LIONHEART ISSUE 2: WARMTH

Happy Friday lovelies! We've been very busy here at Tea & Crayons headquarters, getting on with lots of lovely illustrations and cosying up from the rain (rain in July?!) I wanted to share with you what I've been up to, that is receiving a rather lovely package in the post, only to find it's the new issue of Lionheart, which I illustrated the cover for. Hooray! I've been in love with Lionheart from the start, so it was a complete honour to be asked by the lovely Hels to illustrate the cover  ♥ ♥ ♥


Lots of treats in the new Lionheart, including pieces from lovelies The Aviary, Shipshape Studio, crayonette and beautiful mama Fritha, super sweet illustrator Madi Barrett, the lovely Olivia from whatoliviadid, lovely illustrators Holly Exley and Daria Hlazatova, our very own wonderful Abby Wright as well as beautiful photography, amazing written articles and lovely illustrations ♥ A massive thank you and high five to the amazing Hels Martin, editor and creator of Lionheart ♥ You can also still get your lioness/ lion paws on the delectable issue one: bravery, which is just as beautiful and if you haven't already get your mitts on the new issue

Have a fab weekend lovelies, what are you all up to?

♥ ♥ ♥

New work from Abby

Hello everybody! After seeing Kayleigh's wonderful new work, I though I would share what I have been up to over the last week. I'm working on some new illustrations - subjects that I haven't tackled before but I'm really enjoying them! I'm hoping to offer custom pet illustrations soon, so have been working on example animal portraits. Here's the first, my mum's beautiful cat, Yoda.

And here are the beginning stages of a new flower and vase illustration. I loved producing such detailed line work for this piece. I will bring you the finished piece when it's, em, finished :)

This Week, We Love...

Well, with Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is everywhere. And as some of you may have heard, I got engaged on Wednesday!! So I'm feeling extra smiley this week! I thought this all seemed like a good opportunity to do a 'This Week, We Love...' on the theme of love!

Amazing personilised chocolate (from the chocolate shop I work in, Gorvett & Stone. Not at all biased!)

This Week, We Love...

Well, as you probably know yourself, this week has been freezing. So, it seemed appropriate to share some beautiful winter and cold weather essentials with you this week! We hope you like them! (Click on the picture to find out more).

Have a wonderful weekend!

This Week, We Love...

So, as you can probably tell, this week we're seeking all kinds of Candyland inspirations for an exciting project we're collaborating on. So, in the first post of it's kind, I present - This Week, We Love. This weekly Friday spot features 10 things we're loving this week (speaks for itself, really!)

Retro sweets! Visual and taste satisfaction. Perfect!

Bright buttons! We love getting crafty here!

Balloons! I adore this photograph.

Amazing trifle by Lily Vanilli. It looks incredible. We can't imagine a better dessert!

Beautiful hot air balloon photo. Ahhh!

Amazing vintage teacup!

How cute are these wooden heart decorations in pastel colours?

We think this teacup pin cushion is incredibly sweet. Teacups and crafting? A match made in heaven!

This clothbound series, illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith, is very inspiring. The colours, the designs, the feel and the Penguin Classics stories compliment each other perfectly. Now to start collecting them...

Finally, we love this Letterpress print. And we concur. Bake more cake!!

Fritha at Paperchase!

We have the most exciting news to share with you today at Tea & Crayons! Fritha's illustrations can now be found in Paperchase - in the form of cards, mugs, snow globes and more! Amazing! And the perfect Valentine's Day gift, I'm sure you'll agree.

It all began when Fritha decided to send a couple of her Valentine's Day designs to Paperchase in the hope they may be interested in using her illustrations on some of their merchandise. They obviously loved her style and thought her work was perfect for them. The illustration below was the final design they chose. It's instantly understandable why they wanted to purchase this illustration - the delicacy, the adorable character, the wonderful use of colour and the oh so cute heart balloon. We love it!

The following images, taken by Fritha, show her illustration brought to life in various products. I cannot wait to see them for myself. You can read Fritha's post about it here.

My personal favourites are those beautiful hand warmers, I need to get myself a pair! We're very proud of Fritha and perhaps we will see more of her illustrations at Paperchase in the future.. We certainly hope so!