One World One Heart giveaway winners

A big thank  you goes to Lisa for organizing One World One Heart. It was an awesome ride through the Blogland that will continue for quite some time (I still have many blogs to visit...)

My giveaway # 1 (Unicorn) goes to Connie  and giveaway #2 (bookmark) goes to Cat

Congratulations to both of you!

Olympics are on!

Happy Valentine's everybody!

I'm addicted to Olympics. If you do not see new posts, you know why...

And while watching winter sports I'm stitching Heart of the Valley. It is a brand new start and here is the progress:

And this is how it will look when finished:

I thought I can remember...

Some time ago I decided to celebrate my first blogoversary. I had a poll and you decided that you like to win cross stitch supplies. I made an executive decision and changed the prize from cs supplies to memory stick.

Would like to know why? Well, my memory is good but kind of short... I created this blog not a year ago but two (sometime in September 2007???), it wasn't active though and my first post ever in the blogland was February 2, 2008. So, no matter what, my memory is somewhat blurry. On the very bottom of my blog I installed a counter and from now on I will remember when is that blogoversary!

Here is my giveaway (if I know that you are a stitcher, I will include a few "extras", some surprise cross stitch supplies) and rules are under the picture.

To be eligible for the draw you should:

1. Leave a comment under this post (you can leave many comments, but only those under this post will count for the draw).

2. If your blog doesn't link back, or if you do not have a blog, please make sure to include your email address so I can let you know if you win.

3. If you are follower of this blog (old or new, it doesn't matter) I will enter your name twice.

4. All entries must be received by midnight (PST) February 28 and the winner will be announced Monday morning, March 1st. 

I hope that you like my prize and good luck!

And here is a view from my window, I have the most awesome, huge icicles hanging right behind the window:

As days go by...

every day my life is getting back closer to "normal".  Two weeks ago was my fathers funeral, my heart is aching tremendously but my eyes stay dry for much longer periods of time. We all dealing with grief differently, I throw myself back into work and it is helping, I think...

I want to say thank you to Kelly, Nancy, Pat in New Mexico, Debbie, Mel and Meari for sympathy cards. 

Debbie included with the card beautiful flowers that will last forever, Mel and Meari sent a gorgeous cashel linen for my father's memorial (my own design) and the cutest pair of scissors. 

Thank you so much my friends. It is very comforting to know that I'm not alone in my sadness. And even thou I never met you in person, I feel so close to you.

One World One Heart - GIVEAWAY

Welcome everyone! I just learned about One World One Heart and I thought that it is  a beautiful idea of combining peace and love with the ride on the Magic Carpet.

And to make the ride more magical I'm giving away my Summer Unicorn. 

 

It is an unframed piece 10" x 20 1/4" stitched by me on 14 ct aida. If you like it it could be yours, all you have to do is to leave a comment on this post by February 14. Since this is a blog event it is open to every blogger. Please make sure to include your email address if your blog profile doesn't link back (I have to let you know if you are a winner, right?)  The winner will be announced on  Monday, February 15.  Good luck everyone!

Saturday, February 6th

A little update: I decided to add another giveaway! It will be a bookmark (or two) in honor of the One World One Heart event personalized with winner's initial.