Awards and then some!

So while I've been busy with school and traveling it seems I've been given a few blog awards! I'm way overdue on thanks so here we go:


From Midnight Manicures and Elemental Styles, the Sunshine award! Many thanks to both of you!

1) Favourite color - Orange

2) Favorite Animal - Dragon (never said it had to be real :P )

3) Favourite number - 7

4) What perfume am I using right now - none

5) Something you always wear with you and identifies you - I have a cog hanging from the earring on my bottom right ear lobe

6) What's your passion? - Art

7) Getting or giving presents? - Both! I love (good) surprises no matter who it is being surprised.

8) What was the last eyeshadow you used? - Cover Girl

9) Favourite day of the week - Saturday

10) Are your nails painted right now? - Yes! I've got Zoya Rica with a coat of Milani

And from Pink Beauty, the Stylish Blogger Award! Thank you so much!

The rules for this are:

1. Thank the person that gave you the award and link back to them.
2. Post 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the love to 15 bloggers.
4. Let them know they received this award.

About me:

• I love tea
• I love gardening
• My favorite things to photograph are: flowers, food, nail art, seascapes, sunsets
• I like anime and manga
• I prefer to have some sort of fruit on my ice cream (usually berries)
• Did I mention I like Steampunk?
• I love floral teas (jasmine, rose, lilac, etc)

And last but not least, Tara from Tough as Nails has given me the Top 10 Award! Thank you muchly!

My top 10 8 cosmetics (I just don'y use that much stuff ^^;):

• Zoya polishes, ALL of them. I just love their formula so much!
• Essie Matte About You top coat
• Out the Door top coat
• L'Oreal HIP color truth cream eyeliner in Eggplant
• Fantasy Makers eyeshadow from Wet'n'Wild in Sumptuous
• CoverGirl eye enhancers eyeshadow pallet in Coffee Shop
• CO Bigelow Mentha Lip Tints
• Sally Hansen Diamond Strength polishes. Fabulous colors!

Since I got three different awards here from four different people I'm just going to tag 15 people for all of these (so if I tag you that means you get the Sunshine AND the Top 10 AND the Stylish Blogger Awards). So, without further ado I am tagging:

Blingernails
Paws to Polish
Samarium's Swatches
The PolishAholic
Southern Sister Polish
Glitter.Gloss.Garbage
It's a Beautiful Day in the Trailerhood
Concrete and Nail Polish
Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom 
The Kaos Theory
PortugeseDoll
Gussied
Haute Lacquer
Got Polish?
Glazed Talons

Wait, what? An award!?

I've been blogging for perhaps a week now and I've got an award? :O

Many thanks to Karin from Karin's Nail Blog! Wow, I think I'm still in a bit of shock . . . Anyway, in order to formally accept my award I must follow the four rules shown below.

THE RULES:

1. Thank and link back to the person who sent you the award.

2. Share seven things about yourself.

3. Spread the love. Award recently discovered bloggers.

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.

So, seven things about myself:

• I love Steampunk fashion and music
• I have two wonderful children, a four 1/2 year old boy and a 19 month old girl
• I make jewelry, mostly necklaces
• Science Fiction and Fantasy are my two favorite book genres
• Purple and orange are my favorite colors
• I LOVE tea, especially black teas and floral teas
• I enjoy making jam and preserving the fruits and veggies we grow in our garden and harvest from around the neighborhood

I would like to give this award to:

• Let them have Polish
• The TraceFace Philes
• Rainbows & Sparkles

These lovely ladies have inspired me with their color choices and photos and I look forward to reading more from them in the future <3