Congratulations!

Today was the deadline for my Grow Your Blog Party giveaway and I finally decided what it would be that I would give away. As some of you know I've been on a dishcloth knitting spree and it is still ongoing.

So I'm going to give away two sets of dishcloths. I picked the winners via Random.org

The first set goes to Donna of Donna's Designs.

And this happy second set is going to Judy of Judy Cooper Textile Images.

I'll send you both e-mails to get your snail mail addresses so I can send these off.

Congratulations and thank you all for visiting!!!

❧ Silke

Welcome to my "Grow Your Blog" Party

Welcome to my blog and my friend Vicki's wonderful annual "Grow Your Blog" party! My name is Silke. I live in beautiful (but at the moment unusually cold) Savannah, Georgia with my goofy husband Daniel. Ok, we are both goofy in the photo below - you can see that our dog Winslow looks quite embarrassed... We came to Savannah because Daniel started teaching illustration (there's a link to his blog and website on my right sidebar if you are interested) at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Our cat Ramses will be 17 this year and he basically runs the household. He and Winslow are are good buddies. Ramses adopted us in New Mexico and moved here to the deep South with us eight years ago. He loves it here - especially in the summer. It seems that it can't be too hot or humid for him...

During the last two years a couple of feral cats have adopted us and now live with us full-time. They remain outdoor cats but are definitely part of our little family never straying far from our yard. Meet happy and affectionate (ok, sometimes the claws come out, which Daniel doesn't mind, but I am not so fond of) Tucker...

and little Louie. Louie is afraid of most people who visit us, but he is super affectionate with Daniel and me. However, his favorite "person" is our dog Winslow. When Louie gets anxious, all Winslow has to do is walk over to him and lick his little head and Louie calms right down and snuggles in. It's so sweet!

Let's see. What else can I tell you about myself?

I grew up in Germany, but have lived in the US since the mid 80s, which is also when I met my husband Daniel. In fact, I met him on my very first day in the US. Must have been fate... :)

I love to do anything creative, which wasn't always the case and is a fairly new phenomenon in my life. Five years ago I suddenly started painting and started this blog at the same time. My blog banner was my very first painting. You can see all of my creative endeavors and their progression if you peruse my blog.

I also love to knit and crochet, to sew, to cook and to bake, to read and to travel, to take photos of everything and anything, all of which you can find on my blog. I post a hodgepodge of stuff that is interesting to me and hopefully to you. And I always include lots of photos.

Ok. Now, what would a blog party be without a giveaway?! Something would be missing, right?

I couldn't exactly decide what to give away, so it'll be a surprise. It'll be something handmade by me - maybe a little painting or a hand knit scarf or something I've sewn. Whatever it'll be I'm sure you'll love it!!

Just leave a comment on my this post (anyone and everyone can enter!) and I'll include you in the drawing on February 15!!

But for now grab a cup of coffee, linger a little while and continue to enjoy the blog party.

I hope that you will come back to visit. I'll make it a point to visit your blogs as well...

Wishing you a fantastic day!

❧ Silke