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I know bookmarking things have been around for ages, but I’ve never really got the hang of them – Skirty? Zoopla?. But I love Pinterest. It is the next step to my usual method of printing images, cutting them out and sticking them in my notebooks. Because it’s even more, now I can peek in [...]

Ok maybe not Cy Twombly quite yet, but he’s got the spirit! Today was a rainy rainy day so we got out the paints for the first time properly. George does lots of flyby painting at children’s centres, but this was the first time he sat down and had a proper dedicated painting session. And [...]

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 [...]

I’m having a late summer sale on personalised invitations, thank you cards and announcements. Click the image and take a look.

This isn’t the only blog that was abandoned for a long while. Reading to George is a place for us to keep track of the great children’s books we’re discovering and in particular the ones our son becomes really fond of. I hadn’t updated it in over a year so I have a huge back [...]

This week, here’s some strong, bold colourful and characterful graphic illustration:
1. Thereza Rowe – London

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2. Crayonfire (Neil Stevens) – St. Albans

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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
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Cute Bird & Flower Gift Tags, Illustrated Art Designs, Blue Green Pink
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Owl Gift Tags, Ink Drawing Designs, Brown Black White
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2. Naughty [...]

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 [...]