Awards and apologies!

Sorry I haven't blogged this week - I have been so busy and the time has just slipped away!

After trying to catch up a bit with my blog, I was reading the comments when I released that THREE PEOPLE had nominated me for an award!! :D I was literally so excited (and still am!) so thank you so much to the three following people for giving me the award - you made my day!

Daisy and Cress the guinea sisters

Speedy the cheeky house bunny

Peace, love & whiskers

Now for the awards!

I was nominated twice for the 'Sisterhood of the World, Bloggers Award', by Speedy the cheeky house bunny and Peace, love & whiskers. Thank you!

Rules for this award:

1. Provide a link and thank the blog who nominated you.
2. Answer 10 Questions.
3. Nominate 10 to 12 blogs you love.
4. Provide links to the nominated blogs and let them know they been nominated for this award.
5. Include the log of the award with in you post.

Now for the 10 questions!:

1. Your favourite non alcoholic drink?
   I am too young to drink alcohol anyway, but my favourite drink is probably chocolate milkshake, or apple juice.
   
2. Facebook or Twitter?
   Facebook - I find twitter a bit creepy when random people follow you...
   
3. Your Favourite Pattern?
   Not sure...?
   
4. Do you prefer giving or getting presents?
   I love giving presents - I love finding the perfect present and watching their face when they open it!
   
5. Your Favourite number?
   7 or 8.
   
6. Your Favourite day of the week?
   Saturday.
   
7. Your favourite flower?
   Snowdrops.
   
8. What is your passion?
   Hard one! I think probably blogging and designing on the computer... Plus arty stuff and instagram.. I love creative things! (+animals!)
   
9. Your favourite animal?
   Probably a donkey or red panda.. or a hamster of course! I love all animals really!
   
10. Your favourite colour?
    Turquoise, though I love purple too.

I was also nominated for the following award, by Daisy and Cress the guinea sisters. Thank you so much!

Rules for this award:

1. Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2. Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back to them.
3. Answer the 5 simple questions. (see below)
4. Nominate up to 20 blogs for the award and notify each of them. (see below)
5. Display the award on your blog somewhere.

Now for the 5 questions!:

1. If you could change one thing, what would you change?
   I would stop wars and poverty and stuff.. Then no-one would have to suffer. :)
   
2. If you could repeat an age, what would it be? any year?
   I would go back to when I was a toddler, cause I can hardly remember anything!
   
3. What is one thing that really scares you?
   Horror movies, and I am really creeped out by lobsters long feeler things... I don't really know why...
   
4. What is one dream you have not completed, and do you think you’ll be able to complete it?
   I would love to do something to do with product design when I am older, and only time will tell whether I will be able to complete it ;)
   
5. If you could be someone else for one day, who would it be?
   Ohhh, I don't know! I never really thought about it before! ;)

Now for our nominees!

We have decided to nominate 12 blogs, but I am nominating them for both of the two awards! (for the three of you who gave me an award, you can just have the opposite award to the one you gave if you want)

Congratulations to:

1. Pawsitively Pets
2. GLOGIRLY
3. All Things Guinea-Pig
4. Fluffy Toughie
5. Terrier Torrent
6. Kosmos Si Azra
7. Fabulous Fur Friends
8. The Saturday PhotoHunt
9. The Things I Make and Create
10. Daisy and Cress the guinea sisters
11. Speedy the cheeky house bunny
12. Peace, love & whiskers

Have a great weekend, and congratulations to all of the blogs I nominated + thank you so much to everyone for nominating me!

The Liebster Award!

I got another award! Yay! Thank you so much to Pawsitvely Pets for awarding the Liebster Award to me! I haven't actually heard of this award before (though I love any awards so that doesn't matter! ;) ), but there are lots of rules! I need to nominate 11 other bloggers who are making their way up in the ranks of the blogosphere, I have to tell you 11 things about myself, and I must answer the 11 questions presented by Pawsitively Pets. And I also have to ask the 11 bloggers that I nominated 11 new questions which they will need to answer. That's it I think!

