**awards and a winner**

Thank you Thank you!!

 I have received my FIRST awards this week!

I got the "TRENDY" blog award from

Beckie at Creative Juices

THE RULES : 

1.) you have to promise to share this with 10 other BLOGS that you think are Trendy too! 

2.) post about your award in your blog

 3.)List your Top 10 Trendy Blogs

4.)Leave a link to the Trendy Blog Button

5.)Tell them they need to give this award out to 10 as well.

So here are my Top Ten picks...

(blogs that truly inspire me...thank you for sharing your creative ideas with us all)
ASHLEY @ LITTLE MISS MOMMA
LINDSEY @ THE PLEATED POPPY
SUMMER @ SUMOS SWEET STUFF
LINDA @ CRAFTAHOLIC ANONYMOUS
JEN @ TATERTOTS AND JELLO
SHELLEY @ HOUSE OF SMITHS
TANYA @ TREY AND LUCY
DISNEY @ RUFFLES AND STUFF
MELISSA @ THE POLKA DOT CHAIR
STEPHANIE @ SOMEWHAT SIMPLE

I hope you all have fun checking out these fabulous blogs.
Also if you see your blog here please follow the rules as not to break the chain
and pass it along!

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I also received the "Sunshine" award 

from Julie at Creative Tastes

The requirements:
1. Put the logo on your blog within your post. 

2. Pass the award on to 7 bloggers.

3. Link to the nominees within your post

4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and the link to the person from whom you received this award.

I nominate:

1. LAUREN @ BUSY BEE LAUREN

2. NICOLE @ ALL THINGS SWEET AND SASSY

3. NINA @ YOUR MEMORIES CAPTURED

4.  MARI @ AUTUMN DAME

5. CLAUDIA @ CRAFTY CORNER 13

6. EMMY @ CONFESSIONS OF A PAPER FREAK

7. GILLIAN @ ALL THE SMALL THINGS

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AND THE WINNERS OF THE 

CINCO DE MAYO GIVEAWAY PARTY ARE : 

1.) The pleated Poppy $20 Gift Certificate

2.) Your Memories Captured $20 Gift Certificate

3.) Print of choice from Chalk Chalk

4.) $20 gift certificate to The Crafty Moms Shop

5.) Personalized key chain from Southern Traditions 2 

Congrats to all the winners! 
If I do not hear from or get a response from the winners with in 48 hours new winners will be chosen!