tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40558342426087597672024-03-06T00:37:43.086+00:00Artwork By AngieThe work, inspirations and creative business tips of Somerset based illustrator and designer, Angie Spurgeon.artworkbyangiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872003472657998611noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055834242608759767.post-68266747886298177792016-05-24T14:10:00.001+01:002016-05-24T14:12:08.595+01:00My blog has moved...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a little while since I posted here on blogger.</div>
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There is a reason for that. I have made the decision to move my regular blog posts over to my website. It's all in a bid to streamline the way I work and carve out more time for designing and drawing.</div>
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The first blog post on my website can be found here:</div>
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I am going to give it a try and see how it goes. I may be back to blogger one day (never say never). There is a link to the blogger achieve over on the side bar of the new blog and no doubt I will link to previous posts that are relevant as and when I want to share things of interest.</div>
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Blogger has been good so far. It suited my needs from the beginning - but now I have LOTS of sites on the web to keep updated, what with my online shops and social media. To have a few less sites to maintain seems to make total sense to me as it frees me up to do what I really want to do - create illustrations and designs.</div>
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So there it is - as I enter my sixth year of blogging, it will be over on my website.</div>
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Thanks for all the support, I hope you continue to enjoy my new posts over in their new home.</div>
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This week has been National Stationery Week. </div>
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To celebrate,<a href="http://artworkbyangie.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=652aea9078616834d3a2f003e&id=97f65c83e6" target="_blank"> subscribers to my newsletter </a>will be receiving an email today with a 20% off discount code for my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ArtworkByAngie?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">Etsy </a>and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/artworkbyangie" target="_blank">Folksy </a>shops. The code will also work at my website shop as I am currently trialling Etsy's '<a href="http://artworkbyangie.patternbyetsy.com/shop/14783260/planners-stationery" target="_blank">Pattern</a>' e.commerce site. Which I have to say I am impressed with and feel that it's a keeper. It makes managing my online listings so much smoother and, like Etsy, it's very good at easily enabling customers to chat to me to discuss orders and ask questions, so that's a huge positive...</div>
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Talking of stationery, I have introduced a new weekly planner to my shops, ideal for planning holidays and days out. You'll find my 'Plan Amazing Adventures' notepad listed here:</div>
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I feel like I've fallen off the blogging train a little. April is always a chaotic month for me - we have many birthdays & celebrations in our house this month, including my own - so it's hard to remain focused as family life takes over.</div>
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These pieces have been shared over on my<a href="https://www.instagram.com/angie_spurgeon/" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artworkbyangie/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> pages, but I think it's nice to put everything together and showcase them here (if only for me to document my work as it progresses)...</div>
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Today's piece is a woodland creature inspired illustration featuring a badger and pheasant which I've named 'Very Pheasant To Meet You'. This pair began as a little sharpie sketchbook doodle following a weekend walk on The Quantock Hills, just a few short miles from our house....</div>
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I've already added this new design to my <a href="https://society6.com/angiespurgeon" target="_blank">Society 6</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/286045013/woodland-animals-print-woodland?ref=featured_listings_row" target="_blank">Etsy </a>shops, but have plans for this to become part of a new mini collection...</div>
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It's been a little while, but I thought it would be nice, with the clocks changing on Sunday, to bring back my '<a href="http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Pinterest" target="_blank">Something Pinteresting for The Weekend'</a> series. It's a series I've run in the past on a Friday, where I share some favourite pinterest discoveries based on a theme. This week's theme is 'Hello Spring' and the images and more similar can be found on my pinterest board called 'It's a Spring Thing' here:</div>
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So, from the top, we have the sweetest little bunnies by <a href="http://www.lin-net.com/English/Postcard.html" target="_blank">Mayumi Maeda</a>....</div>
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The mixed media painting above is called 'Spring Garden' and is by <a href="https://www.artgallery.co.uk/artist/josephine_grundy_2" target="_blank">Josephine Grundy</a> - I love the use of colour and the little pops of white blossom against the grey blue sky, it's very evocative of spring...</div>
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as is this utterly gorgeous painting of spring flowers by <a href="http://www.emillustrates.com/gallery/" target="_blank">Emily Sutton</a>...</div>
