Happy October!
By the light of a magical moon autumn has arrived. It's time for the sleepy fox to kiss her cub goodnight as they prepare to settle down for the winter ahead.

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Over at my Etsy shop it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. This year there are four new card designs to add to the collection, plus my 'Nutcracker' design has been released as a gift wrap just in time to make those special presents pretty. 
Cards are available as singles and packs of 2, 4, 6 and 12 to mix and match and many have a matching gift wrap design.  

Here on the blog I am sharing what's new
​and what is back in stock for this festive season...

First up, the four new card designs to add into my mix and match packs of A6 cards.
There is a theme of peace and folk art for these new additions to the collection.

Next, is a closer look at my new 'Nutcracker' gift wrap...

There is plenty of stock in of festive favourites to help add a special finishing touch
for a 'Blooming Lovely Christmas'...

I hope you enjoyed having a closer look at this year's Christmas collection.
It may feel early but with postal lead times and early bird Christmas shoppers spreading the cost this year more than ever - this month seems like the ideal time to share this with you all.

Wishing you a very lovely October!
Best wishes

Happy September!

A new season arrives and to celebrate, this month's desktop wallpaper is filled with
a mellow sun ripened harvest, as we wander through the grape vines and
​sample the fruits of a long hot summer.

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My mission over the summer was to complete the 2023 Wall Calendar
​and get the first batch printed.
I  am delighted to share the full, finished design with you here
and announce that they are now available from my Etsy and Folksy shops.

Just like my previous annual wall calendars,
£1 from every sale is donated to Secret World Wildlife Rescue here in Somerset.  
Once the final print run has sold out I make a final donation for that year -
which means so much to me, because I know that every penny
will be used for important conservation work.
Secret World are a vital local charity that rescues, rehabilitates and releases wildlife
across our region. Over the past few years, your orders for calendars have helped rescue many wounded and orphaned animals and birds,
and seen them safely returned to the wild.

Thank you so much for those orders!
The work SWWR do is just amazing, to find out more here's a link to their website:
https://www.secretworld.org

Here is a closer look at each page of the new 2023 Calendar....

Another project I have been working on over the summer is a continued c0llaboration
with my local Crafty Collective Gift Shop.  
We have been working together to develop sublimation printed giftware,
which can be personalised as they are printed to order in the shop.  
I have started to set up my Birth Flowers collection as personalised,
ceramic hanging heart decorations, to offer them in my Etsy shop.  
Each order is fulfilled by the Crafty Collective
and collected, packed and posted by myself.
A handful from the collection are ready and listed in my Etsy shop,
​but more will follow very soon...

Our hope is that these will make lovely little keepsakes for birthdays,
​which are very easy to send through the post.  

The plan for September is to complete this collection and set to work on
some Christmas themed ones which can also be sold in the gift shop.

Talking of the 'C' word,  there will be plenty of other projects involving
that theme this coming month,
so it is time to get my jingle on and 'sleigh' the day!
(Sorry about that - it's been a long summer spent with my teens)

Whatever your plans for September,
I hope you have a very lovely one
Best wishes