Friday 1 June 2012

Nearly my first Blogoversary - must be time for another giveaway

Hi everyone,

Firstly, I must apologise for not having posted or even kept up with my blog reading or emails for a while but I have been really ill with Bronchitis.  I have been off work for over a week and I am just coming good now.  It did mean that I got to watch a lot of TV, did quite a bit of reading and managed some stitching but I found it very hard to concentrate on a computer screen - hence very little blogging.  I have been reading the Hamish Macbeth series of books by M.C. Beaton.


 If you haven't read them, give them a try, they are lots of fun.  Here is a link to the website.


In seventeen days it will be my first blogoversary.  I cannot quite believe how fast this first year of blogging has gone.  I have had a wonderful time and I have made some lovely online friends.  I hope that all of you have enjoyed yourselves as much as I have.  Thank you for all your lovely comments and your support and friendship over the past year.

To celebrate my first year of blogging, how better to celebrate than to have a GIVEAWAY.  I have stitched this lovely design (a freebie from The Sampler Girl) for the GIVEAWAY:

 As you can see, I have taken two photos - the second one shows the lovely dusty pink of the fabric better.

At the moment, the plan is to make this design into a bag but I may decide to frame it or make it into a cushion.  It will be a mystery for now.

To enter, you need to:
  1. Be a follower
  2. Comment on this post only - make sure that you give me your email address if you do not have a blog
  3. You will gain an extra chance if you post about it on your blog
  4. The GIVEAWAY is open until midnight June 18th (my Blogoversary)
I would love to have 200 followers by my first Blogoversary - so please spread the word.

If I reach 200 followers by June 18, there will be a second winner (not sure what the prize is yet)  and for every 10 new followers over 200 (a long shot, I know), there will be another winner/s.

Lastly, please check out the great giveaways I have posted about in my sidebar - there are some lovely blogs listed there to explore. McKenna is having her first anniversary mystery giveaway whilst Melissa is having her first ever giveaway.

To finish off, as I often do, here is a Kitten photo - Furio and Milo love to cuddle up together on a cold winter's night.


hugs, 

38 comments:

Patty C. said...

I hope you are feeling better!
Your freebie stitch is darling - count me in for the giveaway ;) I am a follower & i will oost un the sidebar of my blog sometime today!

gracie said...

I enjoy the M C Beaton books too. Please drop my name into the draw and I will postit on my blog today...

Melissa said...

Congrats on your upcoming blogoversary! Please do enter me into your contest :)

I've posted this in the side bar on my blog :)))))

Hope you are feeling better soon!!!

Shannon said...

Happy Blogoversary! :) I would love to be entered into your giveaway. I will also post your giveaway on my blog's sidebar.

Shirlee said...

Happy Blogoversary! Please do enter me for a chance to win your lovely celebration prize : ) Furio & Milo are so cute!!! Sorry to hear you've had bronchitis ... I'm glad you're coming around now : )

Valma said...

Turned into a bag or a cushion or whatever will be lovely, because it's a lovely stitching you made =)
please count me in =)
congrats for your 'almost' 200 readers in only one year...
Hope you feel better now
take care
hugs from France
xxx

Cheryll said...

Well congrats on the milestone coming up.. and an almost congrats for the followers. You'll get "em for sure!
Lovely stitching too!
Get well SooN! :(

Linda said...

What a great giveaway Kaye. I would love to be entered.

Linda

mdgtjulie said...

They're adorable, Kaye. and grats on your blogoversary!!

Jeanette said...

Congratulations Kaye. Love to win. Hugs,

McKenna C. said...

Happy Early Blogoversary! :D I would love to be entered into your giveaway!

Thanks!
~McKenna

Solstitches said...

Hope you are feeling betterKaye.
Thanks for the book recommendation I am going to check them out on Amazon.
Your stitched piece is very pretty and yes, I'd love to enter the draw please.
Margaret

lanybleu said...

Congrats on your blogoversary, I love your stitching and would love to be included in the draw.
I am already a follower.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Congratulations on your forthcoming blogaversary. It seems like longer than a year but I've been here since almost the beginning!!
I would love to win a stitched something (again LOL) and this is a lovely design however you finish it.

Catherine said...

Oh yuck on the bronchitis! I do hope you are all better. What a lovely piece for a giveaway, no matter how you decide to finish it. Please count me in for a chance!

Chris said...

I hope that you are feeling better Kaye! i had the same thing a couple of weeks ago..ugh.
Please enter me in your lovely giveaway!

Stitching Noni said...

