{"id":3286,"date":"2013-04-05T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T18:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T01:07:54","slug":"very-inspiring-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/04\/05\/very-inspiring-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Very Inspiring Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kendra of the most excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/demodecouture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demode<\/a> was sweet enough to give me this <a href=\"http:\/\/demodecouture.com\/2013\/04\/very-inspiring-blogger-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wee little award<\/a>. So what the heck, I&#8217;ll play along!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/inspiring-blogger.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3303 size-full\" title=\"Inspiring Blogger Award\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/inspiring-blogger.jpg?resize=260%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Inspiring Blogger Award\" width=\"260\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To accept the award, one must:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Display the award and link back to the person who nominated you.<\/li>\n<li>State 7 facts about yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Nominate 15 bloggers for the award.<\/li>\n<li>Notify the winners.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Seven facts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I don&#8217;t drive, by choice. As a Californian over age 40, this makes me more of a freak than a three-armed man.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve set foot on all seven continents, including <a href=\"http:\/\/ttrealtravels.com\/articles.php?featureid=12&amp;areaid=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antarctica<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I once tripped George Takei (not on purpose).<\/li>\n<li>My heritage is part Southern white trash, part Chinese.<\/li>\n<li>I really, really, really hate hand-sewing. And I&#8217;m really, really, really slow at it. But I&#8217;ve been doing a whole hell of a lot more of it recently. Ugh.<\/li>\n<li>I was in a sorority in college.<\/li>\n<li>I legally changed my name &amp;, no, not when I got married.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This award has been going around, so I had to hunt to find bloggers I admired who hadn&#8217;t already been nominated (&amp; I think there are still some repeats here).<\/p>\n<p>15 inspiring bloggers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimiko1.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Gentlewoman&#8217;s Creative Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silverstah.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silverstah<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chezjennylafleur.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny La Fleur<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dbvictoria.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designs by Victoria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/centuries-sewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centuries Sewing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catrijn.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Dressmaker&#8217;s Workshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carynd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kit&#8217;s Clothing Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/historicallyspeaking.driftingfocus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historically Speaking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imlivinghistory.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;m Living History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mandierw.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Dedicated Follower of Fashion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrayedindreams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arrayed in Dreams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethanmafia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabethan Mafia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishseamstress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Spanish Seamstress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aands.org\/raisedheels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raised Heels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modehistorique.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mode Historique<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out all these sites if you haven&#8217;t before &#8212; they&#8217;re great reading!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendra of the most excellent Demode was sweet enough to give me this wee little award. 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