Yesterday, Mill Lane Studio was nominated in "Kochies Business Builders" rescue-my-website competition for "Doing Great Things in the Community". I didn't know whether to jump for joy or to cry! So I put it out there to my Facebook friends for their thoughts on whether I should accept the nomination or not and I got a resounding "You deserve it, so go for it" response. With so much enthusiasm behind me, I accepted! But now I need to turn all that enthusiasm into votes to get to the second stage of the competition. And this is where I need your help. Please show your support for my nomination by clicking the link below and voting. And if you click the FB link on the voting page and share to your timeline, you give my nomination an extra vote whilst spreading the word even further! http://www.rescuemysite.com.au/nomination/milllanestudio-com/ (sorry.... voting has now closed) So if you think I do great things in our jewellery-making/craft community, vo......

People often comment that I have the best job in the world. And I always agree that yes I do! I am lucky enough to be doing what I love doing: creating, teaching and inspiring. I get to play every day and even though there are constant deadlines, I am having the time of my life! You might remember a recent post on how my studio had become a production line whilst I was preparing press kits and giveaways for the Summer CHA show. Well, today I'm really pleased to announce that my press kit for Mill Lane Studio won the CHA Designer Press Kit Award. It's a great honour to receive the award as it's voted on by the press from within the industry - people who get to see amazing, creative stuff every day. So to receive this award is like the industry applauding your creativity and I am just tickled pink to have been recognised this way. I have to come back down to earth tomorrow as there is work to be done but today, I am just going to enjoy playing for the sake of playing! https......

One of my newest blogging friends has just honoured me with an award..... the Spreader of Love. The rules are you must post the award on your blog, name your bestower, then bestow the award upon 6 other bloggers and leave a message on their blog that they've received the award. So thank you Julz (from Meanderings by Julz ) for honouring me with this award. It is now my privilege to pass it on to some other wonderful bloggers so that they too can spread the love: Annette Husband - Annette in Oz - an amazingly talented Aussie who is so sharing with her knowledge Robyn Kirkman - My Inspirational Journey - for being such a great student (who enthusiastically puts into practice everything she learns in my classes) Zeb Loray for her incredible artistic talent which she shares so generously through AM Stamps Yahoo group and also her blog Roz Veevers for her tireless efforts in spreading friendship in the stamping world Bec Lennox - Wild and Precious Art - Bec's enthusiasm about c......