This is my first anniversary prize for my blog giveaway, everything in the top photograph is the first prize and the contents in the second photograph is the second prize.
There is a third prize of 6 fimo clay pins of various colours, unfortunately I did not take a photo of the pins but they are similar to the ones in the photo’s. (Both photo’s are clickable for a close up view) 
I cannot believe it is 12 months since I first started blogging, what a journey it has been, I remember how nervous I was about posting my first picture thinking would anyone comment, would anyone like visiting my blog, would anyone return? Thankfully I did get some lovely comments and many of you have visited me often, I have made many friends who have the same passion for cross stitch and other crafts as I do, and I thank you all for your friendship.
I cannot believe it is 12 months since I first started blogging, what a journey it has been, I remember how nervous I was about posting my first picture thinking would anyone comment, would anyone like visiting my blog, would anyone return? Thankfully I did get some lovely comments and many of you have visited me often, I have made many friends who have the same passion for cross stitch and other crafts as I do, and I thank you all for your friendship.In particular, I remember looking at blogs with blog awards wondering how people got them, I was so thrilled when I received one of my first awards from Lizzy ( A Stitching Faery’s Rambling Under the Willow Tree ). Then there was Cindy F, what a thrill it was to meet Cindy, she has made me laugh so much over the last month’s, her emails are sooooo funny, in fact my husband always says ” Oh I see you must have got an email from Cindy”!
I was thrilled to be chosen for PIF gift from Andrea ( The Craft Room ) and I can still remember the excitement of receiving that gorgeous pinkeep that Andrea made, it is proudly displayed where I can see it everyday. I was also involved in three personal exchanges with Jill, Mylene and Jennifer and I received some beautiful stitching from these ladies, it sure made me look forward to the post arriving each day.
There are so many people I could mention but I would be here all night, however I would like to thankyou all for visiting my blog and I hope you enjoy looking at the photo’s of my first anniversary gifts.
And now the rules for the giveaway!
The first prize is:
Box decorated with my own cross stitch design
(the free pattern will be available to download when I return from my holidays)
Coffee pot and cup
Coffee pot and cup
Rose pins
Heart shaped ornament with Swarovski crystal trim
Scissor fob with Swarovski crystals stitched 1 over 1
The second prize is :
Pink felt pin cushion trimmed with shocking pink ribbon and Swarovski crystal
3 rose pins
Pink and white coffee pot
Third prize is :
6 rose pins hand made by me using fimo clay
The cross stitch patterns are freebies :
Heart shaped ornament design can be found on Zoes blog here
Scissor fob pattern can be found on Joei’s blog here
The pin cushion is my own design.
When will it be drawn?
You have until the 31 August to leave a comment and I will announce the winner on Saturday the 5 September. I know it’s quite a long time but I am away most of the month of August.
I look forward to reading your comment’s and announcing the winners!
Good luck everyone!
Best Wishes and Happy Stitching.
Lynn B
Lynn B
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- Free pattern
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- Love to Sew in my Etsy shop, Pumpkin pattern free from the freebies section at the top of the website
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- Summer Strawberries Pattern available in my Etsy shop
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- If you are struggling to find a pattern do not hesitate to contact me, I will be happy to help.
Lynn,
What gorgeous treasures you have created (once again!) for your blogoversary. Oh my gosh! Again I have to tell you how talented you are. Your stuff is so detail oriented–it's just amazing. I am so impressed with your Fimo creations. They are just so perfect. Congrats on your 1st year of blogging!
Happy Blogiversary! I follow you via Google Reader, if that doesn't count it's ok. I have to learn how to make fimo roses.
Happy blogoversary!
I'm in!! I'm in!!!
Your pieces are so beautiful!!! I enjoy reading your blog very much~~
Congratulations on your very first blogversary~~~
Wow, Lynn, what a great giveaway, and congratulations on a whole year of blogging! I have officially begun "following you" and have announced your generous prizes in my own blog: http://sympatheticthreads.blogspot.com/
Enjoy your holidays!
Debbie
Wow! What beautiful stitching and finishing! I love your blog, stitching and crafts. I have signed up as a follower.