11 Things About Me:

1. I love reading action, sci-fi and fantasy books.
2. I have just started a new blog, called The Daily Inspiration.
3. I stroked a cactus when I was 5... Ouch!
4. I have 2 sisters - one has just started her own YouTube Channel- subscribe if you want!
5. I love playing ultimate frisbee
6. I ice-skate once a week
7. I love drawing/arts and crafts and photography
8. I love toad in the hole, and bangers and mash (with peas!)
9. I couldn't live without chocolate
10. I have recently got instagram and LOVE it! (my name: hannahcoombsx)
11. When I was 3 I suddenly got a squint in my left eye, and had 2D eyesight for years. One day I suddenly got my 3D eyesight back - which was never supposed to happen. It was a miracle!

11 Questions from Pawsitively Pets:

1. Why did you start blogging?
   I first started blogging after I had read a book about someone who blogged.. I can't remember what the book was called though, it was so long ago! I also wanted to share my photos and inserts with others - the whole blogging thing really appealed to me.
   
2. What's your favorite animal?
   My favourite animal is a donkey. It always has been since I was little. It is really hard to choose though - I love loads of animals! I also love red pandas (and hamsters of course!)
   
3. What was your favorite toy as a kid?
   A toy donkey, called Donkey. I have to admit, he is still on the end of my bed!
   
4. Cats or Dogs?
   Tough choice! I don't know how to answer that one! I haven't actually had either as a pet, so I couldn't really say anyway... I love both!
   
5. Would you rather eat a bug or sky dive?
   Eat a bug. You would never catch me sky diving! ;)
   
6. If you had a magic lamp with a genie in it, what 3 things would you wish for?
   Ok, this is going to sound really lame, but I would definitely say world peace first.
   
7. If you could pick any animal to be, which one would you choose?
   That is a really hard choice... I would love to fly, but I would also like to be a cheetah, and be able to run out in the African bush. I love Africa, so I would definitely be some sort of African animal!
   
8. How often do you cut your hair?
   Every 2 months-ish I think.
   
9. What's the last movie you saw that made you cry?
   I can't remember the last movie that made me cry, but the last episode of Wild At Heart (does anyone else watch that?) very nearly did!
   
10. What's your favorite board game?
    Yet again - that's a hard choice! I love board games, but don't get to play them much as my family hate them! I think my favourite is probably Payday, followed by monopoly, cards, the logo game, and trivia pursuit... and cluedo and lego creationary.. It's too hard to choose! I'll stick with Payday though.
    
11. How did you think of your blog title?
    I wanted to do a play on words, and 'Animal Tails' came to me in a blinding flash, and I liked it so I stuck with it.

My 11 Nominated Blogs:

(In no particular order)

1. Hamster Diaries
2. Fluffy Toughie
3. Glogirly
4. Pudding & Parfait
5. All Things Guinea Pig
6. The Saturday PhotoHunt
7. Kosmos Si Azra
8. Fabulous Fur Friends
9. Speedy the cheeky house bunny
10. Terrier Torrent
11. Pawsitively Pets (I know you already have it, but you really deserve it so you can have it again!)

I know lots of people don't like/ don't do these types of awards where you pass them on, so I don't mind and don't worry if you don't want to take part!

New Years Resolutions

The new year is a time for a new beginning and changes. You can start afresh, make resolutions, make this year the best. Along with the new year always comes a certain thing. You know it!
- New year resolutions.

This year I have got a few blogging New Year resolutions - so here we go.

1. Be more artistic in my posts.
2. Comment and read other people's blogs more.
3. Post at least 20 times each month.
4. Try to stick more to weekly themes, and don't miss any Wordless Wednesdays etc.
5. Host at least one giveaway during the year (20,00 pageviews maybe?...)

It appears that I have already made quite a good start to the year, by being awarded the 'Blog of 2012 The Year' award, by Speedy the cheeky house bunny. Thank you Speedy!! This really means a lot to me! :D

The rules are pretty simple. If you receive the award, you must pass it on. But this award is special, as you can receive it multiple times to get more stars on the badge. You can give it to any number of blogs you like, you can give it to the person to gave it to you, or someone who already has the award, but has not got all six stars. To see the rules in more detail and get the badge, go to this web address.

