Saturday, October 30, 2010

Arty Arrivals

The mail lady is my personal Santa this week as my recent Etsy art print purchases begin to arrive.

Here's a peek (chosen for their bright colours and powers of distraction, as discussed earlier).

Now, I love me a motivational slogan. They can focus, inspire or just make you smile. I'd love to hang this up on our wall, but now that the 6 year old is learning to read I can't get away with it.


So I found something a little more PC at Gus + Lula.

It's good to remember how lucky we really are. Find it here

My Cup Runneth Over was the last print bought, but the first one to be received. How is that possible? you ask, nervously eyeing the space time continuum.

It's a digital print! You buy it, choose your colour and size ratio and within 24hrs it's in your inbox ready to print at home. If you have a decent printer it's a great way to fill walls with extremely well-priced art.

This next one is small (only 2.5 by 3.5 inches) but packs a punch. It's called The Blue Cat, and it's an original (!) by Teconlene.

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I love buying from Etsy as their sellers often go the extra mile. Look at the personal touches on the envelope it came in:

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Do Not Bend, European style.

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Hand drawn kitty cuteness.

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Open it up.

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Tweety-pie cuteness.

Now lots of Etsy sellers will pop a business card in their package, but look at this:

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Cute little tea-bag.

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Could it get any better? 

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Do you have any favourite online art print shops? Let us know about them in the comments.

Like Picasso said: "Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life". Amen, Pablo.

6 comments:

Selina said...

Another one from etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/pocketcarnival . Her drawings are just so cute. And, like most etsy sellers, goes that little extra mile too. I just bought a card from her and it was all packaged just so sweetly! Love your selections.

Jansie said...

Hahaha...I really like the first one. ;)

As for the kitty package: I love seeing other people's creativity at work. Very, very cute!

Anonymous said...

Hi Kristy, Just wanted to say I recently (like yesterday) discovered your blog and just LOVE it. I am a fellow Aussie, so I get the humour, but live in Aus, I just can't believe how beautiful your local area is.
Brenda

Kirsty @ Bonjour Quilts said...

Welcome Brenda. You can't knock Australia, but I do admit it's pretty fab here!

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

Love the creative way your order was presented - I would buy it for the packaging alone:) Thanks for the links to some great etsy art.

Eva said...

Hello! Super cute stuff! Wow, you've been busy while I was gone! Great decorating projects! Those map prints are gorgeous! And Inception?! Love that movie! Regards from Helsinki! Eva

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