New work

 Budgies, a new A4 Archival art print (my take on love birds)! Now for sale in my Etsy shop. Visit my shop here.

New art print of colorful Roses, A4 and printed on archival matte paper using pigment inks. Available in my Etsy shop. Click here.

I hope you like them as much as I do! I can see them both making excellent cards so I will get working on that soon and let you know when I've made some up.

Happy Wednesday everyone! I know a lot of you are back in work today, I hope your working weeks go well, stay merry, 3 days until a long weekend and NYE celebrations! Speak soon :-)

ps: just a reminder that I recently set up a FaceBook page for my artwork, you can visit it here.Thanks!

Just dropping by with some photos!

It was a very cosy and quiet Christmas, Arthur cat has barely moved from the same spot on my crochet blanket on the sofa. He will be terribly disappointed when we go back to work and there's no fire to sit by all day! On the art front I have just finished two designs that will be cards and prints. I will show them to you soon, I love them, and am excited for you to see! :-)

Illustration Friday - Messenger

Its been absolutely ages since I had the chance to submit anything for Illustration Fridays word of the week. However as it's the holidays I got time to do something for this week and the word 'Messenger'.

I love the look of the royal mail bikes, so bright and cheery! When researching images I came across some old images of a postman on a penny farthing bike! I was quite tempted to draw that, but settled on this classic style instead.

I hope your enjoying your hols? We went on a 6 mile countryside walk today and have now got bubble & squeak in the oven...Lovely!

Speak soon x

Happy Christmas everyone!

Now it's time to go to bed on the eve of the big day, but I just wanted to say Happy Christmas! I hope you all have a lovely, sparkly Christmas day. I will be chilling with Ben and Arthur cat,watching some movies and eating too much chocolate and cheese! YUM!

Speak soon.

Love & sparkles ****

The Pretty Much Penniless Secret Santa

I took part in a secret santa this year organised by Ellie Loughran of the gorgeous 'Pretty Much Penniless' Blog. All participants were given a name to send a secret santa too and the idea was that everything was handmade or second hand. I was sooo excited to receive my secret Santa in the post and I have to say I was so lucky to receive some great gifts! My secret santa put together a great stash of items for me, so beautifully organised! So whoever you are *THANK YOU* I love my secret santa gifts XX

PS: I love the bow knitted hat, it's super cute and will keep me cosy :-)

 

A few more days to go, and the Exeter Christmas pop up shop is opening for 1 more day!

That right! The Exeter Christmas Pop up shop is opening for one last day.  The shop stocks a huge selection of makers work. Ceramics, photography, painting, jewelry and textiles (oh and my prints and cards too)! Tomorrow on Thursday 22nd December the lovely organisers, Isgard & Laurel will open the shop for the last day before Xmas. A perfect chance for you to get your last minute stocking fillers and gifts. The shop is based at 1 New Bridge Street and is open until 9pm, so why not do some late night shopping then grab a mulled wine?!

Here's the link to the Facebook group for the Exeter Christmas Pop up shop

And here's the link to the article about the shop ran by the 'this is Exeter' website!

Pocket Mirrors

Yellow Bird Pocket Mirror and Pink Poppies Pocket Mirror now available in my Etsy shop.
£3.00 a piece you know you want one ;-)

Other things.. I know I've been quiet here with anything other than art biz updates, apologies, things have been busy wizzy! I hope you are all okay? Are you all prepared for christmas? I still have some last minute gifts to buy before the big day... I am so looking forward to some lazy days though...Oh yes bring them on..! x

A giveaway, quick! Only a few more days to enter!

You need to go here for a chance to win an A4 print of your choice from my Etsy shop! Go go!

Thanks to Rhianne of the 'for the easily distracted' blog for choosing me as her 3rd week of Christmas giveaway!

Toot toot! I have news!

Hello lovelies! I hope this weekend has been treating you well? I have been a busy bee as usual and am thoroughly enjoying getting into the festive spirit. Mulled wine or port anyone??!Yum!

So I wanted to tell you about this great place where I am now stocking my work..


I am now stocking my work in the wonderful Cox & Baloney boutique on Cheltenham road Bristol. Cox and Baloney stock beautiful hand picked vintage clothing, home wear and books. It is a venue for craft events and has an on site dress maker! This shop also has a fabulous vintage style tea room where you can sit and rest in style over a tea or coffee. I am super excited to be stocking work with them! I dropped off some prints today but will be adding framed prints for sale in their tea room very soon.

So if your in the Bristol area you should pop in for a visit! Also one more thing, I now have a Facebook page set up for my artwork. Here's the link: Rebekah Leigh Marshall - Artist

I would love it if you could drop by and 'like' my page and say hello!

