2 year Biz Birthday GIVEAWAY!

Hello lovelies.
It's been almost 2 whole years since I left my job and began making my living from my creations. What a feat!
I'll save a post for sharing a little of the journey till the 31st (the official birthday)...but today I wanted to let you know about the giveaway I'm having in celebration.It has to be a foxy one of course....cos you know I'm owning that right now,albeit  in a Wayne's World kind of way! ;)

You can leave a comment below (I've opened the comment section especially!) or you can pop on over to my facebook page and leave a comment there too! You get extra entries for every social media site you comment on....ohlala!
I'll randomly pick the winner on Fri 31st Jan.

                     
                          

THANKYOU ALL so so much for joining in my celebration with me, it would be a very empty and lonely adventure without you all by my side xx

*ADDITIONAL EDIT on Fri 31st JAN*
The winner of the giveaway is Jacqui Aldi
Yay!
THANKYOU all soo much for joining in...there were nearly 100 names to randomly pick from..my ceremonial teacup had to be replaced with a measuring jug! Amazing xx

Foxy love

I'm delighted to share with you a few new items I am unleashing to the world!
They've been a work in progress for some time, so it's a GREAT feeling to have them finally  put "out there".
I'm loving also how their release into the world coincides (kind of!) with valentines day.....so for a bit of fun I'm putting out a little "foxy lady" love with these...I mean if it's good enough for Jimi Hendrix it's good enough for me!

First thing I want to share is this cotton cushion with pom pom trim! It's a 2 sided design that's been digitally printed onto thick cotton fabric and sewn together by me.

Here is the other side of the cushion......so you can alternate between the 2 , depending on how much

fox you want in your life! You can find the cushion here in my etsy shop.

 You may remember the Fantastic Mr F I sketched a while back?...well I made a print of this sweet fellow to match the cushion..
 

..and turned the  foxy cushion design into a print too...matching set! Both are available here.


 Next comes these 2 sweet foxy prints that I originally created using acrylic paint,gouache  and pen. They come as a set of 2 small 7 x 5"  prints  with the black border or can be bought individually in regular A4 size.....love the boldness that comes from the limited colours used.

Amongst the foliage

Countryside Queen

I've been working on trying to take better photos of my items...somewhat a long way to go....! There have been so many comedic moments along the way which I'm very relieved no one else witnessed! I have to include the one below purely for that reason as I grappled with wind and wire and flying leaves. You will never know my pain ;) 

Each foxy item comes with a little foxy tag...as a special Valentines treat....everyone needs a little reminder of their true foxy-ness grrrr! :)xx

Mr Fox...

I do love this Fantastic Mr Fox...because yes, the film is in my top fave list of films (and I am quite selective when it comes to films!)..but I mainly love him because of the time I spent drawing this...and the gentle but wise eyes that looked back out at me and soothed as I sketched absent mindedly and thought of my Granny who is getting ready to leave this world. 

Art is healing, as is nature too....I always knew it, but am reminded again.

I hope you are keeping cosy on this wet wintery-feeling day. Sending lots of love from me and Mr Fox for anyone who needs it xx

Ahem....

Still a work in progress...

I'm showing you the big textiley piece first...try and make up for the fact that I have indeed failed rather hugely at my "Walk on the wild side challenge" of creating an animal a day.....

But seeing as how it was a self induced mission, I'm taking heart in the fact it's only really myself I'm letting down! hehe!

You see, life as always gets in the way of best intentions, what with school/nursery days off, family birthdays, family wedding and guest book to be made, open studios in 2 weeks.....there's more but I'll not bore you!

                            
So my walk on the wild side has slowed to a meander which will take in a few more animal sights..but not daily as originally planned....
Perhaps you'll happily meander along too? :)

PILE UP!!!!

Are you involuntarily feeling the urge to go and jump on someone now you've heard those notorious words?! :)

These buddies are doing a more synchronised pile up, strategically engineered with precision and balance (for my "magic number 3" journals where 3 daily happy things or thoughts are to be documented).

This pile up pyramid took even more patience and planning. Largely down to the prankster penguins.....don't let their innocent faces fool you...they love nothing more than tormenting and tickling an arctic fox!

This'll be my crimbo card for the year.

So I have to give thanks to each furry/feathered friend involved and hasten to add that its true what they say about working with animals! :) xx