Custom Orders

Since opening the shop i have has a few custom orders and thought i would share some photos.

Horse Collage Board

Irish Collage Board

Custom Cushion

Pug Plushie

Designers Marketplace

Despite the snow I made it to Designers Marketplace. Heres a few photos of my stall

made with love

Just a little thank you present for someone

making a mess, again

Today i bought some paper punches that i had been wanting for a long time but are pretty overpriced at home. Anyway because im such a kid i couldn't wait to test them out so as soon as i got in i had a play around and made a mess.

It's given me an idea of some stuff to make for my designers marketplace stall.

The Sketchbook Project Update

I ashamed to say that i have neglected my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project. Amongst making custom orders, wedding gifts and getting prepared for Designers Marketplace my poor little sketchbook has been left untouched.

After reading my usual daily blogroll i found a few posts which instantly inspired me and reminded me to pay a little more attention to my poor old sketchbook, which has to be sent back in January and it is looking pretty sorry for itself in it's current state. Im hoping to take it to Florida with me in a couple of weeks and i will (hopefully) fill it with lots of photographs, drawings and tonnes of crafty sketchbooking stuff which is abundant and dirt cheap over there.

I mean Walmart alone has about 3 aisles dedicated to crafting and scrapbooking, Target is also one of my favourite places in the world! .... This is sad i know, but you just don't get stuff like that on that kind of scale here (in England) unless you visit places like Hobby Craft which still isn't the same and i also HATE that place.

Anyway enough of my embarrassing craft related confessions and rantings....

Christine Castro Hughes

Since joining The Sketchbook Project ive kinda got back into my college routine when beginning a new project of researching and scouring the internet for ispiration.
I was flipping through some of my books and figured the book 'An Illustrated Life' would be a good place to start. Its full of great artists and illustrators but Christine Castro Hughes work caught my attention as she does lots of light hearted doodles and collages, aswell as combining lots of writing and lists. Her works has given me loads of ideas and gets me excited about filling up my sketchbook.
I would reccomend this book to anyone who is interested in illustration and fine art as there are also a fair few paintings and fine artists featured in the book, also if you are trying to get back into the swing of sketchbooking.