Finders Keepers HERE I COME!

So I may be a little behind in letting blog-land in on my latest news these days but I think I should mention that I have been accepted as a stall holder for Brisbane's Finders Keepers Market in November! Powpow!

I've actually taken a nice solid week off work to prepare for the market so expect to see a flurry of posts documenting my prep. For example, I have been drawing cameras and spectacles all morning to create new badges, postcards and fridge magnets. As you can see, I have fallen a little bit in love with the Hipstamatic app for iPhone, as it makes any quick snaps I take for documenting purposes look half-way decent!

Other illustrations in the works include perfume atomisers for the ladies and smoking pipes for the lads. I'm aiming to draw an array of vintage/retro items that take my fancy, so here's hoping you all like typewriters!

Free Gift With Purchase!

Deary me. I've been so busy these days that I totally forgot to change the free gift you shall be receiving during the month of September when you purchase any items to the value of $15 or more (excluding postage) from both my Etsy and MadeIt stores! Tut tut!

So, without further ado, here is what you will receive with your online order:

A 'Dinner Date With Death' art postcard!

Last month saw me giving away my 'He Likes To Call Me Foxy' illustrated postcards - I wonder if they were sent to the receipient's friends or family, or perhaps pinned onto their wall?
I have a whole wodge of postcards from my ever-expanding collection stuck to the walls above my desk to keep me inspired...and sane! In my opinion, there is nothing more boring than stark plain walls!

This offer is valid until 30th September 2010

'Lump' Zine

So I'm all kinds of elated today, as I've finally made a new zine.

'Lump' is a micro-mini art/personal zine created and illustrated by myself, Holly Leonardson.

Each little accordian-style booklet measures 7cm wide and 8.5cm tall when folded up and guess what? They all come packaged with a free illustrated badge just for you! Woo!

These will be available at in.cube8r in Fortitude Valley. I will be stocking these this morning along with my new 'Talk Crafty To Me' tote bags.

Free Gift With Purchase!

Who doesn't love a freebie?

Well, when you spend over $15 in either my Etsy or MadeIt shop, you will receive a complimentary art postcard featuring an illustration by yours truly.

The free postcard offer is available from the 1st of August 2010 - 31st August 2010 inclusive. Only one postcard per order.

Also I would like to publicly apologise to Sarah Hazlehurst of Ahoy Dear Sailor (a favourite Brisbane label of mine) for offering Scrabble Rings as a free gift with purchase, which was announced earlier this week on this blog. As she herself sells these rings, I have personally apologised to her with utmost sincerity and have removed both the blog post and gift with purchase offer.

Craft Talk

Craft Talk Badges (25mm) - Purchase these on Etsy or MadeIt

I've been getting back into drawing lately, which is rather grand because it's something I have always loved to do but since working pretty much full time I've found I have fewer hours to sit down and put pen to paper.

So when I have a bit of spare time, I've taken to drawing a few crafty items, which are scanned and printed out in mini size, and then turned into nifty little badges to wear on my coat. I hope you like them too. What's best is that there are more designs to come, yippee!

Pssst! Two packs of these craft-talk badges are available at Brisbane's in.cube8r.