OMHG Giveaway - happening in a couple of hours !!!! Yay !!

One of my favorite communities- OMHG -is having a giveaway and I am thrilled to be a part of it  ! yay !
Its my first giveaway ! yay!
There's at least 30 other businesses that have some gorgeousness to giveaway ! yay !
The proceeds go to charity ...yay !
Please spread the word ! yay to all of you those who spread the word and / or participate  !!

Beautiful Jacaranda

Here in Sydney, we aren't sure if it is winter, spring or summer in hiding. It rains one day, its cold the next day, hot , warm beautiful all in the same week.
The one thing that has been consistent in all of this is the Jacaranda tree. It is in full bloom all over . The most amazing lilac blue / lavender/ purple pops up in the skylines. I am completely smitten by the burst of lilac all over the place. It has put on such a breathtaking show , it leaves me speechless .

All I want to do is purple/ lilac blue/ lavender colored artwork ! At the start of spring, I had daisy fever and now I have Jacaranda fever ! Can you blame me for it ?!
Now the incessant rain over the last week is threatening to dampen my spirits and also washing away the lovely flowers !

Its been a while ...

Dear Blog,

Forgive me for ignoring you over the last couple of weeks. I have been using you to simply post news about my works in progress. I could have been posting interesting news about my travel ( over a month ago!) , or the weather here in Sydney , write about other fantastic handmade products etc.
But instead, I chose to let you hang out there by yourself. Forgive me for that.
Let me make it up to you . I will add a little sparkle to this post , what better way to do it than discussing Diwali .

Happy Diwali everyone !! We had a lovely time celebrating Diwali . Well, at least the best that we can do outside of India. I took a little bit of extra interest because I wanted my kids to be involved in it. They love festivities and all that goes along with it. I am hoping I can educate them about their Indian heritage through the numerous festivals.

So, for the last couple of days, we lit tea lights outside our house in the front and back entrances. The kids loved it ! They even helped me sweep the porch in the back. I had a broom , my son used a rake and my daughter used a pastry brush ! Yes, a pastry brush . She uses it to clean everything in sight !

My son decided we should arrange the tea lights in a circle . I did have to contain them a bit ! Given that, we do have to be safe when I lit the tea lights.

                                                      

I prepared a few sweet dishes, which they happily devoured . We met up with some friends for a lunch today. The lunch was a traditional Gujrati meal ..and man, did we pig out ! I practically had a food coma ! We came home, and I walked straight into the bedroom to take a nap ! Left my hubby and kids to fend for themselves! Not that they missed me , because, they watched cartoons !

Wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali  !!!

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The glorious weather may not last too long !! Take advantage of my good mood ..hehehe

Its in the shop !!

Santa's little helpers are in shop - Christmas greeting card ! I also added a printable pirate birthday invitation
Check it out !

doodle greeting :)

I think this is a good start ...It will make its way into the shop next week :) Stay tuned  !! 

more new stuff...elves at work ...

Here is another look into what I have been upto. Its not done yet, by any means. But I wanted to share it with anyone interested . What do you think ? I am thinking a greeting card ...

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