Grow Your Blog Party Winner.

It’s time to announce the winner of my Giveaway in Vicki’s 2015 Grow Your Blog Party

I’d like to say thank you to all who visited….all the new readers and those who subscribed to my blog….I’ll endeavour to keep you coming back for more.

Unfortunately I can only draw one winner in the giveaway today, but if you’d like any of my patterns, they are available HERE in my Craftsy store (and there’s lots more on the drawing board!).

Ok….here goes……  Mr RNG please……….

 

35. Jeanneke said...

Hi Wendy, thanks for offering a chance to win in the give away.
Your designs are beautiful and so is your blog.
Sending greetings from Dokkum in The Netherlands,
Jeanneke.

CONGRATULATIONS JEANNEKE

You have won both of my patterns shown above.  I’ll send them off to you shortly….I hope you enjoy making them.   I’d love to see them once they’re done so please send me a photo and I’ll share them on my blog.

Thanks to Vicki and everyone who entered.  There’s lots more happening so keep an eye on Sugarlane!

xox Sugary hugs :o) 

GROW your blog 2015 and a giveaway

I’m so pleased to be a part of Vicki’s Blog Party over at 2 Bags  Full, which happens to be the third one….don’t know how I missed the first two!

Anyway, for those of you who are new to my blog…..I’m Wendy, the owner and creator of Sugarlane Designs.

I am married to this wonderful man

and these are our kids….

Charlie -

 

Ralph -

and not to be forgotten, Nick -

They usually appear in my blog, somewhere along the line, so I thought I’d better introduce them.  I love stitching and quilting so you’ll see a fair bit of that, sometimes you’ll see a recipe or two and I feel absolutely blessed to have such gorgeous surroundings so sometimes you’ll see photos of my garden, the clouds, nature, animals and plenty of other stuff that the good Lord has shared with us.

I’ve been blogging for around 5 years now, and can’t remember life B.B. (before blogging).  I’ve been crafting a lot longer though, sewing since I can remember, but I started quilting about 15 years ago and I was instantly hooked!

I was a primary school teacher for 23 years and I got to use lots of crafty skills there, but there was never enough time for ‘me’ stitching….. nearly 4 years ago I had to have a knee replacement, which left me unable to keep up with the necessary daily requirements of a teacher (it’s a fairly physical job!), so I had to retire. 

Since then, I’ve had plenty of time for my passion and I’ve become a stitchery and quilt designer (something that’s been on my bucket list), designing lots of various patterns which have appeared in Australian Patchwork and Stitching Magazines and can also be found on Craftsy.

I also enjoy a bit of cross stitch now and then

but I love to connect with my bloggy buddies.  I hold monthly Friday Night Sew Ins on the third Friday of each month which I’d love for you to join in to…..just check out the tab at the top of my page for more info.  I have some free designs (see the tab above) and I’ve got a free BOM starting up on March 1 (so watch this space). 

via Google images

I’m going to start a Double Wedding Ring-a-Long in the second half of the year too….I know this one’s on my ‘Must Complete One Day’ list, so what better way to do it than to do it with blogging buddies where we can support one another along the way.  But more of that later.

I hope you enjoyed your visit…..I’m going to be popping along to others who have joined into the Grow Your Blog Party 2015 and take in some of the fun too.  Vicki’s been a real champ having the blog links up and ready to make it easy to visit everyone.

Oh, and by the way, if you’ve got this far….congratulations!  You’ve done well…….and make sure you leave me a comment with your name and contact email (none of this no-reply stuff….I can’t contact you then!) and you’ll go into the draw to win 2 of my PDF patterns –

the Love Life bag….

and the Give Thanks wall hanging…

My Grow your Blog Giveaway is open to everyone, overseas included, so be sure to share it with your friends (it IS the nice thing to do, isn’t it?!).   Remember, all you have to do is comment on this post and be sure to leave me an email address to contact you if you win. The contest closes on February 15 when the winner will be announced.

Thanks for visiting Sugarlane…I hope to see you back here often.

xox Sugary hugs :o)

Rosedaisy winner and more LGS fun!

