11th giveaway- speaking of Buddha- the winner

I wrote every ones name on a very small piece of paper. There were 32 of you, with no duplicates.

I folded all the names in half and then in half again and placed them in to one of Madi's little food containers. These things are very nice for holding beads too(recycling tip of the day). They also stack very nicely.

Must save everything... I might use it in the next 20 years. LOL

I then recruited my trusty sidekick to help me.

Look! She is doing what I asked and only picked one. OK, take note please, this is probably the last time I will ever see this. I have the camera ready because I am telling her not to put it in her mouth and I think she is going to that too.

See how she minds, my beautiful little grand child.

Luckily, I wrestled it from her quick enough that the paper did not turn in to a slobbery mess.

Awwwwwwww, no wonder, Sweet sweet Bella http://bellasinclair.blogspot.com/ , nom nom nom!

Buddha is coming to live with you Bella. Please get me your address.

You have 5 days to get back to me or Madi will eat, I mean pick, another person.

"What we think, we become"

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. "

"He is able who thinks he is able."

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."

Buddha

 

Buddha

Gautama Buddha is said to be born around 563 BCE and had died around

483 BCE., most modern scholars agree on these dates.


In Buddhist tradition Gautama Buddha's birth name was Siddhartha Gautama, this was changed after he went on a quest for the truth behind life and death. After reaching enlightenment while sitting beneath a tree, Siddhartha Gautama was able to claim the name of Buddha. Gautama Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism.


All information taken from the Ascension Gateway website http://www.ascensiongateway.com/quotes/buddha/index.htm

And from the Brainy Quote web site
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/buddha.html

Both of these websites have wonderful information and quotes of all kinds.

The Bella Sinclair award.

This is a very special award and the person it was made for is a very special woman. She is a sister-friend, a talented artist, A great mom, a poet, a mental ninja, a muse, beautiful, a genius, and her friend-sister Ces created it for her.

This is what Ces says about the award...

Read the whole post here.

http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/07/bella-sinclair-award.html

"Ces created the Bella Sinclair Award in honor of Bella Sinclair exceptional woman and brilliant artist who epitomizes the concept of the artist as inspiration, of sisterhood, caring and sharing. It is symbolized by the Quercus lobata or Valley Oak, a handsome and graceful tree with a sturdy trunk, up to 5 ft in diameter and 120 feet tall, the largest western deciduous oak."

She also said

"I designed this award to celebrate art in the blogs and to honor the value of friendship, sisterhood, sharing and caring. It is to be awarded to the gifted, accomplished, eloquent and talented blogger whose friendship and influence inspire us to do our best. That I named it after Bella Sinclair is because she epitomizes all of these things. She is an inspiration to many of us.

I have chosen to symbolize this award with the Quercus lobata or Valley Oak. It is a simple and unadorned award but heavy on meaning. The Valley Oak is a large handsome tree with a stout and sturdy trunk and widely spreading branches that form a broad open crown. It can reach up to a height of 100 feet and a diameter of 4 feet, sometimes much greater. It is the largest of the western deciduous oaks and is a handsome and graceful shade tree.

I hope that when Bella returns, this award would have already circulated in the blogs. It is my honor to give this award to the first recipients who I hope will find the same pleasure as I have in spreading its crown, giving shade and the comfort of friendship and caring and of sisterhood by sharing this award with their blog-friends and sisters!

Now here are my babies, go out and pick other sister friends, spread the crown, give shade and comfort and caring to your blog and sister friends.

This is a lovely award!

1. Jodi Creager http://creagerstudios.blogspot.com/

2. Cindy http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/

3. Lynda http://claymama1.blogspot.com/

4. Ces http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/

5. Purest green http://underthetonguerecipes.blogspot.com/

6. Cornerstoregoddess http://cornerstoregoddessjewelry.blogspot.com/

7. Bobbi http://bobbianncook.blogspot.com/

8. SusanC http://susanc-yarnnut.blogspot.com/

9. Susan http://awalkinthepark-susan.blogspot.com/

10. Sarah http://amountainmomma.blogspot.com/

11. Elizabeth http://ginagal.blogspot.com/

12. Donna http://ctbydonna.blogspot.com/

13. Gail http://cupcakesandcutestuff.blogspot.com/

14. Jenny http://kindclay.blogspot.com/

15. Francie http://burdart.blogspot.com/

16. Cindy http://cindypack.blogspot.com/

17. Dawn http://oddfae.blogspot.com/

18. Cassie http://cassymuronaka.wordpress.com/

19. Chris http://prismtrail.blogspot.com/

20. Yvonne http://quote-ching.blogspot.com/

Madi has an announcement to make...

I love my frog and he has the best eye.

OH and my grandma also wanted me to tell you, her and papa picked the winner for the Bella necklace grandma made.

Grandma and papa are giving away stuff for a year because they are so grateful to be alive and have a business they love. You can read about that here.

http://mariesegal.blogspot.com/2009/05/1st-giveaway-thank-you-thank-you-thank.html

First grandma wrote all of the names one at a time on the piece of paper.
Grandma usually does this with a random number generator, but she decided it would be more fun if her and papa did this together.
Then she checked them to make sure the numbers and the names matched.

She cut them all up with the big scissors that I can not play with.

Mixed them up again to be sure. There were 38 of you this time and she read to me what some of you said, so nice of you all. My grandma just loves that part.

Some times she gets a kleenex, but don't tell her I was watching her that close. She thinks I am just a baby, I don't want to spoil her fun.

She folded them up real small and

put them in one of papa's coffee cups.

She took the cup to papa and he couldn't get his hand in there, it is really big, so he had to take his little finger and fold it up so he could reach them and then he swished them around in there again.

Silly grandma didn't tell him she had already done that lots.

He picked out one and gave it to grandma and it was...

#13 ARTGALCRAFTS

Grandma was excited. She said this Bella necklace was going all the way to Australia.

She said that her friend Bella's words and paintings travel all over the world in peoples hearts and minds, so it is only right that the necklace should go faraway too!!!

Grandma says that you all should go look at Bella's art work because she makes cute little girls like me all of the time.

Some of the girls are bigger than me though.

Her blog is here http://bellasinclair.blogspot.com/

ArtGal you need to get in touch with my grandma so she can send the Bella necklace to you. Grandma's email is on her profile page.

Oh and congratulations!

2nd Giveaway

Well, it is time for the 2nd giveaway. This is part of a pay it forward and backward scheme of mine to celebrate all kinds of milestones and gratefulness. You can read about it at the first post here.

And the winning post here.

This is a piece I have made specifically to giveaway.

I am going to call it Bella. It is beautiful to me, like the person I named it after.

It is entirely hand constructed by me with copper wire and Cernit beads. The black long tube beads you see are Cernit also. The flowers are too.

It has a handmade signature bead on the eye side of the clasp that says Segal and that is Cernit too.

The necklace is one of a kind. Just like the person I named it after.

To win this beauty you will have to comment on the post. Maybe I should make you all do tricks. Naw!

Just comment.

This giveaway will end on the 3rd of July at 6 pm PDT. I am not staying up till midnight. The night I set it for midnight, I wanted to go to bed early.

PS. I will be deleting duplicate commenters as I go so it is a little easier for me. I still love you!