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Ohhh Dear... One World One Heart 2010

sadly it's over for the year...

don't worry you can always join same time

next year... so mark it on your calendar...

THANK YoU...

thank you...

Thank You...

Thank you for visiting...

Thank you for becoming a friend follower...

I hope I live up to your expectations...

Thank you for your most wonderful

comments & compliments on my blog

& my crochet... I feel most humbled...

Sadly we can only have one winner....

And my random number generator picked

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My Thoughts My Voice

Congratulations Li...

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Li & I have been in contact...

Her new banner catches the mail tomorrow...

I would like to thank Lisa for her wonderful

OWOH event again this year...

Lisa has worked very hard behind the scenes...

I'm sure you will need to rest up for a while now...

CYA next year...

Angel Messages...

Enjoy visualising how you would like

your live to be.

The more vivid your dreams,

the greater the chance of its coming true.

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Welcome to My Place, here in Australia...

For Lisa's... One World One Heart Event for 2010...

Have you traveled far???...

Here have a cool drink...

Have a seat & rest awhile...
I'm Bethel & I have a crocheted giveaway
for this Global Event, to decorate your ArtSpace...

My giveaway is still a WIP but here it is being blocked...

It will be a Flag Banner & has the word 'Adore'...

I know how we all Adore our arts...

Here's a close-up & these shall hang from all peaks...

I hope you like it... if you do, please leave a comment...

Don't forget to make sure I can contact you...

Give my magic lamp a good rub...

All the best... I know...

You must away on your magic carpet...
You have many more places to visit...

Please come back & visit again...

This ride ends on the 15th Feb when I will pick

a winner with the random number generator...

If this is the first time you have seen anything

about the One World One Heart - OWOH -

Global Blogging Event Please visit Lisa Swifka

& learn more & maybe you would like to be in

the fun too...

Angel Messages...
'Life' means acknowledging the very moment.

'Love' means living in this very moment.

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Remember back In February we Celebrated OWOH organised by the lovely ever patient Lisa... My little giveaway quiltie was won by Katina over in USA ... what I did was take a photo of me getting it ready to post ....[well DH did]

And when it got to the other side of the world Katina got a photo taken of her receiving it ...

I love to see who receives my little quilties... Congratulations Katina...

Thought I would show you some more photos of the Grandies last visit ... I got a bit sunburnt on my arms [I did put suncream on, too] not to mention just inside of my shirt down my neck ... naughty, naughty I forgot there - you have to be so vigilant ... well my arms are only just peeling this week & that was nearly 3 weeks ago. We did have a great time in D's boat & a fab BBQ after with Birthday cake... yum.

Here is B after he washed & lost his big worm, he found a very large & fat skink lizard on the boat ramp ... but it wasn't too happy about being caught by little boys so was a bit bitey, so it soon got let go ... don't you love the extra hat ... just in case... Boys being boys - letting off steam - looks like half a dozen boys there with all those legs but, there's on 3... ha ha ... wonder why the magifining glass is there too???

I found a lovely bright & ever so colourful blog this last week & I'm so enjoying reading all 'Lucy's' going's on [not a different Lucy to my Lucy... OK ... clear as mud?]. She writes so well just like you are there having a conversation with her in her front garden BUT this Lucy has something to answer for ... she does the most beautiful bright & cheery crochet... but I won't go into that today ... I'd better go off & make DH some tea ...

Thankful for the World Postal System & little boys & their games ...

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When we went to our Grandies birthday the other day before we left for home we drove down to the waterfront near where we used to live & had coffee over looking the jetty ... what a lovely end to a wonderful day ...

I've been having a go at painting faces on fabric in the last while ... it has been fun & another steep learning curve as I have never been able to draw faces let along paint faces before so I was quite pleased with my effort - they are not fantastic but I think they show some character. These faces are for some dolls I'm working on at present.

