I finally relaunched my online shop yesterday! After weeks of hard work and no sleep. YAY! I must thank Darren and give him all credit for he's the clever man behind the scenes fixing up everything for me. I only had to state what I wanted, where I wanted them to be placed, edit and crop all images, do the writing, basically be the overbearing big boss lady. Haha! And Darren did practically everything else! Including proof-reading. Thank you Darren, you're such an awesome possum!
To celebrate the launch of my new shop, here's a giveaway! Everything that's pictured above will go to a special new home. Prize pack includes my limited edition Vegetable chart giclee print, 3 A4 recipe prints, 2 Macaron pincushions and my A- Z zine. (Both of which were made over 2 years ago!) so they're really no longer available anymore. The whole pack's worth about $165. And you never know, it might just be your lucky day today!
Please leave a comment, followed by your email address (Very important!) on this post. Feel free to share something fun/interesting about your country. Would love to know where all my readers are from. And I reckon it's always nice to know some little fun facts about different countries too. I'll draw and announce a winner this Thursday, March 22nd. So check back here then! Good luck and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that YOU might just be the lucky winner!
PS: Only 7 spots left for my upcoming adult watercolour class!
Congrats lamina! You're the lucky winner of my giveaway! I'll be emailing you shortly. Thanks everyone for joining in the fun. I really loved reading every single one of your comments!
Hi there, I'm Maria Christine I live in the United States in the great state of California which is a very unique and interesting place to live in its most Known for Hollywood's glitz and glamour but for the 18 years I've lived here I have never met a star.
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hi .. I'm Belinda and i love in Jakarta ,Indonesia :)
ReplyDelete20th and always make the sweet things for fabric and i love vegetable , plus the macaroon
Belinda ( belinda_regina@yahoo.co.id )
hello!! i am sami, also from the US- but the opposite coast, boston, where the colleges are plentiful and the sports teams always seem to win =) i would also love to win!!
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aglimpseofglamour@gmail.com
Hello!
ReplyDeleteMy names Clare and I live in Melbourne, I am so lucky to have been planted here by my parents by default, to explore and constantly be surrounded by the amazing things that Melbourne has. I'm sure even if I wasnt here by default I would have found it anyway, but thanks Mum and Dad!
This is an excellent giveaway.
clare.dilworth@hotmail.com
hi there dawn. just wanted to say first off that your watercolours are amazing! i'm originally from the philippines but am based in canada. something fun/interesting:filipinos will almost always greet you with "kumain ka na" (have you eaten?) and that is always an invitation to have a bite to eat!
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This is such a generous giveaway! My name is Allison and I'm from Portland, Oregon! Land of Portla I've been a fan of your work for quite awhile :)
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Hi, I'm Candy, and I live in Brisbane. Love your work, it is so amazing, quirky and fun. As a fellow Aussie, I am sure you already know enough about Australians, so let me tell you something about Queenslanders...they often complain when it rains!! But I happen to love the rain. It's looking like rain here now. :)
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Ooh what a wonderful giveaway. Im from your home country Singapore!
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Wow!! What an amazing giveaway!! I'm from the USA--state of Missouri-right in the middle of the country. I live in a college town.
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Hi Dawn,
ReplyDeleteI live in Singapore. Currently I am getting my hands on making a quilt! (after office hours). I like how you constantly draw. would love to have a piece of your art as a reminder to not stop creating art! Teehee!
to2thbrush@yahoo.com
Hiya :D
ReplyDeleteEeekk. CROSSING MY FINGERS AND TOES! I'm just over the ditch from you, in New Zealand!
An interesting piece of news I found out today is we are running out of stock of marmite (a disgusting black bread spread) which is a Kiwi favourite (not for me) because the Christchurch factory was effected during the Earthquakes.. so no more Marmite! (yay).. until July-ish.. I much prefer having Nutella with lemon curd spread. nom nom :D
I've even tried doing watercolour for my art project for this term. Its going.. alright haha! Painting apples. So i get to sit in class eating apples and painting them tehe.
HAVE A FANTASTICA-DOODLE DAY ;D
-Rebecca
beccajasmine@hotmail.com
Everything you make is so beautiful! I'm from Canada but currently travelling in southeast Asia. I would love to win this pack!
