Blogoversary Giveaway!!

Yep! I have been doing this blogging thing for an entire year! In some ways it doesn't seem like a whole year, and in others it feels like much longer than that!! I have been so lucky to have made some wonderful blogging friends, and I truly appreciate all the support and encouragement from everyone who has left me such sweet and kind comments, it has allowed me an outlet to be creative and express myself outside my day job. I wondered if I would tell my story of how my blogging journey began, or how my blog name came about, but I think I will bore you with that another day! All you want to know is WHERE IS THE GIVE-AWAY right!? lol

(This pic was taken by my sister Caitlin in a fun photo shoot we did yesterday, many more from the series to come! )

So without further ado...

You could WIN this cupcake tote bag, designed, hand crafted and sewn with love by me:

It could be YOU turning heads with this sweet and colourful bag!!!

Can you see? The lining is made from the cutest cupcake pattern...

To get you started on filling this bag with necessities and goodies, I am including some MIKI Passionfruit Lip Sorbet, a handy cupcake magnetic address booklet, and a pack of the most adorable Sniff designer tissues!

How to Enter:

You MUST be a follower of my blog. Everyone can enter, I will ship internationally.
Leave a comment telling me your answer to the following question...
Don't forget to leave a way for me to contact you!!

I have been racking my brain on what question I would like to ask for my blogoversary give away. However after recently watching Ann of Green Gables it was abundantly clear...

Tell me: Which would you rather be?
Divinely beautiful, or dazzlingly clever, or angelically good? and why?

You have until the 6th of November (My Birthday!) to enter this competition, I would very much appreciate it if you spread the word about this via Twitter or on your blog!

Good luck everyone, and thank you again for your kindness and support,
it means the world to me!

Moon Lantern Festival

Last weekend I went into the city for Adelaide's OZAsia Moon Lantern Festival with my Mum, sister and her friend. It was a gathering of people from many different backgrounds to celebrate and admire the beauty of the moon at its fullest on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Traditionally, families and friends across Asia gather to celebrate the mid-autumn harvest moon and light bright lanterns and eat moon cakes together.

During the evening we watched contemporary and traditional music and dance performances; enjoyed delicious Asian food; visited an array of market stalls offering lanterns and crafts. Later on we were treated to a parade of many beautiful lanterns, each carried along by four people. Some of the lanterns were made by school children, it was so good to see young ones involved in such a multicultural and harmonious event.

The night ended with a spectacular display of fireworks, I came away from the night thinking how proud and lucky I am to live in such a fantastic multicultural community. I bought a moon cake to take home and try, red bean flavour. I love the design on the top of cakes:

Also during the weekend, my Dad took my sister and I out for a really nice picnic at the Mount Lofty Botanic Park. It was strange weather, quickly alternating between cloudy and cool - and sunny and hot - typical Adelaide Spring weather really! Here is a photo of the park I wanted to share:

I am enjoying the greenery while it lasts! Soon it will be Summer and everything will be much browner! I have had the whole week off work- BLISS! - and have been working on a few sewing projects.
Tomorrow I am off to Melbourne with my boyfriend to see the Slayer/Megadeth concert - secretly...I am more excited for Megadeth!

What are your plans for the weekend? :)

Thank you to my sister Caitlin who took these photos for me!