GROW YOUR BLOG Party ~ And Three (yes 3!) Giveaways!

This is my very first GROW YOUR BLOG party so I'm putting on my best dress.

Meet Fifi Fashionista. Just like me, she needs to clean her room and finish some of her projects. Like this sketch that I had planned to "someday" turn into a collage painting.

Hi, I'm Cindy and I think I have a pretty wonderful life. Its not perfect mind you; its just, well, pretty wonderful. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Seriously though, I'm over the moon excited about today's GROW YOUR BLOG party! Do I have your attention now? Ok, then, read on.....

Thank you for coming to my party, and if you are a fellow blogger joining in on the 2 Bags Full GROW YOUR BLOG party as well, I may just dash over and visit you, too! Now lets get this party started!

When it comes to blogging, I'm just a baby.

I've had my blog for a while now, but I had a bit of a "train wreck" occur soon after I created it so I had to put it aside for a while. I still consider myself a baby at blogging, but I'm back on track now folks so I have lots of goodies in store for you. Now, I won't be posting often, just a couple times a month maybe, plus (drumroll please) I design a monthly FREE downloadable desktop calender. But you gotta remember to come back and visit if you wanna get it. (Hint: This is where JOINING MY BLOG would be useful!)

Now for a sampling of those goodies.

How about a cutesy recipe card you can download and print out?

Or a tutorial on making snow globes?

Have a passion for gardening and garden books?

Well, as you can probably tell by now, I am an artist and a crafter and a gardener. I love to cook and I love to play and I love to make new friends. 

A peach orchard a couple miles from my new home.

And I love my new home. I've recently moved back to my home state of West Virginia - rolling hills and valleys full of orchards. This was not planned, mind you. I married my high school sweetheart in 1980 and moved to Richmond, Virginia where we stayed for 32 lovely years. I never thought I'd ever move back here, but fate has a way of turning the tables on you, so here we are.

Welcome to My New House....I Mean Home

My world for the past 18 mos or so has been very small, but doors are opening....slooooowly....and I'm finally settling in here. I'm so grateful for this opportunity to meet new friends and expand my circle in the blogging community.

So you see, although my life may not be perfect (is anyone's?), I still thinks its pretty wonderful!

Warmest thanks to Vicki of 2 Bags Full for hosting this party! And especially to Jill of Fiberluscious for, among other things, sharing this opportunity with me. Now, don't run off yet, cozy into your chair because its now time for not ONE, not TWO, but THREE

GIVEAWAY CONTESTS!

Enter to win these Ceramic Buttons from Cynthia Cranes Pottery and a Very Special Pincushion by Fiberluscious!

Speaking of Jill, we collaborated on a GIVEAWAY earlier this week which is still going on. So check out this post for the details and to enter to win. So that's 2 Giveaways! Now for the 3rd:

To celebrate my very first GROW YOUR BLOG party I'm having a special GIVEAWAY CONTEST today! The winner will receive an 8 x 10 archival print (unframed) of my "Baby Great Horned Owl Sleeping" watercolor painting, a Victorian style necklace made with a small print of my "Proud Parents" owl family watercolor painting, and my handbuilt and handpainted "Tiny Tia" porcelain ceramic plate.

This Contest is open to anyone and everyone both near and far. All you have to do is comment on this post and be sure to leave me an email address to contact you if you win. The Contest closes on February 15 and the winner will be announced soon thereafter. Good luck everyone and thanks for coming!

***How to Comment: I use Disqus and the comment link can be hard to find. It will say "comment" and is either red or gold. When the comment screen opens you have the option to comment as a guest by clicking in the tiny box at the bottom of the screen. Then you'll need to put your email address in the comment of separately email me (claybakin247 at Yahoo dotcom) so I'll be able to contact you when/if you win.