Sending out a big festive warm wishes too you all **** :-)

Christmas orders

Hey folks! Just a note to say that if you want to order anything from my Etsy shop then my European deadline for postage is this Friday 9th December. For UK orders please order before Sunday 19th December.

These dates should mean that the orders will arrive before Christmas. Obviously I can't guarantee anything but I will get things sent out before the Royal mail deadline.

Unfortunately it is now too late to post international and have it arrive before Christmas.Sorry!

To visit my Etsy shop and buy prints, cards and gift tags click here :-) 

Christmas at the barn 2011

I have just finished the second and last day of the Christmas at the barn art/craft market in Mells near Frome. I'm tired out but what a lovely weekend!! I met so many amazing sellers, sold lots of art and cards and made some great contacts!

The market was in a gorgeous old stone barn, it was a really nice setting for a market. The event was put on by Rebecca Larsen of home wears and accessories company 'Edamay'. You can see Edamay online on Not on the highstreet.com.

One of the many good things that came out of this event is that I am now stocking my work in 'Millie Moon' in Frome. I met the shop owner Becky at the market this weekend and I can't wait to visit 'Millie Moon' in person!

I hope you have all had lovely weekends? I'm going to have an early night! Speak soon :-)

Some beautiful things

Yellow teapot by My Haunted Attic

Raw amethyst  necklace by Still with you

These gift bags by My Cherry Tree

'Superman's song' by Nataly Dawn- 

Hi folks how are you? I've had a busy night making cards and gift tags for the market this weekend, Its all go here at the moment!  Nataly Dawn's youtube channel has been keeping me company while I make. You should  check it out, it's really good.

Night night all, speak soon :-)

The Old Bookshop

I visited a new Bristol venue today called the Old Bookshop. It is situated on North Street in Bedminster and is the best venue I've been too in a while. The food was great (I had a jerk pork roast dinner and Ben had the roast beef mmmmm). The atmosphere was lovely and chilled, the decor was amazing!! They had bunting, amazing collections of tea pots and china, typewriters mounted on the walls, and a chandelier made out of old trumpets! So much thought had gone into how it was put together. I will be going back very soon and taking friends with me. They have a website with gig listings etc www.theoldbookshop.co.uk you will also see better pics than the ones I have taken! Apologies they were taken on a phone :-/ After the oldbookshop we left and went to a vintage/retro market and I got myself a luvverly bright pink mohair scarf for a fiver! Bargain! Its huge and snuggly! Now i need to figure out how to wash it, mohair will just felt in the wash right? I think I need to hit google for some answers! I hope you have all had great sundays? 

Speak soon ****

Some lately photos

 

 

Some photos taken lately at work, top to bottom: On a walk with a student in the gardens/Christmas decorations being made in the Pottery by the students / A pear tree, autumn style/ The elderly dairy cow that now lives in the field in front of the Pottery workshop, it's nice to watch her chilling out in the field but sad that shes so old and now separated from the others/ The top of the tepee which is sometimes used as an outdoor classroom.

So this is where I work. Its pretty amazing and beats an office, if you don't mind mud and wearing layers of woolly jumpers in winter!

Have a great weekend all, hope to be back soon with some new drawings! I'm in serious preparation mode for the Xmas markets coming up and have tons to do.

Bye for now! :-)

Cushion & Cake

I am now stocking my work is this gorgeous tea room / craft gallery in Glasgow Scotland..Very exciting!! I'm so happy to be part of the art for sale in this great place :-)

You can view the Cushion & Cake website/blog here.

Bohemian Homes Australia

Hey chaps! Had a good weekend? I've had a good friend staying, and have had a lovely weekend of crafting and chatting over tea and chocolate :-)

I wanted to tell you that my work is now being stocked with Bohemian Homes Australia! You can visit the shop here.

I love the selection of items on the Bohemian Homes website and I do think my work fits in a treat,  I am very happy to be part of the Bohemian Homes online store! Yay!

Exciting!!

Kaftan Sarafan

I was lucky enough to be featured in a beautiful treasury alongside the most beautiful pillow recently. It caught my eye immediately and I had to check out the shop.

Pink Floral Recycled Silk and Linen Kimono Pillow Cushion Cover by KaftanSarafan. Gorgeous isn't it?! Its funny, I don't wear pink at all but when it comes to home decor and furnishings I'm a big fan of pink!
The shop called Kaftan Sarafan  is owned by a lady called Irina who is based in Dublin, Ireland. Her shop is full to the brim with things I want and her photography is fab. I have Etsy product photo envy!!! If your an Etsy seller you'll know what I mean! ;-) Here are some more items from Irina's shop for you to enjoy:

French Vintage ceramic tea pot

 Russian Folk themed kitchen towels

There is always time for tea..