Happy blogoversary!
Hugs,
Happy Blogoversary! Your blog is so cute!
What fabulous giveaway prizes your are giving! I sure hope I'm a lucky winner! I could use a lovely pinkeep to keep in my tatting bag for my needles for finishing ends…oh, I guess that's what needlebooks are for, but still! Ha ha! I would love to win some of your lovely stitching! 🙂
OMG….your stitching and finishing is beautiful. Love the clay pins….so pretty!
Wow, what an amazingly generous giveaway, Lynn! I would love to be entered. I've read your blog for a while, but had never signed up to follow it. I just did though. 🙂
Melissa
http://www.thedailymel.com
I found my way here from the Freebie Gallery website- your blog is lovely!
Congratulations on your first anniversary.
I'll be back to post when I set up a link- I want to wait until my July sticky runs out.
Hope you have a wonderful vacation.
Hi,,,wow, I already won..another great blog to read and be inspired by 😉
I would love to enter please, I am now a follower!
I'm glad I've discovered your blog! I'd love to win your contest. I'll become a follower and try to remember to post a link on my blog too.
Hello Lynn!
I saw your wonderful giveaway picture at The Worlds Largest Collections of Small Too blog, and then I came here to read more you.
You have beautiful works!
This giveaway is amazing!! 🙂
The fimo pieces are adorable and perfect!
You are very talented 🙂
I became your follower and now I'll put the pic on my blog and link back here.
Thanks for count me in.
Kind regards from Hungary,
Nina
Happy blogaversary to you! I am a follower of your blog and have posted about this give-away on my blog. Please enter me in your give-away.
HAPPY Blogoversary!! Your work is absolutely beautiful and would be a cherished addition! I would love to be awarded any of the three prizes. Enjoy your holiday. You have earned it!! Another follower, Faye
carolinastitcher.blogspot.com
Happy Blogoversary!
I am a new follower and I put a link to my blog. 🙂
Congratulations on your Blogoversary, Lynn! You've been on my Feeds for a looooong time, but I'm a follower now. Who wouldn't be, with a chance to win such treats?! Thanks for the opportunity and for your many lovely designs.
Katherine
Your blog is lovely.
I came over via the Freebie Gallery. I was attracted to the color scheme of the giveaway, not to mention the giveaway itself. Very lovely items. I'll be glad to post and offer a link back on my blog.
Thanks for sharing and the generous opportunity.
I just discovered your blog, and I'm so glad that I did. I'm definitely a follower now! Your blog is so sweet and I'm going to post your giveaway on mine!!
Lynn, Congrats on your blogoversary. I too, follow your blog via the google reader. Please enter my name for your drawing. Your work is beautiful.
Thanks Melody
Hi Lynn,
Happy Blog Anniversary!!!
Your work is beautiful and I really like how you write.
From today I'll follow your blog!!
Thank you!!
Adriana
Wow this is the cutest blog background I've ever seen. Always great to find a new blog.
Thanks for putting my name in your draw, I'm off to read and see your beautiful stitching from your first blog year. Best of luck in year two!
Happy anniversary.
Your work is beautiful.
Much success in future work.
Thank you.
Mavi.
Happy Blogaversary!! Lynn B. you are too precious for words! I truly get excited every time I see you have a new post…anxious to see another unbelievable creation you've made with those talented hands of yours! And this post is another amazing showing of your beautiful handwork! I love every little piece and I thank you for giving us all this wonderful opportunity! I hope you and your dh have a great August and please keep us posted of your travels. Big (((HUGS)))) to you both!
What a great draw – please enter me
Happy Anniversary Lynn. Have a great august.
Would love to be part of your draw
Congratulations on your blogoversary, Lynn! lol…I had to check to be sure I was following but I'm there waaaay back!
Hi Lynn,
I'm already a follower of your blog!
I'm planning on reading your blog from beginning to end as I've enjoyed reading your recent posts and I would love to see what you've done over the last year. 🙂
Thanks for offering this giveaway!
