Welcome to Sheila's Kitchen

Sheila contacted me to give her blog an new look. She's a Gourmet Cupboard distributor and she LOVES to cook, so I came up with this fun kitchen look. She was an Ultimate package client and picked a business card as part of her extras.Sheila awarded me with this lovely blog award for helping her out! Thanks Sheila!!

Do you like my blog? Please nominate me!

Have you heard of the Bloggies? They are awards that go to the best weblogs each year. I'd LOVE to win one, but I need YOUR HELP! If you'd so be inclined, please visit the official Bloggies site and submit your nomination. It's quick and easy. You just need to enter the name and URL, fill out the spam filter, and then enter your email (they promise it won't be shared or used for anything besides verification and necessary notifications)
You must enter a minimum of 3 blogs, and I am asking you nominate me for 2. Please scroll across to Best Art, Craft, or Design Weblog and fill in Custom Blog Designs (nominee) and http://customblogdesigns.blogspot.com for the URL. Then scroll across to the 3rd to last category, which is Best New Blog and add fill in Diana Rambles (nominee) and http://dianarambles.com for the URL. Since you have to fill in a minimum of 3 blogs, I recommend that you nominate Confessions of a CF Husband http://cfhusband.blogspot.com/ for the last category, which is Blog of the Year. I may not be deserving of a nod, but CF Husband certainly is!! You will be sent an immediate email asking you to verify your entry. Please hurry as nominations close on Monday at 10pm EST. Thanks!
I am also looking for people who are willing to send in testimonials of my work to a site that I advertise on. Please contact me or leave a comment in this post if you want to help!

Speaking of awards, I've neglected to post the awards I've won lately.

Joanna of Now with Baby and NotJustaMom at The Life of a Mom and Jessica at Piece of Me recently awarded me the Lemonade award.

Thanks so much girls!!

PS~ This blog should have an all new look later today. I will be taking it down to put the new look up!

Another Award

rkdsign88 of rkdsign88 cute & fun arts awarded me with the Lovely Blog Award. I think her designs are quite lovely, but I am to pass the award onto 7 other bloggers.

*Lorenne at Pet Peeves and Other Ramblings
*Cora at Little Miss Whats Her Name
*Laura at A Joyful Family
*Michelle at Day by Day (music)
*Amy at My Family Treasures
*Shawn at Autumn Fragrance (private)
*Mendy at Hairbows & Fishin' Poles

More Blog Awards!

Melissa over at Your Family Fun has awarded me the Uber Amazing Blog Award. Check out her blog for great lots of great fun activities.I've also been given the collage tag by Toni at It Is Nap Time and Shelly at The Mom with BrowniesThanks for the great awards girls! I appreciate them. I've given out so many awards lately, so I am just extending an award to all the sites I visit and leave comments at!

Another Award

Felicia at Go Graham Go and Erin at The Mom Buzz both awarded me the I Love You Blog award this week. Thank you girls! I am honored to receive such an award!!

Now I have to pass on the award to 7 of my favorite blogs~ (4 are private, so not linked!)
Cake Wrecks
Journey to Isabella
Little Miss What's Her Name
Hummingbird
Autumn Fragrance
My Family Treasures
Gwen

Kreativ Blog Award

I have received 2 Kreativ Blog Awards recently. One is from Julie over at the Cool Mom Guide. for this blog. The other is from Laura at A Joyful Family for my Dori blog. Since the requirements for each award are similar, I am combining and posting the same thing on all 3 of my blogs.

6 Things I Love~

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream
Photo Shop Elements
60-84 Degree Sunny Days
Baby/Toddler Laughter
Sewing/Creating
Laying in a Hammock

Name 6 Things I Don’t Love~

Mending/Altering Clothing
Being Really Sweaty
Not Being Able to Find Something
Waiting in Long Lines
Entitlement
Really Cold Weather

Now I am passing this award on to the following~

Emila (Emila's Illustrated Blog) for her adorable creations
Kat (TragedyScrapinAnne's Blog) for her amazing creativity and ability to juggle so many things in her life
Lissa (Loving Lydia) for all the wonderful things she does to celebrate and honor her daughter’s heritage
Kimberly (Geswein Family) for her photography and knitting skills
Lisa (Maisie Eats Bento) for the wonderfully creative Bentos she makes for her daughter
Melissa (Your Family Fun) blog for all the great creative ideas for family fun

These people need to list 6 things you love/value and 6 things you don't love/value, then pass on the award to 6 other bloggers. Make sure you link to me and let me know when you've passed the award on. You can grab the image of the award from my blog.