Thanks, Meari! Thanks, Michele!

Sweet Meari awarded me a KreativBlogger Award, with the stipulation that I pass it on to five more bloggers who will in turn pass it onto another five (and so on and so forth....). As is usually the case, it's VERY hard to narrow it down to just five, but I'll give it a shot.

UPDATED: Lovely Michele also awarded me. Thanks, Michele!

• Yuko (Be Happy!) - Yuko takes the loveliest pictures


• Olga (Olenka's Stitches Blog) - Olga is wonderfully creative and her finishing is perfection


• Patty (PipStitch) - Patty's blog is a TREASURE TROVE of goodies


• Andrea (The Craft Room) - Andrea is an absolute genius when it comes to finishes


• C (Pencil Crossings) - A stitcher as avid about her craft as she is about reading. I love it!

Whenever I get one of these awards, I try to highlight different blogs, perhaps some blogs that people aren't as familiar with, as it makes me sad to see stitchers post they are considering deleting their blogs because they don't think anyone reads them. I read over 200 blogs and each and every one of them brings me some kind of inspiration, joy, happiness, etc. I try to comment whenever possible, especially if I have a more in depth comment. "Nice work!" comments are wonderful and ALWAYS appreciated, but a more detailed comment that engages the author in some way is especially nice.

If you read some wonderful blogs, take a few seconds and leave a comment for the author so they feel appreciated. Even better, put a link to their blog on yours or find some way of spreading the word. I can't tell you how many wonderful stitchers I have encountered just by following a trail from one blog to the next.