Cynthia
Windy Meadow
Happy blogversary. I love cross stitch and I enjoy your blog. Therefore, that makes me a follower already.
Of course I am in!!! Who would want to miss such cute work!!!
Congratulaions for your first anniversary! is exciting don't you???
The prize is spectacular!!!!
I'll announce your giveaway in my blog, just right now!
Happy Holidays!!!!
Hello, please enter me in the drawer for the beautiful prizes. I have also become a follower of your blog. Enjoy your holiday.
Love your blog entry, as always. The tea set is soooo beautiful, Lynn. I would so love to be included in your draw. I'll be posting your website on my blog and the pic of your 1st prize. As you know, I'm already a "follower." Hugs, Deb
COngrats on your blogerversary! I'm following now!
Susan
Oliver is absolutely beautiful. Need I say anymore? Love Sara xxx
All the prizes are wonderful. Please put my name down for the draw. Beautiful work.
Very nice giveaway, I would like to join in:o)
thank you! hugs, Timici from Hungary
Happy Blogaversay! And many, many more.
Your giveaway is fabulous and I would be honored to be included.
Happy Blogaverary Lynn. Please enter me in your draw and I have added you to the blogs I follow and you were already on a blog that I follow but I haven't been posting much lately as I have been unwell. Hope you have as much fun in year 2 as you have had in year 1. Lots of Love Patti xxx
congratulations on your first anniversary, I have my anniversary coming up soon and I love the idea of a giveaway, thanks for the idea
Bonnie
ps.. i messed up!! hehe trying to figure out how to post a link…the first link is the good one..the second one isnt…i dont know if it will let you delete it though!!:) thanks so much!! mel
I was on the freebie gallery and clicked on your picture of all your beautiful finishes! Youve been busy this past year! great finishes and congrats on your one year blogging!!
Your work is so beautiful, what a wonderful giveaway! I would love to see the fimo pins up close, they are so sweet 🙂 Thanks for the chance!
Congrats on your blog anniversary!
Your finishese are beautiful 😉
Thanks for offering such wonderful gifts and what a way to motivate us to stitch and blog! I have posted a pic of your prize on my blog
http://reneesreflectivestitches.blogspot.com/.
whoo hoo! rock on
What a sweet idea to motivate others to keep up blogging and stitching. Thanks for considering a fellow sister stitcher.
Lynn, hi there,
I've only just found your blog from the Freebie site. Your work really is lovely and your blog is so bright and cheerful.
Congratulations on your blog anniversary. I'd love to be entered into your giveaway. I don't have a blog but I will certainly become a regular visitor here :>) It will be a pleasure to call by.
I do have a picturetrail album:
http://www.picturetrail.com/angelasweby
Many more happy years of blogging to you.
Best wishes Angela
Wow what a lot of treats! I would love a chance to be entered please. Love it all. xx
Happy, happy blogiversary! Please include me in the drawing. Thanks! ~Kathleen
Happy Anniversary! Please enter me in your giveaway.
Julie
Congrats on your one year anniversary and thanks for the generous give-a-way. I already follow your blog checking in once a week or so. Your work is gorgeous!
Congratulations on your Blogaversary! I am looking forward to scoping out your first 12 months…and your future entries. Please include my entry in your contest. Thank you for the inspiration to keep on stitching!
A Blogaversary – how great is that? ! Deb at Lavender Rose Stitches advises her readers to check this out…so I am. And I will continue to check out your blog happenings for the past 12 months…and once you return from holiday I will look forward to future blog entries. Please consider this my entry in your contest. Thank you!
I would love to be entered in your giveaway. Happy anniversary!
congrats on your blogoversary, please add me too:)
Hi, Lynn! I'm putting you on my blog today!
Love, Deb
Congratulations on your bloganiversary!! I just started mine in July, so still discovering how it all works!! I felt like what you expressed in this blog as you look back to when you started!
My passion was cross-stitch before I got into patchwork and quilting. I still find time to x-stitch something even while working on other projects.
Regards
Wow Congratulations on your blogoversary…and what a giveaway….I would love to be entered into it please.
{{{hugs}}} Elisa x
You have a great blog. count me in.