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The delicate watercolour flowers above are by <a href="http://www.yaochengdesign.com/" target="_blank">Yao Cheng </a>and is called 'Rose Bouquet'...</div>
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Above is a jolly spring themed fabric by <a href="http://www.lewisandirene.com/our-fabrics.html" target="_blank">Lewis & Irene</a>...</div>
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I hope these pinterest finds are filling you hearts with inspiration and a joy for spring, as much as they do for me. All that's left to say is 'Hello Spring' - and the delightful illustration above by <a href="http://www.katemason.com.au/" target="_blank">Kate Mason</a> does that so well.</div>
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With Easter this weekend, I thought it was high time I had a bit of a spring sale.</div>
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I am offering 40% off all orders over £3 at my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ArtworkByAngie/sold?ref=shopinfo_sales_leftnav" target="_blank">Etsy </a>and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/artworkbyangie" target="_blank">Folksy</a> shops until the end of March....</div>
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Both shops are well stocked with spring themed goodies...</div>
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I've also added a few multipacks of celebration/ birthday cards and friendship/ general greetings cards, like the ones pictured here - so now is a really good time to stock up...</div>
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If like me, you are in spring clean mode (which is why I'm having a bit of a sale) I have lots of bright and pretty prints to choose from in both my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ArtworkByAngie/sold?ref=shopinfo_sales_leftnav" target="_blank">Etsy </a>and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/artworkbyangie" target="_blank">Folksy </a>shops...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Top image, top left: Zandra Rhodes, top right: Celia Birtwell, bottom left: Barbara Hulanicki (founder of Biba), bottom right: Frida Kahlo - some of the designers and artists that have inspired me to study and work in the arts</span></div>
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I want to celebrate this in some way because I am a mother to two young girls who, like most young girls do, are looking for idols to aspire to be like.</div>
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Having grown up in the 70s and 80s, the younger me really believed that by the time any daughter I may be blessed with had grown up, the world would be completely filled with possibilities and positive female role models, more so than ever before. I have to say, I feel a little disappointed for them right now. So a day like this helps to address that a little and should be celebrated.</div>
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Another reason I wanted to celebrate it is that without seeing the work of and reading about some amazing female artists and designers - I would never have considered it possible or worthwhile to pursue an education or career in the arts. </div>
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For those reasons, I set up a new pinterest board this morning to help fill the feed with some of the women that I've learned about and find very inspiring. I hope you find them inspiring too. I could have pinned for hours, but need to get some things done, so set myself a 30 min time limit and pinned from typing in the names of those that inspire me from the top of my head in that time. It was interesting to see who made the cut in that time - a very eclectic mix. Here is a link to that pinterest board so you can see who's on there:</div>
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It would be wonderful to see the pinterest feed taken over by images of inspiring women today. This is an open invite to anyone who fancies joining in, please set aside a few minutes to pin a few of your inspiring women today too...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Top image, top left: Jane Goodall top right: Emmeline Pankhurst bottom left: Rosa Parks, bottom right: Mother Theresa - just a few of the ones the I think define the word inspiration.</span></div>
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In amongst my pins this morning were a few ladies from the world of music. I grew up watching these women on TV, breaking the mould and taking on the music industry on their own terms... artists in every sense of the word. I feel so lucky to have had such creative and uncompromising female role models promoted to me through through the media as a child and teen, they were exciting and made me believe that anything was possible for us girls. I wish there were more women like these around for my girls to look up to. Thankfully there are a few, the likes of Adele for instance. Surely, I am not the only mum that believes our daughters deserve more.</div>
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Spring has arrived and not a moment too soon for my liking!</div>
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I adore spring, it's all ahead of us - the beautiful blooms, the sound of birds returning to gardens, the promise of summer, the smell of freshly cut grass, blossom falling like confetti - it's all good!</div>
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Imagine my delight when I was asked by the lovely folk at <a href="https://folksy.com/" target="_blank">Folksy </a>to create the image to go on their March craft calendar, which is available as a free download from <a href="http://blog.folksy.com/" target="_blank">their blog!</a> All I can say is I 'sprung' into action that day and was in my element playing with pretty spring flowers and birds...</div>