Now for my prize winners! In no particular order:

• Fluffy Toughie
• Pawsitively Pets
• Terrier Torrent
• Kosmos Si Azra
• All Things Guinea Pig
• Hamster Diaries
• Fabulous Fur Friends

Hope you had a great New Year's Day, and have a great 2013 to come!

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Animal Tails Blog Award Ceremony 2012

I have decided to do a 'blog of the year' award for different categories.

This is where I will award badges for blogs I think have been really great throughout 2012, and deserve some credit.

There are 7 different awards,but one blog can be nominated for multiple awards!

If you win an award, please link it back to this blog/post if you choose to display it on your blog, as then if any readers want to see the other awards or the shortlisted blogs from clicking on your badge, then they can. I hope this isn't too much of an inconvenience for anyone! :/

Categories: Best Hamster Blog Award 2012 Best Blog Design Award 2012 Best Informative Pet Blog Award 2012 Best Blog Photos Award 2012 Most Promising Blog Award 2012 Best Other Pet Blog Award 2012

Shortlisted Blogs (inc. winners!): Hamster Diaries Fluffy Toughie Pawsitively Pets Glogirly Pudding & Parfait All Things Guinea Pig The Saturday PhotoHunt Kosmos Si Azra Fabulous Fur Friends Speedy the cheeky house bunny Terrier Torrent

The winner of our first trophy today is the owner of a hamster blog.

There was one runner up, which was
Fluffy Toughie! Congratulations!

But the winner today has a truly super blog, and posts every day. She hosts regular photos and stories of her hammies, and she is truly dedicated to her blog. She also holds many audience participation events such as photo galleries and contests.

So put your hands together for our winner, Hamster Diaries!

She truly deserves the prize, and she receives the super-cool trophy/red carpet badge for her blog! Congratulations!

I have recieved the Novemeber 'Best Blog Award'!

I have been given November's 'Best Blog Award' from Hamster Diaries!!! YAY :D

 

I was literally so excited when I read the post and found out that I was the winner, that I cancelled my pre-scheduled post for today and wrote this one instead!

 

I love Hamster Diaries so much - I don't come across hamster blogs as good as this very often! I also have visited the blogs who have won the Best Blog Award for different months and I loved them! I always wished that I could get an award like that one day, but I never actually thought I would!

 

I even got an adorable badge to put on my blog! Yay! I have put it below and in the sidebar of my blog. I love it!

 

 

Thank you so much ChaoticScribbles for badge and for giving me the award! And thank you for such kind words about my blog (this post)! I feel truly honoured, especially seeing as your blog is so good, and all of the other winners from previous month's are really good too!

 

If you don't already read Hamster Diaries, then I recommend you go check it out cause it is fricking amazing! If you like this blog you'll love Hamster Diaries. You also get to meet three adorable hamsters: Dexter, Casper and Eve. They are the cutest things! (along with Willow ;) )

 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT HAMSTER DIARIES

 

 

Super Sweet Blogging Award!

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday! I've been nominated for the "Super Sweet Blogging Award"! I am so excited! Thank you to Pawsitively Pets for nominating me! I really appreciate it. Be sure to visit her blog, it covers everything - all sorts of animals and information, with a great deal of wit and humour!

Now, I am have to answer a few questions about myself...

1. Cookies or Cake?

Ohhhhhh... Hard choice - I love both! I would probably say triple chocolate cookies are my favourite, but my Granny makes the most amazing chocolate cake... Hard choice! I think I'll just have to leave it at both!

2. Chocolate or Vanilla?

I like chocolate the best in cookies and cakes probably, though vanilla cupcakes with icing on are really good too... 

3. What is your favorite sweet treat?

I would probably say Cadbury's dairy milk chocolate yogurts... YUM. They are chocolate yogurts with pieces of flake/buttons etc. that you put inside them... A bit like Muller yogurt pots if you don't know what the Cadbury's ones are.