'There is always time for tea'! My new drawing! It's a nice thought right? I've seriously got back into tea lately, I have been a BIG coffee consumer for years and this is a new way for me. How have your days been? Mine has been busy, and should of been a lot busier, but I made a decision to not do the thing I was supposed to do tonight after work. Which was to go spend the evening working with horses at a yard in Gloucester (as part of my Level 2 diploma in horse care & riding). I was also there until 8pm last night so was feeling it today. Instead I cooked myself a delicious dinner, sweet potato, goats cheese, olives & salad...mmmmmm ...Had a bath, and did some drawing! I think I made the right decision! Sometimes theres just too much to do and I get run down so easily that when I start to feel really zapped it just isn't worth pushing it.

So tell me you busy bees, how do YOU all do it?

Hope all is well out there, night night :-)

Tuesdays favorites

From the top down:

Goldilocks and her 3 bears puppet set by kissmego

Girl warriors illustration - digital print by Kaye Blegvad
The Ripton Clutch with Detachable Shoulder Strap -By ShelterProtectsYou

Silver white tail deer antler ring by moon raven designs 

I'm really into items that remind me of the natural world and folk tales at the moment. Maybe it's the darker nights and winter drawing in? Either way here are some great items for you to view. 

Happy Tuesday!

Gift tags

Gift tags - I've started selling gift tags in my Etsy shop! So far I have 3 designs up for Christmas, I have spent this evening photographing them and they are now on Etsy.

My 'Peach Deer' design has returned as a gift tag, and this design will also be featuring on Christmas cards very soon. The new 'Christmas Robin' design has been made into gift tags as well as cards.

Lastly I have something new to show you, I have a new set of drawings that I have made into a set of tags; they all feature cosy, festive woolly garments!

All of the tags come in packs of 5 and are for sale in my Etsy shop priced at £2.50 a set.

Peach Deer Gift Tag

Christmas Robin Gift Tag

One of the designs in my 'Woolly Garments' gift tag set!!

I hope you are all well? I have a roast dinner in the oven..mmm! First one in a long while. Hope your enjoying the fireworks out there, I'm enjoying them from inside this year. Speak soon  :-)

Treasury - Winter Sparkles

I made a new treasury.... Winter Sparkles

I love everything here, I'd love that scarf by Etsy shop TheYarnKitchen. Or those bright pink mitts by RainbowMittens!

Happy sunday everyone, have a great day :-)

The trees outside are golden

Oh yes they are! Very beautiful indeed. I drove up to the midlands this past Sunday and went for a walk on the Mendips and I was surprised by how much more golden all the trees were up country. We went to view a puppy, but there had been a mix up and they had re-homed him already :-( We got the call when we were half way there. Double sad face :-( Well our search for a pup will continue but not for a while as Ben and I are working too much, this was our window where one of us would of been at home for a month.

ANYWAY that is not what I wanted to tell you! I wanted to say that my 'Christmas Robin' Christmas card is now on Etsy, priced at £1.50 per card..Go buy go...!

'Christmas Robin' card for sale in my Etsy shop

Also I have just sold my first Framed, mounted print through Etsy to a lovely lady in Norway. If you would like to buy a framed/mounted print from me, a perfect present for xmas. All ready to give to a special someone than you can! Just message me through my Etsy shop for a quote.

 This is my Zeiss Ikon Contessa camera print, framed and mounted ready to go...

Over at twitter Gemma Correll just tweeted about her new Drawing project based on womens magazines taglines..Very funny and worth a view!

Also I've always wanted to know how to cast using resin, My Girl Thursday has a fab tutorial over at her site now. Take a peek!

Bye for now *****

Hello blogland! How I've missed you!

Hey folks how are you? I've missed blogging and reading all of yours, and hearing from you all of course! I am busy with work and my two part time courses. Yes thats right I'm now doing 2 part time courses! I enrolled last week on a level 2 Diploma in Horse care, I'm doing 2 evenings a week after work. I'm really excited as I have always wanted to qualify as a riding instructor and now it could be in my future. :-)

Today I started working on my Christmas card designs, it was SO much fun to be drawing again. I've finished one design that I wanted to share with you now and I'll post more this week. I want to have them designed, printed and packaged by the end of this week for my Etsy shop and the 'Chrstmas at the barn' craft market that I'm selling at, in Frome on the 26th/27th of November.

I will post more designs very soon, until then  xox

ps: Sorry for the early Xmas chatter !