I've been thinking about this for the past ten days and how I wanted to celebrate it with you. I can't celebrate appropriately without telling all of you what an inspiration you've been to me. Your comments and friendships have made Brynwood Needleworks blog a fun place for me to be.As I've visited your blogs, I've been inspired, humbled and challenged to be a better writer, photographer, crafter, quilter and seamstress. I'm consistently in awe of your own efforts and want you to know how you affect my daily life. Your comments have been uplifting, educational and humorous and, although I don't always write back, I want you to know that I read every single one.
So, in light of those things...How do I thank all of you who follow my blog, either by commenting or just reading about my projects or my thoughts (or Kes' thoughts)? Five hundred posts representing five hundred nearly consecutive days of my life? I know this is going to have to be something special...
I've decided that I'm going to create a very special lap quilt for one lucky friend of Brynwood. If you read Kessie's post over the weekend, you know that I have quite the copious assortment of beautiful fabrics. I've chosen this selection to make a lap quilt just for this occasion.So, here's how you can enter your name in my 500th Post Giveaway:
• You must be a follower (friend) of my blog to participate. If you aren't already a public follower, you can join now. Tell me that you follow me in a comment for one entry
• Leave a separate comment telling me what you like reading about on my blog for another entry.
• Take my button (below), share my giveaway on your blog and leave a link back to your blog post about my giveaway in another comment for a third entry.
You will only receive as many entries as you leave separate posts in my comments section here. Please don't do all three things in one comment, or you'll only get one entry. We don't want that, now, do we? Also, be sure that I have a way to reach you if you're the lucky winner.Because I'm going to be away for a week and won't have any sewing time, I'm going to leave the giveaway open for a while...You will have until September 30th at 9 pm to enter, and I'll announce the winner on October 1st.
THE DRAWING IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO LEFT A COMMENT!!!
2. I'm borne away in your works, stories and pictures. Thank you so much!
ReplyDelete3. I'm glad I can participate in your giveaway. You can find your button in my blog http://neringa-neringa.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteNerin
Congratulations on 500 posts! I'm slowly creeping up on 100. What a lovely giveaway. I'm so glad I've been a follower for quite sometime. :)
ReplyDeleteI love hearing about your family and seeing what you are working on. The colors for the lap quilt are beautiful. I have never had anyone make me a quilt so I would love to win.
ReplyDeleteAs I have been following your project plans while you were on the road, I am curious what color combination you came up with for the 2nd quilt. Bet it is as pretty as the first you have planned. I'd love either, all your pieces are so special. Glad you are both home safely!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog! I like your website, your ideas and I love acorns too!
ReplyDeleteDear Donna,
ReplyDeleteCongrats on this amazing achievement! You know I follow you (smile) - visiting you is always a welcome respite in my day!
Hugs
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
Dear Donna,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy everything about your blog! I love your beautiful work - I love reading about your life - I love it when you post pics of your beautiful dogs! More than anything, I read your blog because I like you - there are just some blogs that you find that as you start to read/peruse, there's something about the person you connect with, so you stay around to learn more. That's how I felt when I first found your blog, and I'm glad I stuck around as you have been an aweome lady to get to know!
Hugs
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
I've posted your beautiful button on my sidebar at Create With Joy - I'm always glad to share with my readers!
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Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
Congratulations on such a magnificent milestone! I have been a follower for some time now and adore your exquisite creations.
ReplyDeleteI have put your giveaway button on my blog with a link back to this post.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I couldn't pick out just one particular things or subject which I enjoy on your blog. I thoroughly enjoy all the posts.
ReplyDeleteI'm a happy follower.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many things to like about your blog but a couple are...I enjoy seeing what you've done differently. Seems you're always tweaking your blog and it's always well done. I also enjoy seeing the work of your hands and heart; you're so focused and determined in your focus and I love seeing the finished goods.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 500 posts. I'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna! You have reason to celebrate - congratulations!! Please count me in for this awesome giveaway. I have signed up to follow your blog and look forward to your future posts - love what I see! Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower :)
ReplyDeleteWhat I enjoy the most on your blog is reading about knitting, and your animals :)
ReplyDeleteAnd, last but not least, I've just shared your giveaway on my sidebar (http://hafty-i-hafciki.blogspot.com) :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI came across your wonderful blog through Lady Farmer I'm looking forward to coming back and reading more.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower and would love to be a part of your giveaway.
