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July rewards - Little flower shop kitties

This month will be all about kitties and tulips! The happy mail set will include an A6 sticker sheet and A6 print.

I will be out of town for most of July going on holiday to visit my friends and family in California for the first time in 3 years! So some important things to note for the upcoming month since I'll be holiday:

• The first set of happy mail will be sent out next week (woo early for once! 😅)
• Patrons who join after July 15 will have their rewards mailed ...
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Upcoming benefit changes

Hey everyone - I want to let you know that early access to the shop for ceramics updates will now be regular benefit for patrons in the Hatchling and Fledgling tiers! So for tomorrow's update, you will get 30 mins early access to shop :D

I'm also going to look into making this early access time frame longer for future updates since I know it can be hard to be online at a specif...

Ceramics preview up now!

Hey Patrons, the ceramics preview is up now! This update ended up being a lot bigger than I thought it would be. 

Use the password JulyBuddies to preview the ceramics now at https://birdietam.art/collections/ceramics 

The shop update is on Friday, July 1 at 18:00 GMT+2! I'm really hoping I will get everything packed in time before I go on ...

A big ol' art dump

Unexpectedly, I have drawn a lot this month :o Since I haven't been in the ceramics studio for the past 4 weeks, I've instead been putting my creative energy into doodling and drawing. And looking at this collection now, it's all kinds of random stuff. Watercolor paintings, animation, comics, birds, flowers - I guess I had a lot of unused drawing energy to expend.

This is the longest break I've taken from the ceramics studio for the past year, and while unplanned it has been nice since ...

I have no self control and they're available now

As the title says, I have really poor self control and I've been waiting months to make these available to you! So I  added them to the shop now :p

https://birdietam.art/collections/accessories/products/large-guinea-pig-tote-bag 

If you'd like me to hold your order until the shop drop next week, just let me know! I'm happy to do so. I will then ship ou...

Tote bags & the delayed items finally coming to the shop!

So the tote bags came last week and I finally got to taking photos of them today! I hope the photos are good enough to show the bag but let me know if I should take more  :D

The items I ordered for the market are now slowly trickling in this week. I also got some new bee earrings in that I need to take photos of and I'm expecting some new magnet sets this week.

I'm thinking of doing a shop update this weekend with the new merch and then next week will be the ceramics drop. Sp...

Guinea pig bookmark (digital download)

Hallo - here's a little digital download for you this month!

There are 4 different versions for you to choose from :) I thought it could be fun to have a "coloring book" one in case any of you would like to choose your own colors.

I'd recommending printing this on thick paper if you can, or laminating it afterwards.

I hope you like it! :) And if you make your own, pls share photos with me on Instagram!

studio vlog release - garden show part 1!

A few hours later but hey, got the video out today! This showcases the first two weeks of preparing for the garden show.

I didn't know if I was going to get this video out today because there was so much footage to edit, but I decided to split it into two parts since it was getting so long.

Get some pens/paints/markers/clay and come hang out with me while I make a whole bunch of pots!

Some special news to share with you!

A short little video to tell you in person of some big news!

I ask that you please keep this secret since it isn't public yet :)

June rewards: Guinea Gardeners!

I think a lot of you will like this month's Patreon theme - guinea gardeners! I originally made these for the Garden show this weekend, but I thought they were so cute I'd use them for the Patreon mail too :D

As usual, the happy mail will include an A6 Sticker sheet, A6 print and a personal letter from me. I will send this towards the end of the month <3

New vid! My favorite kiln unloading

I started to edit a new video for this week and decided to make this part its own video to prevent the market vlog from being too long. So please enjoy this impromptu kiln unloading video showing a bunch of new ceramics!

Fresh from the kiln!!

I am so proud and excited to share the last kiln unload before the market. I've been working really hard this whole month to prep and it's absolutely unreal to see them all together on the table like this.

I haven't counted, but I think I will have about 100 pieces for this market. It was a personal goal of mine to try and make 100 - to challenge myself and see what I could do if I really tried and put the time into focusing mainly on ceramics.

It's crazy to think that just a fe...

Tote bags in the works!

The tote bags are currently being made! I will admit there have been a few bumps along the way, with some issues with the color being different than my sample and also the size a little different. BUT they're finally in the works and I'm excited to get them in person.

They are bigger than your regular tote bags with the inner pocket sewn to the top so the seams don't show. I even got little tags with my logo made to go on the inside :D

There's no way they will be here on time for ...

Chicken cottage life!

Yesss the new stickers came just in time! I was worried they were going to be delayed but we're right on schedule 😊

The little print and note will be made tomorrow and then eveything will be sent at the end of the month 💕 Now to go buy stamps...

New notepads!

Yayy! Finally the new notepads are here and they are SO cute. I'm happy I went with lined paper this time to change it up because as someone who consistently writes sideways, this is very nice for me 😂

I've put a few on my shop but not the whole inventory since only half of them got delivered (the other half is delayed, lost? I'm not sure)

But I'd recommend waiting if you want to order anything because I am finally picking up the terrarium cat keychains this week. Fingers cross...