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These craft calendars are mighty handy. I downloaded last month's one, designed by <a href="http://blog.folksy.com/2016/02/01/free-desktop-calendar-february-craft-calendar" target="_blank">Christ Hagan</a> and found it an extremely useful and beautiful prompt to see me through the month...and all for free, what's not to love about that ?! thank you<a href="https://folksy.com/shops/artworkbyangie" target="_blank"> Folksy!</a></div>
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My Design for March is made up of a combination of designs - mainly the two pictured here. <a href="https://folksy.com/items/6591669-To-My-Wonderful-Mum-Large-A5-sized-Card" target="_blank">'Hello Mum</a>' which is available as a card and illustration print, and also features as the image for March on my 2016 calendar (above). '<a href="https://folksy.com/items/6803311--Little-Jenny-Wren-and-Friend-Unframed-A4-Print" target="_blank">Little Jenny Wrens</a>' (below) is available as an illustration print and also features in my 2016 desktop calendar.</div>
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The cards and prints can be found over at my Folksy shop here:</div>
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The past couple of weeks have felt like a little bit of a struggle as it's the season of colds and flu and I've been carrying my dose around with me, which has left me feeling a little lack lustre. </div>
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So I felt it was important to carve out some creative play time. For me that meant exploring a little more pattern making. I'd drawn some spring flowers in my sketch book that had been inspired by the little snowdrops and crocuses that are popping their heads up in my garden and making me smile...</div>
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My new Sleepy Cat design is now available to be printed on demand onto all kinds of everything over at my <a href="https://society6.com/product/sleepy-cat-in-a-spring-garden_print#1=45" target="_blank">Society 6 shop</a>.</div>
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This week lots of my designs headed off to the <a href="http://www.givingliving.co.uk/" target="_blank">Giving and Living Trade Fair in Exeter,</a> hoping to find lots of new stockists in the region by adorning the stand of my friends at publishers <a href="http://theheartofagarden.com/greetingscards/home-is.php" target="_blank">The Heart of a Garden.</a></div>
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Now that they have been showcased at a trade fair, I can finally do a proper reveal of all the designs in this collection. Followers of my social media last summer would have seen teasing glimpses of these designs in development...</div>
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There are twelve designs in the collection, some of which have already been released as illustration prints over at my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ArtworkByAngie?ref=l2-shop-info-name" target="_blank">Etsy</a> shop...</div>
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The cards are 160mm x160mm, <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eco-friendly cards: Card from responsibly managed forests (FSC<sup>®</sup>), vegetable-based inks, recycled paper envelopes, compostable outer slips...</span></span></div>
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One of the things I had on my wish list for 2016 was to sort my website out and make it much more smartphone and tablet friendly. </div>
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Here is my new look website, which should now be much easier to read and navigate from your phone or tablet: </div>
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Happy New Year! Hello 2016</div>
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All in all, 2015 was a productive, happy and enlightening year for me. </div>
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It was a year filled with interesting and inspiring opportunities to try new things, meet new people, step out of my comfort zone a bit more to learn and discover new skills...</div>
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It was a year where I went with the flow a little more and stressed a little less. <br />
This approach worked well throughout the year and helped me get something off the ground that I have been dreaming of doing for ages...this was the year I launched my first collection of <a href="http://www.artworkbyangie.com/fabric.html" target="_blank">FABRICS</a> over on <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/angie_spurgeon?sort=new" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> (US based) and <a href="http://www.printmepretty.co.uk/2626/Angie-Spurgeon" target="_blank">Print Me Pretty</a> (UK based)</div>
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I've always enjoyed pattern making, but had felt like I had so much to learn before I could properly get a fabric range together. This year I finally began to get to grips with it all...and yes, there is absolutely loads I need to learn, but I feel like this is just the beginning and I am really enjoying learning and discovering how to do it, what works and what doesn't. This is definitely something I will be continuing to do this coming year, I'm loving it!...</div>
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Throughout 2015 I designed lots and lots of new greetings card designs for license to my friends at publishers <a href="http://theheartofagarden.com/index.php" target="_blank">Art Eco Designs and The Heart of a Garden</a>. They handle pretty much all of the wholesale of my greetings cards and gift wrap products as that's what they do best. They have a lovely big shiny warehouse in Redruth, Cornwall and a very friendly team of people to take care of wholesale orders...I, on the other hand, have a couple of cupboards in my house to store a small stock of cards, a trusty computer, a graphics tablet and a vivid imagination...so I work closely with them on designs as that's the bit I love doing most of all. It's a beautiful thing, I hope to be doing lots more work with them again this year.</div>