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Oh wow Dawn, what an amazing giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Christchurch, New Zealand, so not too far from you, but would really love to visit Melbourne one day soon.
Got my fingers and toes crossed!
Thanks,
Emma
emma(at)freedomcreative.co.nz
Wow what a wonderful little/not so little giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite part of Sydney has to be Surry Hills... it's such a beautiful little area with lots of cool little shops, trees, cute little terrace houses and yummy places to eat! What more could you ask for I say :)
email: laminag(at)hotmail(dot)com
Dear Dawn,
ReplyDeleteI'm from KL.
You have been a inspiration to me darling. Your colours are beautiful. i really felt like eating your fish and chips :)
Kas
Ah, love love love!
ReplyDeleteI'm from, um, Australia, and you probably know enough about Australia to last you a while!
I WISH I was from Sweden though, as they seem like cool cat people.
Liz x
sillykittyish at gmail dot com
Hi Dawn,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Gracie and I live in Sydney.
You inspire me to paint - thank you.
thegracieway at gmail dot com
Dawn, you art and wares are always beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Sydney where there are many wonderful places to visit. However one of my favourites is the Paddington Reserve. Grab some treats from the local deli's or cake shops and create a picnic to have in the old renovated reservoir. It is really beautiful place to sit, take time out or catch up with friends.
bekryan@gmail.com
HEY DAWN!
ReplyDeleteI'm from sunny Singapore~ Personally what I like about Singapore is its cosmopolitanism, i.e. about Singapore having people from all over the world living here :) More specifically, I love it when I can talk to the Japanese here in their native tongue (because I'm learning it!) and we become friends from there! Heehee. ♥
:) selfless.faith@gmail.com
I want that lovely pack so badly!!!
ReplyDeleteOk apart from all these excitements, let me brief about myself first. I'm from Malaysia, specifically Terengganu (there are 14 states here in Malaysia, ha!). Basically Terengganu is located at the coastal area, so you can expect lots of beautiful beaches to visit around, and my favourite one is of course Perhentian Island because the corals are unique :D. The funny fact about Malaysians is that we are never tired of drinking Teh Tarik and Nasi Lemak for our breakfast, because there are beyond deli and mouth-watering :DD
~From Malaysia with love~
wahidasamsuddin@gmail.com
Hello!! Kim here, a Melbournite. A fact you might not know? Hrm… The Quartermaster's Store in Kew is acetastic. Also generally Australia is acetastic! kimcatherinep@gmail.com xx
ReplyDeleteCiao bella, Im from Melbourne but born in Venice. A fabulous giveaway from a fabulous artist. I look forward to meeting you on the 22.
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Dawn it's Mads! You know where I'm from :) My favorite things about Melbourne are autumn at the park near our place (glorious trees dropping their leaves) and Cottage Industry (Pene's shop!)
ReplyDeleteThis giveaway is incredible. Please count me in! Xx
madeleine@madebymosey.com
Well hello there! Firstly I want to say that your store looks AWESOME. So clean and easy to navigate. The things you can do with big cartel! And what a man Darren is. Nice one. Although he can't take credit for the pretty watercolour paintings on there now, can he?
ReplyDeleteI feel a bit naughty entering this as I have scored myself a place in your upcoming class. But not so much that I am not going to enter anyway. Haha.
I live in Melbourne, like you, and I am sure there is nothing that I can tell you about our wonderful city that you don't already know! Although, I did go to a fantastic dumpling restaurant in Kew today that I had never heard of before. Chinese Jin Dumpling House. Deeee-licious!
alchemybotanicals@gmail.com
Hello! Love your new shop (and the current blog header...makes me crave salad, so that's an added bonus)! Oh boy I would love to win this prize pack, especially as the macarons would fit in perfectly with the colour scheme I've planned for my future niece/nephew's nursery!
ReplyDeleteI am also from Australia but from the west coast. Here are some facts about Perth: we are the sunniest capital in the world, we have the largest inner city park in the world (King's Park) and the largest number of "self-made" millionaires per capita. However, we are also the most isolated capital city in the world, which is why nearly all my friends have moved to Melbourne.
elissa at iinet dot net dot au
Halo Dawn! (= Hello Dawn!)
ReplyDeleteIts really lovely giveaway!
