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Stickers - new and old!

The votes were SUPER close but vinyl stickers won out just by a little bit!  🎉 I've been spending all day making them. They are waterproof and more resistant than my other stickers because I also laminated them for extra protection 😊

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I know half of you wanted the sticker sheets instead, and I've been thinking about how I can make previous designs available again.

In general, I'd like to eventually add previous sticker sheets to the shop after 2-3 months. ...

Sticker sheet or vinyl stickers?

Thanks for voting on the last poll everyone! I've finished up the print for the happy mail and have included the requested sea turtle, whale shark and manta ray 😊

I now need to prep the stickers and want to do a quick poll (hope you don't mind another one!) I usually do a little sticker sheet, but I was thinking that you might waterproof vinyl stickers instead?

If we do viny...

Hello August :D ~

August means the ending of summer and oncoming of autumn. But hopefully we will still have another month of warm weather and sunshine 😊

This month I want to do an ocean theme! I haven't had created the art yet and want to get your input - what are your favorite sea animals?

July stationery printable with video instructions

Here's your printable for July! From the votes in the poll, I made a little stationery set for you! I hope you don't mind that it's cat themed again 🐱 I've also included a little video to show you how to put the envelope together 😊

I have formatted this for both A4 and Letter size. If you make this set, do send me pics! Enjoy and thanks for hanging out this July 🥰

sketches from 2016!?

I found one of my favorite sketchbooks of all time while unpacking! It's a brown paperback sketchbook that I bought in 2016 when I first moved to Sweden.

When I first moved here, I was extremely lonely and living in a tiny apartment with my two kitties. I spent many evenings filling up the pages in this sketchbook and I'm so happy to have found it again 🥰

merch preview - washi tape incoming!

So back in May was the first time I mentioned that I was getting washi tape, and then you saw some previews in June. Well I'm happy to share the final lineup that went to the manufacturer! 😊

I couldn't decide which ones to get, so I did the proper thing and got all of them in varying amounts 😂 There is also a new design I didn't share before featuring the little plant cats!! 😍 In total, there will be 8 new washi tape designs.

They just shipped the package to me which will...

A crazy, busy, hot week!

Hey everyone! Omg this past week has been crazy between prepping for the move, packing up last orders and trying to hit deadlines for content 😅

We've spent all of last week, basically every evening after work, removing this super stubborn blue wallpaper. I thought it was going to be easy after watching YouTube videos about it, but our wallpaper was nothing like that! We had to remove it in small strips. 

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What digital download do you want?

Sorry for the radio silence! I've been super busy wrapping up projects and prepping for our move at the end of the week. BUT I do want to make you something for this month! What would you like? 😊

A slice of artist life - new studio vlog!

Been super busy prepping for our move next week, but I did manage to edit a vlog for this week! This one actually has a bit of everything - shopping, painting, sketching, ceramics making, a shop update - it's gonna be a good time :D

Let's get to know each other!

Hi there! We've had lots of new little birdies join Patreon in the past month, and I thought it'd be nice if we could get to know each other! I also made a little poll so I can get to know more about you and what kinds of content you'd like to see.

Feel free to also drop a comment to introduce yourself. You can even include a fun fact 😁 (Instagram tags welcome too, especially if you're an ar...

Shop update now live!

All the new little Australian birds, memo clips and mini magnets are now available!

Hatchlings and Nestlings - don't forget to use your 10% off discount code! It can be found in your email. If you still can't find it, message me :)

July strawberries!

😎 Hello everyone, we're now fully in summer! I have some little strawberry friends for you, and those in the Nestling tier will receive this postcard and sticker sheet.

I am also planning a shop update this Saturday, July 3! The new Australian bird pins and magnets will be available as well as more restocks on earrings. But I will need to close my shop mid-month because I'm moving!

So I'll be a bit busy, but you can expect to get another digital download and sk...

june sketchbook tour!

Some random scribbles out of my sketchbook this month! And you can see the strawberry sketches I made for July's Patreon 😊 Trying to bring in more color to my works while keeping it loose. I also just bought a bunch of new art supplies (I know I said I wouldn't but...) anyway - I needed to use them! 

june digital download - notepad

Happy Midsommar everyone! Here is a little digital download for you this month! It's a little notepad/stationery set with Shrimp* 😁

I've included different versions so you can choose your favorite - grid, lined, dotted and blank. And they're formatted for both A4 and Letter size paper. I hope you like it!

* Shrimp is the name of my cat just in case you didn't know 🦐😂

sneak peak- washi tape!

