Today I had a tour of the local secondary school where my daughter will be going next year. 

All of a sudden I'm wondering where the time has gone, one minute they're tiny, the next they just want to hang out with their friends on FaceTime. New times ahead! ;-)

Just submitted my final designs for the Global Talent Search... here's a sneaky peek. Right, no time for this here bloggery, I've got work to do! 

My daughter's love for her rabbits runs strong... through wind, rain and hail she's out there making sure they're ok. It warms my little heart. x (The rabbits, on the other hand, just want to escape and eat next door's beans, but still!) 

....I'm sorry for this slightly late post (I was too busy dancing round my house) but I only went and got through to the finals of the GTS!! 

I actually hadn't planned to get this far, I just thought the semi-finals would be nice, get my name in front of the coolest panel of judges, then carry on! 

But now,  I've got another brief to do... it's big... I have to design my own home range.. I don't know where to start! 

Wow, I just want to thank those lovely judges for picking me, the comments they wrote were amazing, thank you... especially the 'creating flowers for the universe' one... I'm right on it! Thank you also to everyone who voted for me and took the time to like my bag. Thanks and love also to the MATS girls.. we carried each other through this.... my new friends from all over the world. I wish we were all in the finals, that's the sad part... especially my friend Dawn ... she's not just my design friend, she's one of my besties and I know she wanted to be here with me. She's still a champion to me anyway!

So now it's me and five mega talented others, Zoe Ingram, Emily Balsley, Josephine Kimberling, Daniel Roode and Vesper Stamper. Good luck guys...we can do it!

Right this sounds a bit too much like an Oscars speech, I'd better get off here and get going... I've got to try and fit it in with a tonne of other work.... I apologise to my family already for what's to come over the next couple of weeks... I will try and remain nice! ha ha! 

My biggest thanks to everyone who has voted for me so far in the Global Talent Search comp! 

If you haven't, don't worry peeps, there's still time! 

Check out all the designs over at...

http://lillarogers.com/gts-2013-round-2/

and while you're there, vote for my rock of a friend Dawn Machell too... she's awesome! 

Me again! The voting gallery is still open today for the semi-finals

of the Global Talent Search. Pop on over and vote for your faves!

 (pick me, pick me! :-))

THE LINES ARE NOW OPEN! :-)

Today's the day... the gallery is open for the semi-final's of the Global Talent Search. 

6 will make it through to the final, one of them is a public vote... if my design is one of your faves, you can vote for me and others by clicking here! 

After placing your vote, you will be sent an email to verify your vote. You have to 

do this otherwise it won't be counted. 

It's so exciting to be part of such a thrilling competition..... it's like X-Factor but arty! 

Thank you SO much if you do vote for mine. Thank you for taking your time, I love you! :-)) Tell your mum, tell your gran, tell your friends, tell everyone to vote... spread the word! 

SEE THE GALLERY HERE!

Lizzie xx