Stylish Blogger Award

At the beginning of March, I was lucky enough to be nominated for a Stylish Blogger Award. *pauses for rapturous applause*

The rather fabulous person who nominated me for the award was Claire from Les Bijoux De Claire. So thank you, Claire, for this lovely compliment. The stylish bit refers to my snappy dress sense, non? :D

Rather than making an emotional speech, thanking my parents etc. *waves to her mum*, the correct etiquette is as follows:

1. Make a post linking back to the person who gave you the award (see above).
2. Share 7 random things about yourself
3. Award 15 recently discovered bloggers with this award
4. Contact these bloggers and tell them they’ve won the award

Soooo.....seven random things about myself. Hmmm. OK, here goes....

1. I have a huge shark phobia. Actually, that's not just a phobia of huge sharks, even small ones scare me. Even photos of sharks scare me. Dolphins sometimes scare me, if they're being all underwater and loomy. I don't wish sharks any harm, I just want them to be away from where I can see them AT ALL TIMES. Kthxbai.

2. Actually, I have a few random phobias, aside from the one above. The oddest ones are my fear of the Universal sign at the beginning of films (although I'm not keen on the Warner Bros or...the one with the flying horse either), and washing machines. Or more accurately, looking inside the drum of the machine. As a student, I was not happy about using front loading washing machines at the laundrette. The shark thing makes sense, these....not so much.

3. I love to sing. In my head, I sound like Shirley Bassey. In real life....yeah, it's not so great. I even did some voice test thing on Youtube to determine my singing pitch. I am a baritone. *grumpy face* OK, so the officialish term is 'lady tenor', which in my opinion is wholly unacceptable, as it is far too similar to Tena Lady for my liking. Anyway, apparently, this is me:



Humph.

4. A couple of years ago I forced myself to eat olives, in order to acquire a taste for them. And now I can't stop eating them. My body is probably about 77% olives even now. The rest is cauliflower cheese, which I would eat every day, if I was allowed to.

5. I'd quite like to run my own tea shop. One with nice comfy chairs, lots of cushions, proper tea (with MILK!), and cake. Lots of cake.CAKE.

6. When I was younger (like school age), I wanted to be a midwife. Unfortuntely I wasn't able to get a place on the midwifery course I wanted, but I did get a place at nursing college. However, the college kept putting back my start date and by the time I was able to start, I'd found a job.

7. I love buying nail varnish, even though my fingernails are rarely in good enough condition to warrant a coat of polish, and my toes rarely see the light of day unless it's extremely warm. The more glitter, the better. I also love buying make up, in particular MAC eyeshadows. And no, I don't wear much make up - my eyes seem to react badly to allergies etc. I just like the pretty sparklies.

And finally, here are the 15 (pretty) recently discovered blogs I am nominating for the award:


1. Les Bijoux De Claire
2. Diary of a Vintage Girl - gorgeously glamorous!
3. Creativeapples -fine art, photography, tutorials and resources for crafters
4. Feeling Stitchy - bit of a cheat this one, as it's not new, but it is a fantastic blog about all things stitchy
5. Flamingo Toes -  great name for a great blog, full of fab finds and tutorials
6. BrandiGirl - Brandi makes gorgeous jewellery and provides inspiration with her use of colours.
7. Bonkers About Buttons - this one is pretty self-explanatory. ;-)
8. Deridolls - another cheat, and I know I've mentioned her before, but seriously, she makes amazing dolls. Look. At. The. Detail. o_0
9. The Good, the Bad and the Internet - a showcase of what's great, and...not so great on the interwebz.
10. Something Sublime - stunning jewellery, fantastic photography.
11. Ric-Rac - yummy sewing and fabricy goodness. Warning - latest post contains a fantastic piece of work using the swears 'bumface' and 'fart'. :-D
12. Joojoo  - stunning art and jewellery - so much talent!
13. I love Handmade -  a great showcase of all things handmade.
14. BettyJoy Tutorials - very nice blog with loads of fantastic tutes.
15. Operation Tackle That Bead Stash - a lifesaver for those of us who are in need of inspiration of a beady nature.
 
So, I'll be contacting these blogs to let them know that they've been nominated shortly.