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Showing posts with label bloggers. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Secret Santa for bloggers 2015


Hello and Happy New Year everyone!
May this new year bring you love, joy,health,prosperity and anything you have dreamed and hoped for!
Today I am writing about this beloved habbit that Greek bloggers have got for about a couple of years- if I remember correctly that is:
The exchanging of gifts and wishes for Christmas and Easter which is something that all of us look forward to.
Zina from Efzin-creations is the one responsible for organizing all of it and I would like to thank her so much for that.
This year my Secret Santa was Katerina from Κυριακή στο σπίτι (which means Sunday at home in Greek -http://sundaysprojects.blogspot.gr/) and she sent me a beautiful handmade wooden candle holder along with a red candle and a card full of warm Christmas wishes.
I was really thrilled about this lovely gift which found a place at a corner of my living room very soon.

Thank you Katerina for your gift and thank you Zina for making once more the Secret Santa a wonderful event to look forward to!

Sunday, 10 May 2015

My secret bunny

Hello everyone!
Hope you're doing fine.
It's been a long time since I had to write this particular post but due to so many personal obligations I never did.
But better late than ever I guess...
Here I am with my post about the Easter gift exchange that Zina from EfZincreations organized for bloggers (Zina had also organized the Christmas gift exchange which was a blast and gave joy and excitement to all of us!).
This time the name of the exchange was Ah kounelaki! (which means oh little bunny in Greek).
The person I received gifts from was to my great pleasure and surprise someone I deeply admire and appreciate for her multi-talent personality and that I happen to know in person: Ariadne from Ariadne fromGreece.
Ariadne had a huge package made just for me and my current personal situation which is something that I didn't share with you up to now and it's high time I did:
Tah dah! I'm pregnant with my first baby, ladies and gentlemen, and hopefully I'll give birth in about a month from now.
So Ariadne who knew about it from the questionnaire I filled in about two months ago made all the goodies  I received precisely for this special occasion.
It was kind of a mini baby shower for me and I enjoyed it the minute I opened the package.
First of all, everything was sooo well and carefully put together as you can see in this picture.


Then I was so pleased with the way Ariadne wrapped each and every present.
All full of love and positive energy!

She also wrote a card with warm wishes with which I was very touched.

She put some  Easter chocolate eggs as a treat into the box ,


a beautiful colorful handmade soap made by Karalis soap

and one of the beautiful felt stones she makes herself in my favorite color, blue.




Last but not least, she stitched a little baby picture in the same color and even had it framed for me.


She was also very kind to ask me if I' m expecting a boy or a girl so that she could replace the stitch with a different color!(She couldn't ask me in advance because -you know- this would ruin the secret bunny surprise).
So given the fact that I'm expecting a baby girl she made a new stitch in bold pink for me!!


What can I say, I'm so excited and moved by all these!
Thank you so much Ariadne!
And thank you Zina for organizing -once more- a wonderful event for us!








Monday, 30 March 2015

3 years of blogging!


Hello there,
Long time no write, right?
Well, it's been a very busy period for me with activities I can't share with you right now (but promise to do at a later time!) so blogging was not one of my priorities.
Anyway, the reason I am writing this post is the fact that this month, about 3 years ago, I attempted to to put the first words in this blog.
Yep, you guessed it correctly, this is an anniversary post!
Since then, so many things have happened, and so many people came into my life bloggingwise speaking.
Talented,inspiring people full of ideas and creative spirit that made me realise that life can be so much fun if you decide to share your creativity with others.
There were many times I laughed,smiled and even got emotional by reading comments on my blog or by reading interesting posts by other bloggers whose blogs I follow.
There were also times that I got surprised that some of my thoughts and feelings had actually an impact on others and I  got more surprised when I saw my blog statistics
(12350 page views in 3 years was something that I could not imagine even in my wildest dreams).
For all this wonderful internet journey, I would like to thank each and everyone of you that came into my life and made it more colorful and inspiring!
Thank you all, my dear readers!
P.S. There is a 3 year anniversary giveaway coming shortly, so stay tuned!

Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Secret Santa is coming to...bloggers!


