Guess What? Another Surprise!!

My Friend,
Marie France

sent this award to me! 

 I have blogged before about 

 my  dear friend Marie

 and I am sure that you are very

 familiar with  her wonderful web sites that offers
those lovely free vintage images

http://mariesfreebies.blogspot.com/

She has two new beautiful blog sites

with free clip art and vintage images!

 The links to these sites are here along

with the beautiful buttons that she

created for each site! 

Precious Vintage Images of  Kittens!

http://croquetteadubol.blogspot.com/

Adorable Vintage Images about Puppies!

http://iletaitunefoistoimonchien.blogspot.com/

Marie is a very talented digital artist

and her amazing art is displayed on

this blog site and her button is here:

http://mariefrancedalloz-nigea.blogspot.com/

She is always doing the nicest things for me

and so I want to give her this in return!

Thank You,  Marie!

Now for the fun part of the award!!

When receiving the award,

I must tell 10 things that make me happy,

 5 unusual things that no one  knows about me,

 and pass the award on to 10 more people!!

What Makes Me Happy?

1.  Nothing in the world makes me happier that to hear my children's laughter!

2.  The end of Winter and the beginning of  Spring when everything is

      fresh, new and growing!!!

 3.  Life with all of it's ups and downs, ins and outs, and mysterious--

      just around the corner--surprises! 

 4.  Getting Mail!  Going to the mailbox and getting a great knitting magazine

      with tons of lace patterns, or awesome art supplies,

      or just about anything  good to read!!

4.   Checking my blog sites and finding that I have received some very

      sweet comments from my friends!

5.   Cheesecake!! The  4-inch high New York style!!

6.   Those absolute perfect sunny days when my husband and I, and the children,

      are all floating around in the pool, sipping sticky watermelon kool-aid and

      wondering how life got so great!

7.   Newborn kittens!!   I think and the kids hope that our cat, Little Anne,  

       is having a babies in about 8 weeks!!  

8.    Hearing "I Love You Mommy"!!

9.   A hot bath, a good book, and a cold Coke!!

10.  A "Happy Ending" to a great book, a great movie, a great day, or a great list!

5 Unusual Things About Me

(that you'd never guess)

1.  I talk  "baby talk" to all of my cats, always have, always will,

     (no matter how crazy I must sound  to all of my neighbors)!   

2.  On warm summer nights, I might, way past midnight, swim naked in  my pool!

3.  I watch Sponge Bob Square Pants, without my kids, by myself!!

4.  On Halloween night, I have been known to "roll" people's yards,

     trees, and landscape shrubbery with toilet paper!!

5.  And Guess What?  About 2 years ago, if someone would have asked me,

     why I am not blogging,  I would have said, "Are you crazy? I don't have

     time to do that, and besides, all I know how to do is turn the computer on

     and download knitting patterns. I am clueless when it comes to all of that 

     "techno-computer stuff"!  I would have no idea how to start my own blog site!

      HA! HA! HA!  NEVER SAY NEVER!!  BLOGGING MAKES ME THE

      HAPPIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD!! I LOVE TO BLOG !!

NOW FOR MY 10 FAVORITE BLOG SITES

These blog sites make me very happy!

 They cheer me up on cloudy days

 and make me giggle on sunny days!! 

They hold treasures much greater than

Pharoah's Tomb or Solomon's Mines!!!

They have a lot of magic, sparkle and shine!

I am inspired,

in awe,

and in love

with everything they post! 

 Visit their sites!!

You'll feel the same way too!

Some of the bloggers are new to me

and I am so glad that I found their sites!

Some of the bloggers are old friends

that I have grown to love!!

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To My "Special Friends"

My Award List!!

1.  Gary

Blog Button

http://artefacts-antiqueimages.blogspot.com/

http://www.artefacts-antiques.com/DVDImages3.html

http://www.artefacts-antiques.com/PrintsToOrder/

Free Vintage Image From His Site!!

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2.  Tiffany Jane

Blog Button

http://wwwbeyondthevintagepath.blogspot.com/

Etsy Blog Button
http://tiffanyjane.etsy.com/

Free Vintage Button Tiffany Jane Designed:

Free Image 

Tiffany Jane designed this

beautiful Blog Button! 

____________________________

3.  PAULA 

http://tatteredgold.blogspot.com/

Paula's Beautiful Poetry and Art Work!

(copyright 2010)

DO NOT COPY THIS IMAGE!

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4.  Frk. Nattuggla

http://olga-borzoi.blogspot.com/

Free Vintage Image!

Just Precious!!

http://lejon61.blogspot.com/

Her Precious Dolls that She Creates!!

