Stars on Canvas

Here is my entry for this years 'Stars on Canvas' campaign for the Willow Foundation. The charity will auction of canvas art by artists and celebrities to raise money to provide support for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds through special day experiences. They will be auctioning the canvas in November on ebay. You will also be able to see all the art before it gets sold at Maddox Arts in London from 29th November to 1st December.

Less than 24 hours!!

There is only one day left to go to bid on my envelope! Get your bids in before it's too late :)

Just click on this link to bid:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280841176067#ht_500wt_1262

It's for The National Literacy Trust to get children reading and all proceeds go towards this.

It's currently at £36 and I would really love to get a higher bid.

Thanks for your support!

One day left!!

There is only one day left. Yes, just one day, to bid on my charity envelope. Please click here to bid and remember that all proceeds go to help the National Literacy Trust! Thanks for your bid :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280841176067

Pushing the Envelope

An exciting start to the week! My charity envelope is now on ebay and is available to bid on! It's a great chance to own a one off piece of art by me or by many other artists and celebrities. You can view my envelope here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280841176067
Remember that it's for a great charity and raises money to support the National Literacy Trust. A cause I strongly agree in.
Bidding ends on 22nd March so make sure you put your bid in before 2pm that day!!

Wanted raccoon brooch

Oh take a look in my Etsy shop now! My first ever brooch is now available. It's a rascally raccoon brooch and is part of my 'Wanted' brooch series. I am very excited to add him to my shop and hope you like him too!

Business cards

I also treated myself to some business cards by Moo. I will be sending a card in every purchase from my Etsy shop!

My Etsy shop has opened!

Well it's been a rather exciting week as I have finally opened my Etsy shop! You can now buy my art at www.etsy.com/shop/laurahambleton
Currently for sale are a few of my Peg Dollies, Tweeter Birds, Frog Prince and pendants. Currently working on brooches and prints so hope that I do sell a few items in the shop! Above is one of my little pendants. Hope you like my shop!

Chicken sample

I haven't posted for a while as I have been working on various book projects and illustration samples for my agent. Here is one of the samples created for a picture book about chickens :)

New picture book

Thought I would share with you my new picture book idea. I have had this idea in my head for a while and as soon as I had a day off from work I wanted to visualize it! I have nearly completed the story, although I am sure it will change and develop as time goes on. I often feel inspired by the animal character first and then love to create him/her to inspire the writing side. I have a few other title ideas for other animals to form more of a 'series' and am hoping to visualize these after xmas!

Secret Santa

Well last week was Secret Santa time at work. Every year I try to create a handmade item. My gift this year was for a workmate learning to drive. Like me, she is hoping to pass her driving test next year. She is learning in a Mini, so I decided to make a Mini Mouse for her car, once she passes. I stuffed Mini Mouse with a handful of dried lavender too!

My Website is now LIVE!!

Well I'm very happy to announce that my website (that has been in progress for a couple of years now) has gone live today!! You can click on this link to view it:
http://www.laurahambleton.co.uk/