Mellie Lang recently moved to the Sunshine Coast from the UK, where she was a clothing designer. With a creative dream and notebooks full of designs, she left her day job to set up a studio in her house, where she could indulge her passion as a designer and maker. Here she puts her love of natural materials to work on her knitting machines.
Mellie's work combines a love of nature with a conscious commitment to using only sustainable and environmentally friendly materials. From wool to packaging, each item Mellie sources needs to suit these requirements and wear well over many years.
This beautiful cushion, A Partridge and A Pear, was inspired by the traditional Christmas song Twelve Days of Christmas. It seemed the perfect choice for today's giveaway.
For the opportunity to win this beautiful cushion, which retails at $45, leave a comment below telling us your favourite thing about the Christmas season. Open Internationally. The giveaway will be drawn tomorrow morning.
You can find out more about Mellie Lang, or purchase her beautiful designs, by clicking over to her shop or blog.
Let's support our local talented crafters this Christmas!
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And the winner of the third giveaway, care of random.org, is comment 18!
Tammi Nepia - Hmm, there are so many things to love about the silly season but my favourite would have to be watching the excitement of our kids as they decorate the tree.
Gorgeous cushion.x
Decorating the Christmas tree is my new favorite thing!
ReplyDeletespending time with family
ReplyDeleteWe have moved farther away from family, so having time with them is the best thing about the holidays!
ReplyDeleteMMM Christmas Day lunch, and that feeling afterwards that you should have stopped 2 plates ago!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about the Christmas season is the gift making. I start planning and beginning my gifts in January, but as the holiday nears there is an excitement that can't be beat.
ReplyDeleteMy fav thing about the Christmas season is that it is the season of making & giving - a crafters delight!!
ReplyDeleteWould have to be all the Christmas treats that come with Christmas, Christmas mince pies and fruit cake being my favourites!
ReplyDeleteAhhh that cushion is adorable! Can see myself snuggled up under the Christmas tree with it this christmas eve with my coffee and rum balls. My hubby and I started a family tradition of sleeping under the tree Xmas eve. ;)
ReplyDeleteFavourite thing during Christmas is singing carols and enjoying the Christmas presentation at church.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cushions!! Love the grey : -)
ReplyDeleteI love baking special Christmas treats from my Mum's recipe book that only get baked at Christmas, even the weirdly bizarre Cherry Coke Salad!!!
Eating clementines and drinking coffee with egg nog!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about christmas is seeing my kids faces as they open up their christmas presents on christmas morning.
ReplyDeleteFlying to Tassie to see my family. Sharing a port with Dad and talking about all the things we are going to make next year. I have creative parents.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about Christmas is spending time with the family, two whole days of enjoying the children's laughter and excitement over the Christmas period...and cooking up a huge meal :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about christmas is celebrating Jesus birth! It is such a warm and loving time of year and it is just so great to share this time with friends and family xx
ReplyDeleteThere are sooo many things I love about Christmas. Here a just a few. The enjoyment my 12 and 6 year old get from making Christmas decorations. Putting up the Christmas Tree and Lights. Making delicious but simple food, my all time favourite being Rocky Road a must have each Christmas. The most important would have to be spending time with my family.
ReplyDeleteGetting together with family!
ReplyDeleteHmm, there are so many things to love about the silly season but my favourite would have to be watching the excitement of our kids as they decorate the tree.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cushion.
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I love doing things with my boys that I did as a kid, like opening the advent calendar each morning.
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the food. stuffing myself to the point of exhaustion is perfection to me. lovely cushion! i bet you are having fun with your giveaways! :)sarah
ReplyDeleteThe endless amount of food ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about Christmas is getting time to see the people I love.
ReplyDeleteGreat pillow! I hope I win!
My wife would like this! My favorite thing about Christmas is spending time with family (just not too much time) - Dylan. S :)
ReplyDeleteChristmas morning is my favourite time!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about Christmas is Carols by Candlelight, and the sense of a caring and loving community it tends to create.
ReplyDeleteThat pillow looks so cute and classy! As a Christian, my favourite thing about christmas is celebrating Jesus' birth!
ReplyDeleteApart from time spent with my immediate family, my favourite thing would have to be a mail box full of cards, catch up on the past year letters and parcels! :) and this year, lots and lots of gorgeous swap items from around the world! I also love making gifts.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about Christmas time is making gifts :)
ReplyDeleteThere are so many wonderful moments at Christmas so if I had to choose one putting up the tree and turning on all of the lights.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about Christmas is being able to decorate with sparkley things and lights...and of course that I'm celebrating the birth of Jesus!