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Last year I filled in lots of the gaps in my occasions card range. I created designs for many milestone birthday cards for all ages. The most challenging of these designs was a range of cards for men. My natural style is very floral and feminine so it was a real step out of my comfort zone to come up with designs which would appeal to men. However, I learnt that I am capable of creating designs for that market, which made me very proud and happy...</div>
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I also designed two new wholesale collections of greetings cards and have some new mug designs in the pipeline for <a href="http://theheartofagarden.com/index.php" target="_blank">The Heart of a Garden </a> for this year, which are ready to be launched later this month at the<a href="http://www.givingliving.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Giving and Living </a>trade fair in Exeter from 17th to 20th January.</div>
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Giving and Living is a South West home and gift trade show aimed at the coast and tourism sector. Lots of my designs will be found there on The Heart of a Garden's stand number B332...</div>
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One of the most exhilarating things I did last year, which also proved to be a revelation to me, is that I had the chance to be a guest speaker at a west country, <a href="http://kindredrose.co.uk/creative-women/" target="_blank">Creative Women in Business</a> meet up. </div>
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It made me realize how I need to get out more and meet up, face to face with other creative people. Doing what I do is very solitary work. I am lucky to have a wonderful group of creative friends I've met through social media and their support and company is utterly wonderful. That said, chatting via a smart phone or computer is no substitute for being in the same room as other like minded humans. It wasn't until I did the talk that I realized how much I needed to do this! Getting out and meeting other creatives is definitely something I aim to do plenty more of in the coming year...</div>
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In the summer I rose to another challenge I was lucky to have the opportunity to take up. I had been invited by my former secondary school to come in and run an 'Art Award' workshop with a group of students aged between 12-13. This was a whole day of doing art together, with me leading the project for the day. Although I was initially terrified at the idea of teaching (not something I naturally saw myself as), once I got there all those fears melted away and I had a really great day with some wonderful young adults. I was blown away by their attitude to the work and their enthusiasm for art. It reminded me of when I was at school discovering my passion for art and design. I have always felt at home in the art department!...</div>
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There were plenty of chances to get out and about and find inspiration last year and I seized every one I could. In the spring I visited the <a href="http://outlawevents.co.uk/" target="_blank">Outlaw Fair</a> in Bristol and met up with a few of the lovely creative women I had met at the talk I gave. In the summer I had a wonderful, sunny weekend in great company at the <a href="http://www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk/" target="_blank">Contemporary Craft Festival </a>in Bovey Tracey.</div>
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The highlight of all those days out had to be visiting Banky's<a href="http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dismaland-mind-blowing-day-of.html" target="_blank"> Dismaland </a> in Weston Super Mare, with my husband and few of my very good friends. It was utterly mind blowing to see so much great art close to where we live. Nothing like that ever usually happens in our neck of the woods! I did a blog post about it after our visit, you can catch up on that here if you fancy a virtual trip to Dismaland: <a href="http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dismaland-mind-blowing-day-of.html">http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dismaland-mind-blowing-day-of.html</a></div>
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Before I get properly stuck into 2016, I want to say some big heartfelt thank you's to those who supported me in 2015....</div>
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First and most importantly, thank you to my husband John, he's always there to lend a hand when needed and supports me in all I do.</div>
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Thank you to my friends at The Heart of a Garden, who've I been working with for a few years now and have always been great champions of my work. I look forward to lots more fun working with them all this year. </div>
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I'd also like to thank all my lovely design clients, it has been a pleasure to work with you all this past year and I look forward to continuing with projects and starting new ones this year.<br />
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Thank you to everyone who has ordered prints and products from me this past year, either from my online shops or from my stockist's shops. I really appreciate every single purchase as it enables me to continue to do what I love most for my job.</div>
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Finally, thank you to everyone who has supported my social networking efforts, your feedback, likes and encouragement keep me going and spur me on - it is truly wonderful to feel part of a very supportive and inspiring online community.</div>
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artworkbyangiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872003472657998611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055834242608759767.post-60740785451614231522015-12-07T11:51:00.001+00:002015-12-08T14:20:07.389+00:00Christmas Countdown Continued - Days 3 to 7....<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5630769/?claim=55m4fnpag4y">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
