magical mix up masterclass!

what treasure i recieved in the post just before christmas..... a well loved, thumb eared, deliciously doodled in Magical Mix up book, brimming with fantastic ideas, colour and drawing.

The book is now in glorious technicolour which would make any beautiful rainbow feel jealous!

What a lovely thing indeed- thank you 7 year old Leni for letting your mum send it to share with me. I love it and think you have done a truely wonderful job... a bit too good in fact- as i think i should retire and you should take over! you have made the book into a real work of art. A big fat well done to you!

Here are a few of the pages scanned in for you all to see....

i particularly like the filled in bakery menu items- everything in it looks yummy...

...and the princess sneezebelles family portraits are brilliant

Wowzers.... keep up the good work Leni!

ps, i will be returning the book back to Leni tomorrow as it needs to be back with its' creator and her very proud mum. So much time and effort has gone into adding loads of funny details and added extra bits to make the book and story even better... i couldn;t possible keep it (even though i secretly want to!)

very nice indeed reviews for goldilocks and just the one bear

one by wonderful american librarian on Librarians Quest blog
read it here.

aw, such nice comments make me smile in my tummy and go whoop whoop in my brain, i do believe that this has made my year so far!

also, i meant to mention this nice review from Read it daddy blog back in october 2012, but must have got waylaid with domesticity and tantrums and being a grown up or something.

better late than never....read it here.

just a little heartfelt thank you for all the people who like and review my stuff- it really does mean a lot to me just to know that i am not loopy (or maybe that i am loopy, but that is actually ok and appreciated!)

merry christmas angels!

happy christmas everyone.

i do hope you all have magical festivities and a great creative 2013.... i hope all your dreams come true (just the nice fluffy ones of course).

if you fancy getting crafty and making some paper angels like these for yourself, then print out my template and decorate. it is easy peesy.... even i can do it.

if you do make some, do let me know, i would love to see them!

they look really sweet on christmas trees.

every year i do a new one for the children in our family, which means our angel troupe will get bigger and bigger and in the future make the tree bulge and bow.

fa la la la la from me x

goldilocks and just the one bear in independants best of 2012 childrens books

how very nice!

Leigh Hodgkinson's Goldilocks and Just the One Bear (Nosy Crow, £10.99) is a satirical re-writing of a favourite story. This time it is the bear who invades the home: a posh apartment owned by Goldilocks, now a fashionable wife and mum. Leigh Hodgkinson's bright and stylish illustrations go happily over the top.

"happily over the top," is that a good thing.. gulpo

if you don' believe me (shame on you!) have a looky here

shhhh... secret penguins!

can't say tooo much about this as it is supposed to be a seeeeecret so keep your beak SHUT!

booksniffers pick of 2012

thanks to the lovely sniffing pug for including my "goldilocks and just the one bear" in your sooperdooper list of fab childrens books of 2012.

this news has made me oh so pleased that i might just reward myself with a biscuit (not a doggy one mind).

see the whole list here.

i am pleased to say i own about 90% of them (and the rest are on my christmas list!)

wonkybutton postcards yey!

....at last, and this time the reverse is printed the right way up (i know this is wonkybutton, but i didn't want anything THAT wonky).

also have my business cards.... but for someone who sits in a shed all day and hangs out with 2 year olds, i am not sure when i will ever get the chance to use them ha ha!

not sure when i will be able to get my etsy shop live though, as go onto maternity leave in a couple of weeks (eek)