Happy Holidays

Well, I did disappear for a while there, didn't I?

I went away to Ontario for a week doing school and library visits, then came right back to Christmas card illustration deadlines and a few other projects to finish.
I will be back in the New Year with things to share and a new creative project to start.
I want to wish you all a very merry holiday season and all the best for 2010.

New Etsy Shop

I have finally opened an Etsy shop for my Little poppets (my needle felted characters). Just a couple of items at the moment, but I hope to add more over the next few days.

Winter scene


Peppin


Edmund


Bellamy


Oh, and there are some new bunnies in my other shop: It's a Whimsical Life

William


Nicolas


Etienne


Anatole

2010 calendars available at Lulu and Red Bubble

The calendar is finished and now up for sale here: Lulu

*Edit*
If you enter the code: BUY2010 at the checkout, you will save 15% (until 31 Dec 09).

Yay!

I have also made another calendar available at:

Red Bubble
This is an Australian site, but shipping is very reasonable and the format and paper is a little different.

July!!

Finally, July is done! It has been a bit of struggle trying to get this finished while also preparing for going to Ontario tomorrow for TD Book Week. But I really wanted to get this done and up for sale before I leave.


I am heading over to Lulu.com now to add this last month, and I will let you all know as soon as it is up for sale. Whew! This calendar turned into a much bigger job than I expected, but I think it was worth it.

March

Almost there. I have finally finished March:


July is the only month left, then it will be done!

April revisited

Changed April. I think that this one is better:

February Mole again

February mole with watercolour background and better light:


I wanted to create a September page based on this:


September hedgehog:


September hedgehog in the rain. Rain is hard to do - not sure if it works or not, but still cute:


I am getting there slowly but surely. Looking at re-working April a bit, then I need to do something for July.

Still trying to come up with a picture book idea every day - it is hard!

February again

Still putting together the calendar. All the little details seem to take me an age, even though the result might be quite simple.

I think I will re-photograph it tomorrow, and try a watercolour background. Elements are almost finished for a hedgehog in the rain. More tomorrow :)