Thank u for this opportunity :D
Im from Indonesia
A Country which has many beautiful islands, has variety of traditional arts, cultures, languages, foods, beverages, etc
With that variety of traditional languages, we have one national language, which is Bahasa Indonesia.
beatrice.reika@gmail.com
hi dawn!
ReplyDeletei'm from singapore and will be in melbourne till end may.
i'm sure you know lots about the little island already, so let me fill you in on my family. they are very noisy and they LOVE food. combine the 2 together and you get a boisterous gathering!
i would like to win the giveaway, so i can give away the giveaway to them when i return! they will so drool over it. spread the love! :)
looking forward to more good stuff from you!
nova67 at singnet.com.sg
Hi Dawn! Thanks for he giveaway, i love your work ...very creative
ReplyDeleteand inspiring ^.^
İ am Rawan from Amman, the capital of Jordan in the middle east,
Our city is known for its Roman historical places, you can go to the great roman theatre downtown and hang out there with your friends and sometimes concerts are held there
we Jordanians love tourists everybody tries to help them no matter how bad his English is :)
rawanbaybars@hotmail.com
hey dawn!
ReplyDeletei'm from australia too! sydney actually, but i really want to drive down to melbourne some day. basically i've been in love with your artworks ever since i first saw them in a frankie magazine. your works are always so lovely :)
email: papercherry@live.com.au
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog. As a teacher in a remote community it's always difficult to find inspiration and then... find resources, but so many of your ideas don't require an 800km trip to find what I need. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
(and have a great day...)
mortiemouse@hotmail.com
Oh, what a nice giveway!
ReplyDeleteI'm from France, living in Paris, and obviously I love food and macarons! My favourite ones are not from Ladurée but from Pierre Hermé (miam, miam : http://www.pierreherme.com/).
I'm a big fan of your watercolors, if I win I think I'll frame your recipes and hang them in my kitchen!
leclercq.aurelie{@}gmail.com
Hi Dawn, what a mouthwatering giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Brisbane. Brizzy facts:
Today it's raining, tomorrow it's raining. Shouldn't complain though.
Five years ago I was showering with a bucket so I could water my pot-plants.
Love your quirky style! Jx
jane_cameron1926@hotmail.com
What a lovely giveaway! I really like your prints and would love to win. Fingers crossed! Although, in Germany, where I am from , we don't cross our fingers, we 'push our thumbs' for good luck. We make a fist and press the thumb against the index finger. :o)
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Kia Ora Dawn!
ReplyDeleteI live in Melbourne but I grew up in a little town called Lincoln which is near Christchurch, NZ. :) Your paintings are refreshingly delicious!
oliviablackburn@hotmail.com http://www.oliviabphotography.blogspot.com
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI've been following you and your lovely changing store for a while now, it's always so fun. I live in the capital which is quite nice and currently freezing and rainy. This is such a disjointed comment, sorry!
I finished art school last year! And am currently stuck writing countless art history and english essays to finish my degree... I don't think I've had a chance to draw properly since going back to uni. It's so lovely that you are able to keep up with your busy life and still draw such wonderful things!
From Rachel. tea(dot)conundrum(at)gmail(dot)com
this giveaway is great! i'd love to have those prints in my new kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Spain and live in Barcelona. We eat mediterranean food with lots of vegetables, but I also love pasta, so your prints always make me hungry :D
zitachocarro@gmail.com
Hi Dawn, I live in Melbourne but haven't been here long. I'm originally from QLD and came to Melbourne via a stint in Ireland. I'm new to your blog and love your work. I discovered it while searching for art classes for my daughter - have signed myself up for your watercolor class and my daughter up for a DoReMe class! Lovely giveaway.
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Hi again Dawn. I live in Melbourne now but am originally from Flagstaff, AZ in the States! When I tell people I'm from Arizona everyone imagines tumbleweeds, cacti and desert, which is true for most of the state. But Flagstaff actually gets some of the biggest snow storms in the US! In fact, it is buried under a few feet right now!
ReplyDeleteAh, how I miss it!
Keep up the wonderful work! Hope to see you at another craft fair. <3
whoops, and it's kellymcbrady@gmail.com.
ReplyDeletehi dawn! i have your chip cup and now i'm hanging out for the hamburger plate! :)
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ps. i live in melbourne too!
