thank you so very much!

i got this award from both tracy and michelle:

tracy said:
thanks for your inspiration and honest blogging ... and also: Then to Jacki JVR - I always find something to giggle about on your blog and I love that you are so open and honest, thanks ...

my problem is that they nominated some of my favorite blogs! now, who do i chose? i would have loved to award it to all those blogs i regularly read, but most of them have already got one...

the scrapbooking girls who's blogs i read, especially the south african ones, are so generous and friendly. they are not afraid to share and to comment and to praise. they challenge, and take part in challenges. it is an honor to be a part of such a wonderful group. and, i'm finding new south african blogger-scrappers every week. i will update my blogroll with my new friends soon.

so, what do i do now? i thought i would look a little wider. and i thought i would nominate some blogs that are new to me. some of them are new, and some are established, but i have just found them.

so i nominate:

eilandkind, for a beautiful, yummy, afrikaans blog

brenda, for a delightful scrapbooking blog from australia

melani, who is so amazingly creative, and for whom scrapbooking is easy and blogging is a challenge

sam ellis, who is rather new at blogging but not new at scrapbooking, and she takes interesting photos

nicky, who is really is a new blogger and a great friend

hayley, who lives in cape town, but is from benoni, although she never mentions it on her blog

simply-mel, who keeps it real, and who writes about her everyday life

francois, who will scoff at this award, and probably die before he mentions it on his blog, but who writes so incredibly well (he takes after his brilliant mother...)

and last, but not least, kwebbel, who's posts i don't always understand as she writes mainly in german, but the photos of her projects are understandable and inspiring, and who nominated me for a blog award a few months ago

The rules are simple:

1 Make a blog post where you pass the award on to seven blogs you like and

2 Post a comment at their blog to tell them about the award!

 

phew, it's done! i still feel guilty daily because i never passed on the brillante weblog award, and i hope this makes up for it.

 

i was very nervous when i posted the photos of the sheep in my last post. it is so special for me to experience the birth of all the animals on our property. i realize that there are people who go their entire lives without ever experiencing anything like it, and so i wanted to share it. thanks for the overwhelmingly positive response.

 

 

 

jacki janse van rensburg - SCRAPPIN TIMES scrapbook shop, benoni, gauteng, south africa