I Love Meeting Bloggers

I love meeting other bloggers. They meet in Bloglandia and follow

along the meandering path greeting each other like long lost friends.

It's like a small community where everyone knows each other

.and they've just been waiting for you stop by for a visit. You can stay a minute or park for a while. You are always welcome.

The best place to meet are at Blog Parties. Now in the real world busy folks might call this networking....which in my experience here in my little piece of Ohio seems to be a little pushy and for lack of a better word ... cliquey...similar to High School....ugh,,,shiver..shudder

But in Bloglandia it's like old fashioned pen-pals.........an old timey church or community social.......a quiet get-together of those with similar interests 

...or...a lively meeting of friendly folks with very different personalities and likes, 

but are open-minded, share opinions on everything from politics to foods...collections to decor and appreciate the differences, are inspired by them...and yes at times agree to disagree, but still respect each other's right's to be  individual. At least that's what I have found in blogging since 2006. 



I realize my Blog List is varied as are the parties I attend or host. I like an eclectic mix of friends. Some are crafty....some foodies....some literary types......some business minded....some just like to talk about anything. In the real world I may not have an opportunity to meet such an eclectic group. I find it invigorating, inspiring, and out and out plain fun. And where else, but Bloglandia can you meet someone from Alaska to the furthest reaches of Timbuktu and everywhere in between? 

For a list of Blog Parties I attend just go to my Weekly Blog Parties page HERE  If you'd like to attend parties I host, well, here we go

Rednesday Wednesday here on my blog every Wednesday

This party is open to all and you can link in items you sell, but I hope it is the body of a blog post about it with a link to the selling site. If it gets to be too cluttered with 'Ads' I'll have to rethink it.

I host blog parties over at the  Etsy Cottage Style Blogspot too. It is a little blog, attached by embroidery threads for me, to a group of very creative and talented crafters, designers, and businesses. These parties happen the every Monday and Wednesday of each week
Now,I must explain the Blog is open to all. The only time business sites (websites, Etsy, CraftCult, Ebay, Etc)  may link in is every first Monday of a month during 
Market Monday

1st week-
Monday-Market Monday

                    Virtual flea market showcasing fine                                                  art, crafts, vintage and antique items,

                 supplies, and more 

All other weekly parties listed below are open to blogging only

all selling sites will be removed. 

Wednesday-Cottage Paper Craft

Showcases all aspects of paper creations

2nd week
Monday- Cottage Vintage Finds

               Showcasing vintage finds and decor                                                       
Wednesday-Cottage Stitchery

        Showcases needlework, embroidery, crewel work,
quilting, etc, New and vintage

3rd week--
Monday-Welcome to the Cottage Craft Room

Showcases studios and craft areas, tutorials, designs in  progress.

Wednesday-Cottage Brushstrokes

 Showcases fine arts or  decorative arts, vintage or new

4th week--
Monday-Cottage Style Entertaining

                  Showcases tablescapes and recipes, dinnerware and                           serving pieces, table linens and runners. Can be using
   new items,or vintage.

Wednesday-Cottage Garden Party

             Showcases outdoor and indoor gardens, plants, garden              rooms, botanical art work, anything with a floral motif

Be sure to mark to mark your calenders 

and join me and meet some extraordinary people from Bloglandia!

Hello Etsy Cottage Style Friends!

What a wonderful Blog party theme Marcella has come up with this week! I'm so excited cause not only is it a blog party, but I'm also celebrating my 6 Month Blogiversary...soooo, don't leave without checking out the end of this post!
What a wonderful Blog Party theme Marcella has come up with this week!
"You're Never Too Old To Play With.........."
This is an easy theme for me. It's Dolls!!
I love to search for old 1930-60's discarded dolls and dress them up or reinvent their look.







This 1950 plastic doll came completely undone..no hair, no clothes,....I coiffed the hair and designed and hand-embroidered and painted her lampshade dress. I even got to use my floral design skills and create a matching wreath for the base. This was my first nightlight design.






This was my greatest vintage find. A 1930's Composite Doll.
I cleaned her up, embroidered her christening dress and even added a 1930's Tam for her wings. It took a while to complete, but well worth it.








This is Frenchie. When I found her in a box of broken dolls and parts I was thrilled. Her hair was all dishevelled. Her once beautiful satin dress faded and torn, but she was still a beauty. I found a 1940's hankie that accented the side dress panel on her original dress that covers the faded satin and hand-embroidered the pattern. I had to redo her do and create a new feathered felt hat. Her lace umbrella was tattered so I stitched it up and added some beads on the handle. Voile' A Fancy Frenchie.












These are just a few of my doll creations. Please go to past posts and see my other vintage finds and creations. You can also visit my website at http://www.brownginghamcreations.com/ for other one-of-a-kind vintage designs.
Oh, don't forget to read my post from June 13th. I'm having a giveaway to celebrate my 6 month Blogiversary! Just leave a comment and you're entered.
Thanks for stopping and I hope you win!
Melody
........friends stitched together by embroidery thread.......
P.S. Stop by the Etsy Cottage Style group...Textile Artists..and post some pics of how your decorate your outdoor rooms..porch, patio, deck, etc....on my discussion page "It's Getting Warmer. How Do You Decorate Your Outdoor Room?"

I hope I'm not to late to join in at the Blog Party? Isn't this the time the party usually gets started? Marcella has a great theme for this party.
' What makes you get out of bed early on a Saturday morning. What makes you giggle when you
find it, especially at a good price? What makes your heart skip a beat?
What gets me up early on Saturday? Usually on Saturdays we're doing flowers for weddings at our flower shop...so we're up early. So mine would be Sunday....When I hear 'Lets go for a ride' That means we usually go before sun up til the wee hours. As far as we can. Going antiqueing in different towns somewhere in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio,Maryland, or Tennessee. Leaving early in the morning you can get far in 5 hours. If you go to my past posts you'll see some of my favorite finds that brought a giggle, a little happy dance. My heart skips a beat when I see my husband Jim and our Norwegian Elkhound, Shadow....I know mushy. Two or three posts back you'll see a photo of Tennesse. That'll always make my heart skip, jump, beat it's own tune.
Sorry for no pics, but my computer just got back from the comp doc a little while ago. It seems I lost some of my files in the new computer I just got 14 days ago. They found most, but my saved pic have disappeared.
Well I'm off for visits. Thanks for visiting, come back often. Be sure to visit the Etsy Cottage Style blogspot link on the side of my blog page. to visit other party goers. Remember, leave a comment about what your answer to the questions would be.
Melody