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Followers of my instagram and facebook will have seen that I've managed to keep to my plan of coming up with an illustration a day until Christmas Eve as part of my countdown to Christmas.</div>
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In case you didn't see, here are the past few days of advent illustrations in one place, from 3rd Dec to today (7th Dec)...</div>
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Now that December has arrived and the pre Christmas chaos begins, I will be taking a break from my usual blog post series 'This Much I Know' and 'Something Pinteresting' as something needs to give.</div>
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I will bring them back in the New Year, perhaps with some other new inspirations.</div>
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This time last year I saw many illustrators take up the challenge of creating an illustration a day for a countdown to Christmas. It looked lots of fun, so I vowed to myself to create some time this year to have a go myself.</div>
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So here are Days 1 & 2. I shared these on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/angie_spurgeon/" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artworkbyangie" target="_blank">facebook</a>, but will do regular round ups on here so there's plenty of chances to see them and get in the festive spirit...</div>
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It's good to see lots of other illustrators are also having a go at this challenge this year and I am looking forward to seeing what they come up with each day up until Christmas. If you want to see what all the fuss is about or to join in the fun and festivities, here are some useful hashtags:</div>
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Brrr, it's been cold out lately. I think it's time to think warm and snugly thoughts with some 'pins'piration from my pinterest board <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/artworkbyangie/a-warm-woolly-winter/" target="_blank">'Warm & Woolly Style'.</a></div>
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Starting with the beautiful autumnal colours above in the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/account/login" target="_blank">Ravelry </a>Pattern 'Hedgerow' by Anne Kingstone...</div>
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In my mind, Donna Wilson is the queen of warm and woolly style. </div>
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Her bright and quirky designs make me want to cosy up to them with the biggest of smiles.</div>
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Here's a link to her website, where you can find a dizzying choice of wonders such as the cushions above and the soft animals below:<a href="http://www.donnawilson.com/" target="_blank"> http://www.donnawilson.com/</a></div>
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First up 'Paper Dolls' By Kate Davies...</div>
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I also want to share some work from a couple of very lovely British designer makers who are rocking warm and woolly style in every wonderful product.</div>
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Lauren Aston creates amazing oversized knits for the home, she's a fabulous Westcountry designer maker and her website can be found here:</div>
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I am loving Natalie Franca's, AKA More Tea Vicar, latest collection of knit wear for this season over on Folksy, such as these cheery cowl infinity scarves which can be found on Folksy here:</div>
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This week's 'This Much I Know' shares the main things I have learnt about websites.</div>
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When I started my little business, this was an area of complete mystery that I threw myself at as I believed that if my strategy was to mainly market my business online, it was vital that I knew how to build and manage my very own home on the web...</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Websites cost a lot. Whether it's lots of your money or lots of your time</b> if you opt to D.I.Y - websites take lots of it. Know this, accept this and factor this into your plans.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>It's very important to have your own home on the internet which is independent of social media sites. </b>That is a very sensible thing to do. Social media sites are unreliable - all it takes is for one to change their rules and that could truly scupper your business if you have relied too heavily on them and not built your marketing efforts on your own foundations (i.e. your own website or blog).</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Setting up a website is not really as scary as it may seem at first. </b> It can be done very simply using a blogging site or an easy to learn and use website host site to take the pain away. Here's a little list of some great sites to help you: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/" target="_blank">blogger</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.com/" target="_blank">wordpress,</a> <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>, <a href="http://www.weebly.com/" target="_blank">weebly</a>, <a href="https://www.create.net/" target="_blank">create</a>, <a href="https://www.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">bigcartel</a>, <a href="https://www.shopify.co.uk/" target="_blank">shopify</a>. The list goes on and on - I've just jotted down some of the popular ones I'm familiar with.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Your website is your shop window - use it to say what you want the world to know. Keep it up to date and relevant and use it to help gather opt in subscribers to an email list.