Another Over-Sized Bird Free Printable

May 3, 2016 6 Comments

Following this previous post (where I offered a free digital download of a large-scale heron illustration), I received a heap of requests for an additional printable to accompany the initial artwork. And of course, I could totally understand why some of your guys wanted two artworks – hung side-by-side in a long vertical space (such ....Continue reading….

Over-Sized Heron Art | Huge High Resolution Free Printable!

April 13, 2016 22 Comments

UPDATE I have created a second free large-scale download of a beautiful crane to accompany this heron for anyone who’s after two artworks. Find it here. After publishing the post about my DIY large-scale art a few weeks back, I received quite a few requests for a free printable version of my edited image. I ....Continue reading….

DIY Over-Sized Art from a Free Printable…and the picture frame that made me cry

March 29, 2016 49 Comments

UPDATE You can now download my full-size, high-resolution edited heron artwork as a FREE printable here. Before I get into how an inanimate object brought me to tears, let’s talk about this artwork. If you’ve been following along with the living-dining room makeover at my parent’s house, you might recall I was initially planning to ....Continue reading….

Free Scientific Plant Printables…and an awesome new source

January 18, 2016 28 Comments

I bookmarked an amazing site a few years ago though only got around to checking it out properly just recently. It’s called Plant Illustrations and, as the name suggests, is an extensive online catalogue of public domain scientific plant illustrations scanned from old books. One of the great things about this site is its search ....Continue reading….

A Famous Bird Illustration…and where to get your own (for FREE!)

November 24, 2015 20 Comments

If you follow me socially you may have already seen a little snippet of this project. I wasn’t going to dedicate a whole blog post to it, though in the end I decided it really does deserve one. Ages ago you might recall I published a post about the work of naturalist James John Audubon ....Continue reading….

DIY Quote Art…and free printable sign!

August 31, 2015 60 Comments

Ever since spying a collection of antique-style typographic signs in a boutique homewares store a few years back my love for their understated appeal has done nothing but blossom. It seems the charm of these simple yet striking pieces also isn’t lost on others, as over the last few months I’ve been seeing them more ....Continue reading….

Create Your Own FREE Art Paintings (from photographs)!

January 12, 2015 22 Comments

In keeping with my completely, absolutely, totally not weird obsession with budget-friendly wall art I wanted to share a really cool and easy way to create your very own custom ‘paintings’. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the concept of digitally turning photos into paintings, and maybe some of you have already played ....Continue reading….

DIY Christmas Advent Calendar Wall Chart

November 6, 2014 10 Comments

Just in case you’re wondering…yep, this is a re-post of my project from last year. I wanted to share it again, a little earlier on in November this time around, to give everyone a better chance of getting it completed before December 1st. I love Christmas. It’s my favourite time of year. So, it seemed ....Continue reading….

Free Printable Vintage Coastal Illustrations

October 30, 2014 19 Comments

If you’re a Facebook friend, you might have seen a post of mine from last week featuring a collection of nautical images I created for a new gallery wall at my parent’s beach house. I found the original images on The Graphics Fairy then modified them slightly to suit my needs. Now, with permission from ....Continue reading….

Simple and Effective Wall Art (with free printables)

August 5, 2014 10 Comments

If you follow me on Pinterest, you might have noticed that a few months back I created a new “Masculine Rooms” board. I was hunting down some style inspiration for my brother’s new house, and whilst I’m pretty certain its rooms will never grace the pages of a design magazine, the house is looking much ....Continue reading….