Another lovely customer photo to share with you.  This time from Zoe of The Sewing Croft. I just love having a nose at other people’s creative spaces and Zoe’s is lovely.  I can imagine quite happily whiling away an afternoon sewing and making in her studio!  Which reminds me, I really should get around to fixing my little space up how I want it!

Thanks Zoe for sharing.  To check out some of the beautiful items Zoe makes, you can visit her Etsy shop.

I do love autumn, the colours, the smells, the changes of the scenery around us.  However, I don’t know about you but talk about back down to earth with a bump!  The cooler weather is setting in, it’s getting darker earlier, and the sporting excitement of the last couple of months is finally over.

So how about a little pick me up?

This week I’m offering 50% off all prints and 15% off all paintings in my Etsy shop.  That includes custom painting orders too!

To get your discount simply use the following coupon codes when you checkout
For prints: PRINTS50
For paintings: AUTUMN15

Coupons are valid until midnight Sunday 16th September. If you’d like to order a mixture of prints & paintings let me know and I’ll help you with a listing to reflect the price after discount.

To start shopping go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/louisemead now!

Well hello dear Blog!  How time flies when you’re busy!  I had a fair few orders in August and have just packed off the last custom painting order.  Now I just need to get on with stocking up my shop with new works.

First of all I’d better catch up on Shop of the Week!  So here is a run down of Craft Britannia’s featured Etsy shop owners over the last few weeks!

Bebby Jumpers

Beautiful knitted jumpers for babies!  How cute is this little halloween-themed jumper?

You can read an interview with Bebby Jumpers’ shop owner here.
Next up is the lovely Laura of Laura’s Jewellery.  She makes some lovely pieces that are rather purse-friendly too like this butterfly brooch which is only £6. 
You can read an interview with Laura here.
Steph of Six Skeins makes the most delicious-looking yarns and knitted goodies.  Some of the colours are so juicy I want to eat them!  
You can read Steph’s interview here
Another talented knitter is Sandra of The Feminine Touch.  This pullover would make such a cute autumn wardrobe addition! 
Fem’s interview is just here.  
If you’re looking for cards then Lucy’s shop, Fluffy Duck is worth a visit.  
Lucy’s interview can be found here.
Other News

In other news I got my result through from my last exam and Open University Philosophy module.  I got a Distinction which I was incredibly pleased with.  It’s kind of a double-edged sword though – as now I could get a 1st in my degree so long as I get as Distinction in my next module.  If I’d gotten a grade 2 pass (2:1 level) I’d have put thoughts of a 1st out of my mind but now the pressure is really on to do well in my next module!  
I decided to take up knitting last week too.  I used to knit when I was a little girl but haven’t for years.  My first attempt looked like a small child had done it whilst blindfolded but I’m improving.  I’m going to attempt to knit myself a scarf once I can settle on a design and colour scheme!  I’ll post some pics once I get around to it!


I’ve now got a Sale Section in my Etsy shop.  This is where you can pick up paintings at a reduced price.  Take a look and you can see some of the paintings for sale!

I’m pleased to share with you that I’m going to be part of Reading Arts Week from 23rd to 29th of June 2012. Two of my pieces are going to be part of the exhibition at the Penta Hotel in Reading on 23rd & 24th June.  There’s a flyer below to give you more information.  I will also have a pop-up shop on a couple of dates in that week – more details to follow soon.  

How was your bank holiday weekend?  Mine was good, fairly relaxing albeit rather wet!  Back to the grindstone today mind you!

Seeing as this grey, wet, weather doesn’t seem to want to leave us, I’ve decided to offer buy on get one free on all prints in my Etsy store this week.  In order to take advantage of the offer, simply add one print to your basket and when you checkout, tell me which print design you’d like as your free one.  Simple!

For ages I’ve been wanting to add some smaller items to my Etsy store and now here they are!  Some cute little postcards/note cards with envelopes.  The backs are blank for you to fill with your greeting and they’re printed on high-quality ultra-stiff card so they can be kept and framed should your chosen recipient wish to! 
You can buy them for £1.95 for one and £5.75 for a pack of four currently.  If you’d like to buy one, here they are

It’s great when customers send me photos of their paintings hanging pride of place.  This one is from Julie in Minneapolis.  It makes me so happy to know people are enjoying my work in their home.  I love what Julie has done with her daughter’s bedroom.  The colours are so warm and comforting & I love the duvet cover pattern. The ‘Dream Big’ decal on the wall is such a great mantra for a little girl to see before she goes to sleep every night too!

Thanks Julie for sending me the photo and allowing me to share it!  I really love what you’ve done with the room. x

The beautiful bedroom created by Julie in Minneapolis for her daughter.

If you have a photo of one of my paintings or prints hanging on your wall that you’d like to share, feel free to send it to me.  It’s always wonderful to see my work in its new home!

Use coupon code “WEEKEND10″ and receive a 10% discount this weekend on everything in my Etsy store – original paintings, custom paintings, prints, and cards.

Click Here to Visit My Etsy Shop!