A sneak peak of some new washi tape designs I've been working on 🤭 These are planned for the autumn - far away I know!

It has taken exactly one whole year for me to finally get around to making these, but better late than never I guess 😅 I probably won't get all of these made since it's a bit expensive to do all of the...

draw with me! today's video

I've got a lofi beats playlist ready for you today in this draw with me! Let's have a little creative downtime together :)

I learned everything from YouTube

Five years ago, I only made digital art and I didn't know anything about social media or how to run a business. Vlogging was the farthest thing from my mind and crafting was only a thing I did as a kid.

Fast forward to today, I somehow have gotten into traditional media, ceramics and playing the social media game daily to support my art business.

YouTube has been my go to when trying to learn anything new. It’s been a huge source of inspiration and knowledge, and I’ve learned ...

shop prep studio vlog and being stressed out

This video takes place before the last shop update. Watching it now, I can see the stress slowly building up over the week 😅 The stress wasn't specifically from the stuff I had to do for the shop update, but just an accumulation of all the things I need to do and never feeling like I'm doing enough

I don't talk about this specifically in the video, but I burnt out hard right after the shop update. I was feeling really down last week which is why I missed a studio vlog upload. But I'm...

sneak peak!

I've got lots of things going on behind the scenes including a number of ceramic pieces that are just waiting to be finished, but until I sort out my glazes they are currently sitting on my shelf half done 😅 I've no idea when they will be ready, but patience is the name of the game when it comes to ceramic art.

But I DO have some new pins/magnets/memo clips coming later this month featuring birds from Australia! And a very delayed little hummingbird that was originally planned for sp...

It's June!

Can you believe we're already half way through 2021? I'm super excited for this month's Patreon rewards! I've been really into drawing cats with big eyes recently, heavily influenced by my cat Shrimp  😂

So I present to you June's happy mail featuring these plant kitties! It will include an A6 print and a sticker sheet. I will be working on making them this  week to send out ASAP.

Reminder for Hatchlings & Nestlings- be sure to check your benefits ...

sketchbook tour

Some sketches from earlier this month! Lots of scribbles and playing with ideas.

You'll see lots of bees because I was thinking about making some bee art 🐝 Maybe I still should?

Also you'll see a page with lots of kitties and flowers - which is a sneak peak for June's happy mail rewards! I'm planning on doing a "Kitties in summer" set 😁 Can't wait!

washi tape??

Okay so I've been meaning to make washi tape since last autumn and STILL haven't done it - so please help me get the push to finally make some!

These are just some of the ideas I've been thinking of, but let me know in the comments if you have a specific idea. Anything's possible!

Vote on as many as you like!

shop update preview!

I finally made a new shop update preview vid! The merch I teased earlier is finally going to be available this weekend 😁

The shop update is on Saturday May 29 at 18:00 CEST.

Hatchlings & Nestlings - don't forget to use your discount codes!

making ceramics vlog

This vlog is all in the ceramics studio! The style is a little different as I realized I didn't really do that much filming and talking at the same time. So instead I did it like a "paint with me" with voice over while doing lots of painting and sculpting 😋 Enjoy!

studio vlog! ikea trip, failed ceramics and lots of drawing

This vlog is pretty chill! A bit of chatting at the start followed by lots of sketching and drawing. Grab some pencils/paints (or a snack!) and hang out with me for a bit :D

Edit: oops forgot to make it public! It's out now for reals 😂

May's happy mail has been posted!

I dropped off May's happy mail today - and I'm so happy with how the prints and stickers came out!

Please meet Frederick - the garden loving dragon 😊 It's a character I really adore, and I hope you do too! I don't do original characters that often these days, so it's really nice to be making one. (Once upon a time, I wanted to be a character designer.)

Painted with watercolors and inks 😊

Now off to edit a vid for this week!

sketches for may patreon rewards

I'm a little behind this month on the Patreon rewards, but I want to give you a sneak peak of what is coming!

There was such a lovely response from the painted April rewards that I wanted to do another watercolor-painted set.

So for May, expect some midsummer vibes with white and yellow flowers flowers along with this garden-loving dragon 😊😊

I will be working on painting and cutting out the stickers this week with the goal to send them out on Monday May 17.

Any s...

ceramic studio vlog!

I've been super busy but I did manage to cut together some footage from the end of last month for this week's vlog! It takes place almost entirely in the ceramics studio and you can get a preview of some of the new items I'm working on 😊 Enjoy!