HELLO DAWN! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm from Singapore and you've been there so there's nothing much to share but I really love your work and hope I can be the lucky winner! HEHEHE.. Please continue to draw and paint even in the midst of studying because your works just brighten anyone's day! :)
APA KHABAR? :)
ReplyDeleteIt means How are you in Malaysia ~
I'm Chin Cheng~18 years old~
Asians,Chinese,Indians,Malays,Try and Count then you'll be surprise just how many nations there is in Malaysia :)
Not to mention about FOOD! the mix of Curry[which is indian style] and chinese noodles ,and a beautiful dessert made by local Malay ~~yum yum~~
hope i can get some luck hereXD
kurojitsuji@gmail.com
hello dawn!
ReplyDeleteim sarah and i live in brooklyn, ny.
its one of my favorite cities in the world, full of artists, unique stores and cute boys!
i love your work!
sarahmanning@gmail.com
Hola Dawn!
ReplyDeleteI´m Tania, a little Spanish girl living in Amsterdam (Holland)the country with the tallest people in the world!
Wish i could win your beautiful giveaway! Fingers crossed!
Greetings from below sea level :)
xx
tania.
taniaeddie@gmail.com
Hi, I´m Barbora and I´m from Slovakia. I love your style and you are veeery inspirational for me! one day when I will be rich I want to go on the trip to Australia :))
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Hey ! Excited about the giveaway ! Darling prints... And the macarons... I live in Paris and we have the edible kind of macarons here ;-) My favorites come from Ladurée and the flavor is "muguet" (lily of the valley I think), ephemeral, and made at the beginning of May because on May 1st (which is also the Fête du Travail, roughly Labor Day) everyone buys muguet for themselves and their loved ones. I love the smell of it !
ReplyDeleteI loved your napkins from the dinner the other day, when shall we find some in the brand-new shop?.. Someday, someday...
Au revoir
Lucie
lucienet@gmail.com
Hi Dawn! I live in Brooklyn where we have very good bagels. I love your work. Fingers crossed!
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I'm from Wales in the UK but I live right on the border with an English town called Chester. It's still not illegal to shoot a Welshman with a bow and arrow inside Chester's city walls after midnight, so strange!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the giveaway, I really love your work! :)
letsgetwilde@hotmail.co.uk
hello dawn!
ReplyDeletei'm from melbourne too :) i've just come back from a 5 week placement in shepparton, it's a lovely place to visit if you haven't been before, and lots of great food there too - olivehouse and friar's cafe are my two top picks! there's also a really nice lake there, a chocolate apple factory nearby, and colourfully painted cows that can be spotted all around town - fittingly named the 'mooving art' exhibition.
thanks for your generous giveaway! i'm always inspired by your art :) keep up the amazing work that you do (and your awesome blog posts too)!
blueberrymint{at}gmail{dot}com *fingers crossed*
That veggie print has always been my favourite! Good work on the new shop, I'm off to have a look now, Amy :)
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xo
Thank you so much for hosting a giveaway! My email is: thefalafelwaffleking(at)gmail(dot)com.
ReplyDeleteI come from Boston, MA in the USA. It's chock full of historical sites, like Paul Revere's house, as well as housing the oldest public school in the USA! Also, the Swan boats in the public gardens seems to be a pretty common attraction too!
Hi dawn,
ReplyDeleteI live in Scotland on the east coast. If you look on a map, it's the area that looks like a dog's head. I loved your British packaging painting, but your dessert recipes are my fave!
Thanks, Loren x
lorenbrand(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk
What a great giveaway! I love the vegetable print--it would make such a great addition to my very barren kitchen walls.
ReplyDeleteI'm a reader from Vancouver, BC. I guess we're most famous for the Olympics and the Stanley Cup riots (go Vancouver...?)
bearsonawire[at]gmail[dot]com
Excellent giveaway! I would love that vegetable print to accompany my newly purchased sweets recipe print! I'm in Sydney and at the moment I am indoors staring out through big windows at some beautiful greenery. The sun has peaked it's head out (just!) and it strangely looks like a warm winter's day..perfect for baking!
ReplyDeleteThose macaron pincushions are so cute! Would love some new recipes to try too - pictures give more motivation to get into cooking :D. My interesting fact isn't that interesting...I'm a Melbourne girl and after returning from Sydney, I'm loving Melbourne trams/trains a lot more!
