Watch the Birdie

Hello, I'm back with more strange birds to fill the idle hours. I'm working on lots of new drawings as we speak, this one was just a doodling experiment, for some easter cards.

I will also be venturing into tee-shirt world with some new kid friendly designs.

A few weeks ago while I was encouraging my son (4) to get dressed - he was attempting to send me insane by doing the opposite of everything I asked.
Hours later I was a wreck and agreed to make him a tee shirt with Wall-E on it, in gratitude to him  for just leaving me alone.

So here is how I did it!

Step 1: draw your design on your computer, or scan in a photo or picture.

Step 2: print out your picture onto Heat Transfer Paper ( available on-line ). I drew a big fat black outline all around my image to blend in with the black tee-shirt.

Step 3: Cut the little fella out.

Step 4: Pop the image on your tee-shirt with a sheet of tracing paper on top, iron for 20 seconds or so at full heat.   Your finished tee shirt is machine washable at 40 degrees. Do not directly iron on the image.

Step 5: WAY HEY!! One lovely tee shirt and one very happy kid.

please do take a look at my last post if you want to be in with a chance to win some original artwork.
xxx

another year - another pile of ideas and doubts..

Hello-ha  - Happy new year and all that.

I'm sat here with the de-humidifier blasting away and the smell of mould cleaner wafting around the house. Outside it's grey and drizzly as normal. Beside me is a pile of sketch books and note books for : drawings, ideas for sewing, bags, prints, patterns, kids stuff, things for me, tea-shirt prints, ideas for craft parties, exhibitions, art-clubs, business designs, marketing, promotions, writing, stories, songs, poems, and general self improvement! aggrrhhhhhhh....................................................................................................................................................................................... yes indeed, where to start.
So, having drunk my cold coffee, I've decided to start here, with the blog.   Blog-a-rama-tastic.

I'm sure no-one is interested in the mummblings of my mind but sod it - it all seems quite pointless anyway - if Jamie looses his job in the next round of local government re-organising (i.e. sacking another loads of youth workers) then I shall be getting a job stacking shelves in Pound-Savers anyway.
But while I'm still here plugging away - something I really need to work on this year is SALES! Sales is not my strong point,  so I'm just going to have to give my creations away instead!  ah ha.....brilliant idea!

And here -  my lovely followers and future followers is what you could win.
 This super (A4) Strange Bird print,   PLUS  a splendid set of (4 x 3cm) buttons.   For FREE !

All you do have you do a small amount of work to be entered into the draw.

1: follow this blog & write a comment
or alternatively

2: just be really nice and 'share' & 'like' my face book page and generally big me up!
The draw will take place on the LoVeLY day of the 14th of February. HOOORAYYYY!!! xxxxx