Care to share?

This weeks smile inducers comes courtesy of my readers, sharing the creative writings of the faces behind my followers!

* Skye Boat- This birth plan is so beautifully written with conscientious thought regarding the mothers beliefs and well being of her baby. It is written positively, with a hint of determination and confidence. It has inspired me to start seriously thinking about my birth plan for baby#2.

* Creative world- Creative Kate shares her love for crochet, cooking and crafting. Along with snippets of the journey taking her to motherhood for the very first time!

* Behind the scenes of everyday Mae- The blog documenting daily life of the lovely lady behind 'Everyday Mae'; handmade bags crafted with beautiful textures. My favourite blog feature is the Inspiration Friday, sharing beautiful finds from across the Internet.

* I love to Op Shop- We all know how good a little op-shopping and thrifting is for the soul! This blog shares news and reviews about op-shops around Australia. Its is like the thrifting bible!

* Home Bird Economics- "Home is where my passion is..." This homely bird shares her adventures or studying, being married young and dreams of creating for a living. I love her thoughtful quotes and crafting mind.

* A lot like love- A sweet little local gem sharing her love for family and passion for craft with dashes of fashion and scrumptious dishes.

P.S If you are a follower and would like to make yourself known, I would love to hear from you too!

Plenty of love...

From us to You.

Merry Christmas

I hope your day was full of quality time with family and friends. I hope you ate until you couldn't eat anymore, and laughed until you rolled on the floor. I hope your babies slept and your toddlers smiled.
From my family, to yours.

A moment.

 I'd like to take a moment to say Thankyou to everyone for their congratulations and warm well wishes. I am so grateful to have not only the support of friends and family, but the support from complete strangers. People whom I have never met, yet stumbled across in this blogosphere...other digital mamas and papas.

I am so excited to be sharing this journey with you and cant wait to bring weekly and monthly updates along with the exciting countdown to baby #2 gracing us.

One Zero Zero!

one hundred Followers!

It feels as though it has taken an eternity to get to this milestone. Although, when I think more realistically, it was very quick. I started blogging in February of this year, which means I have been writing almost daily for 8 months. My raison d'etre being to connect with other parents travelling along the same unknown path and to express this journey in the way I know best; with words. 

It gives me warm, fuzzy feelings of happiness each and every time I accumulate a new reader or receive the odd e-mail from half way across the world. I want to continue to write about what I feel passionate about; parenting, motherhood, love, beauty and creating. In my ideal world, I would have hours of uninterrupted writing time each and every day, but alas, with a toddler and two casual jobs this is not possible. I am determined to keep writing in the hope of bringing smiles, nods of agreeance and sighs of relief.

So, to thank YOU for reading I have a giveaway for you all to take part in!

To be in the running to win a That Vintage Etsy store voucher all you need to do is;

Step 1. Like the Winter Love Facebook page and/or
Step 2. Become a follower by clicking 'follow' in the side bar.
Step 3. Comment below telling me you have done so! (Including your e-mail address)

The competition is open to national and international readers alike, please make sure you are contactable via e-mail so I can let you know if you are a winner and organise the finer details of your prize! Competition closes Friday the 30th of September at 7:00PM AEST. The winner will be selected using a random number generator.

Goodluck to you all, I have such appreciation for each and every one of you.

Plenty of love...