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My experiments with creativity and some creative ideas for you to try

Homemade Gift Voucher Ideas

21 December 2020 by Lou
homemade gift voucher

Creating a homemade gift voucher or DIY coupon booklet can be a great gift solution. They’re original, can be low cost and you don’t need to wait for delivery. Need some inspiration? Read on, I’ve got  you covered… Reasons to give a DIY gift voucher Giving a homemade gift voucher or coupons solves a lot … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, fathers day, gift ideas, gifts, mothers day, valentines day

Printable Christmas Gift Tags

30 November 2020 by Lou
printable christmas gift tags

Fancy some printable Christmas gift tags? This week I wanted to give you something to say thank you for visiting my blog and all the other support you’ve shown me. The gift tags designs are based on some of the illustrations I’ve done for my Christmas card collection so you can also buy a card … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, News Tagged: christmas, creativity, gift tags, gift wrapping, gifts, illustrations, printables

A Gift Wrapping Station

16 November 2020 by Lou
Gift Wrapping Station

Why on earth would you need a gift wrapping station? Well partly so you can feel smug and organised, but mostly because it makes life so much easier when you need to wrap a whole load of presents! It’s really frustrating when the stuff you need is all over the place and as soon as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, creativity, fathers day, gift wrapping, mothers day, valentines day

Custom Illustration Prints as Gifts

2 November 2020 by Lou
Custom illustration prints - Eiffel Tower

As well as selling greeting cards and doing custom cartoon portrait cards, did you know I also do custom illustration prints that make great personalised gifts? You may already have seen some of the cartoon portrait prints I do, but enjoy doing other custom illustration too. I was approached recently by someone who had seen … [Read more…]

Posted in: Behind the Scenes, Creative stuff Tagged: anniversary, birthday, cartoon portraits, christmas, creativity, custom, custom portraits, drawing, fathers day, gift ideas, gift wrapping, illustrations, mothers day, Prints, valentines day

Halloween Costume Ideas

26 October 2020 by Lou
Halloween costume ideas

This year there probably won’t be any trick or treating, but with these Halloween costume ideas the kids can still dress up and have a party at home, complete with spooky atmosphere and gross snacks. And once they’re in fancy dress I’m pretty sure they won’t care if they can’t go door to door as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff Tagged: Etsy, fancy dress, halloween, party

How to Wrap Awkwardly Shaped Gifts

12 October 2020 by Lou
How to wrap awkwardly shaped gifts

It’s easy to wrap cubes but how do you wrap awkwardly shaped gifts, like plants, balls and bicycles? I’ve done some research to give you the best solutions for all shapes and sizes of presents.

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, creativity, fathers day, gift wrapping, mothers day

Easy Homemade Gift Ideas

28 September 2020 by Lou
edible homemade gift

Getting a homemade gift can be a lot more special than something that has been bought. You know that the person who gave it to you has definitely put some time, thought and effort into it. And even a shop bought present can be personalised with the addition of a DIY touch, like giving a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, creativity, custom, fathers day, gift ideas, gifts, mothers day

Eco Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas

21 September 2020 by Lou
eco friendly gift wrapping with newspaper

I decided to try and avoid buying wrapping paper as much as possible a while ago, as it seems awfully wasteful. As a result I’ve been investigating more eco-friendly gift wrapping ideas and, although I’m still learning, I thought you might like to hear about some of them. Not everyone realises that the majority of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, eco friendly, Etsy, fathers day, gift wrapping, gifts, Greeting Cards, valentines day

Furoshiki Techniques for Eco Friendly Gift Wrapping

17 August 2020 by Lou
Furoshiki Techniques

Are you looking for more eco-friendly ways to wrap gifts? If so, using a furoshiki cloth is about as green as you can get. There are several different furoshiki techniques to suit a variety of gifts shapes and sizes, so it’s as versatile as it is environmentally friendly. And it looks beautiful! What is Furoshiki? … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, fathers day, gift wrapping, gifts, mothers day, valentines day

Creative Inspiration: A book review

27 July 2020 by Lou
The Joy of Watercolor - Emma Block

Everyone needs a bit of creative inspiration now and then, and I’m no different. I think it’s important to keep learning and stay creative, and books are my favourite way of doing this. Fiction teaches me more about other people by putting me in someone else’s shoes for a while. And non-fiction teaches me more … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff Tagged: creative inspiration, creativity, gift ideas, illustrations, learning, painting, practice, watercolour
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