☆ CHRISTMAS-NESS

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So has Christmas snuck up on you too? I remember in July thinking I should start making the few hand made presents I wanted to give my family then, but in the same breath thinking I had heaps of time yet.

Three weeks before Christmas and I still haven't started.

What about you? Have you bought all your presents? Stuck for some ideas? I thought I would share with you some of my favourite paintings + gift ideas from LilliBean Designs.  Maybe this provide some inspiring ideas for your gift giving this year.

Art Every Day Month Favourites - Available here

Some of my Favourites from AEDM - these are A5 size and so easy to just pop into a frame.

Inspirational Mini Canvases

These are some of my favourite inspirational mini canvases. They come with their own free easel, and look great on book cases, shelves or mantels. Anywhere there is a flat surface really.

Original Artworks

Some of my favourite original art works from the year. A mixture of A4 + A5 sizes, they are super easy to frame.

iPhone Cases*, 2013 Calendar + Prints

Want something else? You can grab phone covers*, prints of all my art work, (which you can purchase framed or unframed) or how about a 2013 calendar, which features many of my paintings from this years Art Every Day Month Art.

(*I have arranged only a few phone cases + other products as examples, but if the art work you would prefer isn't included it takes no time at all to upload it. Please email me the name of the painting + the exact item you would like, and I will create it for you.)

And some Christmas Tags + Cards to finish off 

What better way to finish off your Christmas shopping, but to add one of these cute tags or cards, to presents or to send to your friends + family.

And what about you in all of this gift giving? Did you want your own original painting or an inspirational canvas for Christmas? Not sure what you want until you see it? What about a gift certificate? Just email me for more information.

Have you had a chance to enter this months two-for give away? It's only open a short time, so pop on over to have a chance to win an original art work, or christmas tags. 

ENTER HERE

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☆ 2012 Christmas Tags [a LilliBean Designs Spotlight]

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A couple of weeks ago I shared with you the christmas cards I had designed and printed. 

(And I have to tell you I am overwhelmed by everyone's amazing response to them! Thank you guys!)

I really wanted to have something a bit special for my family and friends this year, so at the same time, I had these cute little tags made up.

And according to my midwife I only have ten weeks to go (OMG seriously! Ten weeks - okay freaking out slightly!) 

But this means that christmas is only nine weeks away. (Sorry guys - it is coming sooner than we all think!!)

On the back is a simple For + From which leaves plenty of room to write a special message (or not!) for your gift recipient. 

So for less than $5 you can have a set of your own set of unique tags for your special gifts this year.

Check them out here.

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☆ Stripes [Illustration Friday]

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I am feeling so much better after my weekend of excess and a good twelve hours sleep seemed to help!

So I am not sure where this one came from, only that she was in my head one morning on a walk.

Some drawings just flow, and others just are stubborn and take more time to appear on the page - this one took three hours of sketching, erasing, and re sketching. She just didn't want to appear... and in my heart I don't think she is finished.

So I think I will put her away, for another time when I have had a chance to ponder what it is she needs.

©2011 Kirstin McCulloch

She doesn't look all that impressed the christmas is only seven weeks ago... but then neither am I!

(Also linking to AEDM)

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☆ Illustration Friday

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Wow - I cannot believe another Christmas has past us by and here we sit on the eve of the new year! Craziness huh?

We had a great chrissy with Santa being a very generous fella with every one, not just the girls, we are very spoiled and very, very lucky - I am so thankful.

So I managed to squeeze time to do my IF prompt this week while we were away on the coast. No chance last week to do my IF prompt, although in crazy Kirstin Land, I had grand plans to squeeze it in between last minute xmas shopping and cooking chrissy dinner!

Something a bit different this week, I had limited supplies whilst I was on holidays - a few pens, my water colours, not much else...

Winter

I had to dig a little deeper this week since it is 30 odd degrees here at the moment - and yes that is centigrade and not fahrenheit!

I hope you all had a fabulous and chilled christmas, and the new year brings you prosperity and love.

I'll see you next year!

x♥x

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