This week the last of my gifts I was so fortunate to have won on One World One Heart arrived ... see my lovely collection of gifts. Lisa was our wonderful hardworking host - Thank you Lisa for another yearly event of such great fun. The pendant fish-watch is from Imelda at Meldy's Blog, thanks Imelda, then the ceramic pendant beads from Gaea at Gaea's Ceramic Studio Blog, thanks Gaea they are all so lovely & last but certainly not least was the lovely bookmark from Sandra at Thistle Cove Farm - don't you just love that name ... thanks Sandra... Next time I will try & remember to show you the little quiltie I made for my winner, Katina - I know that Katina was very pleased to received it.

Thankful for the spirit of giving in our world

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My OWOH winner Katina has contacted me - she lives in Texas so my little art quilt will be on it's way today, sorry tomorrow, as I forgot to get the envelope to post it in ... drrr
Been to the Post Office now & I've got it all ready now but won't show Katina's 'Cherish' art quilt until I know Katina has it.

I find it hard to believe that it is third week of Feb already ... my this year is sure moving fast... or am I just moving slower ... lol

Well I haven't been idle and I would like to show you what I made my sister & hubby for Christmas ... If you are a regular reader you will know I forgot [think that might be my middle name - forgetter?] anyway I didn't take photos of the art quilt I made her that I had a calendar attached too - the calendar can be removed or replaced when the year is finished & at this rate of knots that could be next week ... ha ha.

My sister & her hubby enjoy belonging to the Grey Nomad set & are off with the car, caravan & boat nearly every full moon as fishing is the name of the game in their books & man they have so much fun & have meet so many wonder people so to commemorate these good times I made this art quilt with the words 'Adventure B4 Dementia' - a bit cheeky but when you're the baby of the family you can get away with it ... I hope...

Thankful... for the wonderful Fire Fighter, SES & all the wonderful helpers helping the victims of the Victoria fires & the north Queensland floods...

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CONGRATULATIONS.... to my OW-OH winner ...

Katina ... Katina does not have a blog [maybe this event will encourage her to start one!!! ... I sure hope so...]

I've sent Katina a email so hopefully she will get back to me within the week ...

Thank You to all for joining in my giveaway & leaving such encouraging messages/comments ...

I must apologise for being a tad late with my results but been down with a migraine & still not too good, so I'm off now before I'm ...........

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Well I have done it !!! ... I have been through the blogs of the 911 participants in the One World One Heart giveaway event ... my butt is at least 4 inches wider from sitting here for nearly 5 days ... What you say?... Yes that is right nearly 5 days it took 'me' to go through them all ...
Such talented, artistic & giving people out there in blog world. It's hard to believe that with the click of a couple of buttons you can be in someone else's little world - like they say...' it's a small world after all ...'

I think Lisa Swifka has done a wonderful job of organising & setting up the OWOH blog & going through all the participating blogs to check what they are offering ... Lisa our indigenous folks in Australia have this song, I love, that they sing ...'from little things big things grow...' It is so true & I thank you for your 'vision' & all your hard work. Here's hoping you have been able to catch-up on some sleep & can relax & now cruise the blogs at your leisure.

I marvel at the talent of all these bloggers, the ingenuity of those that might not be game enough to give something they themselves made, yet come up with wonderful giveaways & I marvel at the wonderful entries some make of their OWOH giveaway ... either weaving a little story and/or presenting it with lovely photos And the names some bloggers have for their blogs ... well they just blow me away ... and just how many wonderful, encouraging 'saying' are there out in blog world - I found so many new ones, it just amazes me ...

Go On... I know you want to go & have a look too ...

if you would like to venture to OWOH and join in the FUN, please do ... there is still plenty of time to put you name in the hat [comments box]... The GiveAway day is Thurs 12th Feb.

I know I'll be re-visiting a lot of these blogs again after the giveaway day ... I've found more folks that are into what I'm into ... yaaa

I'm off to my Gyrlie shed now to finish off my prize...

Thankful... for the 'giving'... that so many folks do so willingly, freely & happily...

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ONLY SIX HOURS TO GO ... time now 12 midday... WINNER... Katina ... Thank You All
My One World - One Heart Giveaway...
I'm playing yaaaa ... this is approx. 10" x 12" (A4 ) fabric collage/art quiltie ... I have some problems defining the difference ...

