Today I wanted to share with you all a blog party that I'll be involved in called "Grow Your Own Blog Party for 2014". Since I'm a new blogger, this should be a great opportunity to get my blog out there for more people to enjoy. Hello, my name is Kathy, and I'm a craft addict. There, I've said it. The first step is, admitting that you have a problem. I'm sure there are plenty of you out there who know what I'm talking about. That's why I decided to start a blog. I'd love to have more followers, so please feel free to join. I can also be reached at my email address at DKLuckyM13@aol.com. I also have a pinterest page at pinterestdkluckym13/.
I love so many different types of crafts, such as mixed media, paper dolls, steampunk, card making, crocheting, collage, sewing, any type of paper crafting, altered art, embroidery, jewelry making, polymer clay, quilling, drawing, and art journaling, just to name a few. See what I mean about that addiction thing. I'm so excited to be meeting some new friends, as I hope we'll become. Please take the time to visit more of the great blogs out there, I know I'll be visiting quite a few. I was hoping to put up their badge on the side of my blog, but I'm still new to blogging, and can't quite figure out how to add it. The web address of the "Grow Your Blog" is at vicki-2bagsfull.blogspot.com. I hope you all sign up to be my followers, if I can get 100 new followers, I'll have a free giveaway. Everyone loves free stuff! Thanks guys and happy crafting!!!
Hi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteI'm visiting from the Grow Your Blog party. I too love to make cards and do papercrafts. Your blog is so pretty! I plan to look around a bit more and then be on my way to visit the others. I am your newest follower. I do hope you will stop by for a visit and enter my giveaway and follow back. Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs – Donna
Thanks Donna! I went by your blog and love all the nice cards and beautiful images you have posted. Hopefully we'll become blogging buddies.
DeleteHi, nice to meet you! I love many different crafts too! To add the button, go to your dashboard and click on "layout". Click on "add a gadget" and select "Html/Java", a box will appear, copy and paste the code from 2 Bags Full, click save and you're done!
ReplyDeletep.s. maybe you'll consider turning off word verification as it puts off a lot of commenters
Thank you for your help to add the GYB button. I can't seem to find the code on the 2 bags full website, so still having issues. How do you turn off word verification? I'm sorry to pick your brain, but as a newbie it's all so confusing. I'm surprised I was able to set up my blog! It's been nice chatting with you, and I'm glad you came to visit. Thanks for all the info.
DeleteWhat a lovely Blog you have. I love your creativity. I am a cardmaker and know the pleasure that making something can bring. Happy Weekend. Judy x
ReplyDeleteThank you for the nice comments. I think card making is still one of my top 5 favorite things to do. Happy crafting!
DeleteHello, I'm hoping we'll enjoy swapping ideas ��
ReplyDeleteHello Gillian! Thanks for checking out my blog, I checked your out and really love the beautiful textiles you do. I'd love to have a blogging buddy from England. Hope to hear from you soon!
DeleteHi ... we have a lot in common. I am a craftaholic too!
ReplyDeleteShow me anything craft related and I'm in ...
I have tons and tons of craft stash!!! So much that I can't possibly get to it all .. LOL
Nice to meet you. I am a new follower.
Diane @ thoughts and shots
Hi Diane! I know what you mean about way too much crafting stuff, and no time to use it all. It's great to meet another craft addict! Thanks for following my blog!
Deleteyou have a lovely blog... I'm following your blog through feedly... do visit my blog also..
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Moxie Craftie
Thank you Berina! I'm glad to get a new follower. I checked out your blog and was amazed by the beautiful flower jewelry you did. I hope to make new friends, and would love to hear from you more.
DeleteHi Kathy! I'm visiting you through Grow your Blog and am happy to have found you. I too have enough supplies and interests to last several lifetimes. I love the page you did for your young friend. Please visit me back at my blog: http://tanglestreet.blogspot.com/ If you look at my second page, you will find my art journal pages that use similar techniques to yours. Also, I might just get you hooked on Zentangle too :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jean! Thanks for the nice comments about my angel collage. I checked out your blog and was wowed by the zentangle you've done. I've just started to do zentangle, and love it for the meditative effect I get while doing it. I'd love to make a new blogging friend, so please let me hear from you.
DeleteLovely to meet you :)
ReplyDeleteIt's great to meet you too! It's amazing to me that I could have a blogging friend from England! Technology can be amazing! I loved your crotched bracelet on your blog. It was just beautiful! I crotchet also, but have never tried it with wire. Maybe I will soon. Great to hear from you!
DeleteCool Blog! Love your mixed medium vision of the world. Looking forward to following you.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Tammie Everly of TTE Designs tammie@ttedesigns.com
Hello Tammie! Thanks for following me! I checked out your blog and was wowed by the beautiful jewelry designs you do. I've tried my hand a making jewelry and can do basic stuff, but nothing like yours. Look forward to sharing projects with a new blogging friend.
