Sunday 20 January 2013

Celebration

"Floral Celebration", copyright Bethania Lima, 2013.

Today is a very special day for me.

This little blog is completing its first year of existence.

Thank you to all my readers. And I always will be grateful to Jacqueline and Miranda, who were the first two people who encouraged me to start it in the first place (see this post to some feedback and this recent post, for an updated recognition of the people who have helped me along the way).

Lots of patterns later, here I am. Loving what I do and wishing to keep doing it. But also knowing how difficult it is. It’s part of the game I love to play, so let me not complain. And there’s still a long, long way to go.  And that is part of the game too. Again, let’s celebrate.

To celebrate this blog’s first year I am having a giveaway. The winner will receive a set of extremely well-printed notecards, with, guess what? Patterns I made, of course. It’s a set of 6 notecards. To take part in the giveaway, just make a comment on this post. I will use a random method and choose a winner in one week time. Nothing too fancy.  Simple and straight forward.

There is another reason to celebrate. Today is my lovely daughter’s birthday. She is 14 now. A beautiful, generous, gorgeous, sweet, adorable, clever, young lady. I will not go on. I simply adore her. And she is always encouraging me on this challenging career I embraced. So she’s also responsible for this blog’s anniversary. Happy birthday, coisa mais linda do mundo (“prettiest thing in the world”).

Thank you for stopping by and don’t forget to leave a comment to stand a chance of winning the set of note cards.


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33 comments:

  1. Wonderful post and lovely to see you have kept your blog going for a year! Keep it up =) I love your work!

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  2. Once again a very very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our/your lovely ANGEL !!!

    And a very big CONGRATS for completing a full design year... I wish your blog fulfills all your surface pattern designer dream...Best wishes !

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  3. Congrats!!! Definetly your girl inherited your amazing qualities! All the best

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  4. Duplo parabéns Bethânia , por sua filha maravilhosa e pelo seu lindo trabalho. Importantes momentos a celebrar. Seu trabalho é lindo. Go away.

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  5. Happy birthday To the blog and the your young lady! Two momentous occasions! Gorgeous new pattern, Bethania!

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  6. Betha, querida, you are a GREAT artist! We are very proud of you! No doubt about with whom our fathers's legacy is well rooted. Congratulations for your blog iniciative! Congratulations for all your happy readers and, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Lica! She is your "walking blog"! Beijinhos.

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  7. Parabéns pelos aniversários! que venha muitos anos de estampas pela frente...

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  8. Querida amiga. Parabéns duplos: a vc pelo blog e por ser a mãe que é. Lica tem exemplos sólidos a seguir em casa e isso faz toda a diferença. O pattern "Floral Celebration" é lindo!
    Beijos
    Regina

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  9. Such a lovely post, Happy Blog Birthday.
    Your patterns are super and you have every right to be so proud of your daughter! :) Dawn x

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  10. Lovely celebration pattern! Happy 1st Blog Birthday Bethania! And happy birthday to your daughter! Here's to year 2 of your blog, wishing you a happy and successful year!

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  11. Happy Birthday to your daughter and congratulations on your 1st year of blogging.

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  12. Happy 1st year to you and Happy Birthday to your adorable girl Bethania!!!
    I TOTALLY LOVE YOUR FLOWER CELEBRATION DESIGN, btw "D

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  13. Happy Birthday to your sweet one..and congratulations on your First Anniversary!! Here's to many more : ) --Emine

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  14. LOVE this design Bethania! And congratulations on how far you have come in just this one year! Happy Birthday to your daughter too, sure she has a lovely day x

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  15. Wow, a very remarkable day... congrats on Lica's birthday and your first blog-anniversary dear... it is a very elegant, beautiful Celebration pattern you made, go on this way!!!

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  16. Thank you for sharing this special day with us...congratulations to your 1 year anniversary on your blog and Happy Birthday to your daughter.
    I love the pattern above - well done ! Xx Maike

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  17. Oh..and it is my son's birthday today as well...he is turning 10 today ! Maike

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  18. LINDISSIMO TRABALHO!
    CELESTE LEAO

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  19. Happy Birthday to your blog and your beautiful girl, Bethania. :) You are a nurturing, supportive and encouraging lady and your daughter is really blessed to have you as her mom. Challenges present, I am sure you would embrace them and still keep doing what you love. That's life isn't it? It can't be perfect, but somehow it's the imperfection that makes any of our achievements more precious... Love your work here, gorgeous motifs and colours, clever use of layering too... beautiful. I wish you many happy moments with your family and spd life in 2013! ~ Sylvia X

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  20. Gorgeous pattern, lovely post, And many congratulations to you, your daughter and 1yr of blogging!

    You are a down to earth lady that I am glad to be friends with. -O that sounded like a bribe for the give away hahaha!!! Absolutely not, from heart! :D

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  21. Happy birthday and Anniversary Bethania! I really enjoy reading your posts and information as well as admiring your work through your beautiful designs. WELL DONE!! and my best wishes for a great 2013, full of success, you deserve it!

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  22. lindíssimo desenho! Parabéns pelo trabalho e feliz aniversário duplo. Lembramos muito da Caro no veraneio no Uruguai. beijos, noela

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  23. Congrats to your daughter and of course to you too! I am always so inspired by women/monthers who decide to follow their dreams :). And this design is lovely, Bethania!

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  24. Beautiful design! Happy birthday to your daughter and congrats on your blog anniversary! I hope both of you have your dreams come true this year. X

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  25. congratulations on both of your creations...labors of love. wishing you all the best in the coming year, Bethania. It's a beautiful design.

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  26. I love what you are doing! I wish you the best of lucks. Susana Lamschtein.

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  27. Queridos amigos, saudades. Parabéns pelo blog e pela Lica. Pensamos nela e comemoramos ontem, como em Zimbros. Cada vez que vejo teus trabalhos te acho mais arretada. Beijos a todos, Humberto et alli

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  28. That's a very beautiful celebration design! Congrats to your blog's anniversary. All the best and lots of luck for it's second year! You reminded me that mine is about the same age … and I completely forgot about it … :-(
    Congratulations to Carolina as well!!
    And sure I would love to win the notecards with your beautiful designs …

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  29. Felicidades pelo primeiro ano do seu blog! Para celebrar este dia tão especial fizemos um poema em sua homenagem.

    Os parabéns queremos te dar
    Pois este dia em branco não pode passar
    Por ser de seu blog o aniversário
    Decidimos fazer este comentário
    E vamos nesta data comemorar
    O primeiro ano deste blog que há muito aprendemos a amar
    Seu trabalho é uma beleza
    E compreendemos que faze-lo não é moleza
    O esforço que você põe em cada pattern é inspirador
    Porque nos mostra que você trabalha por amor
    Queremos que você tenha muito sucesso
    E acreditamos nisso pois neste ano acompanhamos seu progresso
    Nunca deixe de fazer o que gosta
    Pois assim que tudo é possível você nos mostra

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  30. Parabéns!!! Adorei seu blog, é lindo mesmo.

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  31. Parabéns pelo primeiro de muitos anos de sucesso do seu blog!!

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  32. Mae parabéns por todo seu trabalho e especialmente pelo primeiro aniversário do seu blog!!! E mais que nada parabéns por perseguir seu sonho! Te amo muito mae ;)

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  33. Com atraso, mas com emoção e saudades, retomo os posts que não vi e tenho a grata notícia de um ano do blog. Só posso desejar que esta jornada tão lindamente iniciada seja muuuuito longa e tão criativa e bela quanto. Floral celebration fala por si só e só me cabe acrescentar: wow!!! bjs

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