I won a beautiful handmade brooch on my OWOH magic carpet ride a few weeks ago. As soon as I opened the box and laid eyes on it, I was captivated by it’s beauty. This delicately hand beaded piece of wearable art is created by the talented Jodi Davis. She has a collection of stunning, one-of-a-kind jewellery in her Etsy shop.

The brooch is pinned to my Clapotis shawl and it’s like a match made in heaven. It seems like the moon and stars have aligned to bring these two together. Maybe it will even bring me a bit of good fortune in the future. That would be nice, wouldn’t it?
201 loving families wanted to adopt Little Mac. But there can only be one winner of the One World One Heart giveaway.


“My new mummy is Christina! *suck suck* I’ll be coming home soon, mamma!”
I’m sad to see him go but I’m sure he’ll be happy with Christina and (another) Richard. Best of all, he’ll still be in sunny Australia. ![]()
And for everyone else, I strongly urge you to visit Christina’s blog and shop. She is an amazingly talented artist. Here’s just one of her stunning prints from her Etsy shop:


I heard of Lisa’s One World, One Heart through my good friend, Cath. She told me of this great event where creative bloggers all around the world get to connect with each other, bloggers who may not normally meet. I jumped on the bandwagon like she did as it’s such a great opportunity to make new friends, don’t you think?
So if this is your first time here, I welcome you to my little corner of the blogoshphere where I ![]()
Let me also take this opportunity to tell you just three little things about me:
1 I love giant silly fruits and my hubby does too!

2 I love to knit, especially when it keeps the whole family warm and toasty!

3 I love to bake and oh such a terrible sweet tooth I have! But tell me, how can I resist all of these?

To thank you for dropping by, I’m

“Hi! I’m Little Mac. *suck suck* You can call me Mac for short. *suck suck* Would you like to be my new mummy?”
Any blogger in the whole wide world can enter. Simply leave a comment here before 6pm (Australian EST) on 15 February 2010 to win Little Mac. Don’t forget to leave your email and blog address. If you like, tell me a bit about yourself too! One comment per person, please. Winner will be announced the same day.
When you’re done with that, you might also like to check out all the other cool blogs participating in this year’s One World, One Heart.
It’s been a pleasure to meet you, friend. Hope to see you around again. Ta-ta for now!
Update: Giveaway is now closed. Winner will be announced shortly. Thanks for visiting!

Congratulations Sheila of Babymoon Boutique!
We will email the $20 gift voucher from American Yarns to you shortly. ![]()
Thank you everyone for taking part and using the form. Did everyone find the form easy to use? It sure made my life a whole lot easier! I closed the contest and shoot out this post in half an hour!
If I don’t hear any feedback, I’m assuming you’re all good for me to use the forms again in the future. So speak now or forever hold your peace!

The start of the year always bring thoughts of new goals and new projects. I would like to bring you closer to reaching one of your craft goals by offering you a chance to win a $20 gift voucher from American Yarns!

American Yarns is a Brisbane-based yarn shop dedicated to well-known and respected American and international brands like Lion Brand, Red Heart, Noro and Caron. It also offers a huge range of crafting tools and books. Whatever your goal this year might be, American Yarns probably has the right equipment and yarn to get you started.
I’m doing things slightly differently this year. Instead of leaving a comment,
CLICK HERE TO ENTER GIVEAWAY
Everyone around the world is welcome to enter! However, entries that do not fill up the form as required will be disqualified.
CLOSING DATE: 6pm Australian EST on Monday, 25th January 2010
Winner will be picked at random and announced the following day. I will email the winner for their address soon after.
If you have any questions about the giveaway, please email me@salihan.com.
Best of luck!