Barbara of Mainely Stitching bestowed the Brilliante Weblog award on the Daisies. She is an expat from Maine who has settled in the Netherlands with her family. Go visit her site and check out her awesome cross-stitch work and interesting kid-friendly craft ideas.

The acceptance of this award is contingent on some requirements. You have to:

1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Add links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message for your nominees on their blog

And here are my nominees:

gratzindustries.blogspot.com
Alan and Wendi of Gratz Industries are the authors of a blog that covers topics as diverse as a Project Runway Barbie design competition, comic books, craft tutorials, and solstice projects.

blazedanielle.wordpress.com
Blaze Danielle is “a Tree Climber, Dress Wearer, Tea Drinker, Berry Picker, Story Teller, Flower Presser, Picture Taker, Porch Swinger, Seed Planter, Puddle Jumper, and Art Maker. She loves windowsills, swimming holes, and old maps. You will most always find her picnicking on a grassy knoll.” Her blog filled with her beautiful illustrations is as serene as her description.

www.ihanna.nu/blog
Hanna from Sweden maintains a wonderful blog full of creative ideas and interesting observations. Most recently she’s been hard at work helping her friend organize her wedding complete with cake, favors, decorations, and wedding photography.

myzoebug.blogspot.com
Amy of My Zoe Bug writes about her daily adventures. She is a papercrafter, knitter, etsy shop owner, tutorial writer and all around interesting blogger.

craftyways.wordpress.com
Under a Tree is a blog from Japan. The author is a fantastic beader and a member of the Thoughtful Friday Flickr group. Check out her projects and Friday observations.

tomandjasmine.wordpress.com
Bobbi-lee of Tom and Jasmine is one of my favorite new bloggers. An illustrator and graphic designer, she recently submitted a wonderful story booklet tutorial to Crafty Daisies. Visit her blog for free, beautiful scrapbook papers, interesting craft projects, and links to fun projects.

whatthehay.wordpress.com
What the Hay is a blog by a self-proclaimed “small town farm kid living in the bigger noisier” world. While this blog has recently been on hiatus (life does tend to take over sometimes), I’ve been informed that new postings will be up in the next weeks. Until then do check out past projects and tutorials such as the Altoid Box Needle Holder, and the environmentally friendly rag sponge.

Now, what I would really like to know is who originated this particular award in the first place. Any ideas?

Lately, I’ve been lurking on German crafting blogs; maybe a little homesick, looking for some inspiration for the next great project. In my browsing I was impressed by the number of multi-lingual blogs out there offering glimpses into someone’s life who strickt, tricot, or het breien instead of knits.

Here is a very abbreviated list of some of the blogs I came across; there are many countries, cultures, and languages that will not be included and I apologize to anyone I left out. If you have other suggestions please add them in your comments. I think it would be exciting for all of us to learn about fellow crafters around the globe.

Germany

Okay, Simone started it all for me so she will be the first one in the line-up. I think I discovered her through a comment she left. She writes her blog www.seemownay.de in German and English and shares her family life and crafting explorations. She is especially known for her clever geese.

Next is Katharina. She recently started blogging in English as well as German and maintains a blog called Nähsucht (Sewing Addiction). She loves fabric. You have to check out her awesome Amy Butler Flower Bag.

Finland

Hanne writes in Finnish and English on Väkerrellen. Her motto is the “Thinner the Yarn, better the Knit.” Sadly, WordPress recently ate her older posts, but you can check out her amazing yarn stash if you follow her links to her Flickr profile. (Note to self: always back up.)

Belgium

Isabel lives in Belgium and blogs at Tarte Tatin in: Dutch, French and English! She has great pictures of her projects, purchases, and just sundries around her house.

England

Florence blogs at Flossie Teacakes about her musings, projects, the Zebra Girl and Dinosaur-Boy. Reading her blog always makes me want to make myself a nice cup of tea to sip while I accompany her on her day.

Portugal

Manuela has this wonderful blog at Macati. She writes in Portuguese and English about her crafts, swaps, You Tube finds and other things that move her.

Australia

Di has been blogging at Clementine’s Shoes since September 2, 2004. How’s that for endurance. She’s a prolific knitter and seamstress and has some fun patterns to share. Right now she’s in the middle of a bathroom renovation project.

I hope you enjoyed this roundup. Maybe you rediscovered some old favorites or found some new talented people you’d like to read about. And please, if you have links to other international blogs share them with us.