Image Credits

Personal Branding Photoshoot credits

Photographer: Nicole Howe Photography | Planner: Victoria Sykes Events | Venue: Pynes House, Devon | Hair: Natalie Nichols | Make-up: Kimberley Dewar MUA | Floristry: Loulabel Floral Design

With thanks to Changing Faces

Website photography credits

Nicole Howe Photography / Donna Ford Photography / Stephen Walker Photography / Georgia de Lotz / Enrique Manzano Images / Ed Peers

Weave in and out of my illustration business, inspirations and latest collaborations. Join me on instagram, pinterest and facebook.

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This beautiful photo appeared on my Pinterest feed today, which made me chuckle because it's the exact position of my Christmas tree currently (see my Stories). ⁠
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After a moment's investigation, I unearthed that it's a rainy day in California captured by Montreal-based photographer @simonlachapelle - and he loves rainy days. ⁠
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My relationship with rain is rocky. There's definitely optimum rain conditions for a poetic stroll, hey? Not so much driving rain and wind and traffic and darkness that I experienced today. ⁠
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But I was cheered by the good-humoured stories you shared with me about your own tree-based disasters.⁠
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And cheered by this intriguing photograph, which reminds me their can be beauty in weather-beaten moments too. ⁠
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This illustration is celebrating its anniversary, delivered to its new owner one year ago. ⁠
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My Wedding Bouquet Illustration Service £290 is my signature offering, alongside unique botanical commissions and client work (that doesn't always feature on my Instagram.)⁠
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I work from my home studio, in Greenwich, south east London, but this year have sent my work across the globe - a "pinch me" moment for any small creative business owner. ⁠
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I love to work directly with newlyweds and gift-givers, but also B2B with fellow suppliers who book me to create gifts for their own customers. If that sounds like something you would be keen to discuss for your business' 2020 strategy, please come and say hello.⁠
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Some people are worth melting for. ⁠
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Wise words from everyone's favourite structurally variable snowman. ⁠
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Have a beautiful Sunday. Who is decorating their homes today? x⁠
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A simply beautiful crown by @rosehipandwren. In creator Beth's own words, "observed, foraged, gathered and preserved". ⁠
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I'm over the moon Beth is joining me over on my blog shortly, as one of three guest editors discussing 2020 Floral Trends. Pinterest has reported a momentous leap in searches for dried flower arrangements and herbariums, as brides and home decor fans are drawn to preserving the life of the flowers. It's a move away from throwaway culture - one that becomes more than just a trend when it's slips into the zeitgeist and the Pinterest search box of so many.
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Dried flowers, grasses, herbariums - are you in?⁠
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That's me, trying to get ready for a night out. ⁠
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I'm a mummy to 6 and 4 year old daughters. Both are going though this sort of weird "glamorous" phase where they are obsessed with pink and glitter and the tackiest characters. They want nail art and glitter tattoo craft sets for Christmas. ⁠
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I dressed them in grey, taupe and white at birth. ⁠
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We spend our weekends National Trusting and doing wholesome things like baking and going to the garden centre. ⁠
⁠I've outright banned Sleeping Beauty (non-consensual kiss) and The Little Mermaid (surrendering her voice for a man, I mean jeez....) ⁠
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At bedtime, we read Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and the Little People, Big Dreams Series...⁠
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Anyway, I'm heading out tonight with @fayecornillcoaching and my 2018 business mentoring group. Guaranteed, my kids will sit on the bottom step as I descend the stairs, cooing "oooh I wonder what she's wearing..." as they do every time I go out for the night. I'll eye roll and laugh and remember the floor length raspberry red crushed velour dress my mother wore for Christmas parties in the early 90s, and way the scent of Cacharel Anais Anais would hit me as she left the house. I thought she must have been a Hollywood movie star to look and smell like that. I thought she was leaving me to go off and do movie star things. On reflection, she was probably going to the Magic Wok on Surbiton High Street with her NCT pals, just as she's done every first week in December since my big brother was born. ⁠
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Funny thought. ⁠
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See you at the pub, girls x ⁠
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Oh, and the kid with the fancy pink bow in the portrait is a boy. It's Elizabeth Mortlock and her son John Mortlock, 1779, by John Downman.⁠
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A studio shoot from @jennibloomflowers, making me excited to bring some foliage indoors and get decorating this coming weekend. 🌲 Photo by @corette.faux⁠, silk runner by @cfleursdesign .⁠
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One last shout out to receive my newsletter, Still Life, which will be delivered to inboxes tomorrow at 9am. I'm a bit concerned that it may be dumped into spam/promo folders but there's only one way to find out.... so if you are expecting to receive it and don't, search spam and you will have the option to accept it so future editions deliver directly into your focused/primary inbox.⁠
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There's a recipe for a failsafe easy-peasy-gluten-free-yet-crowd-pleasing clementine cake that stays fresh for days (if it's not gobbled up immediately). It would be right at home on Jenni Bloom's festive table, pictured here 🍊. ⁠
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I'm flirting with the idea of going to the gym tonight. But equally, I fancy cosying up on the sofa with the final quarter of a Panettone. How will it play out? Don't know. Maybe both.⁠
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