DeleteI love mixed media and I too am a bit of an arty butterfly flitting from one project to the next :)
ReplyDeleteHello Laney! I was checking out your blog and was amazed at the beautiful glass work you've done. I've always wanted to try working with glass, but it looks so hard. I too am a fellow doodler. I've just taken it up a few years ago, and I love it. I try hard not to be too critical, but sometimes it's hard not to compare. Thanks for checking out my blog, and I hope to hear from you soon.
DeleteHello, your blog is beautiful, Im following now, Happy grow your blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a follower! It's so exciting to check and see you have one more follower than the day before!
DeleteLove using the old pattern collage....and you still have them!
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly I do have a lot of old patterns, but I've seen them a lot in thrift stores for only a dollar. Mine are from over twenty years ago when my kids were little and I'd sew their clothes. I like to use patterned tissue paper also.
DeleteHello, it is so nice to meet you. I too love mixed media and your altered canvas is wonderful. I have the worst time with stencils and texture paste it was nice to see how you do it. The canvas turned out very nice.
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Caroline
I'm glad that I was able to share my adventures with texture paste. I love using it because of the dimension it gives my pieces. Keep practicing, and don't expect perfection. Sometimes you just have to let go.
DeleteHello, Vicki asked me to be a helper; I'm Sandra from Thistle Cove Farm. Welcome to the GYBP; thank you for participating this year!
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra! Thanks for checking out my site, and please tell Vicki how great I think this party is. I can't tell you how much it means to have new followers!
DeleteI love the collage you did for the 16 year old girl below- what a wonderful gift of affirmation! Christie
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words. I too love that piece, and sometimes it's hard to give them away. I'm hoping that it's something she'll turn to during those days of self doubt that we all have. I checked out your blog, and your jewelry is amazing!
DeleteHi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteYour collage that started with patterns was awesome! Looking forward to coming back and spending some time at your site!
Kathy and Deb
Thank you very much! I hope you come back and take a look at some of my other collages, and cards that I've made. Hopefully they'll inspire you!
DeleteHI am so happy to have found your blog. I love your collage piece.I enjoyed looking around and have enjoyed all that you share.
ReplyDeleteThank you CatieAn! I checked out your blog and am amazed that your able to teach children with so many health issues. I too have a lot of health issues, I am disabled by a horrible surgery over 14 years ago, but have found that crafting is my salvation. Especially on those days when you can't get out of bed. Unfortunately I have a lot of those days. It looks like we may have kindred spirits! Love to hear from you again!
DeleteHi Kathy, visiting you from "GYBP". Adore the vintage look of your blog. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations, definitely looking forward to many more visits.
ReplyDeleteHappy Blog Hopping,
your newest follower
Diana
Thank you Diana! I just signed up to be a follower on your blog. You have some very cute cards, and I'm glad to meet a fellow card crafter. Their still one of my favorite things to make. I hope to hear from you soon!
DeleteSo many great ideas! love your blog. Nice to meet you. Happy hopping!
ReplyDeleteIt's very nice to meet you too! Glad you stopped by my blog, and I love your jewelry designs.
DeleteHi, Kathy - dropping in from the Blog Party - happy to have found you and lent my name to your Followers List. Happy Creative Sunday - hope it's wonderful - Tanya
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tanya for becoming a follower. I'm so glad to have made some new friends, and am so thrilled to have found Vicki's Blog!
DeleteEnjoying your blog already. I especially like the cards you have made.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kathy! Cards are still one of my favorite crafts to do. I guess it's because were so busy with technology these days that the written word is almost forgotten.
DeletePopping in along the blog party route. I love papercrafts, and I often use vintage sewing patterns in my work. Nice blog. I'm a new follower. Stop by to see what I have for a giveaway! Aloha
ReplyDeleteI saw by your blog that you love altered books. I've made a couple of them myself, and love the freedom to do whatever you want. I like to try out new techniques in them. Thanks for becoming a follower!
DeleteI love the look of your blog. I recently hosted an altered book event at my library. I hope to hear more of your crafting escapades. Thanks for sharing your blog. I can't wait to read more posts. I am an embroiderer participating in Grow Your Blog too.
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Hi Tisha! I too love anything altered. I checked out your blog and just love the redwork you do. I'd love to find out more about how you do the portraits. Their just amazing! So glad to be involved in this GYB, I've found so many new blogs and hope to make some new friends. Thanks for checking me out.
DeleteEnjoyed seeing your artwork. You are a talented lady. I am now following. I will be back soon. Visit me at sugarmoon56.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for the nice comments! I checked out your blog, and I am a thrift store junky! I just love discovering something that I didn't know I couldn't live without! Thanks for becoming a follower. Hope to hear from you again.