Hello everyone!
Hope you're feeling fine and that you are deeep into the Christmas spirit.
As far as I'm concerned I am very excited that finally holidays are here!
Of course, for me and some other bloggers the festive spirit was all around us many many days ago.
The reason: Two very inspired bloggers Zina from efzin and Gia from OnePerfectDay had the lovely thought to propose to us a gift exchange.
Without any hesitation, I was thrilled with the idea!
I couldn't wait to create something for a special someone secretly and to expect a little package for me into my mailbox!
So about a week ago I received an adorable little box accompanied with a very very cute card from Niki the one of the two bloggers from mommywiki.gr , a very interesting blog about kids, diy creations and many many more.
Niki made a handmade neclace with wooden beads in orange, white and beige especially for me


and she wrapped it in a box that was amazingly decorated.


 The card she made was lovely as well and full of Christmas wishes.
 Thank you Niki for being such a great Secret Santa!
 Happy Holidays to you and your beloved ones!






Friday, 10 January 2014

Liebster Award!




Ariadne, one of the bloggers I follow and do happen to know in person (by the way -as you may  remember from previous posts - we attended some lovely workshops which were organised by in my closet a couple of months ago)  nominated me for the Liebster award .
Thank you so much Ariadne and congratulations on your award!

To tell you the truth I had no idea what this award/nomination was till this moment.
Anyway, I think it is really cool being nominated and I will try to follow the rules as well as  I can.

The rules for the award are:
  • List 11 random facts about yourself.
  • Answer the 11 questions provided by the blogger who nominated you.
  • Nominate other bloggers for the award who have 200 followers or less.
  • Create 11 questions for your nominees to answer.
  • Notify the nominees of their nomination (ofcourse!)

11 randoms facts :
(Ok that's the tough part because I absolutely hate talking about myself but I'll give it a try...)

1.I have a couple of  budgies that are called Bonnie and Clyde (yes, they are THAT naughty!)
2.I am a fanatic alternative pop /rock concert goer (I have to admit I've attended lots of them).
3.Athens is my most beloved city in the whole wide world! Luckily for me I stayed there for about 4 years.
4.Pop art decoration is my favorite art movement.
5.I love houses/spaces that are painted white and have pops of color. So full of positive energy!
6.These next three months I will fulfill one of my abandoned dreams:Attend a Human Rights Law Seminar.
7.I would like to have a cocker spaniel dog someday soon.
8.I am a yoga/meditation lover.Too sad I don't have the time to do it regularly!
9.One of my favorite walks is  about 1' away from home, through Pylaia creek.
10.I absolutely hate the new waterfront of Thessaloniki, too much concrete so few trees!
11.Downton Abbey was my favorite tv series this past year.

My answers to Ariadne:

1. What is your favourite travelling destination if you have  a free weekend?
   Galaxidi, Greece
2.What's your favourite colour combination?(two or three colours)
   Black and white -with the addition of red.
3. What's the latest good book you read?
  I' m reading a very good book right now by C. Chomenides called :''O kosmos sta metra tou'' 
4.What's the latest good film you saw?
   About time
5. Have you ever looked for sea glass?
  When I was a little girl, yes.
6. Have you ever been to Greece?
   All the time :)
7. What's your favourite thing to do on Christmas Eve?
Spend some quality time at a lovely christmas decorated home with my significant other and friends.
8. What's your New Year's Resolution?
   Eat less sugar.
9. How long have you been blogging?
    Almost 2 years.
10. Do you like housework?
     Yes, oddly enough it relaxes me.
11. What do you do for a living?
     I'm a lawyer/translator.

   


And my questions to my nominees:
1. When was the last time you learned something (skill, hobby etc)?
2.What is your star sign?
3.If you could change one thing in your country what would that be?
4.What is the characteristic in your looks that you absolutely despise?
5.What would be your ideal Christmas gift?
6.What is the Christmas gift that you have received and surprised you ever?
7.If you could go back in time, what would you change?
8.What is your New Year's Resolution?
9.What is your favorite season?
10. Do you have any pets?
11.Which celebrity would you ask out on a date?

And last but not least...


my nominees are:


Hope you pass this on, girls! Have fun!






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