A surprise in the post...

Hi, how're you going?

Today I received a parcel. yay! 
Inside the large envelope, the contents were wrapped like a gift...
... I have been excitedly waiting for this package to arrive, it's a "surprise package" that I bought from Little Mo & Friends which was an item donated for the Twigg family that recently sadly lost two loved ones (a mother /wife and a daughter/ sister), you can read my original post about this tragedy here. 


Anyway, this is what my lovely, beautifully wrapped package contained:

{YES!... it was indeed Helena!!!}

Wonderful stationery and a fun print created by the adorable, talented Helena!


One day I might commission Helena to make one of her fun portraits of my family!

   


check out Helena's work and her cute Etsy shop,
Little Mo and Friends.




Or perhaps you'd like to visit Helena at her blog.





Hope your week is going well,
mine has been very busy so far, (kids and work and such...!),
take care,


Sally x0x

Stationery Love - my latest finds

Oh I do sooooooo love greeting cards and stationery!
I am always buying cards for no other reason than I like them. They draw me in. I could (and occasionally do) spend hours in Stationery shops - such as the oh-so-fabulous Paperchase (my favourite!).

Recently, whilst visiting my local art shop, a cute patchwork elephant card jumped off the shelf to say hello to me! Upon inspecting the back to discover the name of the artist / designer (always my first response to an appealing design), I discovered a new card range to investigate - Jenny Frean. I found several of her cards, on the rack, which were all fab. The cards are published by the Art Group, and published by Jenny, who has run a  studio of talented designers since 1986.  First Eleven Studio is based in Sussex, UK.
The two designs above are by artist Rebecca Hoyes.

Also in the same art shop, was a stand of intriguing designs from La La Land - also a new discovery for me! Whilst they are not necessarily all styles of artwork that would normally appeal to me - they are a really fresh style. Something modern and different from the norm. Hooray for some originality!

by Art and Ghosts

by Flossy P

Greetings!!! lol
Sally x0x