The one I have for my giveaway will be very similar to this one - same flowers & same coloured butterfly ... binding maybe a different colour & the word will be 'Cherish' ... I'm still working on it & once it is finished I will swap the photos over for you.
It has a hanging pocket on the back ... I will include a rod to hang it as well.
Anyone can join in the fun but please make sure you leave me an email addy or some way of my contacting you if you don't have a blog yourself.
I'll be using OW-OH's recommended random counter to pick the winner on the 12 Feb 09 so go for it folks...
Thank you Lisa for this wonderful giveaway idea - I had heaps of fun at OW-OH last year & meet heaps of wonderful giving folks & know I will again this year ...
Lisa CONGRATULATIONS on such an successful International Blogging Event - one of the highlites of my year...
Everybody out there I hope you are having a FUN time too ...
Thankful... for such wonderful people who are so willing to give of their own personal time for the pleasure of others...

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Well I have mentioned the One World One Heart event a couple of days ago but thought it needed a post all of it's own, especially now that I have the logo to go with it.

Please do consider joining in the FUN of One World One Heart - a wonderful world-wide giveaway.

It starts on the Mon 19 Jan & finishes with the giveaways on Thurs 12 Feb so that gives you 24 days to go check-out others blogs. Soooo what happens you ask??? ... well if you click on the logo [in the side bar] you will be able to read all about it but just to give you a bit of a teaser...

If you want to be a player you have to the 19 Jan to make something to giveaway [I joined after it had started last year so, no worries if you are a bit like me & wanted to see what sortta things were being given away...]

Then you just go visit all the blogs to see what lovely item or items are being offered as a giveaway Plus you can have a little LookSee at what sort of things interest or are made by each blogger ... it's like going to a big party and doing some networking in other words meeting other like-minded folks & like at all these sorts of functions you get to meet folks that you get along with/admire forming a blog friendship... I meet some wonderful blog folks at last years event ... shhh ... don't tell anyone but most of the time I went in my PJ's.

There will be a list of blogs on the site to go through & leave a comment if you would like to be in their giveaway - each day more blogs will be added as Lisa, the leader is able to get through the list at her end. No worries once you have visited a blog it will show a different colour so you know which blogs you have looked at. Now, no laughing, as this gets serious when you have a couple of hundred blogs to visit, YES, there were something like 300+ last year so I'm thinking Lisa will get near the 500 or more this year as the word gets around all the bloggers.

I've started making my giveaway already, I'm so looking forward to it so come on along & join in the fun...

Thankful ... for the wonderful blog world of so many givers

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Vegging Out has been the name of the game this week ... visited the local Grandies [always love that], doing some sewing which makes me very happy & heaps of blog cruising ... I was visiting Jackie's blog Dogdaisychains and she mentioned this game & I thought I would join in the fun.
Apparently the game goes like this...
Open your photo file and choose the 6th folder.
Open it and find the 6th photo and upload it to the blog.
Jackie added to this by opening the 6th from the top & the 6th from the bottom ... sounds like fun so here we go... Gosh I had nearly forgotten this this is the collage I did for One World One Heart challenge we had for Feb 2008 - must pop on over to the website as that challenge must be playing again soon ... OK - I see Lisa has a new website for this challenge/event - it is a lot of fun, so do join in if you like what you read. Lisa has this event so well organised - this will be the third year of joining the blog world together.
OK now for the photo that is in the 6th folder from the bottom ... Wooh it's a photo of my Mum taken 1st this month at her Respite Christmas Party we attended & I really love this photo of her.
Well there you go ... maybe you can do this on your blog too...if you do let me know please, so I can come looksee too...
Thankfull... for time to be with myself, to listen to my inner thoughts...

The WINNER is ...

Yes I have a winner for One World One Heart Giveaway and it is Fran from ArtsyFran.
Congratulations Fran, I look forward to posting you my Colour My World picture collage all the way to Arizona from my Gyrlie Shed in Australia.
Thank you so very much to all the folks that entered my giveaway & left such wonderful & encouraging comments + also to all that visited and all the bloggers that entered this wonderful World Wide event. Lisa I thank you also for hosting such a great event you were a wonderful hostess full of fabulous encouragement & organisational skills ... I do look forward to doing it all again.