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A story letter print for Hetty

A large coral coloured H initial with the Name Hetty added. is illustrated with a happy hen, happy because he is out of reach of the hound, a black dog, sitting under the bar of the H on which the hen sits. Hetty's birthday date also has been added below the H. A perfect gift for Hetty's bedroom.

Here’s a recent story letter print  I created for Hetty . It is fun creating these, each is unique in choice of illustration, name or adding a date. Hetty was happy with our happy hen and hound decorating H in our coral lettering and requested it be personalised with a date and her full name.…

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Narwhal and nightingales

What a lot has been happening – the greatest good being we can now have a decent hair cut and the zoos  and pubs and restaurants are open! A new N WILL SOON APPEAR ON A PLACEMAT – my N for narwhal.  I was asked to draw a narwal by a customer – great addition…

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Alphabet letter M is for mice and mackerel under the mistletoe

From Cape Wrath to Cornwall, many know the excitement of rowing into a shoal of fast moving fish, casting a line and within minutes, hauling aboard a line of mackerel. Mine were caught on the west coast of Scotland, where the oystercatchers cry and the warm winds from the Gulf Stream do blow – at…

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This is the story of Lydia.

Today I am posting a name to celebrate all the girls on the home front during WW11 and to show how I can customise a name with a story through illustrations to make your name print very personal . Lydia is an old family friend who worked for Churchill during the war , biking from…

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Oystercatchers, oars and pheasants from afar.

I never realised till blogging these illustrated alphabet letters how many feathery friends appear, which seems ironic as here we are in lockdown , not flying anywhere, not even to Paris! Here is letter P for pheasant who flew into Britain, courtesy of the Romans, in the 11th Century.. How on earth! My pheasant is…

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Q is jumping the queue to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday today!

Letter Q is jumping the alphabetical queue to mark our Queen’s 94th Birthday today.Here is a personalised Q print of Quince and Queen Quail, surrounded by quince blossom from the garden.The crown was previously drawn for a customer who requested one for her Jack Russell to illustrate a special occasion print celebrating her 25th Wedding…

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U is for thank yoU NHS!

I could not bring myself to post the next illustrated alphabet letter yesterday – it was one of those days under lockdown when I felt the futility of all I do, in contrast to the heroic efforts of the NHS.Then today I looked at my U for ‘Unicycling under the Union Jack’: a flying flag,…

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