I am so excited about this giveaway. I recently lost the majority of my stash due to water damage and this stuff is beautiful. I just became a follower and here is the link to my blog about your giveaway (you are the first post!)
http://itsacrewelworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/its-been-way-too-long/
Hello Lynn, Congratulations on your 1st Year Anniversary….lovely generous gifts…Warm Regards Lyn
Happy Anniversary, and what lovely prizes! Your stitching is just beautiful!
Micki
I am in awe, and I had put a link to my blog
http://five-minutes-of-fame.blogspot.com/
I became a follower so I can drool again and in the process remembered I had lost my tatting godess in all the reader changes that google throws us. Wow ….I think that makes me 11 and that was a long time ago.
Happy Blogoversary!! Ive peeked in from time to time,but have now clicked to follow you 🙂 love love love the prizes for your blogoversary!! will post a link on my blog.
Congrats again!! Karen
I am a new follower and would love to be entered in your contest. I will also post about your giveaway in my blog. Thank you for this opportunity.
Happy Bolgoversary Lynn! I found you thru Deb at Lavender Rose. What beautiful work you do! I'd love to win any of your goodies. I've become a follower and I'll be sure to post a photo on my blog. http://barbsstitches.blogspot.com/
Hi! What lovelies! Congratulations on your one-year anniversary. Thank you for the chance. ; )
~Michele
Dear Lynn,
I am glad that I found your blog (via Gladys Creativa) because I love the stitchings and kreative little things you show here!
Happy Blog Anniversary!
Love from Austria
Hilda
Hi!
My best wishes to your blog. It is wonderful
my message about your candy is here$http://alena-ax.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post_12.html
and from today I'll follow your blog!!
Alena
Oh my goodness! I thought I commented on this!
Congratulations you dear, wonderful blogging friend!! I would love the chance to win anything you make! HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY!! (we should be sending you gifts!) Thanks for this awesome opportunity and for your sweet comments about me:)
BIG (((HUGS))) to you and your Mr. Right:)
It is perfect! I want be lucky!)))
Happy anniversary! Prizes just magic! Provide links and photos on my blog! I wish you success next year!
I'm from Russia. I think after me, many will leave their comments and expressed their wish to participate in the lottery!
http://magic-feniks.blogspot.com/
Have a great vacation! Please put my name in for your drawing. Your blog is great!
Happy anniversary! I'll be posting a link to your giveaway on my blog. Please add my name to your drawing. Hope you are having a fun vacation!
Dear Lynn,
I would also like to participate. The prizes are beautiful 🙂 I also posted a link on my blog.
Thank you, Edit
Happy Blogoversary Lynn. I've been 'following' you on my google reader for months now and always enjoy reading your posts
Congratulations on your first Blog Anniversary. Your craft work is beautiful, and your Blog is one of the prettiest I have seen. I look forward to visiting often.
Congrats on your first blogiversary! I would be love be a winner of one of your lovely giveways. I'm going to post this on my blog and I've also become a follower 🙂
I found your blog through Meari's Musings. It is a very nice blog. I like your color theme. Happy Blog Anniversary. Thank you for putting my name in the drawing.
Brenda J
Congratulations to you on your first blogoversary! I'd be honored if I won one of your prizes!
Congrats on your blogging milestone! I've enjoyed browsing your blog (new to me)
I've put up a post here Stitches of Life blog
Hi Lynn,
Happy Blog Anniversary!
everything looks beautiful:)
I just found your blog, via Deb's (The Thread Gather)'s blog. What a lovely blog you have!
I've just started following your blog, please enter me in your competition to win your gorgeous prizes.
Happy Blogoversary!
Congratulations on your blogoversary. I'd love to win one of your hand stitched or handmade items. Please enter me.
Hello!!! Irina from Odinzovo!
http://magis200905.blogspot.com
Congrats Lynn:)just perfect things you've made, please add me to the drawing:)
Congrats to your first anniversary!
Nice things you have done!
I have decided to be a follower and will try to put the picture of first price picture on my blog!
