February 14, 2013

A Rural Journal: {1st Annual Valentine's Day Boost-My-Blog Party Is Here!}



76 blogs in all signed up for our 1st Annual Valentine's Day Boost-My-Blog Party!
You are all so awesome. Thank you for being here!

 

Giveaway Winners

Winner: Christine from Hearth and Home

Winner: Patty from Patty's Pretty Things

Winner: Missy from Magnolia Holler

Winner: Yolanda from Peanut Butter and Jelly

Winner: JP from A Quiet Corner

Winner: Beth Edwards from Elizardbreath Speaks

Winner: Tammy from Our Neck of the Woods

Winner: Candy from Lazy J Bar Z Farm

Winners: Janie from That Janie Girl and Victoria from Life In My Empty Nest

Congratulations Everyone! 
We will be in contact with you.

Now let's get started!

This is a blog party...

To gain the most out of the experience,

1. Please visit at least 5 other blogs you don't currently follow.
2. Leave a comment that you are visiting from the Boost-My-Blog (BMB) party.
3. Consider following that new blog you are visiting.
4. If you receive a comment and follow from a fellow BMB participant -- visit, comment and follow back.

If we all do this, we can add up to 74 new readers to our blogs.

And that's alotta bloggy love, my friends.






Two Bears Farm Rural Living Kids
A Rural Journal Rural Living Photography
LPA Rebuild Renovation Ireland Food
Fresh Eggs Daily Chickens Cooking DIY
Desktop Dreams Photography

E. Lizardbreath Speaks Travel

The Ranch Wife Chronicles Agriculture

Lazy J Bar Z Farm Photography Recipes
Rural Living Today Homesteading

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Photography

What We Keep Journaling

Jubilee Street Journaling

Adventures and Exploits Journaling

The Emily Files Photography

The Self Sufficient Homeacre Homesteading

Kleinworth & Co Photography

Shirley Behind The Lens Photography

Black Fox Homestead Homesteading

Thrift Shop Commando Thrifting Humor
Our Neck of the Woods Homesteading

Magnolia Holler Homesteading Gardening Mommy
Life On Our Mountain Journaling

It's All About Purple Journaling Photography
Townsend House Homesteading Homeschooling Recipes
Sharon's Paw's Create Art Photography Crafts
A Quiet Corner Nature Pets Photography
Everything Home with Carol Homesteading Homemaking Homeschooling
Just One More Thing Books Crafts Family
The View From Right Here Photography

Rambling Wild Rose Photography

Clearwater Farm Journal Farming Homesteading
That Janie Girl Life

Away For The Weekend Photography Lifestyle
Moments in Mapleglen Photography

Peanut Butter and Jelly Photography Recipes
Animal Instinct Farming

Modern World Personal Journal

Snippets from Springdale Photography

Keepsake Moments Family Crafting
Stuff & Nonsense Books Rural Living Photography
Life In My Empty Nest Life

Buttons Thoughts Farming Photography
Daily Yarns 'n More Rural Living Photography Knitting
Bridgit's Bell Crafting

Linie Cat @ Large Crafting

Scratch Cradle Chickens

Patty's Pretty Things Crafting Recipes
Bended Road Photography Photography

Live. Laugh. Pull Your Hair Out. Parenting Farming Homesteading
Spot On Cedar Pond Homesteading Gardening Recipes
hula~la Crafting

From City Streets to Country Roads Photography Journaling Crafts
Green Mommas Eco-friendly Homesteading Gardening
The Homespun Lifestyle

Our Hill Country Retreat DIY Gardening Sewing
Less Bitching, More Stitching Crafting

Ridgetop Ramblings Homesteading

Homeschooling In The Hills Homeschooling

Bringing Along OCD Mental Health

Live Ready Now Off-grid Homesteading

Carefree Jewelry by Lisa Jewelry Making

Thistle Cove Farm Rural Living

GoldenWoofs, Sugar The Golden Retriever DIY Crafts Book Reviews
Thoughts and Images Along The Way Photography

The Gift of a Moment Photography

The Monkey Wrangler's Blog Life

Chores and Chandeliers DIY Farm Life
A Defined Life Journaling Devotional Photography
Life in the Scrapatch Quilting

Homesteading Wife Homesteading

Long Hollow Journaling Photography
Butterfly Tales Photography

This. Gallimaufry. Life. Journaling Lifestyle Travel
Livin' In The Green Gardening

Calamity Acres Hobby Farm Gardening Chickens Homesteading
Sowing Stitches Quilting Sewing Life
Hearth and Home Farming Cooking Family
Around Roanoke Photography


Also

Everyday Rurality


Thank you all for joining in! Lisa and I are so appreciative of the positive feedback and participation.

A top tab will be created for this post so that we can all have easy access to the list of participants for the next couple of weeks.  Feel free to come back during that time to visit new blogs as your schedule permits.   

If anyone was inadvertently left off of the list, let me know and I'll get you added right away.

Or, if you have any questions, you may contact Nancy here.



51 comments:

  1. Nancy, what a fun idea! I'll be here next year. Happy Valentine!

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  2. Not hopping, just stopping.
    Happy Valentine's Day!

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  3. What a wonderful idea, and as Carol said....I'll be here next year. Happy Valentine's!

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  4. Aaaargh I've not been around much and have missed this. I will also be here next year. What a great idea you have come up with. :))

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  5. I am excited to read the other blogs listed, I posted and linked my blog. Thank-you !

