Woohoo! I just signed my first "5 figures(£)" book deal and if no surprise this book will be published in 2025. (now the contract is signed they are not taking their signing fee back from me. 😆)
I also have 1 colouring book and 2 board books working on at the moment. 4 books in the winter months are just exactly what I need. I was really stressed out because there are no markets in the winter months but now the problem is solved. Phew!
So drawing cute happy food (and other cute things) does get you jobs. I`m happy I didn`t take my university lecturer`s advice to give up who I am and what I love to do.
簽了我人生第一個五位數(英鎊)著作出版合約
事實證明不用把大學教授的話太當一回事
(如果你跟我一樣被大學教授和英國插畫教育界排擠, 因為他們認為你太商業化, 不要難過, 因為這代表你做對了! )
喜歡畫可愛的東西也可以活得很好
我終於可以不用為冬季沒市集的人生發愁了😆
目前有四本書正在進行, 期特2025年和大家見面
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Happy Guacamole! It’s your birthday!!
🥳 for people who have their birthday in December!
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This is the second book I illustrated for Spanish Publisher Libsa. I love the whole “pet” theme. 🥰
I’m busy preparing @illustratorsfair and @craftyfoxmarket for this weekend at King’s Cross. So there’s no new illustrations from me for a while. 😮💨
But I have start working on two new maps and I hope I will be able to get them done soon.
I also just got 4 books commission projects which I will working through over the winter months. I believe they will be published around 2025. Woohoo!
Life is busy but it’s great! 😊
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Another super busy market with @solocraftfair yesterday! So again, I didn’t take any photos 😅. But this one is definitely my highlight of the year!
Big thanks to these ladies made me feel like a celebrity. 😂😂 You girls are super cute! Thank you for supporting my small business. 😘🥰
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First @pexmas market was a great successful day!
Massive thanks to @pexmas being an awesome host and thank you so much for having us. ❤️❤️❤️
Huge thanks to all the customers yesterday. Thank you so so so so much for purchase from me and support my small business!
We were so busy yesterday (total sale over £1000 wow!) so I didn’t take many photos and we sold out so many things and have to go home and print more things last night. 🥰 it’s very tiring but feel so happy! ❤️
I’m trading in @solocraftfair @btwthebridges by London Eye today from 12 to 5pm
Please stop by and visit me!
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Baking a few super cute and fun Christmas mugs for @pexmas market tomorrow! Yay!
All the mugs designed and illustrated by me and we hand printed them at home.
100% original and unique. You definitely can’t buy this in the other place because I didn’t even had any chance to list these mug babies on my online shops yet 😅😆😮💨
Only available in @pexmas market tomorrow.
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Two more sleeps! We will be trading in our first @pexmas market!
Baked beans keychains are back in stock! Christmas ornaments are running out fast!
We have so many super cute enamel mugs for your festive hot chocolate and mull wine!
Please stop by and bring all the cute gift home with you! See you at unit 8
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Just finished my first weekend of Christmas markets!
Massive thanks to @openartspaces and @urbanmakers_uk it’s always wonderful experience to trading with you. Hope we will work together more often next year! ❤️
Thanks to all the customers who purchased from me! You guys are amazing to choose shop small! You guys are super awesome and amazing! ❤️🥹😘
Special thanks to my customer @xiaoxiao_swap ! She came all the way from Luxembourg just for buying my postcards! I hope you enjoy your trip to London and I will try my best to illustrate the map of Luxembourg for you in 2024. ❤️
Thanks to all my stall neighbors and friends! We are so happy to meet you guys! I hope we all had a great time and I wish you guys all the best and hope we meet each other again soon! ❤️❤️
It was a bit like reunion yesterday!
@bigbagmomma is like my market mentor! She always helping me and show me so many tips! I’m super grateful to have her in my life. ❤️ she made super beautiful bags, baby onesie and many more great and beautiful things and you should check it out!
@psquared_psquared is my awesome market friend! She made all kind of cool bags, hair accessories and many more! I always call her the lady who made the magic bags! You have to check her account!
@jinnynguidesign is another my favorite market friends. She and her two cuties are awesome! Always so happy to see them and hope to see them more next year! She made all the super cute mugs, teabag dish and more. Please also stop by her account and check out her amazing creation. ❤️
First Christmas markets weekend was successful. We made total sale £1309.23 after deducted stall fee.
Hope next few markets/fairs will be as good as this weekend or even better! ❤️🤞
Our Next Market @pexmas and @solocraftfair See you there!
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