folksy friday – year of the rabbit

My very first go at a Folksy Friday. I'm always browsing beautiful things from the many talented Folksy folk and 'favouriting' items as I go so thought it was about time I posted my very own Folksy Friday.

As I noted recently that it is the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit I thought I'd type in 'rabbit' to see what came up - and I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I was a bit spoilt for choice but above are some of my favourite picks.

And when I googled Year of the Rabbit I found out that "people born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious", "they have excellent taste and are clever at business" and "they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing". Well, I wasn't born in the Year of the Rabbit but I think I have excellent taste and have definitely chosen the right things - these bunnies are gorgeous!

Top L-R Hoppie, Bunnies, A Deegan, Crafty Lady

Bottom L-R EllyMental, POUCH, The Linen Cat

website finally up!

Well, my website is finally up so all cards and prints can be seen in one place. Having a bit of trouble with the font in different browsers at the moment which hopefully will get sorted in the not too distant future. But hey, it's there so onwards and upwards. You can see it here. Let me know if the text (other than the links) is displaying in a serif font or in a typewriter style font like the logo - it should be like the logo...

gorgeous packaging

Who said beautiful packaging doesn't sell a product?

Oh, and a custard cream?

Don't mind if I do.
Couldn't resist any of these. And tins are very useful.

But does anyone really like custard creams? Nice ploy.

blog change of name

You may or may not notice (depending on how regularly you look at my ramblings!) that there have been a few changes both to the banner and name of my blog. The reason being that I sell my cards under the name of Little Paper Gallery so thought I'd tie it all in together.

Being a fickle creative type, the banner may change frequently or not at all. Keep 'em peeled.

I'm also making last minute tweaks to my website which should be up and running soon (about time).

love is in the air

I think this pair are whispering 'tweet' nothings to each other.

candy love

A 'sweet' little card to send to your valentine - available in my Folksy shop.

happy anniversary

There have been lots of blackbirds in my garden recently so I've been drawing a few lately.

This illustration is for my husband – Happy Anniversary!

And here it is as a card.. At first he didn't understand the wording 'no birdie else'. As in 'no body'. Get it? I thought it was quite clever.

Just me then!

woo hoo

I feel like me again!

The Christmas holidays were great. We had much fun and relaxation but this last week was just a week too far. Despite going ice skating this week (thumbs up all round) my gorgeous boys and I have seen a little too much of each other recently. They were glad to go back to school today and I was glad to reclaim the house and get down to some blog catchin' up and drawing.

Made this card for my sis-in-law..

happy new year

Brisk cliff walk + cosy stove = Happy New Year

The colours on the cliffs are absolutely breathtaking at this time of year which will inspire me to get out there regularly and walk off some of those mince pies.

winning card now on-line

A while back I won the Tigerprint competition - Christmas Typography and it is now available to send on the M&S website here.

gorgeous decorations

This fairy sits on top of my tree every year and I love her for more than one reason. Apart from just being soo gorgeous, she is special to me because my Grandma made the clothes, wings and halo that she wears and dressed her up to be sold at a Scout's Christmas Fayre when I was about 8 yrs old. I loved her so much that my other Grandma (Nanny) bought her for me.

And the decorations below were an absolute bargain from the Red Cross shop. £1.45 for the lot!

parcels wrapped and posted

Parcels wrapped and posted off to my Mum. I may put some of these tags in my Folksy shop, although a bit too late for Christmas ones I have some ideas for other occasions.

christmas stamps

Had to buy a shed load of stamps today and was pleasantly surprised to find these Christmas issue stamps for sale in the local post office. Designed by Guernsey based design company twodegreesnorth

christmas packages

Haven't posted for a while as spent most of last week in bed with a cold. Which was quite nice as I read a good book - White by Rosie Thomas. However I have managed to package up the last of my Christmas cards which are now all sold (hurrah) except for a few packets still in my Folksy shop. I can also do a nice little 'parcel' of cards for those who are interested!

Harbour Steps

Another illustration of St Peter Port looking towards the town from the harbour.

christmas fayre

The finished poster for the school christmas fayre which hopefully will draw lots of attention and raise lots of money for school.

birch tree inspiration

I took this picture on a recent trip to London as inspiration for a later date. I thought the silvery bark would lend itself well to a graphic pattern and judging by these other birch inspired products, I'm not alone in my thinking! In fact far from it - this was just the tip of the iceberg.







From top to bottom: Birch pattern fabric Hus and Hem, wedding invite by Tug Boat Printshop, wall mural by The Boys Depot, Bedding by Pottery Barn, magazine holder by babableu on Etsy, wallpaper by Designer Wallcoverings, cushion by ShaNickers on Etsy.

I can't choose a favourite, I love them all!

toadstool

Look what was growing in the garden! I thought someone had put a fake one there as a joke at first. What a perfect little specimen.

christmas fayre

An idea I'm working on for the school Christmas Fayre poster.

folksy christmas

This post is especially for my friend in England (you know who you are) who will be almost beside herself that Christmas is just around the corner and has probably been doing a countdown since June. If not before.

Yes friend, it is well and truly the season to light the fire, put your fluffy socks on and curl up with a hot chocolate and a mince pie. So this little round-up of all things festive is especially for you.

These are some of my favourite Folksy picks, although there were many more...

Top to bottom: Lace Heart hangers by Prince Design UK, Laptop Cover by TrinketKnits, Wooden Bunny hanger by Widget and Friends, Scandinavian and Vintage inspired decorations by Betsy Jarvis, Wooden decorations by Me and Ma