Dino-mite! Starting to come together

There are so many things I’d like to develop and offer in my Etsy/Folksy shop that I often have difficulty focusing and have ended up feeling like it’s all spread a bit thin. It’s normally through customer requests that I start developing things a bit more logically. I’ve recently had some requests for printed decorations […]

UK Inspiration: Thereza Rowe & Crayonfire

This week, here’s some strong, bold colourful and characterful graphic illustration: 1. Thereza Rowe – London khjlkh kjhlkhlkhj khjkhj 2. Crayonfire (Neil Stevens) – St. Albans lkjljk jhgjkgkjg

UK Inspiration: Lil3Birdy & Naughty Dog

A couple of talented UK based surface designers to get me back into the swing of things. 1. Lil3Birdy (London) beautiful, intricate designs with birds & geometric patterns. Bird Gift Tags, Illustrated Art Designs, Turquoise Blue Grey khjlkhklhjj Cute Bird & Flower Gift Tags, Illustrated Art Designs, Blue Green Pink hjlkhjlkhj Owl Gift Tags, Ink […]

wow, where have I been!

Hmmm the last time I wrote anything here seems to pretty much correspond with my son’s first steps. Coincidence or just a new kind of tired? Not sure, but it’s time I got back on track. I’m going to pick up where I left off with UK Inspiration and Mini Inspiration and see where that […]

new birthday invitations

I’ve finally listed a couple of new children’s birthday party invitations: a spooky theme and a teddy bear tea party. The spooky one was designed for my son’s first birthday party and the other for his friend’s but they’re both now on Folksy. spooky birthday invitation sdfafd teddy bear tea party

Folksy Friday on a Saturday – rain rain rain

We’ve been getting ready to go away so although I picked out my Folksy picks on Friday I didn’t get a chance to post. Luckily or unluckily Mother Nature has kept up my theme for me. Rain rain rain. Not my fondest thing when I’m trying to get loads of clothes dried. But luckily some […]

UK Inspiration – Summersville & Ruth Robinson Ceramics

I’ve been doing Folksy Friday for a while now and I really like Folksy and what it is growing into. I’ve also started getting involved with UK Handmade which is very exciting and very inspiring. There’s nothing more motivating that meeting and building relationships with people with like interests. Especially when you’re a work-from-home mum […]

Folksy Friday – Gocco

I wanted a gocco machine for ages and I got one two years ago. I think I’ve used it once. Mainly, in all fairness, because I don’t have access to an old-school carbon copier. But it’s still one of my favourite things and finding a way to use it more often is definitely up there […]