Inspirational trees

This is what I am giving my sister Pippa for her birthday. Hope she likes it!

Is that a mixtape in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?

I know, I know, it's really late, but it's done and has been sent. Phew. I don't know what happened this month, I got all panicy having seen the amazing tapes that other people have produced, they're getting increasingly impressive as the months go by. Seriously people, how am I supposed to compete? So I spent ages trying to produce an incredibly elaborate pop-up number, but in the end I decided to go back to the design I've been using since the beginning. I find the idea that they work as a series oddly satisfying, even if they may not have the same impact as some other pieces.

Oh and the odd pale colour in the image above is in fact an ever-tasteful fluorescent pink...mmmm, nice!

Tis not yet the season...erm sorry about that

Hey there lovely people. Sorry for the disgraceful lack of recent postings, I've been somewhat distracted with Hen-do's to organise and all sorts of boring but necessary tasks to complete before my excursion to the Rainforest (which is coming up really soon, I've got to get into training!). I have however, found enough time to add some more stock to my Etsy shop.

Yup, that's right, Christmas cards!

I know, I know, I too hate the fact that all of the shops are already stocking all their glittery shite, despite it being only mid September. It makes me cringe when hearing Christmas carols pumped insessently through shop speakers everywhere once bonfire night is over.

Thing is though, I'm disappearing off for six weeks in November (key Christmas selling time) and have decided therefore, that my shop needs to be fully stocked with festive goodies before my departure. I've managed to ensure that I am going to escape the majority of the hype this year- I don't think that there's too much carolling in the Malaysian wilderness, and so feel somehow less guilty about foisting such atrocities on you.

So if you're one of those super-organised types and fancy a hand-cut card, or a high quality printed beaut for that special someone, just check out my shop, you might find something you like. As for the rest of you I can only appologise, but you know it's only going to get worse.

Emerging trees

Into the woods

More birthdays, more neurosis

Yes, I know, it's another papercut- I'm sorry and I promise to post something other than these soon, I just need to get them out of my system first.

This here offering was made for my mum's birthday. I'm always really concerned whenever I make someone a present or card rather than buying one. It somehow feels like a bit of a cop-out, though I absolutely love it when I'm given something that's been made just for me.

Cosmic mix-up

Is it really August already? How on earth did that happen? Well, however this occurred, a new month can only mean one thing. That's right, it's time for another mixtape.

Can you guess my chosen theme?! I've pretty much given up on trying to pick overtly cool and obscure tunes (mainly because I don't own any) and have opted instead for nostalgia, finding tracks in my library that I haven't listened to for years. Judge me if you want for my inadequate music taste, but you know you know every word of 'Major Tom' and will dance like a lunatic to 'Girl from Mars' when you think that no one's looking - I know I do.