☆ 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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☆ D.I.Y Project [Christmas Tags]

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Yesterday I shared with you my new Christmas tags that are available now.

Today I want to share with you a D.I.Y project based on those tags that you can use to make your very own LilliBean Tags this year.

I have uploaded the template of my Christmas Tags, which you can use to create your own, use as inspiration, or if there are children in your life, print off for them to decorate.

Bean Bug + I printed them off last week and decorated our own. The girls do as much as they wanted so I took theirs and add a few wee details, but I think I will print them again and let them just go nuts with embellishments and this glitter paint that we have in house.

Left to Right: Mine, Beans + Bugs

They turned out pretty cool. I love that not only do I have the printed versions to give to friends + family, but I can now have the girls make their own for each other, their teachers + friends.

Left to Right: Bugs, Beans + Mine

So, if you do end up using my templates to make your own christmas tags, or as inspiration for your own, email me a picture. I would love to see how you use them. And I would love to feature them here in December, so be inspired! (and include your web address!)

I've also been thinking (Ohhhh those five words are going on my gravestone - no doubt about it..), about how nice it is to receive gifts in the post and especially at christmas time. And was thinking that maybe if there were enough people interested wouldn't it be nice to organise a 'tag' swap in time for christmas.

So if you are up for relieving a little something special in the post this christmas, and would like to receive a special something in the post, leave a message below. (And don't worry if you've never been in a swap before - I have never organised one!)

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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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