Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog and Michele's Craft Room 1st Blogaversary Blog Hop! We are here today to celebrate Michele from Michele's Craft Room being in bloggyland for a year now! WOOT WOOT! Congrats Michele, many more years to come! If you are just coming from Michele's Blog, you are right on track. If you just came across my blog, you will want to start at the beginning here! You don't want to miss a thing. It's exciting that Michele's theme is....well, there is no theme we were given creative freedom to create whatever we wanted which doesn't come up very often :) I decided that with the new year coming up I would create a coaster calendar for myself. I normally don't create things for myself but wanted to make it special for me. I love mermaids, don't get to create with them normally so I was excited on how this turned out! Recipe: Papers are from my stash, Simple Stories Snap Color Vibe Little Mermaids from Designs On Cloud 9 Jaded Blossom-Numbers Candies, Flag Dies and Mini Calendar Kit Orangesicle twine from Trendy Twine Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Worn Lipstick Stampin Up Classic Ink in Pear Pizazz, So Saffron, Early Espresso, Tempting Turquoise and Crumb Cake VersaFine in Onyx Black Michele has an awesome giveaway with this blog hop.... All you have to do is visit each of the blogs below, become a follower and leave a comment. A winner will be chosen on Wednesday 1/2/13 from Michele's Blog! Thanks for hopping by! This is the last hop I will be in for 2012 so I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy New Year! See ya in 2013! Your next stop is Sarah's Blog!