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Little Love Boat… my Etsy store evolution

I’ve recently rebranded my Etsy store name from Aimzsta to the Little Love Boat. Although it’s done, I’m still kind of toying with new logo/brand design options etc. This is probably one of those things you should get sorted out before you go ahead with a rebrand but I’m really still in a process of evolution and learning here… and I’ve happy accepted that I’m probably not making the smartest business moves on earth. I just want to continue to enjoy the creative and experimental aspects of these fun times.

The sailor kitty isn’t part of the logo that’s actually just one of my new brooch designs (although I guess it could be!) – it will be laser cut from bamboo then painted by yours truly.

Little Love Boat - Sailor Kitten

In other exciting news, I have some new designs on their way and I’m going to be increasing my Etsy store prices a little with the introduction of those new designs. I worked out that I am kind of slave labouring myself… and that’s probably not a very good or inspiring way to work!

New red dress…

Within the last few months, I turned 30, got engaged, removed my nape piercing, removed my labret piercing and returned to my ‘natural’ hair colour . Not necessarily in that order, but I’m sure you can see the theme here…

Illustration of my new red dress

With all these changes you’d assume I should feel like a new woman, and in many ways I’ do, but there’s been one thing holding me back and getting on my nerves of late. Every day I get up and put on the same mishmash of old (mostly old… some more than 10 years) new and somewhere in-between clothes. Somewhere between my 19 year old self and the current me, I totally lost my style. I also have a habit of wearing old clothes that I no longer even like because I don’t want to waste them and I often don’t wear my nicer clothes because I don’t want to waste their wears on events that aren’t ‘good enough’ for them or something ridiculous like that. This habit is starting to effect the way I feel about my looks so I’m pledging to myself to begin on a track to a new and freshly styled me.

Last week I brought 3 dresses. My favourite is from Dangerfield and has a slightly vintage shape/style to it and is illustrated above.

In an effort to improve my illustration skills and my wardrobe I’m going to draw more of my new clothing and wear it too!

Fun designs with shapes & lines

Over the last month or so I’ve been working on quite a few “basic” designs which I’m planning on using for multiple projects such as wrapping paper and laser cut brooches.

Although these designs come across as smooth and basic, I have spent a lot of time in illustrator just playing with the shapes and lines to come up with balanced, cute and original designs.

Here’s a sneak peak of a few of the things I’ve come up with so far.

Boat, Nessy & Mr Cloud… just a few of the designs I've been working on

Illustration Friday: gesture

It’s been a while… too long in fact since I have done an Illustration Friday entry. The topic this week is “gesture”, I’ve drawing a dumpling offering the sushi his soy sauce… what a lovely gesture that is.

Illustration Friday: gesture