The Story Behind The "One Lovely Blog" Award

Today I got a lovely surprise from Cales at MarieLynn Boutique.
I'm so thankful & delighted that she thought of me for

The One Lovely Blog Award

Some of you might already know that I like to find out about the inspiration behind every special award received. You can see the wonderful blog appreciation buttons in the slide show on my sidebar with a label to their unique stories. This time I had good luck and came upon the original source http://worksofartbysara.blogspot.com/2008/12/one-lovely-blog-award.html at Works of Art By Sara in short time. Sara Faghani is a fabulous watercolor artist who created this award to honor and mention some of her favorite blogs on December 4th, 2008. So this beautiful button is actually a painting!


This is what I love so much about getting the insight story of an award. It makes me value them even more. Thank you, Sara!

Here are the rules that MUST be followed:
1. Add the logo to your blog.
2. Link to the person from whom you received this award
3. Nominate 7 or more blogs
4. Leave a message on their blog,
letting them know they are "One Lovely Blog"!

Okay, I have done rule 1 and 2. Now, I should nominate 7 other blogs. Of course, I always think of the person who gave the award to me as someone who particularly deserves it. But, they usually already have received the award and it's too difficult for me to make all other choices. There are so many lovely blogs close to my heart!

So here are 7 ingredients, which I love to see in a blog:
1. A lovely host or in other words a good friend
2. Lovely art (candles or other crafts)
3. Lovely communities offering lovely friendship
4. Lovely memes
5. Lovely photography
6. Lovely quizzes or tips
7. Lovely quotes or inspirational thoughts

If you have found yourself in one of the lovely categories and I am a visitor of your blog, then this award is dedicated to you from the bottom of my heart. I would love you to accept my deeply appreciation by grabbing this button and place it on your blog. Still there are no strings attached, I know that some of you might not be too fancy about buttons. The most important part is that you know I think you have a lovely blog. Thank you.