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5 a Day Greeting Card Collection

7 January 2021 by Lou

I’m happy to announce that my new 5 a Day greeting card collection is now available. 2020 wasn’t the best year and 2021 isn’t off to a great start either, so I figured we all need a bit of cheering up and that’s what this collection is all about. It’s full of silly puns and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Behind the Scenes, News Tagged: anniversary, birthday, Etsy, Greeting Cards, illustrations, mothers day, valentines day

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

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

Shopping for Personalised Gifts on Etsy

9 November 2020 by Lou

Although we’re in lockdown during prime holiday shopping time this year, online marketplaces like Etsy make shopping for thoughtful personalised gifts easy. And 2020 is a year that we really do want to show our favourite people how terrific we think they are, so ordinary gifts are not going to cut it! While there are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, custom, custom portraits, Etsy, fathers day, gift ideas, gifts, 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

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

Gift Ideas for Book Lovers

7 September 2020 by Lou
Gift Ideas for Book Lovers

I love reading and I know I’m not alone, so this week I’ve compiled some gift ideas for book lovers. Whether you’re looking for a book related gift or just something to give alongside an actual book I’ve got you covered 😆 Just to let you know, some of the links in this post are affiliate … [Read more…]

Posted in: Gift Giving Tips Tagged: birthday, book lovers, books, Etsy, fathers day, gift ideas, gifts, mothers day, valentines day

Is Regifting OK?

24 August 2020 by Lou
Regifting

This is a bit of a touchy topic… Is regifting OK or does it make you a horrible person? I’m not completely against the idea, but if you’re going to do it, it needs to be done right or there could be tears! In a situation where you get identical gifts from different people, I … [Read more…]

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

Gifts for Music Lovers

10 August 2020 by Lou
Gifts for music lovers

It’s no secret that I’m a huge music fan – I’m really missing being able to go to gigs during this pandemic (thought I do realise this is such a small thing compared to what a lot of people are going through). I also have quite a few friends who are just as music obsessed … [Read more…]

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