Warm Country Blessings...Christa
I follow and love it.
ReplyDelete1) Congratulations on your goal, Donna and many thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway. Hope I can enter "the contest". Bye, Clara
ReplyDelete2) I've forgotten, in my previous post, to tell you that I'm a follower.
ReplyDeleteI like very much the "atmosphere" in your blog. I mean it seems to me like I'm on a sofa, chatting with a friend with a cup of tea. I also love your pictures (your handicrafts are gorgeous). Clara.
3) You can see the link on my blog cannellaemele.blogspot.com . Take care and happy sewing, Clara.
ReplyDeleteI'm so very new to quilting and your site has been a real inspiration, problem is ...I feel a new addiction coming on!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm following! well it would be rude not to...I visit so often!
ReplyDeleteI added your button to my blog. Of course I want to win desperately,(so keep the numbers down!) but I do hope you get lots and lots of visitors.
ReplyDeleteDonna, congratulations on your 500th post!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower for sure! Your blog is beautiful!
I have posted about your blog on my blog!
ReplyDeleteI think you have such a beautiful blog and I go to it everyday! Your needlework is just beautiful!! Keep on doing what you are doing!
ReplyDeleteI follow you!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of your blog is actually the quilts. You inspire me to try to sew quilts, and I just love seeing the projects you make!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making it to 500! That's quite an accomplishment! I've been a follower for a while....
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I like that you include Bible verses on your blog sharing your love for God as well as for Handsome and your fur babies.
ReplyDeleteI like your versatility; not only quilting but showing us your sewing and crochet/knitting. I like to dabble in a little of everything myself. I like see the twist you give things to fit the person, project, style or just your own whimsey.
i AM signed in as your 524th friend follower!
ReplyDeletethx for your invite and generosity~
tea is on at FHC !
2nd comment entry:
ReplyDeletewhat i love reading on your blog?
i love reading your scripture references! deliteful :))
and the QUILTING !
wow WoW wOw ~
YES YES YES please! gorgeous!!
looking fwd to seeing you at FHC ~
pink teacups on me for joiningus at the table 'follow'ing :) ...
I am already a follower!! And boy am I happy about that!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think there is anything about your blog that I don't just love!! But my favorite posts are when you talk about your puppy dogs!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI wrote a little post about your fabulous give-a-way on my blog - http://www.thequiltinggarden.blogspot.com/!! Thanks for this opportunity to win your beautiful lap quilt!! What a treat!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and would love to be entered in your 500th Post giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLike your quilt projects, and dogs. I consider my dog a 4-footed child - a part of my family. And yes, my dog has his own quilts.
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Your giveaway it's dream for any quilter! MY blog http://hmmania.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteFrom Russia with best wishes!
I have been a follower since this summer when I discovered how to do it - wow this has been an amazing adventure! I love your blog for inspiration. Thanks for such a generous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna,
ReplyDeleteSince my last response covered two entries (I didn't follow instructions correctly - oopsies), I just want to say that I love your mousie pin cushions - they are soooo sweet! Thanks!
Mimi
That looks fantastic! Thanks for the chance to throw my name in the hat!
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goccedioceano2000(at)libero(dot)it
blog creative: http://kreattiva.blogspot.com/
i am old follower ;-)
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blog creative: http://kreattiva.blogspot.com/
What a fabulously generous give-away, Donna!!!
ReplyDeleteI've been a follower ever since I discovered you through Jan's (BessieMary) blog.
Thanks so much for letting us all have a chance at winning a quilt made by you!
ReplyDeleteI love reading ALL about your creative sewing endeavors!
