the MARKET

If you're in Tas Feb 26, come along to the market at

Masonic Temple, Sandy Bay Rd.

I will be there with my prints & cards, but will also

be launching a little side venture that I've been working

on with one of my besties and the amazing girls at Frankie & Swiss.

We can't wait to share it with everyone.

Rest assured there will be blog posts and a new website etc

but we will be selling for the first time at the market

so do check it out if you can!

Feel free to spread the flyer around -

there are some amazing stall holders at this event!

Some of my faves being Little Twig, Whatever Heather,

I Wish I Had a Little Shop

and My Mother Mabel.

x

elle girl JAPAN

A little while ago I was asked by ELLE Girl Japan to do

a few illustrations for their article on celebrity fragrances muses,

each girl being the epitome of what that fragrance represents.

Blake Lively is "it-girl" Chanel, Alexa Chung's sophisticated vintage chic

echoes Bulgari, Nicole Richie's breezy LA style encapsulating Escada,

and Sting's über cool offspring Coco Sumner

representing the ultimate hip chick for CK One.

This was SUCH a fun job, not only because I was drawing

gorgeous girls wrapped around perfume bottles

(what illustrator WOULDN'T love that one!?)

but because it's my first foray into Japanese magazines,

something that i'm so excited about as I happen to think

the Japanese are pretty much the bees knees when it comes

to beautiful, cute and colourful design!

I came back from my last trip to Tokyo so unbelievably excited

and am happy to report that i'm heading back over the Easter break.

So, thank you ELLE Girl for the amazing opportunity to contribute

something to the crazy beautiful, colourful world of Japanese print!

I MAY have also recently worked on something a little bit spesh

that fits into this category but more on that later.... ;)

P.S I just want to say a HUGE thank you to Hello Sandwich

for helping me to get my hands on a copy of the mag.

Please check out her blog as she is one EXTREMELY talented lady!

I could peruse it for hours...

x

dancing SHOES

I felt I had neglected my poor little blog so much that I just had

to sneak a little illo post in.

January has been such a crazy month - spent working on

brand new and exciting ventures,

attending gorgeous weddings, catching up with old friends,

celebrating birthdays!

These Tony Bianco heels are literally

THE perfect neutral heel for all of these Summer festivities.

(Okay, maybe not so much for the working...

but definitely the dancing up a storm!)

You can't tell from the illo but the colour is Saddle -

a stunning tan suede that goes with everything.

I can't wait to fill you all in on all of the new work i've been doing,

and an exciting little venture that I shall be revealing very very soon.

Hope you can forgive the tardy posts.

I promise 2012 is going to be full of illustrated goodness!

x

SALE

Because January signifies the start of a (hopefully amazing)

new year, and also happens to be my birthday month,

i've decided to take a huge 25% off everything in my etsy shop

between now and midnight, 15th Jan AEST.

It's nice to have a little spring clean to make room for new prints!

(Like the newly added 'Couture' A4 print set featuring

McQueen, Chanel, Givenchy and Dior.)

To take advantage of this discount just purchase as you would

and then enter code - PARTY2012 - upon checkout.

www.birdyandme.etsy.com

Happy shopping!

x

new YEAR new ILLUSTRATION

Kicking off 2012 with a new illustration for UK bridal magazine,

You & Your Wedding.

Etiquette Emergency is a Q&A section in which readers write in

with last minute questions pertaining to their big day.

This particular one revolved around menu options and how best

to cater to such a large and diverse group of people.

The answer - try a buffet or set up quirky food stations.

This little lady is serving up ice cream.

I hope you all had a great NYE!

I'm already beyond excited about what 2012 will bring both in life and work.

x

L'AVION GIVEAWAY UPDATE

A huge congratulations to Julia Jones who was the lucky

winner of the L'avion giveaway as determined by random.org.

Lookout for a special present in your letterbox, Julia!

Thanks again to all who entered.

Rest assured that there will be more L'avion surprises in store so stay tuned.

x

so long 2011 + THANK YOU

To all of you, everywhere, whatever you celebrate/believe in,

I hope you have an amazing time over the next few weeks.

Enjoy the sunshine or the snow.

2011 has been such a crazy/exciting year and I thank you

for supporting me and leaving your comments on this little blog.

It means alot.

I think 2012 is going to be a pretty great year,

there is already so much that I can't wait to share with you.

For now though, I am off!

I shall be enjoying prawns and chocolate, sunshine and wine.

(Not to mention ripping through what Santa has left under the tree for me this year.)

If you want to stay updated on goings on/works in progress

I have re-started my facebook 'Birdy & Me' page HERE.

