Wow! Thanks to Betty at Bookish Regards for the very kind nomination. This is my first blogging award and I was most surprised when I got home from work and found out about it.
The rules:
- Write a post to show your award
- Give a brief story of how your blog started
- Give two advice to new bloggers
- Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog
- Select 15 other blogs you want to give the award to
Why did I start this blog?
I’ve always loved craft and really wanted to share that. I’d not been much of a writer for years-the extent of most of my typing was lesson plans with the odd thank you note thrown in! As I was preparing to leave my job, my work colleagues joked about me publishing a book of my ‘nutty ideas’-every time I announced in the staffroom “I’ve had an idea…” there were rolled eyes and much hilarity, but many of my ideas were brought to life thanks to their support (and their ability to produce absolutely anything from the shed whenever we needed it). Of course, writing a book is very much a pipe dream but it did get me thinking and a couple of months later I started this blog.
Tips for new bloggers?
- Be yourself. Don’t try to copy other bloggers-you being you is what people want to read about! That is why they will keep following your blog.
- Blogging is a two-way process, make sure you read and comment on other people’s blogs as well as producing your own content. It’s a great way to get to know other people and it can help you to gain followers (if that is what you’re aiming for).
I’m tagging:
All of these awesome blogs!
- Creative Em
- Little Secret Garden
- Paper Glitz
- Mending Making Crafting
- Barbara Ann Paper Arts
- Paper Fluff
- Coggies and Cuddies
- Emma’s Craft Projects
- A Therapeutic Art Journey
- Duck and Cover
- A Tangled Yarn
- Craft Odyssey
- My Trailing Hobbies
- Wild Daffodil
- Katy Trail Creations
- Life With Whimsy
Sorry if you’ve already been nominated, and if you don’t want to join in then I won’t be offended!
Thanks for reading and keeping up with my crafting adventures so far!
Karen x
Congratulations on getting the award and being able to think of 15 blogs to give the award to. Thank you so much! I am truly honoured that you thought of me. I won’t do the follow up bits though, I find them a bit daunting, but I am really very grateful for your nomination.
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Thank you, I understand. Hopefully the link will introduce even more people to your wonderful blog though. 😊
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Yes Mrs Craft, and for that many thanks!!!! ❤
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congratulatios!-just found your blog yesterday!
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Thank you! I’ll pop over to your blog and take a look soon, I love the name of it! 😊
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yay! please do- I know next to nothing about the tech side-but I am determined!
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Congratulation Karen, and thank you for the nomination, I will see if I can follow the rules and link back to you. I love blogging but I’m not terribly tech’ savvy though I get by mostly. Thanks again.
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You’re welcome! 😊
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Thanks heaps for the nomination. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do the follow up – as a new blogger, I don’t think I could list 15 others! I’ll have a wee think! I’ve really appreciated the support I’ve had from other crafty bloggers and would love to “spread the love”! Thanks again x
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Have a go, I don’t think the world ends if you don’t find 15! 😉 Blogging really is good fun isn’t it?
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It is, and the friendship and support from other crafters has been a real encouragement! x
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Absolutely! x
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Congratulations, you definitely deserve it!! Was lovely to hear abit more about why you’ve started blogging ! And great tips for new bloggers! I’m struggling to get followers etc, I’m not sure how long it takes to build up really ? I’ve had my blog for maybe just under 2months, any ideas?
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Mine took off a bit after 2 months. Thank you for your kind comments, they are much appreciated! Keep at it. My blog still isn’t very ‘big’ but I’m enjoying it. 😊
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Aw thank you for your reply:) You’re welcome, your blog is great! My blog is still just a baby but enjoying it so much too!
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Argh I can’t find you, when I click on your title it says the name doesn’t exist, I’m now trying another way to find you 😦
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It keeps doing that to me with everyone too! I think I did it on a PC in the end.
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WP is being a little silly this morning, it wasn’t you I can’t find it’s originalkingstonmade …I wrote under that comment yet it showed up on yours,
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Haha sorry! Hope you found it! 😊
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No would yo mind telling me which blog is it ? then I can go peek 🙂
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Will have to look when I get in, reception at work is rubbish! But I can do it later. 😊
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Thank you x
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Looks like you’re sorted now hopefully as she’s sent a link. 😊
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Hello Mrs P I’m Danté and Original Kingston Made is my blog, thank you so much for trying to have a look , I really appreciate it ! I don’t know what’s going on because I tried to click on your blog and it wouldn’t work 😦 I got your message earlier and replied but not sure if it worked so thought I’d send another to be sure haha . Here is a link to my blog I really hope it works , let me know 🙂 also I’d love to have a look at your blog, so I will keep trying 🙂 Here is the link
https://originalkingstonmadeblog.wordpress.com
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OMGoodness OMGoodness your linked work off for a peak Thank you for the link here is mine https://craftodyssey.wordpress.com/
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Yay!! And your link worked too!! Thank you! Enjoying having a read now!
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Great !! I wonder why WP was trying to keep us apart LOL
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Haha !
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Aw thank you and sorry about that, this might work 🙂 https://originalkingstonmadeblog.wordpress.com
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Thank you !!!!
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Mrs Craft’s tips are spot on! another way to increase traffic is to join in with weekly challenges connected with the subjects on your blog. Each challenge has it’s own supportive community of bloggers. Good luck!
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Super, thank you very much for your help ,I really appreciate it:)
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CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!! a well deserved recognition for a superb blog, some of your nominations I’m not familiar with …off to sort that out right now, so thanks for introducing me to them.
I love your inspiration for starting a blog ~ and the way I see it, isn’t writing a blog a bit like writing a book but with the chapters wrote & published separately ??
THANK YOU for the nomination (I have been fortunate enough to receive this award a few times, so would it be OK if I did a tongue in cheek acceptance speech? )
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Haha! Of course, well done for being nominated so many times too! 😊
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Thank you again for the nomination, I’ll be writing a post soon LOL
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Thankyou that’s very kind 😀
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Hello again, I just got home and read through all of this properly, and will definitely make a post either tonight or tomorrow about it. Thankyou ever so much for nominating me, my blog is very new and small and I am ever so greatful for the opportunity to “meet” other crafters and bloggers xxx
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Aw that’s such a cool story about how you started and I’m very glad you did 🙂 thanks for the nomination as well 😘 can’t wait for more of your projects 😊 x
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Thank you, what a lovely comment. You’re welcome, I love to read a good blog like yours! 😊 x
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