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Love your watercolour style, so free and vibrant. I am a botanical illustrator and wish I could create such fun and happy stuff like yours.
ReplyDeleteBest luck with your new projects!
G
georginaponce@hotmail.com
Hi dawn, many congratulations on your new online shop. I really love your work and my very kind daughter in law gave me a couple of your beautiful water colors last Christmas.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the beautiful work
Best wishes Cilla rule cillarule@gmail.com
I love your work, makes me feel that my true calling lies with paint if only I can manage something even a fraction like your beautiful pieces! Your class is on my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteYou know I love what you do! Hope today's my lucky day - your new site looks terrific too!
ReplyDeleteAnna
anna@shinyhappyart.com
Hi Dawn, I've always loved your work and this is such an amazing giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm a fellow Melbournian like you. What I love about this city most is the variation of things to explore: cafes, theaters, vineyards, beaches. :)
Sarah
autumnjaide@gmail.com
Hi Dawn,
ReplyDeleteI live in the UK, I work in Putney and like to check your blog in the morning whilst drinking my coffee and eating ambrosia custard coated banana pieces.
Emma
emmahayes88@gmail.com
HI DAWN!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm from the same country as U and love your work!
Actually my friend and I ever had a picture drawn by U and would love to share the giveaway with her as a reminder that she recommended your blog to me in the first place. Hahahaha!
Dun ever give up and still looking forward to your works surfacing in spore under your big big name.
quekjoey@yahoo.com
Hi,
ReplyDeleteMy husband tells our children that I'm the "Baby from Babinda". I don't know why he thinks it sounds so funny??
I was born in Babinda in North Queensland. I totally love your work, and would love a Dawn original. I'm always sharing your blog details with my friends.
FINGERS and TOES and EYES CROSSED !!
xMeg
p(underscore)m(underscore)oleary(at)bigpond(dot)com
Hi Dawn. I am from Hong Kong and I came to Melbourne in 2009 to study. Right now Im doing psychology in monash. Apart from studying, I gym and do ballet in my free time.
ReplyDeleteI went to your drawing class end of last year. Well I was quite nervous about it before the class because I wasnt really good at drawing or painting. My precious times in secondary school were occupied by studies, after-school tutorial classessssss, piano lessons and tennis lessons < kinda of typical for a normal school kid from Hong Kong. I really had fun and learnt in your class, I wish I could do painting lessons back in secondary school, but i guess it's never too late to learn :pp
I know you are doing your postgrad. It's must be hard to work and study at the same time, but you can do it!!!!!
All the best with your study
Nora xx
wing420@gmail.com
Hi Dawn,
ReplyDeleteI would love some of your goodies! I am from Australia, living in Melbourne which I think you know quite well.
shoddykite (at) hotmail (dot) com
Hi again :) As a fellow Melbourne-er I'm sure we can both understand how amazing and how annoying it is to live here..it's such a love-hate relationship. You always have to walk out the door with a jacket, umbrella, t-shirt, sunscreen, raincoat...it's always a whirlwind, but so many wonderful things to explore :)
ReplyDeleteExcited about your new shop!
xo.
Chloe
chloe.t.au@gmail.com
Hi Dawn, I may be too late for this giveaway, but thought I'd say hello anyway. Im from the deep, dark south of New Zealand (Dunedin to be precise), which is chilly but quite lovely in its own way. (we do have penguins down here!) I've just spent a few glorious days exploring YOUR city, and am totally in love with it. So much to inspire us in Melbourne *sigh*. So if you don't mind, I'll just keep reading your blog, and dreaming of more Melbourne hols!
ReplyDeleteShelley
(shellsdarren@hotmail.com)
ahhh hope im not too late either! love your work its amazing! I'm from sydney, wish i lived in Melbourne so i could go to your watercolor classes :(
ReplyDeleteobscure_twilight@hotmail.com
Hi Dawn,
ReplyDeleteI'm from Singapore and have always been fascinated with your works. You have inspired me to paint and be courageous to do what I want to do in life - Art. I truly enjoy reading your entries and don't stop inspiring others. :)
Tricia
miffyster@gmail.com
Woo hoo!!! I have recieved them in the post and I absolutely LOVE them! Can't wait to frame them and stick them up on my walls! The zine is just soooo cute too :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Dawn!!!!