blogger series ... another WIP

when it comes to drawing from reference photos, it can get a little old drawing from photos of yourself. all day. everyday. seriously. the amount of pictures in my photobooth of me posing. it's ridiculous.

so, for a bit of a change, for my next personal project (to pass the the time between commissions) i thought i'd draw some of my favourite fashion and beauty bloggers ...
usually i am trying to make the face look different to that of the photo, so it's a bit of a challenge this time attempting to get true likenesses!
here's one i've been working on today - i wonder if anyone can guess who she is?

it seems all i post on my blog at the moment is work in progress shots ... sorry about that, i know they're not great quality pics. i haven't decided yet if i'm going to post my blogger drawings one by one as i finish them, or to wait til i've finished them all and post them up all together ...  hmmmmmmm

* spring clean *

in the spirit of spring i'm having a bit of a clear out in my little shop to make space for some new items that will be available very SOON!
you'll find lots of reductions, including a whopping 30% off all prints. happy shopping!

☀ sunshine

the very lovely zoe from ladybird likes has been so sweet to nominate me for a sunshine award ... n'aww! it's such an honour to be chosen by zoe as i love her blog so much. you should probably head over there right now and follow her. you'll find beautiful photography, lovely lists and one of the cutest etsy shop i've seen.
without further ado ... for my sunshine award i have to answer the following questions and then choose five other bloggers to nominate :

☀ colour 
i love pastels. especially minty greens, soft purples and salmony/peachy pinks

☀ animal 
purrr purrr prrrrppp mew mew meeeeoowww ... cat (if you hadn't worked it out from that)

☀ non-alcoholic drink
cream soda. although i *always* forget it exists when i go to the shops and never buy it :(

☀ facebook or twitter 
twitter wins every time!

☀ getting or giving presents 
i do enjoy giving presents, but i have an irrational fear that the person won't like what i'm about the give them, so i don't particularly like being there to watch when they open it!
of course i love receiving presents, who doesn't!

☀ flower
wildflowers are my absolute favourite. big bunches of them all mixed together ♥ especially poppies

☀ pattern
anything remotely tribal/native american/navajo inspired will have me smitten. it appeals to my hippy within

☀ passion
making things, anything and everything!

☀ number
i'm always drawn to odd numbers, 1, 3, 5, 7 ... they just look so much better to me

and now i'd like to nominate :

anna gwenllian for her beautiful colourful cities and for keeping me entertained on twitter with #whereskitty

holly exley because i love her paintings, and her blog posts are always so well thought out, helpful and insightful

stacie swift because her little animal characters always make me smile

victoria whincup because her drawings are so damn sweet

ella masters because her jewellery is just plain lovely and i love the dreamy photography on her blog :)

eggcellent

i had a fun day yesterday at my niece's 4th birthday party, painting little girl's faces, playing pin the tail on the bunny and being the music mystro for musical bumps.
we made her a cake ... the inside looked a little strange, but it was sooo tasty

this week i'll be :
- sorting out and posting some promo packs
- eagerly awaiting the arrival of my fabric order so i can make a start on some new items for my teeny shop ... kittycat purses are on the horizon!
- hopefully squeezing in a bit of time to start a new project of my own

hope you like this sneaky peek of one of my recent projects ... one i'm rather excited about!

* happy chocolate egg weekend ! *

smug easter give away

find the three eggs hidden amongst the products at ifeelsmug.com, and tweet or facebook the item names for your chance to WIN all these goodies 

now, please excuse me whilst i swoon over these delightful knitted bunnies ... awww