4. When do you crave sweet things the most?

I kind of just have random cravings... If I am stressed I eat more chocolate though ;)

5. If you had a sweet nickname, what would it be?

I don't have a sweet nickname, but I used to be nicknamed 'Hannah Banana' (Quite like Ann's nickname, who was the person who nominated me from Pawsitively Pets!)

My nominees for the award...

I am supposed to nominate 13 other blogs for this sweet award, but I am just going to nominate 10, cause these are the main blogs I follow. Although I follow many blogs, most of them already have it, but I thought I would just re-nominate them anyway.

Cavy Savvy - Guinea Pig Blog

FLUFFY TOUGHIE - Hamster Blog

Hamster Diaries - Hamster Blog

Bobo the hamster - Hamster Blog

Waiting for 2 Corinthians 1:20 - Bunny Blog

Confessions of a Hamsterholic - Hamster Blog

Cheek Pouches - Hamster Blog

Bunny Blog - can you guess what that's about? ;)

Cally Jane Studio - Art/Illustration Blog

Dare to bee creative... - Art/card-making Blog

I would also nominate Pawsitively Pets, but I can't really as she already has it and she was the one who nominated me!

I know some people really hate these cause they think it's silly, so I don't mind if you are nominated and don't want to do it! And thank you once again to Ann from Pawsitively Pets for nominating me!

Giveaway winners revealed!

As most of you will know, I have been running a giveaway over the past couple of weeks for the chance to win a hamster mouse-mat or a hamster magnet,

and I am pleased to announce the winners!!!

drum roll please.....

2nd place goes to... 'ChaoticScribbles'
for Subscribing to my YouTube (entry #25)

You will be receiving this large hamster magnet!

1st place goes to... 'Rebecca'
for liking 'Animal Tails' on Facebook! (entry #89)

You will be receiving this hamster mouse-mat!

Congrats to those that won, and thanks to everyone who entered!

To receive your prize, please email me your address and full name to hannah_animal_tales@yahoo.com, then I will send your prize out within the next few days.

Thank you again to everyone who entered!

Giveaway winner!

I am so excited! I am Inky's giveaway winner!

Thank you so much to Inky and Friends4fuzzies for the great prize I will be recieving!

I have won a really cute hamster bed, made by 'friends4fuzzies' on esty!

I choose Purple and Pink as my colour choice; look how sweet the prize and colours are!

hhhhhhhhhhhh

                 

I can't wait till my prize arrives! I will take some photos of Lolly with her
new bed soon!

Versatile Blogger Award

I am very lucky to have been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award... Four times! - make that FIVE!

Thank you so much to Inkblots, Squeeze, Onion and Cheek Pouches + Joshua the Hamster for nominating me for the award! I really appreciate such positive feedback :)

One of the rules says to include 7 random pieces of information about yourself, so here it goes:

1. My thoughts are mainly about hamsters and blogging...
2. I only usually watch TV once a week (Wild at Heart)
3. I am very interested in how hamsters behave and why
4. I love rice
5. I could never live without chocolate
6. Most of the time I am blogging, I should be doing homework (like now)
7. I ice-skate every week

Now for the bit you've been waiting for.... [drum-roll please]
My nominations! (alphabetical)

Bobo the Hamster

Cheek Pouches 

Confessions of a Hamsterholic 

Dashing Hamsters 

Fluffy Toughie

Fuzzy Feet 'n' Furry Tails Gerbils 
I love hamsters

inky the hamster mommy

Unfortunately I don't read that many blogs, so I can't give you 15... These are all of the great blogs I read, but there are only 8. - make that 9 (sorry to keep adding to this post!)

Joshua the Hamster nominated me, and I haven't actually seen his blog before, but after becoming aware of his blog, I am also going to nominate his blog!

RULES
1/ In a post on your blog, nominate 15 fellow bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award.

2/ In the same post, add the Versatile Blogger Award.

3/ In the same post, thank the blogger who nominated you in a post with a link back to their blog.

4/ In the same post, share 7 completely random pieces of information about yourself.

5/ In the same post, include this set of rules.

6/ Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination by posting a comment on each of their blogs.

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