the pencil

well well well it's all come round very sudden, less than a month to go til my exhibition! The Pencil will be held at the Wheatsheaf's exhibition space 'arty bars' in shifnal, shropshire and will run for the whole of february. i will be sharing the space with the rather marvelous luke waller,  who will be presenting his response to our trip to china in 2009 for the yangste river spring arts festival. i shall be showing a selection of brand spanking new work based loosely around the theme of 'beauty and beast'. exciting stuff. 

also luke got his shiney new dslr camera the other day and this was one of the first shots he took, a very little sneak peek of my newest drawing. 

don't forget about the sale going on in my etsy shop at the moment, you can use the code HELLO2011 for the whole of january to get an extra 10% off whatever you want. 

aces.

goodbye 2010

well i'm a day late with this post but happy new year to you all! to welcome in the new year i am having a huge sale in my shop, most items are reduced aaand as an extra thank you to all you lovelies who have supported me in 2010 by reading my blog, following me on twitter, visiting me at craft fairs and buying from me online, i'm offering you an extra 10% off anything you buy from my etsy shop with coupon code: HELLO2011

super! 

speaking of etsy, one of my items has been featured today in a treasury made by the very wonderful Natasha Newton from the black bird sings. how very flattering indeed! you should take a look at Natasha's work, it's rather fab! 

i don't often make new years resolutions, if i do they are usually very vague or about something a bit useless. but this time i have decided to make a very detailed list of things i'd like to achieve by the end of 2011, i may share it with you ... depending on how well i get on!!

here's to a new year filled with fun and excitement ♡

all good things must come to an end

sad news today that the soupa emporium shall be closing down in the new year, so don't miss out on your last chance to grab some of the lovely goodies from there - some items are even on sale! - just in time for you to buy some smashing gifts for your loved ones this christmas! or for you to put on your hint list to santa.
you'll be pleased to hear that the soupa creative network is still going strong and you can expect some fun things happening there in 2011, phew!

also i made a little poster for the charity craft fair i mentioned in the pervious post ...

fred's a lazy bear ...

i don't usually post about other peoples work, but i thought you'd like to see these!

i have for sale in my etsy shop these rather lovely christmas cards that were created by the very clever luke waller from fred bear
sorry for so many links! ^.^
they come in packs of five but if you'd like more just let me know and i can make a new listing just for you ... or if you'd prefer not to buy them through etsy just contact me or luke and we'll sort you outtt

perfect for sending to your friends/family/pets etc

...

alsooooo
a big big thank you to all who came to the shifnal christmas craft fair yesterday, your purchases were, as always, very very much appreciated.

anddd
for all those who couldn't make it but would like to buy some handmade local goodness, we will have a stall next sunday 12th december at cherry's real food cafe in ironbridge, from 11 till 4pm. The christmas fair has been organised to raise money and awareness of Leukaemia research, so you'll be helping a good cause and getting your christmas shopping ticked off, ace!

ho ho ho

gimme five for 10% off!

i feel a tad guilty as i've neglected the blog a bit recently  ...  i was obviously deeply traumatised by the thievery that prompted my last post, which by the way NOONE has owned up to, which means my mega bezza is STILL without a birthday present. sad times.


on a happier note, i've had a nice day today as i've started my christmas shopping, which was made even better by the fact i didn't even have to get up off my bum and brave the cold outside to do it ... good old etsy!
aaaaand i got a load of stickers from moo the other day! i'll be using these to package up any online orders from now on, lovely stuff. andandAND if that doesn't tempt you enough i'm offering 10% off all orders in my etsy shop this week until midnight sunday 28 november. just enter the code: hifive

don't forget to hi five ;)

if you'd like more than one of any of the items listed in my shop just let me know and i'll make it happen! i'm nice like that.