Our appreciation of our followers giveaways!

Have you ever had someone steal your idea?

The other night I was thinking about all of the old, new and newer followers that I have gained since the Magic Carpet Ride event.

My
"original" idea
was to have a

giveaway for just my followers....dahhh....

So I started going to each blog that had signed up to follow my blog.  I spent numerous hours enjoying each one. 

I thought, "Hmmmm, I will just draw a name and

send them a surprise for following my posts".  

(Have you ever heard the saying that 

"there is nothing new"???)

Wellllll,

Karen Valentine
(don't ya' love her name?)

http://mydesertcottage.blogspot.com/ 

had already set up and posted the same idea!!!...lol

I am just kidding, Karen. 
Here are a few words that

she took right out of

MY mouth

and she expressed it better than I ever could have.

"Feelings of joy, gratitude and awe.... Feelings of fear and worry. I felt them all and they all make me a better blogger, a better artist, and a better person. I can't express properly in words how wonderful this last year has been.

I have made some wonderful new friends and am in the process of making many more. Some of you leave comments and some of you don't, and that's okay because I know you are there anyway. I am grateful to you all for your friendship and encouragement. And so... to say Thank you from the bottom of my heart I am offering this humble giveaway to everyone who follows my blog."

These are Karen's words

from her post! 

Please go over and enter her giveaway by

signing up to follow her blog...

(I found Karen while I was wondering around

OWOH hosted by Lisa so I, of course,

added her blog to my blogroll and signed in as a follower. )

Her blog is absolutely delicious to the creative spirited!!!!

Then Linda K. at

Robins Egg Blues

http://whitelinenlavenderfield.blogspot.com/2010/02/robins-egg-blues-celebration-giveaway.html

Thought of the very same thing!!!

Look at what she is giving in appreciation!

~~~~Now for MY "original" idea! ~~~ 

Yes!!!

I AM having a giveaway for my followers too!!!

(So IF you are not already following my blog,

sign in,

leave a comment)

I will draw a name from the list on

March 1st!!!

It is a surprise!!

 I won't show you what I have made just for the lucky winner until I have drawn the name!!! 

Yes, It is a piece of jewelry.

I made just for that special gal who loves my jewelry. 

I can not express into words how much pleasure my blogging buddies have given me.  You always encourage, love and support my creating heart.  You know how to

"get to me"

through your kind words.  

I haven't been able to come up with the correct words but here goes a small attempt at expressing my heart. 

This is for the wonderful friends I have made

and been with me from the very beginning. 

This is for the newbies to my blog.....

"You never know who is on the other end of this computer program called blogging....

I am one of those people.  I am a woman, a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and just plain ole' me.  Yes, I can create but one can have a truck load of beautiful things but if no one sees or appreciates what you do

it is just STUFF.... 

(My family is very supportive!!

 I appreciate them for their love of my artwork

 but they can only handle so much of the

"Kyser Collection")

 I want to tell

YOU,

my blogging friends,

how humbling it is for a total stranger to take their time to leave a comment of encouragement and kindnesses.

I have been encouraged by scriptures and quotes.

I have prayed for numerous needs when you ask.

I have laughed until I have cried at some of your posts.

I have smiled at your sweet family pictures,

I have actually cried over a broken heart,

loss of a loved one, or the serious illnesses,

and I have heard your pain when you are hurt. 

What I am trying to say is,

I care and

I appreciate each and every single one of the souls

that pass my way through blogging.

YOU

have made a difference!

YOU

have added value to that

truck load of stuff!

YOU

have turned it into treasures!

Because you are you and you care."

I humbly thank you from the bottom of my heart for

 touching

my life in such a positive way!!

Sharon

(please remember to stop by

Karen's and Linda K's

and tell them I said "Hi!")