I got a funny email yesterday about the hot air balloons… There was a series of quizzical emails between one of the ladies who left a comment to enter the giveaway and myself, until we came to the conclusion that she was actually IN one of those balloons!!!!!!!!  They say it’s a small world and there’s only 6 degrees of separation…..but how funny is that!?!   Jo said she was in the green one, but my camera didn’t show too well from a distance (the smoke didn’t help either)  All I know is it’s one thing I’d looooove to do…..it’s going on my bucket list!!!! Well, when we woke on Saturday the skies were a lot clearer.  Jen had planned to spend the day visiting her grandsons so Vikki, Joy and I headed off to the Rose Street Artists’ Markets.  We tackled the public transport and after a few comical attempts (well, we really didn’t know anything about catching a tram!!!!!) we got comfy and made our way to Brunswick Street. The sights of Melbourne really are wonderful….. and amazing……how about this mobile advertising????  We took a spell for morning tea …. then headed down Brunswick Street, meandering through all the eclectic shops…. before we reached Rose Street….where we were greeted by the most amazing graffiti art on every wall……. This cafe even had an extension to it….more cafe dining…..in a container out the back!!!!! The markets truly were amazing but we were too busy looking to take photos there!!!!!   But after a spot of lunch, we headed back to Brunswick Street and we hadn’t noticed this little gem before…… We were a little tired and our feet were swelling, so thank goodness for these artistic mosaic creations in the street…… …and surprising just how comfortable they were! We found this treasure chest further down the street, selling all things antique linen, lace and lovelies…….. Vikki found her big girl panties…….. …..and some other surprising items……. deer, deer, deer!!!!!! Then when we were meandering back to the tram stop, we spotted another artistic gem…..they’re everywhere!….. (yes they ARE bees on the wall) We were almost late for our Let’s Get Stitched dinner so headed straight there…….  had dinner with the loveliest of friends, old and new….. before the nutty nutters blew out the candles on their 4th LGS birthday cake!!!! Truly is wonderful meeting bloggy friends in the ‘real’……it’s a special connection we have…..like we’ve known each other forever……isn’t it Illene????? Tomorrow I’ll share our stitching day…full of lovely surprises all round!  But now, I guess you’re hanging out to find out who won my draw in Jenny’s Rosedaisy Alphabet giveaway!  I was over the moon with your comments and I think I’ve answered all 160 of them….apologies if I didn’t, but I’ve loved reading every one.  I do hope you keep coming back, it’s been lovely to chat to you all!   Thank goodness Mr RNG was good enough to choose a winner, because I surely couldn’t pick….there were far too many good answers!!!!!!   So Mr RNG did his thing and …….. congratulations go to Katherine who said……… katzber has left a new comment on your post "LGS weekend and a gorgeous giveaway for you, you w...":
I would do F for faith. A friend has cancer and I think she would like a reminder of  God's grace.
Katherine. Well I’m sure she will Katherine….keep a lookout in you inbox as Jenny will be emailing you really soon! And if you missed out….sorry…..I wish I could give you all one….but Jen does have them available to purchase as a PDF download in her Craftsy shop HERE.  Just pop on over……she’ll be more than happy to help you out! Sugary hugs xox :o)

Rosedaisy winner and more LGS fun!

I got a funny email yesterday about the hot air balloons…

There was a series of quizzical emails between one of the ladies who left a comment to enter the giveaway and myself, until we came to the conclusion that she was actually IN one of those balloons!!!!!!!! 

They say it’s a small world and there’s only 6 degrees of separation…..but how funny is that!?!   Jo said she was in the green one, but my camera didn’t show too well from a distance (the smoke didn’t help either)  All I know is it’s one thing I’d looooove to do…..it’s going on my bucket list!!!!

Well, when we woke on Saturday the skies were a lot clearer.  Jen had planned to spend the day visiting her grandsons so Vikki, Joy and I headed off to the Rose Street Artists’ Markets.  We tackled the public transport and after a few comical attempts (well, we really didn’t know anything about catching a tram!!!!!) we got comfy and made our way to Brunswick Street.

The sights of Melbourne really are wonderful…..

and amazing……how about this mobile advertising???? 

We took a spell for morning tea ….

then headed down Brunswick Street, meandering through all the eclectic shops….

before we reached Rose Street….where we were greeted by the most amazing graffiti art on every wall…….

This cafe even had an extension to it….more cafe dining…..in a container out the back!!!!!

The markets truly were amazing but we were too busy looking to take photos there!!!!!   But after a spot of lunch, we headed back to Brunswick Street and we hadn’t noticed this little gem before……

We were a little tired and our feet were swelling, so thank goodness for these artistic mosaic creations in the street……

…and surprising just how comfortable they were!

We found this treasure chest further down the street, selling all things antique linen, lace and lovelies……..

Vikki found her big girl panties……..

…..and some other surprising items……. deer, deer, deer!!!!!!

Then when we were meandering back to the tram stop, we spotted another artistic gem…..they’re everywhere!….. (yes they ARE bees on the wall)

We were almost late for our Let’s Get Stitched dinner so headed straight there…….  had dinner with the loveliest of friends, old and new…..

before the nutty nutters blew out the candles on their 4th LGS birthday cake!!!!

Truly is wonderful meeting bloggy friends in the ‘real’……it’s a special connection we have…..like we’ve known each other forever……isn’t it Illene?????

Tomorrow I’ll share our stitching day…full of lovely surprises all round!  But now, I guess you’re hanging out to find out who won my draw in Jenny’s Rosedaisy Alphabet giveaway! 

I was over the moon with your comments and I think I’ve answered all 160 of them….apologies if I didn’t, but I’ve loved reading every one.  I do hope you keep coming back, it’s been lovely to chat to you all!   Thank goodness Mr RNG was good enough to choose a winner, because I surely couldn’t pick….there were far too many good answers!!!!!!   So Mr RNG did his thing and ……..

congratulations go to Katherine who said………

katzber has left a new comment on your post "LGS weekend and a gorgeous giveaway for you, you w...":
I would do F for faith. A friend has cancer and I think she would like a reminder of  God's grace.
Katherine.

Well I’m sure she will Katherine….keep a lookout in you inbox as Jenny will be emailing you really soon!

And if you missed out….sorry…..I wish I could give you all one….but Jen does have them available to purchase as a PDF download in her Craftsy shop HERE.  Just pop on over……she’ll be more than happy to help you out!

Sugary hugs xox :o)