I just posted your button on my sidebar with a link to this sign up post for your quilt give-away.
ReplyDeleteNow I've got to go vote for the pretty fabric choices. Decisions~Decisions~ LOL
Hugs & thanks again for the chance to win,
Rett
I just did an entire blog post about your quilt give-away & I hope its okay that I pilfered your poochie's photo for it, too! I couldn't resist...he's so cute!
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2010/09/brynwood-needleworks-is-having-give.html
Wow...congrats on 500 posts sweet Sista ;) Of course I'm a follower and appreciate your lovely blog. Of course I'm envious of all quilters because I love them but have never attempted one. Thanks for the lovely giveaway and I'd be honored to win such a lovely gift.
ReplyDeleteFondly, Roberta
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You ask what we like to see in blog posts...well I'd love tutorials on small quilt items like tote bags or even smaller, like a coffee cup wrap. Yeah maybe then I'd have the guts to try quilting. That's about all I'd like to see more of in future posts. Hope this helps, fondly, Roberta
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Oh yeah...I've added your giveaway button to my sidebar under CONTESTS. Thanks again, Roberta
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Hi Donna, congratulations for 500 post.
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful blog and I like your creations.
Thanks for your great giveaway.
Hugs, Daniela.
Hi, I'm a follower.
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HI Donna,
ReplyDeleteI have posted your button in my blog for my 3rd entry.
Hugs, Daniela.
Congratulations on 500 Donna! I realized the other day that my next post will be my 100th! I'm wanting to do something special, too! Anyway, you know I am a FOLLOWER...ever since you corrected me on the song lyrics! LOL!
ReplyDeleteCount me in on the giveaway please!
Thanks and congrats again....all your "stuff" is absolutely gorgeous...including your blog itself. I think your writing style is beautiful as well :)
Angela
Great giveaway! Please count me in!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy everything about your blog!
ReplyDeleteI put your giveaway on my sidebar.
ReplyDeleteDonna, congratulations on 500 posts. Wow! And what a generous giveaway in celebration. I'd be over the moon should I be the lucky one. Handmade gifts are the best kind, and handmade quilts make it even nicer. Thank you for the opportunity to be included.
ReplyDelete~ Sarah
I've visited your blog many a time and always find it full of inspiration. I'm a stitcher myself and love sewing items as well. I enjoy seeing the treasures you've shared. Love the little mouse pincushoion! Thanks for the opportunity to be a part of this generous, creative gift. ~ Sarah
ReplyDeleteI'm back to say that your 500th Post Giveaway button is proudly displayed on my sidebar. Thanks for this third chance. I've got my fingers crossed on this one. ~ Sarah
ReplyDeletehey I blogged about you today,....hehehe!
ReplyDeleteHello, Donna!
ReplyDeleteI am new follower.
I like your quilt.
Julia,
http://julmiron.blogspot.com/
I'm a follower.
ReplyDeleteI love reading and seeing your quilts. I am in such awe when I see what quilters turn out, they're so beautiful and I wish I had the patience to do that.
ReplyDeleteI also love reading about your dogs, I am looking forward to watching Fezzik (hope I spelled that right) growing up on your blog.
I have ben a follower for a long time (1 entry)
ReplyDeleteIt is refusing to accept my PW..
Hugs
Nancy Huggins
I love hearing about everything you do and especially about your doggies ..I love the bunny pin cushion I got from you..1 of my favorite items
ReplyDeleteNancy Huggins
I will put a link to your give away in my blog..Computer will be off tomorrow for the big move
ReplyDeleteHugs
Nancy
Just found your blog through Blue Hen Hollow and was drawn by the items of your header. I looked forward to following your posts. I just became a follower.
ReplyDeleteI think I will be most interested in following your quilting posts. My mother quilted before she died. I would like to use her quilting sewing machine to make quitls.
ReplyDeleteWell Donna, slap me silly! I can't believe that I haven't entered this already. Me, miss one of your giveaways, ha!!! I laugh at the thought, not really I was horrified that I didn't already know about it.
