ok here they are!
i spent the entire day with all of you and quite simply YOU AMAZE ME!
thanks for your kindness,
thanks for your generosity,
thanks for your creativity,
and thanks for the wealth of inspiration!
michelle o'keefe - boonton, nj
paige rennekamp - denver co
dianne mccready - SOUTH AFRICA...hi dianne!
rachel ellington - lagansport in
kate kamman - gpf mi ...is that right?
candy sorenson - whittaker mi...you did it perfect!
kim fuller - tn
tammy dinsdale - CANADA...how's ottawa these days?
jen gough - zeeland mi
sherry cartwright - kempher tx
cheryl ruples - fond du lac, wi...what a cool town name and you are not late at all!
kathryn sloan - AUSTRAILIA...thanks for the amazing landscape calendar, now i have to come and see it for myself!
jocelynne broderick - west jordan ut
emma rehri - FRANCE
margie romney-aslett - ut...you rock!
heather bowser - fair oaks ca
sandy wiley - seattle wa
nancy maxwell - whitmore lake mi...so glad you won!
dee sutton - AUSTRALIA
stacy holland - ada oh...love the garbage!
ellen bentley - bangor me...hi ellen, can you believe how long ago that was?
bonnie mobley - chicago il
sarah freeman - lebanon or...thanks groupie, lol!
april hurry - laplace ca...love the phrase!
janie grahman - mech. pa
chris kent - monmouth or...congrats on this being your first tag!
lynette young - trenton nj...i didn't know you were from trenton? my hubby was born and raised there.
jennifer stewart - ausin tx
shannon bastian - haubstadt in
melissa deakin - not late and thanks so much for your sweet words!
kerry van harmelen - SOUTH AFRICA...and you already know i had a blast!
celine navarro - FRANCE...merci tellement Celine, votre étiquette est étonnant! did that translate right?
jody dent-pruks - AUSTRALIA
leah helopoulos - winston salem nc...hi neighbor!
lori field - sydney AUSTRALIA...love your note paper!!
lauren douglas - williamantic ct
sylvia bargas - gilroy ca...ok, how cool is that coaster?
sar teichgraeber - plano tx
hallie simpson - glenview il
tia bennett - puyallup wa...love the travel theme!
terri bonnette - high point nc...hi neighbor!
cathy pascual - el segundo ca...so glad you feel at home!
janis taylor - miami fl
susanna tunturi-anttila - helsinki FINLAND
kristy harris - SINGAPORE...thank you so much for the gifts www.farflungcraft.com
carrie - wilsonville or
nicole wright - AUSTRALIA...and i love crazy aussies!
leslie flynn - racine wi...not late at all, thank you!
severine langcois - clamart FRANCE...merci beaucoup!
melissa mercilliott - daleville al
jane swanson - janesville wi
susan berg - citrus heights ca...i think the circle and red and family was the way to go!
wendi speciale - cedar park tx...www.wendispeciale.com
martha avans - scottboro, al...thanks for your note martha!
jane flynn - CANADA...i love the quote!
alicia johnson - canon city co
amy tolbert - allison park pa
torm - howell mi...awww, thanks! and the brown totally cool!
jessica kovoclich - surprise az...now who'd have ever known there was such a place and yes we so relate!
sondra mohon - bogalusa ia...welcome!!
tracey hodes - dsm ia
kim bolyard - nakomis fl...love the pic at cku-orlando!
michelle solomon - pontardawe swansea UK
cynthia michener - dipping spring tx...i love it!
heather baker - arlington tx
marcy penner - winkler MB CANADA
wendy mckeehan - batavia il
joleen thiessen - huntington beach ca
julie williams - minneapolis mn...say hi to cz!
becca sutton - elkhorn ne...yes i so remember that, that was like my first official dinner with simple. wasn't i waaaaay pregnant too?
traci turchin - hampton va...love the flower petal analogy, this is what traci wrote: "blogs are flower petals- we all are part of something bigger, contribute to a beautiful whole." ...WOW!
irene lillie - junction city or...ok you may have to remind me every month about your request, but eventually i will get it to you...lol!
tiffany smoot - olathe ks...i love your handwritting!
amanda barras - austin tx
sarah jensen - west hartford ct...what is this made from? and where can i get more?
korey lindberg - vadnais heights mn...i love our fairy tale and thanks for the chocolate...yum!
amber lee pence - salem or...oh my god! your the ribbon jar genius!!!!! aaahhhhh thanks for the stash, i am in love. card right into rolodex! www.ribbonjar.com
tracie claiborne - hendersonville tn...lol #543!
christie farley - huntington beach ca...lets hope i can make a book to fit...lol!
kelli darr - franklin tn...love the cosmo!
and last but not least...
kate thaete - seattle wa
if any one wants to count i would love to know how many there were!
WOW what a list. I'm glad to see mine made it.
Have fun with them all.
Posted by: Martha | October 17, 2005 at 12:15 AM
Oh what fun!!! Can't wait to see what you do with them. Nic and Lori from Australia are my crazy friends ;o)...... Isn't their work just divine?
