One World One Heart 2011

It was so much fun traveling around the world, via blogs, and I'm so glad I participated as a stop! Thank you to everyone who visited, left me a comment, and entered! Surprisingly, my OWOH winner is actually and old friend, Maryanne from Scrappy Gifts! I did a double take, when I checked the number random.org came up with against my comment list!
Welcome One World One Heart participants to my blog! I'm Katie, a former teacher turned SAHM to a sweet four year old. We are expecting our second child in August; while my favorite job is being a mother and wife to Brad, my husband of ten years, crafting is one of the great passions in my life. I also enjoy traveling and took advantage of my six years in Northern California to explore that wonderful state. Some of the day trips my husband and I went on there are my favorite memories. I am also an avid amateur photographer. I am thrilled to be a participant and not just a traveler for the first time this year.

Here are some examples of my projects. My favorite creative outlets are memory keeping related, specifically papercrafts. I was introduced to scrapbooking after going to Hawaii for my belated honeymoon and a whole new world of creativity opened to me. I think I was drawn to scrapbooking because I have a tendancy to forget things unless they are written down. Plus I take so many pictures, I needed something meaningful to do with them! I especially like making minibooks and enjoy making them from scratch, like interactive accordian fold pocket books with tags. They make great gifts.

Another favorite project is the 10 Reasons Why You're A Great Daddy book I made with my daughter. It incorporates her handwriting. Making custom and personalized home decor is another thing I do frequently. I'm always interested in learning new techniques, and am teaching myself to sew and how to expand my skills through digital and hybrid scrapbooking. I invite you to look around, the pull down menu under my blog header will help you navigate my blog by categories.

For my readers who are unfamiliar with One World One Heart, here is the description from the organizer's site My Life as a Whimsical Bohemian:

One World One Heart is a worldwide event for bloggers only. It gives all those who blog a chance to meet and mingle and form connections with those they may not have otherwise met from all over the world. In the past 4 years this event has grown to over 1,000 participants with lasting friendships (and even one love connection) formed along the way. Think of it as a GIGANTIC open house allowing you to travel without ever leaving your home........going from blog to blog(in various countries) seeing the wonder each one has created and meeting all the fabulous people behind those blogs. As a bonus each blogger participant will offer up a "door prize or prizes"....just for dropping by, saying hello and seeing their world. It's really that easy.

Giveaway:

As a thank you for coming by my little spot in the blogisphere, I'd like to offer an altered frame to one lucky winner. It will be the frame shown above, minus the picture of my little cutie pie☺. I painted it a pretty sage green and decoupaged fruit patterned paper onto it.
It's decorated with several embellishments like fabric and paper flowers with brad centers. There's a cute charm that says "Growing Up" attached so it looks like it's hanging from the bow. Plus an epoxy button and chipboard heart all in this corner.

The corner of the pink heart has been intentionally left blank so that a monogram or year can be added to personalize it more. I will add the letter for the winner before mailing it out, if he or she indicates what they'd like it to say.Chipboard letters spell out "Sweet". The second half of the title was stamped in green and then embossed so it has a raised and shiny finish. Put together the frame's title is "Sweet Memories".
In the opposite corner I added two more chipboard accents, a decorative bottle cap, and more ribbon. It is a very cute and cheerful frame and I hope the winner will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. Altering unfinished frames is one of my favorite projects.

To Enter:

To win the Sweet Memories frame, please leave a comment on this post.

I would love to know one of your favorite memories or perhaps you favorite fruit and way to eat it. You can also just say, "Hi," or tell me something about yourself in your comment too.

Important Giveaway Details:

Winner will be chosen via random.org on February 17th and have 48 hours to respond to my notification email. The winner will also be announced on my blog.

Please make sure you leave a email address in your comment, if it's not part of your profile. If the winner does not respond to my email notification, I reserve the right to choose a new winner after the 48 hour period.

If you would like to join One World One Heart, please visit this link to find out the details on how! If you are visiting from One World One Heart, please leave me your number on the list (I'm #137) so I can be sure to come see you too!

Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting me. I hope you will stop by again and visit often so we can become friends. I love meeting all the talented artists from around the world through this event and have been lucky enough to win handmade treasures from participants twice in the past. The first time was a lovely amulet necklace from The Colour Guru and last year we received a beautiful soft sculpture doll from Kaerie Faerie. Both are displayed proudly in my home. If you haven't taken part in One World One Heart before, I encourage you to spend some time visiting and meeting new bloggers, you won't regret it!