Why I started blogging
by Mel
I had a couple of family members that would blog about their families so they could share with friends and family that lived away. Great idea, but all my family and friends live in the same town I live in.
Then I had a close sister-in-law announce that they were moving several states away and my parents accepted a church mission call to Argentina. YAY! Now I had a reason to begin a blog! (Yes, of course I would rather them stay in town!)
So my little family blog began. Pretty soon I was posting more about my passions (quilting, diet coke, etc.) and great online finds than about my family so I though I would get my own place and keep my family blog just for family info.
Thus Mel's Own Place came to be.
WOW! Who knew that in just ONE YEAR I would find such great friends from all over the world, inspiration everywhere, and creative sharing from all over! Many swaps, giveaways, wins, challenges, quilt-alongs, tutorials, and photo groups later I'm still surprised as ever at the generosity and friendship my little computer has found for me!
tHaNK yOU!!
I'm not sure what the next couple of days will bring as far as what's to be given and such, but there will be several posts, each of which will have an item(s) you can win. I have at least 8 sets of gifties, so there will be at least 8 posts between now and Saturday at 10:00pm (US Mountain Standard Time)
I love to share great things I find while wandering around this great Land of Blog so there will be links to you to check out too! Hey, if you have a link you'd like mentioned during my little party, email it to me!
This post's giveaway:
Star Thread and Embroidery Scissors
To qualify for the thread and scissors, leave a comment on THIS post.
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MORE Givaways around the web!
Trisha of TLC Stitches is having a Birthday Giveaway today!! haPpY BiRThdAY!!
Tina from
Quilting for Enjoyment is having a giveaway for her blog's anniversary!! You have until September 2nd to enter a *beautiful* trapunto mini quilt.
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46 comments:
Well I sure am glad you started blogging, otherwise we would not have met.
cheers
Christine
Congratulations on your blogiversary!
Me too!!
I'm so glad you started blogging and here we all are :D
Have a wonderful blogoversary Mel!!
Friendship hugs,
Robyn xx
I too am glad you started blogging! I don't follow alot of blogs but at the Missouri Star Quilt Co you are one of our favorites! Congrats Mel and thank you for doing the giveaways...I will probably enter each one, as I love a good giveaway!
Congrats on your blog anniversary...you have a really great blog and I always enjoy reading it!
Happy Blogiversary! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Happy Bloggaversary Mel! What a nice giveaway! I enjoy reading your blog, it's a happy place! :-)
Congratulations! And thanks for the giveaway! I love those little scissors! :0)
Congratulations on your Blogiversary! Blogland truly is a wonderful place! Gosh those scissors are cute!
I really enjoy reading your blog and found it interesting how you started this one. I bet your parents in Argentiana read this blog as well, at least I know your mom does. Your dad probably does occasionally when he has some time...That thresd is my favorite and the little embroidery scissors are so cute! Happy Bloggiversary!!!
Congrats to you - lovely party.
I kind or started out the same way with a family blog and now I have my sewing blog. I've been awfully busy so I haven't been sewing too much but what I have sewn is for Christmas so I can't blog it! I enjoy your blog very much and I'm glad you started one! Cindy
Well congratulations Mel, love checking in to see what you are up to and get inspired. Keep up the good work.
Another Diet Coke girl
Congrats...your blog is wonderful and you are an incredibley sweet person. :)
Congratulations on your blogiversary! It's been wonderful reading your blog and being inspired. Thanks! I look forward to the next year of blogging!
I love the inspriation from your blog. Hopefully you have many more years.
it seems as if I have known and enjoyed your blog forever!! Happy blogoversary Mel!!
I like you started blogging to keep family involved. At first the husband wasn't impressed. Now he's my best proof reader. The icing on the cake was the other day, the 30 year old son came driving fast up the drive way and said "Mom get your camera, I have blog material."
I stay in touch with a brother in California and our daughter in Oklakoma City.
Congratulation on yur anniversary
Congratulations on your Blogiversary. I truly enjoy your blog.
Happy Blogday to you! I thought I was a follower but I don't see it on my list, but I do have a shortcut on my desktop to favored places to visit from time to time to keep up on what's going on. Great first prize...we all need thread and scissors!
Happy First Blogiversary! And many more.
I love giveaways. Please include me in yours. They are so much fun and a wonderful way to discover more blogs. :)
Kathy
katkiley@aol.com
Happy blogiversary! I haven't tried this thread but it looks like it is great thread. thanks!
One year. I am glad you starting blogging. Your blog has been fun to read and you are so talented.
I hope your family and friends have enjoyed your blog as much as we have. Happy Anniversary!
Mel, what fun. Let the party begin. Happy blogiversary!!
Happy blogiversary!
Thank you for the anniversary giveaway! One can never have too many pairs of scissors! and yours are so-o cute! : } pokey
I told you I would be here and so HERE I AM....Congrads on one year of lovely blogging from a lovely lady. Who knew all the wonderful people we would meet through blogland!!!
I can't believe it has only been a year! You seem like you have been doing this forever. Congrats and thanks for the mention.
Congratulations on your blog anniversary...you have a really great blog......I always enjoy reading it!
Those scissors are too cute!
Happy Blogiversary! I've enjoyed reading it and the freindship we have formed.
Hugs,
Tina
Happy Blogiversary again! I am so glad that you started blogging and now it makes sense to me why you called it "Mel's Own Place." It is a great place, indeed!!!
Congrats on your anniversary!
Time is flying by quickly. I felt the way you did when my year's anniversary came.
Congrats!
Micki
you're so inspiring... thanks alot!! and congratulations for your 1-year blogging!!
Congrats on one year.... Love reading your posts...
Great giveaway. Love the scissors!
Holy Cow Mel!! I have lots of comments to make...see what happens whens when life gets in the way of blogging! haha Happy blogiversary!
Congratulations on your "blog journey". I'm in the early stages of my "blog adventure." Those scissors are just gorgeous, would look wonderful in my sewing kit!!!
Regards,
Congrats and isn't blogland fun??
What a great party...thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Elaine in SLO,CA
Congratulations! Isn't this a fun world?
I'm enjoying tooling around your blog! What fun, what fun! :)
Congratulations in your blogiversary!
Congrats on your blogaversary! Those scissors are the cutest I've ever seen!
congratulations. I hope you keep posting for many , many more wonderful years.
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