Friday Favorites #16 and Awards

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I received several awards this week! SWEET!!!! Thanks bunches!!!
The Trendy Blog Award is from Counting our Blessings.

The Rules:
•To receive this award, promise to share this with 10 other BLOGS that you think are Trendy too.
•Post about your award on your blog.
•List your Top 10 Trendy Blogs
•Leave a link to the Trendy Blog Button.

My Top 10 Trendy Blogs!

1. enSTYLEpedia
2. Tricia's Take
3. Fashionista on a Dime
4. You had me at Craft
5. Tenny's Crafty Life
6. April Showers Blog Design
7. The Dating Divas
8. the lovely paper blog
9. Classy Cosmetics
10. lunchbox limbo

The Sunshine Award from the Crafty Hippo

The Rules:
•Nominate 12 bloggers.
•Put the logo onto your sidebar or within a post.
•Link the nominees within your post.
•Let the nominees know they’ve received this award by commenting on their blog.
•Share the love and link the sidebar logo to the person from whom you’ve received this award.

Here are my nominees, the blogs that bring me Sunshine!

1. Because I Can
2. Memories by Christine
3. You had me at Craft
4. Tenny's Crafty Life
5. Craving Chocolate and Lazy Days
6. enjoy every moment
7. Cedar Fort Romance Books and Ideas
8. from glitter to gumdrops
9. enSTYLEpedia
10. Tricia's Take
11. Fashionista on a Dime
12. A Blog to Brag About

A Blog with Substance Award from One Day at a Time.

The Rules:
•Thank the blogger who awarded it to you.
•Sum up your blogging philosophy, motivation, and experience using five (5) words.
•Pass it on to 10 other blogs which you feel have real substance.

My Blogging Philosophy and Motivation:
Family, Friendly, Kindness, Honesty, Engaging


The blogs I think have real substance:

1. April Showers Blog Design
2. The Dating Divas
3. enjoy every moment
4. The Joy in the Journey
5. Make me a Blessing
6. My Little Life
7. A Blog to Brag About
8. Just Another Momday
9. Mormon Mommy Blogs
10. lunchbox limbo

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NOW FOR FRIDAY FAVORITES!
Thank you for everyone linking up. I love looking at everyone's ideas and creativity. Here are this week's Friday Favorites. Can't wait to see what you have for tomorrow's Scrappy Saturday!

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Birthday Can at from glitter to gumdrops

Love the candle on the tag! What a fun way to give a gift - she put an apron inside.

Cupcake Paper Flower from the lovely paper blog

How creative! Plus she makes it so simple with her fabulous tutorial!

Special Niece Album from That's My Story

What a treasure she made for her niece. Inside she included wonderful quotes with coordinating layouts. Love the colors of this too.

Give Thanks layout from a little lovely

Adorable layout. Love the large title and the little bows. 

She made several others ones that you should check out.

Owl Button from No Time to be Bored

What an adorable, creative piece. I didn't even realize this was made from buttons.