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I’m still here… sort of! 6 Feb 2013 | 09:03 am
Well I’ve definitely fallen off the social network bandwagon! Down the track I expect I’ll be able to start illustrating and blogging again, but for now, if you don’t see me posting… just assume I’m t...
A Happy Easter Tweet! 31 Mar 2012 | 09:41 pm
Here’s an Easter tweet for your little ones! (Just right click to view full sized image, and save from there to your desktop.) If you post a link to your child’s finished coloured in page, I’ll post i...
Happy Birthday Mama! 30 Mar 2012 | 04:40 pm
Was my birthday yesterday (32!), so I treated myself with a little arty time. I had stumbled across other artists who came up with some illustrations based on children’s drawings, and had a go with my...
Crafty | Big Colour & Play Drawings 9 Feb 2012 | 11:52 pm
I have been doing these big colour & play drawings for my kids over the last couple years… I find attention spans of toddlers & preschoolers can dwindle pretty quickly, so I draw a big picture that we...
Green Craft | Rejuvenate Dried Up Markers 2 Feb 2012 | 11:30 pm
I stumbled across this tip at Stubby Pencil Studios… breathe life back into dried out water based markers by dipping them in water! I had a bag full of dried out markers I hadn’t quite found another u...
On Maternity Leave… Again! 26 Jan 2012 | 11:33 pm
Well, I’ve been off maternity leave, freelancing part-time for the last three months, only to go back on it again… am delighted to be expecting my third baby in August. So, I will be continuing my cas...
Happy Holidays 20 Jan 2012 | 05:41 pm
This is your (belated) holiday card :) Hope you had a happy and safe holiday with your family and friends! Was fun making Christmas Cards out of some of Hera’s old drawings, a great way to reuse them...
Christmas Craft | Potato Stamp Paper 20 Nov 2011 | 06:17 pm
I’ve wanted to do this for years, and having a 3-year-old to do it with gave me the perfect excuse to have a go at making potato stamp holiday paper. Was an easy, quick craft… all you need is a small ...
Children’s Book in Progress | Step 1 : Setup! 18 Nov 2011 | 07:06 pm
I’ve just started working on illustrating and designing a new children’s book, eeeeeee! Now that the contract was signed, the deposit received, and I’m ready to put pencil to paper, and thought I’d sh...
Have you visited your website today? 27 Oct 2011 | 11:47 pm
I had the pleasure of receiving the news that another one of my children’s books won a Mom’s Choice Award (will keep you in suspense as I get more details!) Shortly afterwards I started to receive ema...
