Space Rocket art print giveaway

How cool does that title sound? Too cool for a giveaway of my own that's for sure - but if you are interested in winning a Space Rocket art print then head on over to the Twinkle Star Art blog to enter (note: the print will not be this exact print shown here - the one you can win is currently a work in progress, and can be seen on Amanda's blog).

Amanda, of Twinkle Star Art, is an amazing artist and illustrator, and is a member of the two Etsy Street Teams I belong to (BrisStyle and DUST) and she is currently running a competition to win a copy of the latest children's art print she is working on. I can personally vouch for the amazing quality of Amanda's work, and she is a lovely person to boot, so head on over and help her out with some ideas. Submissions close on the 31st of July.

Actually, having said that, I'm going to blast off now (he he he - how could I not throw that in?) to try and scrape the murky depths of my own imagination so that I can attempt to submit an idea of my own for the competition....boy would Lee love a space rocket picture in his room! Zooma Zoom Zoooooooooooommmmmmm!!!!!!

Oh, and for more examples of Amanda's gorgeous work check out her Etsy Shop, Ebay Shop, her Blog, or her Flickr Photostream.

Cheers!!
Bec
xxx

Delicious things for me....

Thought I'd share a couple of my Christmas presents this year. My lovely husband went on a covert Christmas mission and found my list of 'favourites' that I'd marked in Etsy, then registered and ordered a couple of gorgeous prints to surprise me with.

The first (above) is a print by an independent artist from Los Angeles named Elsa Mora. It is called 'The Ride' and I just love everything about it. The quality of the print is really amazing - it looks even better in real life than it does here. Elsa's label is called Elsita, and I would definitely recommend checking out her Etsy shop. It is full of lots of strange and wonderful things.

This print is by Bernadette Sipkes, a printmaker and illustrator from New Zealand, and is a limited edition screen print called Green Birds on Flowers. I really love how the flowers are pebbly-shaped. I think I am going to put this one in our kitchen. It looks so good against all the white and bright red - and isn't it always nice to have some happy art in the kitchen? Bernadette's Etsy shop is called Sugarloop, and once again, I'd highly recommend checking out her beautiful prints.

And on an entirely different note, as a present to myself for my upcoming birthday, I have ordered this Built by Wendy pattern from Spotlight.

It is pattern number 3835, and I am looking forward to making all three variations of this pattern, especially the longer dress with the pockets. I love dresses with pockets - which is good because they are pretty much a necessity when you have kids. I even found a Flicker group for people who have made clothes from Built by Wendy patterns. It has got me all inspired, so now I can't wait for my pattern to arrive....I'll keep you posted on that one.