Ann-Christin Sweden
http://ann-christin.zoomin.se/
oh… nice… i should grow and grou to be same…
I link you on my blog http://happyberta.blogspot.com/
🙂
Hi Lynn! Happy Blogoversary! I like your blue candy very much!
Yuor blog is so lovely
wonderful blog and wonderful giveaway thank you for this giveaway. congratulations to you
Hi! Your blog is very nice. And your stitching very beautiful!
http://ogachka.blogspot.com/
Hi, Lynn –
What a wonderful blog to read. You inspired me with your list of groups so I just had to check them out. Prairie Schooler is one of my favorite-est ever. I didn't know there is a GOS Group…wow! It's great to learn something new every day. Nice break from a l-o-n-g day at work.
Here's to a wonderful 2nd year-
Kate
Deb at Lavender Rose was my influence to check this out. Please include me in your drawing. Best wishes on your 1st Blogaversery!
What wonderful prizes!
Happy Blogiversary!:-)
I just put the picture and your give-away announcement on my blog: http://mysticbluerosegarden.blogspot.com/
I am signing up as a follower!!! Thanks for the chance at the give-away. I love your designs!!!
What great gifts!!! Please count me in.
I am a follower and I posted about this in my blog.
pirjo.kallioniemi(at)yahoo.com
Congratulations on your first anniversary.I am a new follower and I put a link to my blog. 🙂
Olga from russia
http://urolga.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post.html
Hi lynn, congratulations for your first bloganniversary!!! And yeeesssss please enter me in your give-away. Hugs, Estrella
Happy blog anniversary.
I've been following your blog for quite a while and your finishes are amazing.
Please add me to your drawing, and I've also posted about your giveaway on my blog http://therapy-by-thread.blogspot.com/
Happy blogoversary! I am visiting your blog firs time, but not the last! So you have new follower now :)I have just posted link to your blog for my friends in Lithuania and other!
Congratulations Lynn on your one year blogoversary! Your pieces are absolutely beautiful and I'm a follower, too. Please enter my name in your drawing and I have posted a pic/link on my blog.
Hi, sorry for my english, I'm mexican girl…
Your blog is lovely.
I'm definitely a follower now!
I hope you can put my name… Happy Aniversary
What lovely gifts you are sharing for you Blogoversary. That is quite a talent you have. I have been following your blog anonymously but just made it public today. I would like to be entered in your drawing. Congrats!
Hello Lynn, Happy 1st Blog Anniversary!
All of your prizes are beautiful. I'd like to be entered. I'm your follower now and I posted a link on my blog.
Hello Lynn,
I just wanted to wish you a very happy anniversary – over the past year you have made some wonderful posts. I stumbled across your blog completely by accident about a month ago and I've been checking in ever since. I think your creations are beautiful and you have inspired me to try my hand at cross stitch. A friend of mine from overseas has kindly sent me a few starter kits which will arrive within the month and I can't wait to get started!
I have a personal journal over at Livejournal so cannot follow you here, but I have you in my bookmarks and look forward to seeing more from you.
Warmest wishes,
Susan.
Hello! I just read about you at the Crumbs of Patch blog. You work is absolutely beautiful. Happy Blogoversary!!! I'd be so delighted to be included in your giveaway, and such a generous one it is! I'll enjoy visiting here again! Hugs, Paulette
What beauty! Very much хочеться to win. I have written http://lepesto4ex.blogspot.com
Wow Thanks for the chance at all your candy I follow and have linked you all up
sorry for my english spero di vincere un saluto dall'Italia bye bye rosa
http://kreattiva.blogspot.com/
Lynn,
Everything is LOVELY! Congrats on your blog-anniversary, time really does fly by doesn't it? Can't wait to see what you do next!
Happy stitching,
Amy – amycspals@yahoo.com
Congratulations!!
Your blog is lovely! I love it very much.
I'd like to play and win.
Hello Lynn!
You have beautiful works!
This giveaway is amazing!! 🙂
I became your follower and now I'll put the pic on my blog and link back here.
