Very Inspiring Blogger Award

First, I have to apologize for not passing on the first award I received.  I'm no good at chain letters, recipe exchanges and now I can add blog-award-passing-on to the list.

Determined not to let this award get swept under the rug also, here's the thank-you and pass-it-on post.

The rules of this lovely award are as follows:

1. Thank the person who nominated you

2. Add The One Lovely Blog Award / The Very Inspiring Blogger
Award to your post.

(I just grabbed it off of the blog post I was nominated from and
dragged it to my photos on my Mac.  I don't see a link for it or 
HTML code, so I really don't know how else to do it!)

3. Share 7 things about yourself.

4. Pass the award on to 10 nominees.

5. Include this set of rules.

6. Inform your nominees by posting a comment on their blogs.

  

Now to the 7 things about myself:

1.  I was homeschooled through high school and my mom wanted
to do a home ec with me.  She chose sewing.  We bought an a-line,
gathered waist skirt pattern, some cheap navy blue floral cotton and
I learned how to thread a sewing machine, cut out a pattern, follow
the directions and sew a few straight lines.  I hated the skirt (of
course!) and didn't sew again until I was motivated to try again when 
I had a little baby girl 5 years ago.

2.  I was a dance education major in college and have taught ballet
to 3-9 year olds and have taught ballroom dance professionally.

3.I have recently decided that I really need to wear my glasses all the
time.  My mom's been getting on to me ever since I was little for not
wearing my glasses and squinting all the time.  Well, my eyes have
worsened to the point where it is no longer an option for me.  

4. I like to be alliterative with pet/toy names.  Our dog's name is
Dolce.
My little girl's stuffed dolphin, who I helped name, is Dillan.
My humming bird tattoo is named Hermes.
The tiny stuffed Christmas moose that is being used as a Christmas tree
topper in my youngest's room is named Melvin.  You get the idea...

5. I do not like to paint walls, but I love to pick paint colors for walls
and pay someone else to paint them.

6. I love pretty much everything crafty/creative.  I have taken courses
in photography, calligraphy, drawing, stamping/card making, weaving, 
pottery, acting and, of course, dance.  Maybe one of these days I'll get 
to take a class in sewing.  haha!

7. I feel like I struggle when it comes to fashion.  I have to really use 

others' blogs and magazines and Pinterest as textbooks of sorts. 

I try to pay close attention to things I like and dissect why I like them.  

Color, shape, texture, print, proportion... these are all things I mostly try 

to copy from pictures. I don't do a whole lot of never-before-seen stuff. 

I mostly re-do what's already been done.

I nominate the following bloggers for the award:

1. Diary of a Dot Mad Girl

2. Scavenger Hunt

3. Closet Case Files

4. Anna in Technicolor

5. La Couturiere Demanche

6. Sew Ellen

7. Idle Fancy

8. Brownie Goose

9. Elegance and Elephants

10. Patty The Snug Bug

I can only imagine that at least some of these blogs may have received this award before.  Some of them I discovered for the very first time today and they will be added to my list of blogs I check daily.  There are some amazing things being sewn!