Thanking you on Thanksgiving

In Australia we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, we all head off to work heads down bums up, while it feels like the rest of the world is celebrating!! Next year I plan on starting my own Thanksgiving tradition (it would have started this year, but with Brad away it became a little tricky!!)

However in the meantime I would like to thank my blogging 'family' for all of your support this year, much love!! 

And a special thank you to Welcome Sunshine Home for my newest award...

I'd like to pass it on to the one and only Heckety Beck for being the number one supporter of my book club, I'd probably have given up by now if it wasn't for Heckety's support. So thank you.

So of course this is a more than timely reminder that Saturday is Book Club day, and I look forward to hearing your opinions on this month's book!! 

One Lovely Blog... why THANKS *blush*

Thank you to Krystal from Glamour Girl Reviews for my 'One Lovely Blog' award!

Greatly appreciated.. thank you so so much!

Now the conditions of this award are that you thank the person who gave you the award before paying it forward to 15 other blogs...

Well I'm a little selfish and I want to give it to one blog 15 times!!!! 

The Confessions of Zenefertit

The owner of this blog is one of my dearest 'Real-Life' friends and I find her writing truly inspiring, so even though she doesn't blog as often as she should, I hope that this changes!! LOVE YA xoxox

An Award & Gerty

A bit late on this one, but I was awarded this award from Poppy at Bears and Bunting

I am supposed to tell you seven facts about myself, so...

1. I was named after my Grandmother and was born on the same day as my name sake.

2. I am addicted to anything related to the supernatural (vampires, fallen angels, witches etc)

3. My Great-grandmother was a practising Pagan (random right!)

4. I love LOLLIES!

5. I was born in New Zealand, currently live in Brisbane (Australia) about to move to Melbourne (Australia)

6. Not such a big surprise for followers of the blog, but I'm getting married next month on 10.10.10

7. I'm 26 and only just got my licence!

I would love to pass this award onto Gi-Gi @ Going glam with Gi Gi

Also make sure you go over and check out The World View Project at Poppy's it is a great initiative and sign ups close next Friday...

Thanks POPPY!!! 

Also while we are on the subject of Poppy's have you noticed the Poppy growing down the right hand side of my site, simply click on it to help it grow! I'm currently sitting at #66 on the leader board and would love to fall in the top 50! (I'd actually love to be #1 and get the $2500 prize but it is hard to compete with big bloggers like Chictopia!) so would appreciate it if you could all click the Poppy!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Friday linky-links and an award!

Thank you so much to GiGi from Going Glam With GiGi for my latest award, Georgia is one of the sweetest bloggers I know, when I was very first dipping my toes into the world of blogging Georgia was very supportive and for that I am eternally grateful.

Friday memes and another award!!

Super proud of myself... two awards in one week!!

Jo Jo from Newly Wed Adventures has gifted me the...

"A BLOG WITH SUBSTANCE" award...YAY!!

I especially love the synopsis she gave on my blog....

"Hazel Loves Design. I absolutely adore her taste and style. If you're looking for inspiration on home decor or maybe a fabulous pair of shoes, this is the place to be."

Thank you so much Jo Jo, I'm so grateful and feel all warm and fuzzy inside!!! 

So the rules of this award are to.... thank the person who gave you the award... sum up your blogging philosphy, motivation and experience using five words... and pass the award on... 

So the five words I'd use to describe my blog.. aahhh...

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Does one big word count???

I'd like to pass this award onto...

Teresa at Monday Morning and Ally at Veritable Ally

Two absolutely fabulous blogs which I promise you will love!!

YAY FOR FRIDAY FOLLOW ME MEMES,
I've gained a lot of followers by doing these. So here are my favourites;

Simply Stacie Bloghop

Hope ya'll have a lovely weekend... and enjoy all the following action!

My first award!!

Yesterday I received my very first award from NYC Island Gal!! YAY!

Thank you so very much!!! I'm so excited, I feel I have almost fully graduated into the blogging community... I have hosted my first giveaway, won an award, have regular visitors that I see at least once a week... now I just need to hit 100 followers and then I'll have a party!! 

For this reward you need to write seven simple things about yourself so...

• I like to read!
• I love to blog (obviously I am on here on the time!!)
• I love Jamie Oliver's food.
• I have a chronic shoe addiction, refer post below :)
• I love summer way more than winter!
• My home is decorated in monochrome, black, white and hints of silver and I am too scared now to introduce colour.
• I'm getting married this year on Sunday 10th October 2010 at 1.10pm

I want to pass this award onto Bumpkin on a Swing a gorgeous site, you'll be impressed with all of the hard work being done by this couple on the coast of America, helping with the devastation brought on by the oil tragedy. Every time I visit her blog I get tears in my eyes, and tonight's post is no different!!!


{PS Just wanted to add that I just discovered this Etsy shop through a fellow blogger Help The Gulf Coast is an Etsy shop dedicated to raising funds for The Gulf Coast's Recovery}