Kind regards from Hungary,
Cherry
Happy Blogoversary! You have beautiful works!
hello Lynn
just found your blog through another blog and so I discovered your Blog Candy!!
Congrats on the one year of blogging!!!
What wonderful things you are giving away for blog candy! Thanks!
I'll leave the link with a picture of your candy in my sidebar and I am your follower!
A lot of greetings from Germany and best wishes for other blogging years!
Regina*
Happy Blogiversary! Please enter my name for your drawing. Your work is beautiful.
Such beautiful work! Anyone would be happy to win them! It has long been reading your blog and admire:)
http://mopsopon.blogspot.com
Happy Blog anniversary!
I am a new follower and I put a link to my blog.Ciao M.Grazia
http://olia201.blogspot.com/
This giveaway is amazing!Please count me in.
What lovely items and such a generous giveaway! Unfortunately, I don't know how to post a link from my blog to yours with a picture. I've only been blogging for a couple months.
Terri
Oh… So beautiful! Happy blogoversary 🙂
Yana from Russia
http://lovekrestik.blogspot.com/
Happy blogoversary!!Prizes are wonderful!
My post is here:http://helenroycescrap.blogspot.com/2009/08/lynns-candy-3108.html
Happy one year blogiversary! Wow what a great giveaway. Thanks for entering me 🙂
I found your blog through Craft Gossip and I love it. I became a follower :). Happy first blog-aversary!
wow such amazing projects with a stitch as simple as the cross stitch i just loved the blog entries i just ran into ur blog today and liked it so much that i am a follower now
happy blogoversery 🙂
WOW what a giveaway, and i love it all. thanks for the giveaway and happy anniversary.
lmurley2000@yahoo.com
I would love to enter this give away. I'm a follower of your blog and i have posted a button to your give away on my blog .
Simply LOVE your boxes – to die for! Thanks for the giveaway!
Barbara in TN
saltillo3@yahoo.com
Congratulations on your first anniversary! Please enter me in your wonderful giveaway – Thanks,
kimberlybreid@hotmail.com
Happy blogiversary!
I'm really glad that I found your blog because this wonderful giweaway. Now i'm your follower 😉
Congrats on you 1st Anniversary and here's to many more!
felch49801@yahoo.com
Happy anniversary!
Prizes are wonderful!
Thank you!
Sveta-~Голубка~ from Russia 🙂
svetangelok7@gmail.com
Wow, what a giveaway!!! So glad I found your blog, I have added my name as a follower so I can come back and visit often. I have also posted a link on my blog. Thanks for offering such an awesome giveaway and happy 365 days of blogging!
Happy Anniversary! I just found your blog and your stitching is amazing! YOu do such beautiful work.
Have a fun holiday
Elise
What beautiful items you have for your giveaway. They are absoltely to die for. Many congratulations on your blog anniversary.
Warm hugs from Israel,
Ruthie
Wow! Your prizes are awesome! Congratulations on your first blogiversary – I love your creativity.
I love your blog- glad tobe a new follower… I found yuo through the "Craft Gossip" online newsletter! Thanks for the wonderful opportunity!
Tcornell123@comcast.net
Tracy 🙂
Happy Blogiversary to you! Hope you are enjoying your holiday! Wishing you all the best. You make beautiful things!
Tracy 🙂
I blogged about the giveaway!
http://sugarrosies.blogspot.com/2009/08/check-out-happiness-is-cross-stitching.html
shou.milk@gmail.com
yay, I followed you!
shou.milk@gmail.com
I love you, everything is so beautiful!
shou.milk@gmail.com
Lynn,
What gorgeous treasures you have created for your blogoversary. I have to tell you how talented you are… it's just amazing.
Congrats on your 1st year of blogging!
Hope you are enjoying your holiday!
Love from Portugal
Sandrinha
I chanced upon your blog, and is admiring your beautiful stitchings.
Congratulations on your first anniversary! And thanks for the giveaway!
I can't remember if I posted a Happy Blogiversary comment or not. 🙂 You have so many comments already but I do want to be included in your giveaway. I am a follower of your blog as well. Thank you for all you lovely free patterns. Happy Anniversary!