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Moobaacluck - Handmade Happiness from North Norfolk
moobaacluck.blogspot.com
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hand cut and painted wooden decorations that can be personalised for a child, the home or the young at heart... and stationery illustrated by me too....this blog is about my creative life ...my work, my family and anything or anyone that inspires me...
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Gift wrap arrives!

My first two designs have arrived! So quickly too.. I only approved one of them yesterday morning. This one is for Moobaacluck and youd have seen a mock up a few weeks ago. This one is called "Ci...

17 may 12

Ed Emberley

I came across this wonderful video blog by Illustrator Ed Emberley last night and just had to share - what a wonderful man. And I love the fact that he talks about using an ink pen when he first star...

16 may 12

Gift wrapping for customers

This week I decided to add hand cut gift tags to my range as I often make them when people request gift wrapping so why not offer them for sale? I also decided to offer complimentary gift wrapping to...

04 may 12

Busy doing something

Its been a strange week for me, orders have really tailed off which worries me as we are a family of hanging in there, freelancers!  new front page for Moobaacluck.com shortlyWhen you take your ...

28 apr 12

Building a collection of giftwrap designs

Ive been getting stuck into experimenting with new designs for placement print gift wrap inspired by the brief given on the surface pattern course a couple of days ago. Here are sections of the desig...

20 apr 12

Gift wrap collection - first of 6 graphic designs

A section of a gift wrap design I am working on for the surface pattern course run by Rachael Taylor. Ive been hard at work in the summerhouse drawing on watercolour paper scraps. Its been "such ...

19 apr 12

Pattern love

 Little update on the plate:The plate is back! Love the colours. Surprisingly the blue has remained the same blue throughout so thats really good. The painting of the red is a bit messy - too ma...

15 apr 12

Curtains for me

Ive been sewing - if you can call it that!! My studio is now looking a lot more inviting. Still more to do - I think the ceiling would look lovely painted a light colour but that is a huge job.A coup...

10 apr 12

Postage rise - how will I handle that ?

Virtually all my products go through the postal system, specifically Royal Mail at some point in their journey to their owners and like many small businesses who sell on line or even to retailers, po...

04 apr 12

Orders posted today in the run up to Easter

I started to write about the postal prices increase and I still will - in another post - as I think it would be so interesting to compare how many of us will deal with it. Its a huge consideration fo...

04 apr 12

Meeting Theo Paphitis at the SBS meeting in Edgbaston

On Friday - yesterday in fact, I left my house at 7.30am to drive to a little place near Peterborough to cadge a very turbo charged lift from Ms Lush of @whoatemycrayons fame and her chauffeur in the...

01 apr 12

Images from my shed

Heres one I made earlier. You can see the birch coloured walls of the summer house here... I finally finished painting them. Makes a huge improvement on dark green.I also managed to transport a very ...

20 mar 12

17th March 2012

I noticed today when I went out into the garden that our willow has started to burst its buds to create little fluffy pollen covered flowers for want of a better word. My mother is coming over tomorr...

17 mar 12

More forward planning needed

I seem to have missed the Mothers Day boat as far as products are concerned! I sold some cards, a couple of Yummy Mummy stars and hearts....and a chicken specifically for the occasion but other than ...

17 mar 12

New business cards

The post man has just been! Last week I designed myself some new business cards in readiness for the spring fair I am doing at the end of the week at St. Nicholas School in North Walsham. Of course I...

13 mar 12

Spring Windowsill

©Tony BuckinghamThese fellas have been sitting on my windowsill this week. Ive started to have orders for them - last night two came through for the spotty versions. I must remember to take a picture...

28 feb 12

Diana Mayo Illustration

I want to introduce you to Diana Mayo, very talented illustrator who was at Kingston Upon Thames art college with me (quite a few years ago now!)Even then Diana had a very definite style and quickly ...

24 feb 12

Very Special Cotton Yarn - Rainbow Colours

I had lunch with Penny of Woolly Planet fame a couple of weeks ago when she told me about her latest project.Just look at this gorgeous wool: © Penny Graham JonesIf you want to know how to get y...

23 feb 12

Pirate bear invitations

One of my bestsellers is the pirate bear star decoration I make for christenings and birthday presents.A customer recently asked me to make some invitations for her son using this character. Ive been...

22 feb 12

I won a set of gorgeous cards from Leaff Design

Just before Christmas I was lucky enough to spot an emerging design company and be entered into their draw to win some of their cards. I was one of six winners who were sent a generous pack of 6 card...

21 feb 12

Busy designing

Ive been taking part in the thought provoking Branding Masterclass run by Flourishstudios.co.ukThis is my mood board for what will be GabriellaBuckingham.com After a week or so of doing the course it...

20 feb 12

beginnings with surface pattern

The Surface pattern e course is great but I am struggling to find time to actually do much of it. I have kept up with the reading but because my job is hand painting personalised items for people and...

10 feb 12

A few doodles

Last night the email came through about Module 2 of the surface pattern course run by Rachael Taylor and Beth Nicholls... and I couldnt just go to bed could I!? I am so so pleased I signed up. Itchin...

27 jan 12

What will the year of the dragon hold?

"2012 will bring opportunities to awaken your own higher consciousness and eliminate negativity, limitations and disease from your life. And if that isnt exciting enough for you, just wait until ...

23 jan 12

Sketch on Sunday

I drew my daughter on Sunday. I am very rusty indeed! This was the second attempt - the first looked more like me than her! This looks quite a bit like her..possibly Ive added on a few years but I pr...

10 jan 12

Lazy lump with Country Living Magazine

I am currently being so lazy.. not really like me. Im just worn out after being back at work for only 3.5 days, not sleeping well for the last two nights and having pmt. There always seems to be one ...

07 jan 12

Little Award!

Thank you so much to Helen of Belmont Yarns for naming me as one of the blogs she likes to follow that has under 200 followers:)! Looking through the blogs I look at when I can quite a few dont have ...

04 jan 12

Itching to do some actual painting again. I console myself with the fact that Mary Newcomb didnt really start showing her paintings until she was in her 50s.This year I will be experimenting far more...

02 jan 12

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