Animal earrings

These are the latest earrings listed in my shop, I sold them around markets before Christmas, but now I finally got around to photographing them. I'm trying to put more details into the earrings, which is the great thing about shrink plastic - you can add lots of details. Even thought I'd like to move some of my design to other materials like lazer cut plastic or wood, i think I'll always use this plastic too!

Happy New Year!

Happy new year!  This is a good time to start a fresh and treat yourself with money you may have been lucky enough to receive over Christmas:

There is a sale in my Etsy and Folksy shops from today until 19th January 2015. So you have two weeks to use this coupon code at the checkout to get 15% off all my items including the ones that are already discounted and custom orders!

New year always bring new years resolutions. Even though I don't set out specific resolutions I still tend to look back at last year and hope to do a bit more this year. 2014 was great, but there are a lot of things I would of liked to of done and haven't :{ So i made a simple motto for 2015 "do it today!" because tomorrow can't be bothered, lol.

I had a look at this list of new years resolutions to help animals but generally I think if you write down what you want to do with the year and keep looking at it over the next 12 months you should get some things accomplished!

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to makes some art - write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself". - Neil Gaiman

Christmas Cards

I've been looking back through my Christmas card designs, seems I never stray too far from penguins and polar bears. Good job they never go out of fashion?! I think my 2014 designs are a lot more sophisticated ;) 2009 and 2011 cards were on sale at local events before I opened my shop, but gave me my first taste of selling my own work.

I still have some of the holy cards for purchase message me :) Otherwise see either of my online shops for my most recent designs.

Custom made Christmas tree decorations

I've listed a custom made christmas tree decoration listing in my shop. Send me a picture of your pet and I'll make it into a cute hand painted wood decoration, suitable to display all year around!
 https://www.etsy.com/local/shop/TheCatkinBoutique

Christmas Cards ~ Hand silkscreen printed

 I've made a set of three Christmas cards, hand silkscreen printed in marbled blue inks. I've done a penguin and baby penguin A5 card. And two smaller cards; A6 polar bear and snow hare. My main theme for this season is snow rabbits, I have decorations, sticker, magnet and earrings of the same super cute snow ball - snow hare motif.

3rd Birthday!

Win a bag or piece of jewellery of your choice (not including custom items, sorry) by just by liking and commenting on this pic on my Facebook page.
I'm also offering 20% off any etsy purchase over £10 (ish) / $16  until Tuesday 4th of November 2014 (2 weeks from today) Can be used on any purchase including custom items :)
No, you don't need to get me anything, but if you haven't already please 'like' my page and share with your friends ;) Thank you again for all the lovely support over the years!
Nicky x x

Christmas decorations

 

I'm making more Christmas decorations, what would you like to see on your Christmas tree? I think donkeys are under rated at the moment....