Hi Kaye, sorry to hear that you have been so ill. Good to hear that you starting to feel better now. Congrats on the milestones. Please count me in. Your stitching is lovely & the winner will be very happy with whatever you finish it into. I will post about your giveaway on my blog as well. Take care & keep on getting better. Hugs xx

Anonymous said...

hope you are feeling better now Kaye,i have had the flu and i am flying o/s thursday so hope i am feeling better by then.xx

dulcinella said...

I hope you're totally cured,by now. I would love to be entered in the giveaway. So nice that you keep a little secret for,that:-) CCongrats on your first blogoversay! And thanks a lot for the links.

butterfly said...

Hope you are feeling better Kaye, love to be part of your giveaway, and congratulations on your blogoversay.
Thanks for sharing, hugs.

Mouse said...

ooooo I've found you ..lol hope you are feeling much better now ... love the hamish series when it was on tv :)
congratulations on the blogaversary and I would love to be entered :)gorgeous pattern :)
and love your wee furbabies too :) love mouse xxxxcx

Denise said...

Happy Blogoverary (early) I would love to be entered in your giveaway.
Thank you
Happy Stitching
Denise

Anne said...

Congrats on your first year in blogging land!! I would love to be entered in your giveaway!!

Hugs

Anonymous said...

congratulations on your 1st Blogoversary, I hope there will be many more to celebrate
please enter me into your giveaway draw, I am already a follower and have posted your giveaway in my blog's sidebar
thanks x

Veronica said...

Cute kitty pic :D Happy Blogoversary! Here's to many, many more to come. Look forward to seeing what you end up doing with the lovely design you've stitched. Please sign me up for the giveaway.

Hugs,
Veronica.

Mary Joan said...

Congratulations on your 1st Blogoversary! Please enter me in your Giveaway. I have posted your Giveaway on the sidebar of my blog.

Take Care.

Mary Joan
http://maryjoanstitching.blogspot.co.uk/

Elizabeth Brotherton said...

I love the design...how cute! Please enter me into your drawing. I will make sure I post about on my blog at the http://itchystitcher.blogspot.com

Thank you for this opportunity! Happy blogoversary!

Brightest Blessings,

Beth B.

Jan Gartlan said...

A beautiful design. I am a follower and would love to enter your giveaway.

Christine M said...

Hi Kaye. Congratulations on your blogaversary. Your followers list has just increased by one! I love the saying on the cross stitch. I haven't heard that before. I'd love to enter your giveaway.

Terri said...

Happy blogaversary! I see you are up to 199 followers. Yes, you can make it!!

I would love to be entered into your drawing also.

tpatterson1961@gmail.com
www.rosystitches.blogspot.com

Jules said...

Happy Blogoversary! I am a new follower and just have to say that I am loving your kitties!!!

Oh, and congrats on reaching the "200" mark!!!!!

Julie
frggygrl@aol.com

lynda said...

Happy blogoversary! I would love a chance in your giveaway...I am a follower and will be posting a link on my blog too. Thanks!
lyndamarie.a@gmail.com

Crazee4books said...

Hi Kaye,

I've just found your blog and discovered that we
share a lot of hobbies/loves. Books, stitching,
history, cats and while I don't care for cooking so
much I do love to eat ... does that count???

Congrats on your blogoversary and for reaching
over 200 followers! Wow!! What an accomplish-
ment in a years time.

I've never read the Hamish MacBeth books but
my DH and I use to watch the series on tv which
starred Robert Carlyle in the title role. I've loved
him ever since!! The scenery in that series was
spectacular!! Have you ever seen it??

And to top it all off .... I have two cats .... one
orange and one a white and grey stripe tabby.
Rupert and PHoebe. You must come and visit
them.

Hope you're feeling better. It's been fun
visiting with you!

Cheers!

Faith... said...

Congrats on your blogoversary! Yippe you now have OVER 200 folowers. Your stitching is beautiful. I posted about your giveaway on my blog too...

Samplers, Silks and Linens said...

Hi Kaye - my name is Amanda - you have a lovely blog and i would love to "follow" you - I will also post your giveaway on my blog -

Quilt Kitty said...

Happy blogiversary Kaye & congratulations on having 203 follwers now.The only good thing about being sick is being able to stay in bed & read, I haven't tried that series & am always looking out for a rcommendation on authors so will add them to my library requests. Tracee xxx

Anne said...

Happy Blogiversary Kaye!! I would love to be entered and congrats on reaching over 200 followers!!! I've also added a link on my blog!

Hugs

Yana Hanim said...

Hi Kaye, I am your new follower, pleas include me in your giveaway, thanks :)

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