Posts by Sal
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…
Read MoreIllustrated placemat made a great gift for Ted who plays tennis with Grandfather Turtle!
T is for Ted and Turtle playing tennis (my old jointed, worn out Teddy bear which I persuaded my sister I must have, and his friend turtle, who is really a tortoise and lived in our garden, picked up off the road by my Grandfather on his way to us for Sunday lunch.) They are…
Read MoreU 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,…
Read MoreWhat’s the story?
Here we all are in lockdown due to coronavirus, doing our best for the NHS, the heroes of our day, by staying at home and not socialising. Last week we watched JULIE AND JULIA with Meryl Streep (Julia) and Amy Adams (Julie) – who decides to blog daily a recipe of the famous 1950s cook,…
Read MoreWhat’s in an illustrated name?
I have been instagramming my name prints of the top 6 favourite names currently in fashion in the UK, according to Country Life. EMILY here is no. 5 in the listing, and ANNIE does not appear. But I had such fun photographing them amongst our flowers. ( sadly Emily’s cistus are now a dry yellow…
Read MoreOctober sun!
After a failed attempt to convert me to the sport of racing bikes, Mr A has given me a pea green dutch bike on which to roam the English countryside, with a huge basket for a camera, a sketch pad, forages such as this old man’s beard – inspiration to add to From Sal’s ever…
Read MoreVictory for England!
England’s victory yesterday inspired me to send this to a football mad friend – Printed on matt card, our postcards can be personalised with your own handwritten message to meet any occasion. So no need to wonder who to send the last letter left in your postcard tin to!
Read MoreTHE WEDDING SEASON HAS ARRIVED!
Personalised illustrations for a wedding. Earlier this year a friend’s daughter asked for illustrations for her wedding . She sent me a collection of photos of the bride and groom and I depicted them zooming away in Charlie’s old triumph, in a dress suitably vague but attractive, so as not to give a clue to…
Read MorePrince Louis
Here is our Special Occasion name print celebrating the birth of the new Prince Louis.
Read MoreOld school tuck boxes have earned their keep
T is for tuckbox which has earned its keep long after the school years as the perfect storage for illustrated letter placemats. Here we are at Clem’s fair in Wiltshire this weekend.
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