ReplyDeleteYou know I'm a devoted follower and love you so much.
Hugs...Tracy :)
Sweetie, I just love your blog for so many reasons. Your sweet spirit shines through. You fun spirit bounces about. Your creations are just too special to describe and your work is perfection. I love the peaceful look of your blog (and it's so organized). And you tell the gosh darn cutest stories.
ReplyDeleteLove you, Tracy :)
Hey Sweetie. I posted about your giveaway. Sorry I didn't know or I would have done it sooner. You can see it here:
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ooxx's...Tracy :)
Whoa, I almost missed your give away, Donna! I am a follower:)
ReplyDeleteI love looking at the fabrics you choose for your projects. You have such an eye for color, and just have that "vision" that is required to know what looks good with what. Awesome. dmj53(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, I am your newest follower. Congratulations on your 500th post. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, I love the different creative patterns and color combinations you use in your work. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteFinally! Added your button to my sidebar!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have entered yet- I am a follower! Please enter me! Email is in my blog profile.
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog to hear about your life, look at your beautiful work, and your precious Corgi! (I hope to have one myself someday!)
ReplyDeleteI will post your giveaway on my blog! :)http://xstitchmama.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your blog, and I'm a follower. I'd like to email you, but I can't get the contact information to work - something weird about Office 2007 on my computer. Could you send me your email address?
ReplyDeleteKathy
kathyd105@hotmail.com
What a wonderful giveaway. I am now a follower although I have been lurking for quite a while.
ReplyDeleteI love reading your dog posts but even more so seeing your beautiful quilts. I am not a quilter but have always wanted to own one - maybe I will be lucky enough to win your giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI follow your beautiful blog!
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I'm very impressed by your patchwork quilts. It's still a mystery to me how they are made ;) I'd love to read more about it.
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I love following your blog! Always a bright spot in the day. Ah...April Cornell, a favorite Vermont gal! That quilt will be awesome! (*_*)
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say congratulations on your 500 posts.I just found you today, and I must say,WOW.What a beautiful site, you are a very talented artist. Thank you for sharing all of these "beautiful" pictures and information.I really like your style.I am definitely a loyal follower.Thanks Again.P.S. AND you drive a Harley...WOW. dawnsbeach13@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog OPENLY now. I've been a lurker for way too long. I luv to visit a LOT.
ReplyDeleteI particularly love the quilting posts and all the sumptious fabrics you show. I am new to quilting, but always been a fabriholic.
ReplyDeleteok, mission 3 is complete. I have posted your button and blogged about your giveaway here: http://paintnthread.blogspot.com/2010/09/peez-and-tank-uu.html
ReplyDeleteI'm now a follower and I'm so glad. Congrats on 500 posts and may there be thousands more!!
ReplyDeleteWhat do I like about your blog? What's not to like? When I look at other peoples work it inspires me to work on my projects. Thanks for the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteJust found your site, looks awesome, I want to read more. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower! ^__^
ReplyDeleteI do love fabrics!!! <3 <3
Thank you! Anna
I added your button on my left sidebar :)
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500 readers! Wow! Congratulations! And with pleasure to record and go to visit you, friends)
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alrighty then ~ your button's been proudly titled & displayed on my blog making this
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and if there's even 1 more thing that could bring me closer to owning one of your handiworks just plz let me know!
it's almost b'day time so this would just make my day!
and thx, Donna, for your generosity & hospitality expressed by this gesture! God BlessU MUCH!
I am a follower, a new follower, so I'm still staying up late (have a 3 yr old son) and catching up with everyone else on your older posts. Great reading!
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Congrats on your 500th post. I love posts about dogs and the weirdo things they do. Ours? Scared of the wind. Can alert you for the phone, oven and doorbell, but scared of wind. See pictures of your "babies" (past and present). I'm going to have to draw myself a flowchart to figure out who is whose. I'm tickled I found your website. Congrats again!
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Would love to win! I follow your blog!
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