Her blog "Create Joy"

certainly does that and more!!

http://skapar-gladge.blogspot.com/ 

Nattuggla has compiled lists of everything

from free background links and 

 great computer techno, vintage images

and free clip art to free Photo Editors!

Amazing info blog when setting up

 your own blog site!

Her beautiful blog:
http://natt-uggla.blogspot.com/


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5.  The Paisley Cat   

Surprise ! 
I didn't want you to
 see this background
until I got it perfect!

My background and pretty buttons were
designed by the very talented Cat!

I have blogged about "The Cat" many
times before, here and at the my other blog site:
 Miss Anne's Vintage Art!

I 've had  one of her beautiful backgrounds
and headers on the Vintage Art site for a couple
of months and have received so many nice
compliments about how pretty it is!!

http://paisleycatscrapsfreebloglayouts.blogspot.com/

On her site, she designs her own

special  backgrounds

and beautiful headers to match!

 I absolutely adore her site and of course,

her charming backgrounds, can't you tell?

Her Blog Motto is :

Come And Dress Up

Your Blog Site With Me!!

Also...something new!!

She is so excited to open her

new Digital Design Studio

on another site! 

She will be able to help you order your

own signature blog site package,

designed to your peticular specifications

 with your own personal tasted in mind!

 Your blog site will be unique and sold to you

with the understanding that no one else

will be able to buy your package!

YOUR design will always be your own!!

Did I mention how kind she is and

how unbelieveiably talented she is?

Please go visit these sites today!

 I know you will not be disappointed !!

 You will completely understand why I

gave these wonderful people an award

when you see all of the "goodies"

and pretties" that they so graciously

 give to inspire other altered artists 

to create beautiful art!

***Announcement***

 In Tommorrow's Post,

I will finish the Ms. Brite Side Award List for the  

other 5 bloggers that I picked to receive the award!

Check back-- you might see your blog site on that list!

Have a great day!!

After The Fact...

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!

  Her image speaks volumes!!

Isn't she beautiful in her Midievel Amour,

strong determination written on her face,

eyes of fire as she waves  her flag of glory!!

 Think upon this as you go through your

your good days and your dark days and

know that those who went before you had

the same trials joys and the same joys.

BUT...

one thing we must  remember...

what did all of those historical women have in common?

Happy Easter

Easter Greetings

Today, on this special day,

I would like to take the time to

wish  all of my dearest friends

and followers a Happy Easter!

 I would like to thank you for

your sweet words and kind hearts! 

Your prescence in my life

means the world to me!

Everyday I look forward to

visiting your blog sites

for inspiration and the wonderful

companionship  that you so willingly give!  

I appreciate the fact,

that in all of this big, wide world ,

our paths have crossed. 

I am so lucky to have met you

and can call you...

 my friend!

One Solitary Life

Here is a man who was born

 in an obscure village,

 the child of a peasant woman.

 He grew up in another village.

 He worked in a carpenter shop

 until He was thirty.

Then for three years

 He was an itinerant preacher.

He never owned a home.

 He never wrote a book.

He never held an office.

 He never had a family.

 He never went to college.

He never put His foot

 inside a big city.

He never traveled

two hundred miles from

the place He was born.

He never did one of the things

that usually accompany greatness.

He had no credentials but Himself...

While still a young man,

the tide of popular opinion

turned against him.

His friends ran away.

One of them denied Him.

He was turned ove

r to His enemies.

He went through the

mockery of a trial.

He was nailed upon a cross

 between two thieves.

While He was dying

 His executioners gambled

for the only piece of property

 He had on earth – His coat.

When He was dead,

He was laid in a borrowed grave

 through the pity of a friend.

Nineteen long centuries have

come and gone, and today

He is a centerpiece of the

 human race and leader

of the column of progress.

I am far within the mark

when I say that all the armies

 that ever marched,

all the navies that were ever built;

all the parliaments that ever sat

 and all the kings that ever reigned,

put together, have not affected the life

 of man upon this earth as

powerfully as has that...

ONE SOLITARY LIFE.

PAINTINGS

OF THE

CRUCIFICTION,

 RESSURECTION,

AND

ASCENSION OF CHRIST

 

FRESCOES

 OF THE

RESSURECTION OF CHRIST

SCULPTURES

 OF THE

RESSURECION OF CHRIST

STAINED GLASS IMAGES OF CHRIST

There Easter Images are in Public Domain and

can be used for your Holiday art work!

***CREDITS***

http://www.wikipedia.com/

http://publicdomainclip-art.blogspot.com/

http://www.doverpublishing.com/

Free Easter Clip Art

Here is the Easter Clip Art

that I promised you!

I hope you enjoy it and can

use it for your Easter Greeting Cards

and Art work!

Have a very Happy Easter Holiday!