KC Illustrations

An illustrator specialising in wonkiness. Shop the new homewares range now!

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🙏🏻Could it? Is it? Will it? Is warmer weather on its way?!!! Ever so tempted to take my jumper off, but then it will definitely snow...

Trying to make the most of the blue skies and pub gardens, even if that means taking our own blankets. Also hands up who's loving seeing

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Pic/pics of move going great, happy team -
🤸Yippee! We have arrived! The new warehouse is amazing - so much space to grow and super professional set up - we actually have high-vis jackets in our storage area! Over the moon with this BIG move, the team have been incredible as

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👋 BYE BYE BEAUTIES - our super thick, hard wearing and extremely practical oven gloves & AGA tops are making way for new products and though we love them they will not be coming back. These are only available to shop till Monday 5th April so if you've got your eye on some grab

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LAST CHANCE for our gorgeous tea towels - they match perfectly with our lovely AGA tops and oven gloves so if you're after a coordinating kitchen now is the time - our current website is closing for a revamp on Monday 5th April ⏰
We will be back with ALL NEW collections very ve

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Is it? Is it coming? Can we hope? I’m keeping all my toes crossed for the sunniest of all Springs ☀️ Hope you’re all chugging along this weekend - ours is definitely sponsored by Easter eggs.

👉🏻NB just two more weekends to shop the current range then muchos excite

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Ok my need to walk down the aisle is getting serious now. THE AIRPLANE AISLE!! ✈️ I love my house but my god there’s nothing like a holiday to re-set, get some perspective and just laugh is there? Can’t blinking wait 🌞🍹🌴
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In the mean time, our World Map is sooo

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Anyone else feel like the only ‘activity’ they do is eating? If the fridge was empty BC (before COVID) then it meant a trip to the village pub, now if the fridge is empty it pushes us very quickly into a full on family melt down (ok mainly me) 😬 Here’s to April and here�

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A very happy Mother’s Day to all the Mother’s and Grandmothers out there - if there was ever a year where we deserve a 4 minute lie in, a burnt toast breakfast in bed and an afternoon Nana nap, this is the one 😅 Also thinking about those who find Mother’s Day a tough one

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Wahhhhh big big news going out in our newsletter tomorrow!! We’ve run out of time today to whack it all down here but if you are even the teensiest bit intrigued, sign up to our newsletter (link in bio) and a very happy news email will be winging it’s way to you tomorrow 🤸

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🥁...FREE PERSONALISATION! Did you know we offer free personalisation on ALL of our prints? We can add a short sentence or a few words above the signature in the bottom corner of your print, this is especially lovely for Birthdays, Anniversaries and 👉 Valentines Day
TOP TIP:

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DON'T WORRY, BE HOPPY - Spring is coming and I am so ready for it! Can not wait for Open Studios, actual shows and packing up vans again! Not long now - hands up who can't wait for actual in person fun again 🙋‍♀️

[ Don't worry be hoppy card available on the website and

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YOU OK HON? Not sure exactly how I'd answer this question right now - it's been a week hasn't it. WELL DONE of us for making it to Thursday. Lots of you are sending care packages and happy mail to friends and family via the studio, thankyou for all your lovely orders. If you need

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🎨 ART CLASS SORTED - look, home school is horrendous yes? I am not a teacher and I know absolutely nothing about the Vikings or how to explain punctuation to a five year old BUT I do know drawing. And last lockdown I wrote a super lovely drawing book for children called Draw W

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DISCOUNT CODE✨Is there a silver lining? Not sure at the moment. The least we can do to make lockdown easier is to give you a discount code to use on our very best self-care essentials. So if you want to reach out to your Mum, best friend, nieces & nephews or if you need a pick

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No words 😭
Ps. If you need me I’ll be wrestling with the sodding printer that never works, trying to print educational worksheets that my 5 year old will probably just use to make clothes for the cat.

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🥘 I don’t know about you but I’ve been really trying (and actually enjoying) upping my cooking and baking game over the last few months. I pop on a true crime podcast, pour a little something nice and just switch off. Our super little recipe books are perfect for cutting o

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This deer is my current mood. 🥴. Are the kids going back to school? Am I still allowed to drink Baileys? What day is it? Why is my fridge empty except for chocolate coins?

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Happiness is...
Sofa snacks ✔️
Wine ✔️
Terrible Christmas movie ✔️
Kitten ✔️
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas whatever that looked like and are getting a few hours/days to recharge and unwind. ‘Tis the time to the sofa the attention it truly deserves 😍

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AND THAT'S A WRAP! The studio is now closed for 2020 - and what a blinking roller coaster! And what a year for my little business! We've had working from home with small people climbing up us, new product launches, some ‘interesting’ zoom meetings (and by interesting i mean I

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LAST MINUTE DASH? If you've been sleeping in a holly bush during the last shopping weekend of Christmas we have very good news! If you can collect from the studio before 4pm we are taking NEW ORDERS until 1pm today (excluding prints). We have last minute stocking fillers from bea