Early Access - new video! First market of the year and lots of prep

I'm slowly getting vlogging back into my schedule and this one ended up being a long one! There's a lot of chatting in this so it's a good one to have on in the background while you're doing stuff.

Also you'll finally see all the new Vograce stuff in the video and the notebooks and tote bags are in the Patreon exclusive shop now (available for Hatchlings and Nestlings). The password to the shop is the same as this month's discount code. Pigeon planner stickers are available in the Stick...

Ceramics shop update coming today!

The shop update is coming today at 18:00 GMT+2. I've last minute added a few more of the beige buddy planters including the birds and axolotls.

Be sure to use your discount codes today if you decide to get anything!

Patreon happy mail!

Cottage chicken life!! I've just ordered the sticker sheets and really love the cozy cottage them. I think they are gonna look so cute in bullet journals and notes.

There is also a bunch of new garden stuff coming that I can't wait to show you! Including the TOTE BAGS! They're being made now and fingers cross that by some miracle they will get here before the market.

I ended up getting green tote bags made and a new sample of the beige one with a zipper. When they arrive I will be...

Vote - who's your fave plant pet?!

The plant art marathon continues. I am blasting out an entire garden collection in what feels like just a few weeks 😅

I thought it would be really cute to make a magnet set based off of my actual planters - which I am a little surprised I haven't done yet actually.

I am considering making a dog, but dog people are so particular and every time I make a dog I get so m...

Testing out new forms and glazes!

I am attending another market in June called the Malmö Garden Show! 🌱 It was a very last minute decision, but the event is supposed to be really big with lots of people and it didn't seem like an opportunity to miss. The only thing is that I only have one month to prepare an entire line of plant/garden themed items since I have to stay within the theme of the garden show, ruling out a lot of my existing inventory.

And to add a little more drama, it will be the most space I've eve...

Do you listen to podcasts?

I have been playing around with the idea of doing a Patreon only podcast. This would be me giving some more personal updates about what's been going on in my art journey and what I've been up to in the month!

Is this something interesting to you? Do you listen to podcasts?

May: Cottagecore chickens

May snuck up on me - I thought the first of May was on Monday! But alas here we are already in the new month 😅

But the theme this month will be chickens with a cottage-core aesthetic!

When you think cottage core, what types of things/objects/places do you think of?

Prepping your patreon rewards

Hey everyone! I'm putting your Patreon rewards together now to send out on Monday. The sticker sheet came out sooo perfect - I'm excited for you to get it! All the leaves/flowers on the sheet are stickers too so you can use them to decorate.

You'll notice that the transparent sticker is missing. I started to make them, but after testing the quality of them I'm just not happy with how faded they look. So instead, you will be getting a matching A6 fox print. I hope that's okay.

I wi...

Tote bag samples!

I didn't know the best way to show the samples so I've made a quick video!

I've decided to get the largest size with an inner pocket, but I haven't decided which print to get or whether or not to have it with a zipper. A zipper will ofc make it more expensive, but maybe it's better? Thoughts? Which is your fave?

So busy with market prep!

I've been so busy with prepping for this market. I've been putting in a lot of hours at the studio to produce ceramics, organizing the table, making prints/stickers and just trying my best to make my first market of the year a success.

I wanted to vlog more of the prep work, but I was so busy that I've only started to vlog today (two days before the market!). But I do hope to have a vlog out soon and I will probably do a follow up video as well with tips for doing a table set up.

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preview - terrarium cats

I had an idea to make some little terrarium pets and doodled these in the past week! And I just spontaneously ordered these as clear charms to make them into keychains 😅 

It was really hard to choose what to make them look like. I debated on whether or not to do a grey/brown tabby and a siamese for a long time but finally settled on these.

If things go quickly, they should arrive in a couple weeks along with the Patreon stickers for this month ^^

Doodling planters

Sometimes when I'm designing planters, I do some sketching beforehand to get my ideas down. I've been working on a bunch of new beige buddy planters and here are some of the ideas I've been playing around with ^^

I am prepping for my first in person market of the year and want to have as many of these planters available as possible! But I'm a slow maker so I'm not sure how many I will have.

I've said it a lot but I really do love making these raw planters. Throwing my favorite par...

Which is your fave?

Doodling a new notepad idea... which is your fave? :D

Also A6 or A5 size?

Happy mail - Plant Buddies

Hello~~ for this month's happy mail you will be receiving an A6 sticker sheet and a little clear sticker of the fox!

I've tested the clear sticker and it seems waterproof, but probably safer to call it water resistant if you want to be extra cautious :)

I will be ordering the sticker sheets asap!

And it's suddenly April!?

I can't tell if it's actually spring or not because it did snow just a couple of days ago... but I think we're almost there!

I am hopeful and so this month we will continue to celebrate spring with tiny animals on plants - which you may have seen these on Instagram :) They will be formatted into a sticker sheet.

Spring is near!