Come on girl get working on the Blog Book ;o)
Posted by: Lee | October 17, 2005 at 04:08 AM
Hi Donna!
So glad to see my tag finally got to you safe and sound. Would LOVE to see the blog tag book once it's finished!
Posted by: Dianne | October 17, 2005 at 04:22 AM
ooh I'm on the list!!! I can't wait to see what you do with them all.
Posted by: shell-bean | October 17, 2005 at 04:50 AM
Yippee skippy! So cool to read through the list of names....I counted 80, but don't believe it until someone else counts, too. teehee...Haven't had all my coffee yet!
Posted by: Rachel | October 17, 2005 at 06:52 AM
I counted 81. ;)
Posted by: Sharyn (Torm) | October 17, 2005 at 07:51 AM
Glad you got the tags open finally. I'm on your list! Except that it's Tracey Rhodes, not hodes. Des Moines, Iowa, is "dsm,ia." :) Can't wait to see what you do with them all!
Posted by: Tracey | October 17, 2005 at 09:55 AM
Thanks for posting all of our names!! I am so proud. My tag was made a really heavy, thick cardboard. I got it a recycle center store at a museum in Boston. I think I have some more in my stash. I will send some to you. Should I send it to the store?
Posted by: Sarah | October 17, 2005 at 10:15 AM
Glad to see the tag made it! And glad that you like the ribbon!
Posted by: Amber Lee | October 17, 2005 at 11:51 AM
Ok i am sad- mine is NOT there yet. It should be!!!!
Freaking out here! :O)
Posted by: Angelique | October 17, 2005 at 12:34 PM
Yeah!! my tag made it! We are neighbors....been trying to find the time to go check out Scrapbooks n more in Concord....:)
Posted by: Leah | October 17, 2005 at 12:39 PM
how fun that must have been! glad mine made it. I really had a good time making it. can't wait to see the finished product....AND love Traci's quote!!
Posted by: Susan | October 17, 2005 at 01:27 PM
Donna,
Is it too late to make a tag and send it to you?? Tell me again the "theme" and any special dimensions if I can still participate. Thanks Donna!
Posted by: cindy | October 17, 2005 at 01:55 PM
Yep...you WERE waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay pregnant then! : ) How our lives have changed since then, huh?
Can't wait to see the amazing book you come up with after receiving all these tags--thanks for letting us know they've arrived!
xoxo.
Posted by: Becca | October 17, 2005 at 04:43 PM
Hmmmmm I posted mine about 2 weeks ago :( I hope it arrives soon!!
Posted by: Kass | October 17, 2005 at 07:17 PM
Woohoo!! Glad to see my name in "lights" on your blog! LOL....I can't wait to see the finished project. Thanks for letting me be a part of it! :)
Posted by: Cheryl R | October 17, 2005 at 09:19 PM
How much longer do we have to get the blog tags to you????
Posted by: Hershey | October 17, 2005 at 10:08 PM
How much longer do we have to get the blog tags to you????
Posted by: Ann | October 17, 2005 at 10:08 PM
Hey beautiful just drop by to say hi!1 Looks like you have been busy!! Hugs Wanda
Posted by: Wanda E. Santiago | October 17, 2005 at 10:47 PM
ok. so i am feeling all kinds of cool today because donna downey actually typed my name on her blog & said i she loved my handwriting. freakin' awesome!
*just a small correction... i am not in olathe...i am now on cloud 9*
{sorry. could not contain the scrapbooking dork that lives within!}
Posted by: tiffany | October 17, 2005 at 11:47 PM
Donna, Glad you got the stuff! I can't wait to see what this Blog Book looks like all done :-)
Posted by: Kristy Harris | October 18, 2005 at 06:14 AM
glad it got to you - and glad you liked the calendar - when you plan your trip to Aus - make sure you look me and lee up - we'll make sure you have a FABULOUS time !!!!
Posted by: ~Kathryn~ | October 18, 2005 at 11:10 AM
So glad you like the analogy! Can't help but love the world of blogs!
Posted by: traci | October 18, 2005 at 12:37 PM
Glad to see you received my Blog Tag...I met you last week at Memory Trends in the Krafters Purse booth for the second time (CKU Orlando the first)...Thanks for saying hi and you are to cool. Have a great day Donna and I am still working on getting a cool banner up on my blog.
Thanks
Kim Bolyard
www.itsallaboutme.typepad.com
Posted by: Kim Bolyard | October 18, 2005 at 03:48 PM
PERFECT TRANSLATION,HONEY! :D
Posted by: Céline Navarro | October 18, 2005 at 06:07 PM
Ok lady- what are you going to do with these HUNDREDS of tags???
Posted by: Angelique | October 19, 2005 at 05:54 PM
hi Donna ! Glad it made it to you. Now I can't wait to see what you do with all of these. Hope they don't end up in the toilet paper roll book ! LOL
Posted by: michelle OKeefe | October 20, 2005 at 06:55 PM
I am so happy that you got it! It makes my day, Donna!!! ;o)
Posted by: Cynthia M. | October 22, 2005 at 01:05 PM