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  6. I am excited to read the other blogs listed, I posted and linked my blog. Thank-you !

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  7. I love this link! I've been a bit hot and cold on Blogger lately, just a time issue not disinterest. I'm glad you're going to keep this up for awhile because I want to make sure to visit everyone!

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  8. maybe it's too early for my eyes but i don't see mine on there? happy valentine's day :)

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  9. Happy Valentine's Day Nancy and THANK YOU for hosting this event. You are awesome. Hugs B

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  10. Happy Valentine's Day!
    I'll be visiting the blogs.

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  11. That's my kind of valentine

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  12. Thanks for hosting - Happy Valentines Day!

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  13. I know you put so much hard work into this Nancy. Thanks for including me! I'm looking forward to visiting all of the blogs :-)

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  14. Thanks Nancy, this is fun!! :)

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  15. The Best Party of All Time!!! Thank you, -g-

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  16. Thank you for inviting me to your party! What a great way to spend Valentine's Day with so many new friends! I'm visiting from the Boost-My-Blog Party! :)

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  17. This was a great idea. I will try to boost quite a few new blogs. Congrats to the winners!

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  18. so thankful to win a prize - you guys are super sweet for holding the get together. so happy to have a friend in you. enjoy your day. happy <3 day!! big hugs. ( :

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  19. Thanks for hosting. I'm looking forward to discovering some great blogs and making new friends. Happy Valentine's Day!

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  20. I didn't get in on this because I never know what kind of blog time I am going to have. Although, I will be checking out some of those that did and hopefully find some new bloggy friends.

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  21. Congrats to all of your winners! I love finding new blogs and this is a great way to do just that!

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  22. congrats to all the winners, and happy hopping, ya'll!

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  23. I'm so happy I could be a part of this- Hope you have a fabulous VDay!!

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  24. I'm so excited that I won!!! Thank you so much for hosting this fun party and for all the great prizes. Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

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  25. How fun! Happy Valentine's Day, Nancy! Hope it's a great day. :)

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  26. Thank you so much for hosting! I've really enjoyed getting to visit with everyone. Have a Happy Valentine's Day!

    ~Jenny

    Black Fox Homestead.com

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  27. Hi Nancy, Thank you so much for this great initiative ~ It'll be fun to start visiting the co-bloggers! Happy Valentine's toy you!

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  28. What a great way to celebrate and find wonderful new blogs! I am visiting from Candy's Lazy J Bar C Farm to be a part of BMB!

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  29. Nancy, this was awesome! I was thrilled to participate, but was a little late getting my Valentine's post up because of photo loading problems. I finally used Firefox and was able to get my post up. :)

    Congratulations to the winners! It'll take me a couple days to visit everyone, but I'm looking forward to meeting new peeps.

    -Marissa

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  30. Thank you for adding me to the list. I hate to miss a good party!

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  31. congratulations to all the winners; headed for blog visits now. thanks for all the fun and happy V day, Nancy.

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  32. Congrats to all the winners! I'm off to visit some blogs now. Next year I'll throw in a bottle of Maple Syrup as a prize if you'd like.

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  33. Thanks again Lisa and Nancy - for such a great resource and gift. Off to visit some new blogs!

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  34. Thank you so much for hosting this fun party on such a special Valentine's Day. I can't wait to meet new people. Thank you for the Ball Jar. I can't wait to receive it!

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  35. Happy valentines day nancy ! Hope your having a great one

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  36. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you so much for hosting this!

    Have a very Happy Valentines Day ;)

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  37. Thanks so much for hosting, Nancy! I definitely will check out all the other blogs. Have a great Day!

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  38. Many thanks, Nancy!
    Congrats to the winners and I'm so looking forward to reading new blogs.
    Love your sweet little bird. :)

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  39. Congratulations to those lucky winners! Thanks Nancy for hosting this fun 1st annual hop... I was a bit late getting my Valentine's post up this morning.. Happy Valentine's Day, my friend!

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  40. Thanks for hosting! I almost forgot the blog hop until I started getting lots of new commenters today! I added a link back here!

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  41. Thank you so much for co-hosting this great blog party! I've discovered others' blogs, and I've really enjoyed it!

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  42. Well, girl, this turned out to be a lot of fun! Thanks for hosting this party! And a very happy Valentine's Day to you, too, Nancy. Warm hugs from across the sea to my favorite Nebraskan.

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  43. Woof! Woof! Golden Thanks for this event. Happy Valentine's Day. Golden LOVE. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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  44. Thanks for doing this - it's been very interesting! Way to cheer up February! - Gwen at ramblingwildrose.

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  45. Thanks so much for being a host! This was a fun way to meet some new bloggers...have a great week!

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  46. Thanks so much for your great Valentines Blog party! Having so much fun with seeing new blogs, and already belong to both of yours. Great idea, and thanks for all of your hard work on this! Jeanne

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  47. Really enjoyed being part of your BMB party!

    I'm your newest followed.

    I'm busily trying to visit all the other blogs!

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  48. congratulations to the winners!

    happy blog hopping ya'll!

    dear nancy, hope you had a nice valentine's day.

    xx

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  49. I am soooo sorry I missed this event! Typical me, a day late! Grrrr. Well if you do this next year I will be on board for sure! It looks like everyone had fun and what lovely giveaways!
    Hugs to all,
    Beth P

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  50. I'm sorry I missed this!!! But, at least I just found a whole bunch of new blogs to check out! Woohoo!

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  51. Me too (sorry I missed it) - I love blog hops. I will watch for it next year.

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