Lone Pine Designs: Ms. Brightside Award

Lone Pine Designs

"Lone Pine Designs" originated when I first moved to America in 2005 from Australia. My mother in Australia called our new home in NH "Lone Pine" as she wanted my new home, which is surrounded by pine trees, to have an Australian name. The Battle of Lone Pine is a very famous successful Australian battle which took place during the Gallipoli war in Turkey in 1915. It was called The Battle of Lone Pine for the solitary pine tree standing in the middle of the battlefield which surprisingly remained standing at the end of the battle. After the tough few months leading up to our arrival here in America and surviving the first year in a new country I felt like that pine tree still standing in the battlefield. It was in 2006 when I started to sell my work on Ebay that I decided that Lone Pine Designs would be the perfect name for this new endeavour in my life.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Ms. Brightside Award

What a lovely surprise it was to wake up this morning to this special award from my blog friend Jenn. It was fun to learn a few new things about Jenn on her blog Jax Bean Stalks. Now it's my turn to list 10 things that make me happy, 5 pieces of trivia about myself, and pass this award on to 5 fellow bloggers...only 5...that'll be tough!

10 things that make me happy
1. My family
2. Knowing Jesus
3. Receiving emails from friends and family all over the world
4. Creating things in my craft room
5. Playing my guitar
6. Sending cards to people
7. Friends
8. Cooking...and eating it of course!
9. My cat Snowflake
10. Playing Ping Pong

5 Pieces of Trivia
1. I was born in Australia and five years ago moved to America
2. I like to mow the lawn
3. I hate vacuuming
4. I love ice-cream!
5. I've climbed the Great Wall of China

And finally 5 blogger friends to receive this very special award!
1. Molly at Miss Molly Creations

2. Rebekka at A Diamond in the Rough

3. Lynn at Creative Crafts by Lynn

4. Bonnie at A Life Unrehearsed
5. Tammy at Tammy's Spot

Please take the time to go visit these very talented ladies! They all deserve the recognition!!