ReplyDeleteThese are positively beautiful. For me the highlight of christmas is the fun organizing - the menu, presents and decorations to make christmas special and memorable for the family.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about Christmas is decorating the house and cooking up a big delicious lunch..
ReplyDeleteWe always buy a real tree and I love the house full of pine smell and our kids appreciate the beauty of it and all say they won't buy a fake tree when they have their own places!
ReplyDeleteI have moved away from family on a beautiful south-east hellenic island, so having time with them is the best thing about the holidays;meet them again makes me happy (or cry happy tears),so all the rest of the christmas preparations are pure joy! what a lovely warm giveaway!thank you!(✿◠‿◠) gina
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For me it is the feeling I get this time of year. Feeling of love as I spend time with my family and loved ones. Feeling warm and fuzzy when giving that special gift to someone special. Feeling excited about seeing my childrens faces Christmas morning. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI love the holiday baking with my family
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ReplyDeleteso far love everything you have given away! My favourite part of Christmas is putting up the tree and getting the children (not so much children any more) to put up their special decorations.
ReplyDeleteThe magic, the joy, the love, the thought that just for one day people are that little bit nicer to each other, the smile on my babies faces on Christmas morning and the sacredness of family.
ReplyDeleteThe magic, the joy, the love, the thought that just for one day people are that little bit nicer to each other, the smile on my babies faces on Christmas morning and the sacredness of family.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite part of the Christmas season is all of the Christmas shopping and fantastic Christmas sales!!!
ReplyDeleteI love driving around and checking out the Christmas lights !
ReplyDeleteI love making Christmas crafts to decorate our house and seeing my family :)
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The excitement that I will see on Toddler C's face when he opens his presents! Especially when he sees that he is getting chooks for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely designs Mellie has done :-) I love decorating the house and so many of my decorations have 'stories' to tell...such as the ones made by my daughters when they were little or the ones DH and I bought on my first trip OS. Another favourite part of Christmas is when the family gathers on Christmas Eve ...
ReplyDeleteI just love Christmas Carols, I am a singer and they always make me feel wonderful when I sing carols.
ReplyDeleteI adore all the different aromas that Christmas brings: crushed pine needles, the "green" smell of holly and poinsettias, mince pies and the plethora of baking goodies, cinnamon, the smell of drying clothes and melting snow - it really is quite intoxicating!
ReplyDeleteThis year will be all the better as it'll be S's first real Christmas, last year he was too small to appreciate all the twinkly lights and excitement - this year he'll be chomping on mince pies like crazy!
Christmas leftovers at the beach
ReplyDeleteWatching little one play with older cousins
And loving family time
With ones we see only once a year!
Christmas's treat is all about what we want to hear...
ReplyDeleteI love receiving cards with friends' news of the past year!
My Favourite thing about the Christmas Season is the opportunity to slow down, to savour delicious food and to enjoy the company of loved ones.
ReplyDeleteOver xhristmas season there is a particular aroma everywhere, its hard to explain but there is that feeling of family, celebrations, good times and memories. I love how everyone starts cleanning or fixing the house etc
ReplyDeleteI love how kind and generous people are this time of year - wishing each other Merry Christmas, giving thoughtful, handmade gifts, and sharing time with loved-ones.
ReplyDeleteSar x
I love watching my two gorgeous rescue dogs get so excited when they see the presents and try to open everybody else's presents - having come from dreadful neglected former lives, it's so nice to see them enjoy the luxuries of the home they deserve :) And they just love Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway, the cushion is just gorgeous <3 beautiful soft colour and pattern!
May favourite thing at Christmas is waking up early and looking out of the bedroom window to see if it had snowed during the night.
ReplyDeleteI love all the cheesy Christmas songs. I still can't get enough of 'Last Christmas' by Wham. oops, did I just admit that on the internet :-)
ReplyDeleteI love how shiny everything is. twinkle lights, ornaments, ribbon, Christmas trees, packages!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing is the christmas tree - I love the way it transforms the house.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cushions!
Am I too late? Cushions are divine.....
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about xmas is carols sung by kids....went to watch my gorgeous nieces singing at their school last night....so many memories of xmas's past and present. Love it, always brings tears.
am i too late? is it still open?
ReplyDeletei just love everything about xmas!!!