</b> It's important to gather your own customer database to ensure you have a way of reaching your customer base that is not reliant on anyone else. I use mailchimp for my email list and can completely recommend them as you are able to download your list at anytime. Good website host sites (such as the ones I listed in point 3 above) will give you lots of support and information to help you get the most out of your website and help you navigate the world of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) to gain traffic to your site.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>If you want to hire someone to set up your website for you -it's important to take your time to find the right person.</b> Ask around, especially from people you know with websites you admire. It's important to find someone you can trust, who shares your vision for your site and that you feel you can work with in the long term. Working with the right person will make the whole process a pleasure rather than a pain!</li>
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With 'Black Friday' looming at the end of this week, thoughts are turning to Christmas shopping. I've put together a selection from my current online collections to help you gather some ideas for gifts for her.</div>
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At the top is my 'Live in the garden, sleep in the house' print - ideal for a garden lover...</div>
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For a cat loving lady, there's my 'I'm In Charge' framed illustration print:</div>
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For ladies with wanderlust and a thirst for adventure, there's my 2016 Wallplanner 'Plan Amazing Adventures'...</div>
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My 2016 A5 sized desk calendar is packed with colour and pretty details, guaranteed to brighten even the dullest of days...</div>
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I still have a small stock of these handy and very cheerful A5, 40 page weekly notepad planners - who said 'to do' lists need to look boring?!... </div>
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Over at my Society 6 shop there's all things bright and beautiful - bringing the best of nature's spring and summer to any home or handbag:</div>
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This week's this much I know is all about selling online.</div>
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I first dipped my toe into the world of selling my makes online at the end of 2010 when I launched my Folksy shop and website, followed later the following year with an Etsy shop. It has taken a while to get to grips with it all. To be completely honest it's been a steep learning curve and one which I am still on, discovering something new everyday.</div>
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Here are five of the main things I have learnt along the way, I hope they may help others on the same online selling journey...</div>
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<b>This Much I Know About Selling Online....</b></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>It all starts with a great, unique, lovely, desirable product</b> - if you focus on getting that bit right you are more than half way there</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Good photography is essential. It really is make or break</b>. The photos need to make up for the fact the customer can not pick the item up and get a good look at it, feel it, form an attachment to it. Good clear photos, in a variety of angles, some with and without a little styling, to help put the product in context, will always increase your chances.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Get the price right - The price needs to be fair to the customer and you. </b> If it's too cheap, not only will you ultimately lose out, you may turn customers off as they will be worried about the quality. If it's too expensive you may turn people off, or disappoint and risk not getting return custom. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on pricing, here's a link to help: <a href="http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/this-much-i-know-about-pricing.html" target="_blank"> http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/this-much-i-know-about-pricing.html</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Keep your online shops well stocked and looking good. </b> If you can't keep it stocked, put it in holiday mode with a clear message in the header. In that message give a clear indication as to why you have no stock (you may have a craft fair or a wholesale order) and when you'll next have stock online or where else they can find you online. This all seems very simple and obvious, but it's surprising how many shops get left to tumble weed. You never know who is looking at your shop, you could miss a golden opportunity!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Social Media Works - tell everyone on all the social media sites and be consistent about it. </b>The shops that do best are the ones that cleverly use social media and create a strong brand to build a following and make it easy for people to find them and fall in love with their products. For more tips on building a brand, here's a link to last week's post about branding: <a href="http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/this-much-i-know-branding.html">http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/this-much-i-know-branding.html</a> and for more tips on social media, I did a post a while ago which goes into detail about each of the main social media sites, here's a link to that too:<a href="http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/social-media-this-much-i-know.html" target="_blank"> http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/social-media-this-much-i-know.html</a></li>
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I make no secret of it, I've always loved pretty stationery as I grew up in an age when writing to pen friends was a pleasure beyond measure! No letter was complete without matching paper, envelope and little stickers!...even the pen you wrote with had to match - such happy, happy times!</div>
