Red London Bus Personalised Children's Artwork

I wanted to share a recent bespoke Red London Bus design I created for a a little boy called Dylan, it's a pressie so I hope he likes it!

If you are interested in this or any other designs for unique personalised children's artwork then message me or visit my recently opened Etsy shop.

The Mrs Peabod Etsy shop is now open!

If you are interested in buying a unique personalised gift for a special little person check it out here.

I am constantly creating new designs so follow me on Etsy or like the Mrs Peabod facebook page for updates and news.

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Noah's Ark Handmade Personalised Children's Name Print

Just wanted to share a recent bespoke piece I did for a very special little boy's christening present.

I have started to create handmade personalised name prints using a combination of individually painted wooden letters and beautiful layered paper cut designs, the themes range from pretty bunting hanging over a flower meadow to bright and colourful trains and carriages and even hot air balloons flying through the sky.

Since having my son I have been creating lots of handmade things for his nursery and then started to create these prints for friends and family as gifts. They are all handmade by me in my studio/dining room and come unframed in a standard size to fit most shop bought frames or can be framed at an extra cost to make a wonderful personalised gift.

Here are a few other designs I've done, if you are interested in commissioning a unique gift you can leave a comment below or contact me at mrspeabod@yahoo.co.uk

I do also take bespoke orders so please get in touch if you would like something tailor made.

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Jessie Ford Illustrations

Jessie Ford is a freelance illustrator based in Brighton, she has worked for big clients such as major newspapers and magazines as well as collaborating with Mothercare and the Early Learning Centre. She also happens to have an online shop where you can buy all her prints in A3 format. Here are a few of my faves.

I love this print for Transport for London, it pretty much grabs the essence of London.

A To B

 This print below is pretty much my mantra for life! Yum

All I Really Want

The colours and use of patterns within the fonts looks great here,

Alphabet

Love - to raise funds for the Demi McKenzie Cancer Trust

 For some reason this reminds me of a Picasso print.

Musical Dreams

Church Street Gallery, Saffron Walden

I took a trip to Saffron Walden on Saturday with my sister-in-law. It's been a few years since I had last been so I was pleasantly surprised in the choice of shops. One of my favourites was the Church Street Gallery a fantastic shop full of local artists work including many prints at very affordable prices. They feature artists such as Angie Lewin, showcasing her fabrics, cards and cushions.

(Image from Church Street Gallery)

I also particularly liked the Multiple and single block lino cuts by Fiona Carver shown below.

Images from Fiona Carver

I actually ended up buying this lovely Red linoprint by Zoe Badger titled 'Endless Love' for my husband's birthday, well in truth, it's more for the house but I'm sure he'll appreciate the sentiment.

Check out more of her work on Folksy, I'm also loving her Flower Power and Bookcase Linoprints.

Images from Zebedee on Folksy

Bold & Noble

Bold & Noble, set up by Jane Tobitt and David Wardle, produce beautiful hand pulled screen prints in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They are printed on 100% recycled card and all the prints fit into standard size 'off the shelf' frames (50cm x 70cm), which means you don't have to go to any great expense on frames, Ikea and Marks and Spencers do some perfectly good frames in a range of colours. Some of these would look lovely in a kid's bedroom. The endless love print (in purple below) has a particularly nice sentiment, would make a lovely anniversary present especially the 2nd anniversary as you are supposed to give Paper.

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(All Images from Bold & Noble)

Pretty Prints

I was flicking through the February issue of Elle Decoration and on their 'buy of the month' page they had this gorgeous print by Rifle Paper Co available from Papermash.

(Image from Papermash)

It's only £20 and would make a lovely Valentine's day pressie, maybe I should subtly suggest it to the hubby!

I was also taking a look at prints on notonthehighstreet and noticed these very pretty butterfly artworks by Lolly & Boo. I realise I am just reinforcing my obsession with butterflies, but I was thinking I could have a go at making something similar. In fact this will be my next project! I'll post the results to let you know how I get on.

(Image from notonthehighstreet)

V&A Shop

Whenever I'm in London I try to get to the V&A, even if it is just for the shop. There is always something quirky and interesting in there even if it's just a postcard. At the moment I am loving the V&A Print shop. They sell everything from Rob Ryan Laser cut prints to Black and white photos of fifties screen stars such as Grace Kelly.

This print is of the Small Hours furnishing fabric by Lucienne Day for Heals from 1953.

This is a photograph of Grace Kelly taken by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1956. I love the simplicity of this photo.

This print is titled 'Pattern' by  Nina Chakrabarti for the V&A Cherry on the Cake: Paper Collection. This print incorporates the current trend for patchwork but with the twist of modern patterning.

Here we have Relais, from Quinze planches donnant quarante-deux motifs décoratifs by Edouard Benedictus, 1930. The colour combinations in this print are wonderful, would love a room decorated in these tones.

I love this 'Make Do and Mend' print by Bold & Noble. It's so simple but that's what makes it perfect!

And of course, how could we forget the wonderful Rob Ryan laser cut.

So as you can see the V&A offer a print to suit every taste. So next time your in London pop into the museum shop or get browsing.