The old one was deleted when I deleted my FB account.

But it's back. Sans all my followers, for which i'm sorry!

I hope you forgive me and re 'like'.

We will also be drawing the winner of the L'avion competition

in the next few days and will reveal the winner in the new year.

You still have a few hours to enter - entries close tonight at 5PM AEST.

Goodluck!

Well that's it for 2011!

LET THE CELEBRATIONS BEGIN!

Over and out.

x

Image source: instagram/birdyandme

it's a JOLLY CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY

UPDATE :

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED.

THE WINNER TO BE REVEALED SOON.

HO HO HO - Happy Monday all!

With only SIX sleeps 'til Christmas, Jo Scahill of L'avion and I have decided

to treat our lovely blog readers and facebook fans

to a special Christmas giveaway!

This sweet little bundle consists of one of the 'Plume' scarves I illustrated

for L'avion's 'Flora & Fauna' collection,

as well as the accompanying L'avion limited edition print featuring

the stylin' thumbelina ladies from the scarf.

(Total value $250.00.)

All you have to do to be in the running is:

Like & share L'avion's facebook

page with your friends HERE and leave a comment on this post!

(You don't need to have a blogger account. Just select Name/Url to post.

Be sure to include your email address so that we can contact you!)

The winner will be drawn using random.org on

Christmas Eve at 5:00pm AEST

and one special someone will receive a lovely present in the New Year.

Goodluck!

christmas WISHLIST

I was asked by the gorgeous Amanda of Here Comes the Sun

to contribute my Christmas wishlist to her blog.

She's graciously allowing me to share it with you guys too!

I've been meaning to do one of these for a few weeks now,

so thanks to Amanda for the nudge.

I must confess I have some sneaky insider knowledge that

I am actually getting one or two of these things, so YAY!

But, should Santa happen to be reading my blog today

(HI SANTA! *waves*)

these are the things that would have me shaking with excitement

to see under the tree this year.

1. TRENERY "Ikat" print dress.

2. PRATTEN Eel skin tri-fold wallet in Green.

3. MOLTEN STORE "Oh Stevie" raffia clutch.

4. SAMANTHA WILLS "Distance & Time" cuff in Gold.

5. FRIDA PLUMM "Alba" platter.

6. MAXWELL & WILLIAMS "Kimono" teacup & saucer.

7. BAILEYS IRISH CREAM & FERRERO ROCHERS

8. DAVID DOWNTON print.

9. DIOR COUTURE by Patrick Demarchelier.

10. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Blu-Ray.

So, number 7 isn't exactly a gift - but it's a definite must for us

at Christmas time. It isn't Christmas without a cold glass of Baileys

and a Ferrero Rocher or five.

What are you hoping to unwrap these holidays?

Only 9 more sleeps!

x

P.S A HUGE THANKYOU to those of you who purchased prints for your

loved ones (or yourselves) during my sale! It is now all over, and i'm happy

to report that "Bloom" has now SOLD OUT in A4. Wow.

You guys are amazing.

x

yoko and liam FOR H&M

New illo for H&M Life.

As with the previous post I did here,

this was done for the Life section of H&M's website;

a sort of online magazine/newsletter style area where they post

articles & news.

The article behind this illustration is called 'Unlikely Style Icons.'

I was asked to illustrate Yoko Ono and Liam Gallagher of Oasis.

Chalk and cheese if ever I saw it :)

Yoko is all about the monochromatic, sharp tailored suits and little hats,

and Oasis are, of course, all about the Glastonbury grunge.

Hope you like!

Still so crazy to see my work sitting on H&M's website underneath

the genius of Alexander McQueen.

So surreal.

zanita COLLABORATION

So thrilled to get the chance to work with one of my blogger pals

- the INSANELY talented photographer, Zanita, on this mini editorial

featuring Chic stunner Jacqueline.

Zanita is part of Harper's Bazaar's Style Network and has been

posting exclusive mini-editorials for about a month now.

I've always hoped to get an opportunity to work on something with her,

and here it is. A sneaky peek of it anyway!

Lots of peonies, butterflies and hummingbirds.

To view the full shoot head over to the Style Network HERE.

You should definitely check out Zanita's blog while you're at it.

ALWAYS awe-inspiring.

www.zanitazanita.blogspot.com

x

P.S Thank you for all of your comments on my L'avion collaboration.

I'm so excited about it and glad you all like it.

Don't forget to take advantage of their 20% discount until Dec 16th.

My Christmas print sale is also still going in my etsy shop.

20% off everything til Dec 15th.

That's alot of sales :)

Happy shopping!