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Thankfully, we can all still indulge in this as the choice of stunning stationery on the market today is amazing...and it is very satisfying to see, especially in this digital age, that the art of paper correspondence is very much alive and thriving! </div>
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Here are a few of my favourite pics pulled from my pinterest board called '<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/artworkbyangie/stationery-love/" target="_blank">Stationery Love</a>'...</div>
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From the top and the pic above - we have a botanical collection from <a href="http://www.rogerlaborde.com/" target="_blank">Roger La Borde</a>.</div>
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This perfectly pretty range of paper bags, stickers and washi is by <a href="http://www.elizabetholwen.com/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Olwen</a> for <a href="http://madisonparkgroup.com/" target="_blank">Madison Park</a></div>
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A truly gorgeous embroidered notebook from <a href="http://uk.accessorize.com/uk/accessories/stationery#pageSize=12&sort=newIn&category=acc_5.20&filtersClosed=false" target="_blank">Accessorize</a></div>
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Sunshiny, brightly coloured letterpress cards from <a href="http://www.hellolucky.com/" target="_blank">Hello Lucky</a></div>
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Botani - Call or Write Stationery Set from <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/" target="_blank">Mod Cloth</a></div>
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Last but not least, pretty coloured washi tapes from<a href="http://www.paperandcloth.net/" target="_blank"> Paper & Cloth</a></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Branding is not just a logo. It is an ethos, a vision, a mission and a set of values. It is basically the way you communicate all of that with your desired target market. </b> Put simply, it is the way you tell the world about what it is you do and want to achieve. The logo is a part of that communication - an icon to embody it all. Branding is more than that though, it's the language you use, the images you choose to represent you, where you choose to be seen, how you package your products, how you handle an order or deal with a complaint etc...With artists, the brand is generally you!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>The key to it all is to simply understand what you makes you unique.</b> What are your values? your vision? what are you aiming for? where do you want to be in the short and long term. How would other's describe you? How should it all look? If you were a colour what would you be? why? When you establish the answers to these sorts of questions you'll have the language for your brand.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Have fun finding out the answers to these questions. Create mood boards, collect imagery, make it visual and enjoy the whole process of finding out. </b>It will be time very well spent as without knowing those answers you will struggle to create a cohesive brand or brief a designer to develop branding that works for you. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Consistency is vital as it makes it easy for others to understand your brand and identify with you.</b> When you're consistent it makes it very quick for people to buy into your brand, and once they have bought into you, it is very reassuring to see consistent branding as people feel they know you. It's fine to dramatically change your branding if you need to re-position yourself to attract a new or different market...but be aware that you could lose loyal customers that don't share your new vision and no longer identify with you.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Be clear on where you want to be in 3-5 years with your business and ensure that vision is reflected in your branding</b>. Investing in well branded materials can be costly over time. Chopping and changing your branding is not only confusing and off putting for customers it can leave you sitting on wasted stocks of business cards, stickers, packaging etc. which is no good for the bottom line of your business either. Basically, it all stems from clearly understanding what your brand is about. </li>
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It features six merry and bright designs based on the titles of popular Christmas songs. All created with a cheery, playfulness in my winter wonderland!....</div>
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artworkbyangiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872003472657998611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055834242608759767.post-54953437783649447482015-11-05T11:00:00.000+00:002015-11-05T15:02:33.810+00:00Something Pinteresting - Gunpowder, Treason and Plot!...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My something pinteresting post is going out a day early this week as it is all about celebrating Fireworks night and the spirit of anarchy in the UK. </div>
