Hello from New York city.

Hello from New York city. By now many of you will have heard about the exciting new Google artist program to be launched here this evening. It's a great privilege for me to be included as one of the selected artists from around the world and especially to be part of the panel on the night.

On a plane to New York

"Once again I am on a plane this time to New York to attend the launch of a new project that I will be able to tell you about in the next couple of days. It is very exciting and will allow me to share some of my images with so many of you in a different way. "

My recent tour

My recent tour for the release of my autobiography A Labor of Love, also gave me the opportunity to meet some very nice people. Lenore, who was working for one of the television programs, was pregnant at the time, and promised to send me a photo of her new born. It was lovely to receive the photo of beautiful Penelope,(2 and a half weeks) lovingly held by her sister Charlotte (nearly 5). (brother Daniel, (2 and a half) is also said to very pleased with his new sister) It's certainly a very enjoyable part of my life to be able to share in such an important family moment.

Anne Geddes Flagship Store in the Downtown Disney® District

This last week I went to visit my store in Downtown Disney in Anaheim. It is always lovely to see the happy expressions on everyone's faces when they are in the store, or on their way to Disneyland and California Adventure. I hope that if any of you have the chance to visit that you will call in and tell the staff where you are from, or you can visit the store via the web cam on my site. Make sure if you do visit the store, let your friends know when you will be there, and you can wave and say hello via the web cam.

Baby Photo Quest Competition

This is one of my favourite times of the month when we have the chance to pick my Photo Quest winner. The photos you send me are all so delightful and it is so enjoyable looking at each and every one. It is always hard to pick a winner but I have made the hard decision and congratulations go to Paige from Florida in the United States; Paige you are our January 2008 winner, you look so beautiful in my Fairy Dress... so pretty in pink!! You can also enjoy the other entries by clicking here.

Hello from sunny and warm Auckland, New Zealand

January down-under is traditionally our summer holiday period, so everyone is trickling back to work and looking towards the year ahead. It was a great start to the New Year for me when the Doll Industry's 2008 Doll of the Year Choice winners were announced on Friday, January 25 at IDEX Premiere in Orlando, Florida. IDEX is the largest gathering of collectible doll talent in the world!

In the Collectible Baby Doll category my Woodland Fairy doll was chosen as one of the Industry Choice Winners. This doll was the first one I designed in my Collectible Doll series, so I'm particularly proud of this achievement. I have seen a wonderful response to the doll range since we started and the award is a very nice acknowledgment to the care and attention that is taken in producing each and every doll.

Back Home!

Well we made it! The book tour has been officially completed and we are safely back in beautiful, warm and sunny Sydney for the Holidays. Looking back it’s hard to believe we went to so many amazing places in such a short time…truly a whirlwind tour. We are all looking forward to some rest and relaxation over the next few weeks and a family celebration for Christmas. I wanted to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone we met along the way, especially those who came along to the book signings (and of course everybody who has been following the blog).

If you find a copy of “A Labour of Love” under your tree this Christmas, I hope you enjoy my story as much as I have enjoyed creating the book over the past two years.

Happy Holidays!

Much Love,

Anne xoxo