Good Neighbor Award Winners!

It’s not QUITE September 22, but I couldn’t wait! First of all, THANK YOU for the amazing outpouring of emails following my previous post! The bloggers listed below were nominated as friends their faithful readers would like to have as next-door neighbors in real life. Can you think of a nicer compliment??? Here are the comments that came with the nominations, in no particular order:

• She would be the perfect neighbor because she is so generous.  In addition to taking wonderful care of her family, she is there for her real-world and blogger-world friends. The recipes she shares are so helpful.  I especially enjoyed the post about her housewarming basket with the reasons given for why to include each gift.
• She gardens to provide food for her family.  She overgrows some foods and gladly gives her surplus away.
• She inspires me to work on my goal of downsizing and to be happy with what I have.
• I think her blog is lovely and cool . . . and we’re both mothers to sweet little redheads.
• I love the voice she writes in.  It’s smart and funny with just a touch of self-deprecation.  I think she’d be fun to sit down and chat with.
• We’re both organizing-loving-mamas.  She has a lot of creative ideas and I think we would have fun cleaning out somebody’s closet together!
• I would like to look at her doily collection, paint with her, and I think we could laugh a lot together, too!
• She’s devoted to her family, health, and passions. I think she would be a great inspiration to me, and our kids could play together!
• I love her blog, her ideas are cute, her themes are interesting and her writing style is great. As a fellow organizer, I think she and I would have a lot in common.
• My home looks so much prettier because of the things I read in her blog. Imagine how it would look if she lived next door!
• I would pick her as a neighbor because I know we could have some really good discussions about life and what it really means to live and be happy. She is upbeat, looks for the best in herself and others, and just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I wait for her blog every day. It brings a smile to my face without fail.
• She can do it all! Maybe if she lived next door, she would rub off on me!
• She shares her life with us on a regular basis. She is a loving mother and talented cook who takes pride in gardening and making it last until next growing season. I have learned a lot about canning and comfort food from her!
• She is very talented and loves to shop at Goodwill, like me, and turn her finds into treasures. I enjoy her posts about projects as well as redoing rooms in her house.
• I want to craft with her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• I’m hooked on reading all her yummy recipes!
• I’ve learned how to refashion . . . or at least try to! If she lived next door, I could get good advice on my projects every day. And I love her photos!
• She has taught me that age doesn’t matter, location doesn’t matter . . . what matters is that we’re all women and in it together.
• She’s a long, long way from home, but she’s making a home where she is.
• Her home! Her clothes! Her recipes! Her humor!
• She weaves her faith in God into her everyday life. That inspires me!
• She is SO gracious and SO talented . . . and her craft room is to die for!
• I’d learn how to dress like a million dollars on my small budget if she lived next door.
• How could anyone not want a neighbor with such a quirky sense of humor!
• She can do everything! Inside and out! And she’s fun and funny. I’d love to be able to run next door and see what she’s up to.
• She has a fine-tuned sense of taste. I posted a project I had worked on and how I struggled with it, and she shared a post that she had written about creating the same project. She shares her faith in her blog, which I admire, and how it keeps her going even when her health makes it hard to blog.
• I know I’m going to laugh . . . AND be inspired . . . when I see one of her posts in the WordPress reader.
• She is a true blue humanitarian. I want to be like her.
• Her recipes . . .  crafts . . . kids’ party ideas . . . need I say more???
• Her blog helps promote her business . . . but in a very non-in-your-face kind of way. Readers feel welcome to try her ideas whether they’re customers or not.
• This blogger makes me feel like I really can make my dream of becoming a published author come true.
• Have you seen the awesome style this designer has?  Her place is gorgeous! I want her to live next door so that we can decorate together, go hunting for bargains and great finds together, and so our fur-babies can be best friends!
• She was one of my very first visitors and has remained a frequent visitor and commenter.  That’s special! Add to that the wonderful creativity and humanity she embodies, as well as humor and humility . . . I could learn a lot from such an inspiring woman.
• She makes such beautiful crafts! And she encourages me in my projects, too.
• I could run next door and get recipes, good advice, and encouragement any time I needed it if this lovely blogger lived next door.
• She cracks me up!!! And I get so many ideas for fun activities to do with my kids. Who needs Pinterest with this blogger around?
• She is always there to encourage me by her comments on my blog . . . she lives 3,000 miles away and I feel like we have been neighbors for a long time. I would love to have coffee with her and chat!

Please pick up your button above to display on your blog (if you wish) or pass along (if you wish). Nothing else is required . . . I just want you to know that you’ve made a big impression on someone (or many someones!) and that we’re all grateful you’re taking time out of your busy days to share your life with us. And I hope all readers will check out any blogs that you’re not already following . . . you just might make a new friend!

And before I forget . . . the blog with the MOST nominations was Cobwebs, Cupcakes & Crayons! Click here to read about your prize, Kelly, and if you choose to accept it, please email me and I’ll send you my mailing address to get the ball rolling. CONGRATULATIONS!

The GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARDS (in alphabetical order) go to . . .

• A Ponytail Kind of Day
• Angry Pear
• Apartment Envy
• As Time Goes . . . Buy
• Attic 24
• Big A Little A
• Bliss at Home
• C.B. Wentworth
• Cobwebs, Cupcakes, and Crayons
• Cul-de-sac
• Diary of a Mad Crafter
• Drama Queen Seams
• Eco Felt Crafts
• E. W. Spider
• Fashion and Fun After Fifty
• Forcing Myself Happy
• I Am One, We Are Three
• Inspire and Indulge
• J.E. Creations
• Kelly Graham Artist
• Lightly Crunchy
• Living Simply Free
• Liz J. Fox Design
• Make a Birthday Wish
• Modern Christian Woman
• Mrs. Hines Class
• Mrs. M Makes
• Neaten Your Nest
• North of Seven
• Oh By Golly
• Organized Living Essentials
• P.S. I Love Soap Company
• Roar Sweetly
• Slow Lane
• Stacy Sews and Schools
• The High Note Dot Net
• The Renegade Seamstress