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The illustration above is by illustrator <a href="http://dickvincent.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Dick Vincent</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I say this every week, I am no expert...and I must confess, for me this has been one of the hardest areas of the business to get to grips with. I know from conversations with friends who also run creative businesses that I am not alone in feeling that way.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Work out what YOU NEED and what TIME YOU HAVE to achieve it <i>realistically</i> so that you can calculate your ideal hourly rate.</b> As your business grows and takes on greater overheads or if you find you have less time to work on things - your hourly rate may need to alter. There are plenty of hourly rate and pricing formulas that you can download to help you work it all out and ensure that you have your pricing level set where you need it. What you need will certainly differ from the next person. The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook/" target="_blank">Etsy seller handbook</a> is a great resource, as is <a href="http://blog.folksy.com/category/seller-tips" target="_blank">Folksy's Seller Blog.</a> When it came to calculating my hourly rate I found Chapter 5 of Meg Mateo and Joy Cho's book <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/books/dp/0811871614/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1445335455&sr=1-2&keywords=creative+inc" target="_blank">Creative Inc</a> has a fantastic formula which is extremely thorough and helps you work it all out without kidding yourself. I found it a great checklist to ensure you cover every cost at whatever stage you are in business.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Value yourself, your time and factor in wholesale/gallery prices, </b>whether you intend to sell wholesale/through galleries or not. That's the fair market value for your work and helps avoid excluding future opportunities just because your margins are far too narrow. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Pricing formulas are great,</b> here are links to a couple of decent ones: <a href="https://blog.etsy.com/en/2012/a-simple-formula-for-pricing-your-work/" target="_blank">Etsy Blog</a> <a href="http://blog.folksy.com/2013/11/14/pricing-your-handmade-products" target="_blank">Folksy Blog</a></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Be mindful of the sweet spot between market value (i.e. what the competition is charging/what the customer is prepared to pay) and your ideal price.</b> Try not to fall into the trap of comparing with mass market when you are limited edition or one of a kind. Always look for fair comparisons to gauge your true market value. An under priced limited edition/ one of a kind can put off potential buyers as it raises suspicions about quality - just as easily as an over priced item turns buyers off.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>If there's not enough profit in it once you've calculated your price, then it's not worth pursuing</b> - either <b>modify it</b> to make the margins work <b>or move on. </b>Under pricing can cost you dearly in the long run as you'll be running to stand still with your business and you'll be contributing to the race to the bottom with other creative businesses - which is just not fair on anyone, let alone yourself!</span></li>
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I hope you found today's 5 things very useful. The good stuff is in following the links to those pricing formulas and sitting down and working it all out - it will be time extremely well spent.</div>
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If you have any useful tips on pricing, your comments below would be very welcome.<br />
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You may also enjoy catching up on these posts from the past two weeks:<br />
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Staying Inspired and Being Creative:<br />
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Growing a Creative Business to Serve YOU!:<br />
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Next week I will be sharing a few tips on branding. </div>
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A couple of weeks ago I shared with you some of my new <a href="http://artworkbyangie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/new-festive-patterns.html" target="_blank">festive patterns</a>. Those patterns are now available as gift wraps from my <a href="http://www.artworkbyangie.com/product-catalog.html#category=gift-wrap" target="_blank">website </a>and also print on demand fabrics from my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/angie_spurgeon" target="_blank">Spoonflower </a>shop.</div>
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Here are a few pics of the test swatches from each of the designs available over at <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/angie_spurgeon" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a>, so that you can take a closer look. I have popped a handy link to each design on <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/angie_spurgeon" target="_blank">Spoonflower </a>under each image to make things easy...</div>
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Christmas Lodges in the Snow: <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689167">http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689167</a></div>
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Christmas Doves and Roses: <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4688850">http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4688850</a></div>
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Robins Doves & Mistletoe: <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689135">http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689135</a></div>
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Dashing Through The Snow:<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689121" target="_blank"> http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689121</a></div>
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Christmas Angels: <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689102">http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689102</a></div>
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Mr & Mrs Gingerbread:<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689152" target="_blank"> http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4689152</a></div>
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Partridge In a Pear Tree:<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4688910" target="_blank"> http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4688910</a></div>
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