Hello & Happy August!
I hope you enjoyed the sunshine throughout July.

A new month means a new FREE desktop wallpaper and to try and keep the sun shining. This month features warm sunflowers, agapanthus and dahlias all buzzing with bees.
 
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With all the soaring temperatures here in the UK, July was a bit of a struggle for me as I'm not great at all when it's too hot, so work routines needed to be adjusted to cope.  However, the main struggle came from the theme of the stuff I was working on whilst the was sun blazing away.  What I'm not showing you here is I have been doing lots of creative development on Christmas themed work (all to be revealed in the coming weeks).

Yep, there it is, the 'C' word in August again.  Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!

Actually, it crops up all year round in this line of work as most illustrators and designers will tell you. July saw lots of festive work on my desk whilst I gently melted away in the heat.  Which is why I have felt the need to also draw stuff like sunflowers, agapanthus and dahlias to remind me that summer is here and to be savoured...

​As part of the new designs I've been developing to release in autumn, I've been getting on with designing my 2019 Calendar.  I am hoping to do two calendars again this year, but if I can get the first one done I will be more than happy as it's become quite a labour of love, with lots going on in each image.

A couple of months ago I was dabbling with the '100 day project' over on Instagram, around the theme of wildlife around the world.  These drawings along with others are now forming the basis on my 2019 calendar which will be called 'Wild World'.

Here is a little peep at what I plan to use for one of the months, possibly September...

Talking of September, that's when I hope to have these calendars done and printed so that they can be photographed professionally along with the new Christmas cards and wrap I now have finished and printed (a big satisfying tick off my to do list).  

​I hope to be able to share more calendar development next month and a behind the scenes on how the photoshoot goes for the October blog post....

Before I sign off, I will leave you with another new design I developed in July (another reaction to working on Christmas whilst trying to relish summertime).  

This 'But First Tea' design can be found as print over at my Etsy shop in a choice of coloured backgrounds : pink, as shown above, yellow or dark inky blue.

With the school holidays here and a trip to Cornwall on the cards, I am looking forward to plenty of cream teas by the sea in the coming weeks.

Have a lovely month
Best wishes

​Angie 

Hello!
Happy June to you!

Another new month has arrived bringing summer with it.
Of course that makes it time for a new FREE DESKTOP WALLPAPER.
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June also makes it about time I had a bit of an offer running over at my Etsy shop.

Etsy are celebrating 13 years with a site wide sale from 18th to 22nd June.  I am going to join that AND bring it forward so my shop sale runs from the
​1st of June to 22nd June...

At the moment, I am busy working away and have lots of new designs brewing and plenty in mind to launch new to my Etsy shop after the summer.  To make way for some new things, it's definitely time to have an offer on the existing things.  

Which is why I am offering 20% off everything in my store for orders over £4...

That offer includes some of the new arrivals to my Etsy which include the
2019 A2 Wall Planners.  
This year there is an additional new design to these. Introducing the
​'Plan a Wild and Wonderful Year' calendar in autumnal colours featuring wild woodland animals, toadstools and leaves.

Also on sale are my illustration prints and posters.  Many featuring wildflowers and birds in vibrant colours to brighten any wall and bring a bit of the outdoors in...

Then there are my A3 nature guide posters (these are also available in A4 size).
​Available in pairs or individually, they are a great way to help identify the birds and wildlife around us....

Or you could opt to stock up on cards and notecards with these multipacks of 8.
My weekly planner notepads always make great gifts, so now would be a good time to get them, or any of the items in my Etsy for less.

I hope you enjoy browsing the Etsy sale.  I know I will, I'm looking forward to discovering some great offers on amazing handmade pieces. If you are an Etsy seller who is also taking part in the site wide event, please leave a comment below and let me know so I can  come and see.

Have a wonderful month!
best wishes

Angie.