LittlePaisleyDesigns

Freelance Print Designer & Illustrator. Creator of Little Paisley Designs. I like cats and cups of tea.

[Paperdolls Handmade @Paperdolls_HM]

Four more brilliant designer makers to look out for on 12 & 13 November at Birmingham’s iconic @custardfactory. Come along, say hi and support our wonderful artisans.

@WhatsOnBrum
@BirminghamWeAre
@ichoosemag

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@jet2tweets Can you reply to my DM? I didn’t think your customer service could get any worse, but you keep surprising me!

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@jet2tweets Hi, could you please reply to my many emails, or answer your phone lines. I made a claim back in August for a suitcase you lost for 5 days of a 7 day holiday, and I would like you to pay me back my vast expenses. I’m sick of being ignored and fobbed off! 🙄

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@jet2tweets I’d appreciate it if you could reply to the DM you asked me to send you, instead of just ignoring me in another place! Thank you.

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@CalBarker1 @jet2tweets Good luck, because they won’t pay you the money you have to spend on replacing the luggage contents. Then will completely ghost you once your suitcase is eventually found and returned to you. In my case on day 5 of a 7 day trip. 2 months on I’ve still not had any reply or payment

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@jet2tweets Can you at least reply to the DM you asked me to send?

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@jet2tweets It’s in the many emails you could choose to read, but sure I’ll DM you

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@UPS_UK I urgently need to get in touch with you about a parcel collection this afternoon but your phone line isn’t working and I can’t get through. Please can you help me?

[Hobbycraft @Hobbycraft]

Check out this beautiful artwork from @EllieLonghurst using Winsor & Newton Inks.

We're totally inspired by the design, and it has got us thinking about what we will create next…

Explore Winsor & Newton: https://t.co/uEGu7LBpMl

#Illustration #WinsorandNewton #Hobbycraft

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

@miss_magpie_spy @Handsome_Frank Ah thank you! 🦋 Yes lots of nature themed treats in my shop! ☺️

[LittlePaisleyDesigns @EllieLonghurst]

Day 25 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
HOW IT’S MADE | Each design starts life as a watercolour illustration, painted by me 🎨 📷 - @abigailoliverphotography

Also HI 👋🏻 I took a little break to get my head around blooming C-V and what that means for this lil biz. It’s obviously incredi…

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Day 18 of #marchmeetthemaker
TECHNIQUE | Each product starts out as a hand painted illustration by yours truly 👋🏻 I sketch out ideas on scraps of paper in pencil, then draw a finished outline very faintly on textured water colour paper. I then go over the lines with a rubber…

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Day 17 of #marchmeetthemaker
PROUD OF | I struggled to think of an image to post for this prompt, and found this image of the corner of my studio by @abigailoliverphotography. I realised it shows a few things I’m proud of. There’s my framed award from the @molliemakes handma…

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Day 11 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
RANGE | I have such a huge range of products I struggle to remember each product I sell. These open shelves from @ikeauk and clear parts bins help to keep all of my range clearly on display for me to easily pick and pack orders, plus it all looks…

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Day 9 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
ROUGH/MOCKUP | All my designs start life as a super rough sketch. This snowy mountain enamel pin was dreamt up whilst on holiday in the Alps last summer. I visited a cable car museum on a rather grey day, which proved a wealth of inspiration! I do…

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Day 8 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
LOVE TO MAKE | As you can probably tell by now, I love to design anything nature inspired 🐦🍋 🍄🌿🌛 I predominantly paint British Nature, and love to bring a bit of the outside into peoples homes with my work 🌿
📷 @abigailoliverphotography

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Day 7 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
YOU | Hi 👋🏻 Here’s a few little nuggets of information about me in no particular order... I live in lovely Bristol, in a colourful sunny flat I bought last year. I share the space with a billion house plants and my scruffy rescue cat Tobias Fünke …

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Day 6 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
REDUCING WASTE | 🌏 I’ve been working hard trying to reduce the impact this little business has on the world. There’s definitely still more I could do, but to start: all my postal packaging is recyclable. ♻️ I use cardboard boxes and envelopes, and…

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Day 5 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
CLOSE UP | I’m always amazed by how much fine detail can be picked up in the hard enamel pins I design. Each pin is 30mm across, and the tiny fine details on this Dala Horse can only be made out close up. 👀 I thought this Dala Horse pin was quite …

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Day 4 of #MarchMeetTheMaker
BRANDING | Creating a cohesive brand image is something I think is really important, and something I take great pride in. I have a series of brand colours that run throughout my branding, and this @noissueco tissue paper together with the thank yo…