Yearly Archives: 2007
21 posts in 2007
Happy (Belated) Holidays
I really really wanted to make an extra special Christmas post on my blog, but alas, last minute wholesale orders & Etsy craziness meant I didn’t have a minute to spare. Sadly, I missed out on doing a December giveaway! Read the full story…
A Magical Paintbox of Infinite Possibility
I was digging through some old work today & came across this ‘volley’ I did for a game of Photoshop Tennis. If you’re not quite sure what Photoshop Tennis is, the basics are that someone makes a picture in Photoshop… Read the full story…
N.E.E.T.
Isn’t this nice? One of my Benediction prints is featured on page 129 of the December issue of N.E.E.T. Magazine! It sold a few weeks ago, along with the other nine I listed in my Etsy shop…but I’m just finishing off… Read the full story…
Gocco Mania & Other Stuff
Etsy asked me to write a Gocco article for their blog, The Storque, & you can read it right here. Just a brief rundown of the plethora of Goccoed items available on Etsy, & some links to Gocco resources as well… Read the full story…
November Giveaway
Hands up who loves free stuff? Yep, me too! I thought it would be fitting for the very first monthly giveaway to be chock full o’ jellilicious goodness. The winner of the November giveaway will get… Read the full story…
Etsy Shop Update
I’ve been busy updating my Etsy shop with a few new things. Firstly, I’ve started listing my range of coasters which I’m selling individually for $6.00, two for $11.00, & four for $20.00. There are a lot more designs… Read the full story…
Desperately Seeking Cardboard
Who would ever guess how hard it is to find a good piece of brown kraft cardboard (or pad board, or chipboard, or whatever you want to call it)? I spent months earlier this year phoning paper merchants… Read the full story…
Jumping on the Holiday Bandwagon
We don’t really do Halloween here in Australia, although I wish we did. I love ghost stories, folklore, costume parties & lollies (that’s candy to you Americans) so it sounds like the perfect holiday to me! Here’s wishing you… Read the full story…
I Love…Mary Blair
Hands up who’s a lifetime member of the Mary Blair Appreciation Society (if there is such a thing)? Meeeeee!!! I’ve loved Mary Blair since I was little & first read I Can Fly. Isn’t it funny how kids study things so intently? Read the full story…
Endings & Beginnings
Well, yesterday was my birthday & I waved goodbye to my 30s. I also just happened to finish my current sketchbook the same day (I rip through at least one a month) & my new scanner was delivered. So put it all together… Read the full story…
Before & After
People sometimes ask me about my photo manipulations – how much of them is real, & how much is digital trickery. I thought I’d post a few before & after pics…I don’t know about you, but I find them interesting to look at… Read the full story…
Four Chimneys & a Great Dane
A bit dark & gloomy today – warm & balmy, with a storm brewing. I walked to the post office, & on the way back took photos of chimneys. This dog was awfully interested in what I was doing, & not quite sure… Read the full story…
One Thousand
I love a good milestone, & today I reached a doozy – my 1,000th sale on Etsy! I can’t believe I’ve sold so many things! That’s a lot of customers, & a lot of parcels, & a lot of work. I am so grateful for my good fortune… Read the full story…
Little Things
When I was a kid, I used to collect little treasures such as toys from cereal boxes, Christmas crackers & vending machines, & keep them in a tin toffee box which I called my ‘Little Things Box’. I’d spend hours… Read the full story…
A Walrus Ghost with Fancy Moves
Now where are you ever going to see a spectacle like this other than in a bizarre Max Fleischer cartoon? In the lead up to Halloween, here’s one of my very favourite cartoons from the 1930s. Betty Boop runs away to a haunted cave… Read the full story…
Sunday on the Lawn
Check out this voluptuous little number…it’s from a 1950s outdoor setting that I made my friend buy last week. I’m really good at convincing people to buy things…I’m that little cartoon devil that sits on your shoulder… Read the full story…
Nine Moleskines
I’ve had these Moleskine notebooks half finished for a few months now. They need something…I’m just not sure what yet. My love for brown kraft is bordering on obsessive. But who can blame me? It compliments almost any colour… Read the full story…
Everything you need, you carry around with you
So I thought I’d explain the significance of that phrase & why I had it written on a bracelet (see previous post). A few years ago I was going through a particularly stressful time where I was constantly in worry mode… Read the full story…
An Early Birthday Present to Myself
It’s my birthday in a couple of weeks & I thought I’d treat myself to something I’ve been coveting for a while…a custom made bracelet by Keys & Memories made from vintage celluloid typewriter keys. Yep, that’s my name… Read the full story…
Indie Art & Design Giveaway
Further to yesterday’s post, the giveaway promotion has now been launched over at indie art & design Go check it out for the chance to win this swag of Magic Jelly stuff!