DeleteYour collages are really pretty. Thanks for sharing the steps. Nice to meet you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer! I'm trying to include more demonstrations of how I created my crafts. I'm thrilled to have met you, and hope we'll become blogging buddies!
DeleteHi there, I'm stopping by from the blog party and love crafty, artsy people!
ReplyDeleteWonderful collage work you have shown on your blog! Have a great creative week, and have fun blog hopping!
Stop by when you get a chance!
Hugs Marilou
Thanks for the sweet comments! I checked out your blog and just love your fabric creations. Their amazing! I can see that you love a variety of crafts, and I hope we can become good blogging buddies.
DeleteHello! Your blog is so pretty and being someone who has a heart for sewing, I especially like your sidebars--simply gorgeous! Your collages are beautiful. I, too, must always be busy with some type of craft or other and I honestly believe that life would be pretty dull without one project and/or another going on.
ReplyDeleteI have very much enjoyed my visit with you and have signed up to follow your blog. I hope you might find a moment to stop by to pay me a visit, courtesy of Vicki's Grow Your Blog party! Have a wonderful week!
Thank you for your kind comments. I can't imagine what I'd do with my extra time if it wasn't for crafts. I checked out your blog and hope you through the worse of the snow storm. Sounds like you have great neighbors to help you out. That's a rare thing these days. Thanks for signing up to follow my blog!
DeleteHi Kathy, I am visiting from GYB. Love your blog. It's amazing how quickly we all get bitten by the crafting bug and keep acquiring new hobbys :-)
ReplyDeleteHello Kim! Thanks for stopping by! I checked out your blog and just love your quilts! I think my favorite is the spool one on your blog design. I love sewing, but have never tempted to make a quilt. Maybe someday I'll get around to it.
DeleteHi Kathy. Your craft looks very unique. You've made some lovely things.
ReplyDeleteThank you Wendy! I was checking out your blog and fell in love with the embroidered pillow you did in a class. I love anything to do with doodling, and would love to try and make this pillow. Really beautiful! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteHello from the Yukon. I hope you're enjoying this party as much as I do :)
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Hello Evalina! So nice to hear from you and I'm really loving this party. It's such a great opportunity for those of us who don't have many followers. I loved your embroidery pieces you've done. I like to do embroidery too, but haven't done any in awhile. I need to try it again.
DeleteHi Kathy! you have some wonderful pieces! I am now following you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I'm thrilled to have some new followers. Please keep in touch.
DeleteI love all your projects and look forward to seeing more. I am a new follower, but it wasn't easy finding your "follow me" button. If you can, try to move it to a side bar where people can see it as soon as them enter your blog. Just a suggestion. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Derrith for your kind comments. I moved my follow me button to right at the top of my blog, do you think that's better or should I put it on the side or bottom. I really appreciate the comments, and I hope to hear from you soon.
DeleteHello Kathy, I thought I was into a lot of different stuff, you got me beat. I'd like to exchane pic's on jewellery, steampunk, or papercrafting, cards, scrapbooking, and jewellery making some time. Lol, Drop by and visit my post on GYB and see how much we have in common. I'm following you and can't wait to connect up.
DeleteCindy
Thank you Cindy for responding! I checked out your blog and was amazed at the beautiful pictures you have taken. It does sound like we may have a lot in common, and I'd love to hear from you soon!!!
DeleteKathy, I love your work and your blog graphics.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Patty! I too love the graphics, and am amazed that I actually installed it by myself. At the top of my blog on the right side is the link to the site where I got the design from, you should check them out!
DeleteWow Kathy you really do have a problem LOL. Amazing crafts with beautiful pictures. I found you through GYB.
ReplyDeleteI know it's a serious problem, and just continues to get worse everyday!
DeleteHello Kathy, nice to meet you what pretty things you make, being a craft addict is great isn't it lol.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will pop over to my blog sometime.
Jackie
I can't ever imagine not being a craft addict! Your jewelry is beautiful! I've tried jewelry making, and I am currently trying resin. Hopefully it goes well!
Deletefrom the blog party . love your work. I do a paper crafter. but I always get inspired by all walks of life and stitching cards is my love to do someday. so what better thing than watch the wonderful sites like yours. following by Bloglovin . 600 blogs is a lot of blogs, in the last group and 24 hours to go.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dawn. It's great to meet another paper crafter. I think out of all the crafts I do, paper crafting is my most favorite of all. It just amazes me all the amazing things you can create out of paper.
DeleteSo pretty!!! I'm your 30 follower and I hope you make 100. It took me a minute to find your follow button at the buttom... but here I am. Have a good day.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
tricia
Thanks for signing up to be my 30th follower! I checked out your blog and your cross stitch projects are beautiful. I hope you continue to check me out again.
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