's a super saver of pennies!)

Lindsey Rae Today - this super-fly chick is not only extremely talented and creative, but she's also the person who introduced me to crafty blogs!  I owe my obsession to you Lindsey :)  

Thank you to all my readers for your encouragement and all of you bloggers for your inspiration! :)