My 2025 Floral Calendar May Look Familiar...

Hello there, and hope all is well in your corner of the world. Today I've something to show you, but also a tale of my own blunders intended to make you smile.

Firstly, if you're on the hunt for a lovely floral calendar, full of watercolour flowers at every time of year, this may be the post for you.

2025 Calendar Front Cover

Here's the back of the calendar, showing all 12 images together...

Back cover showing all 12 images

And a peek in more detail. Some of the months show the flowers in context (like February and July).

February's calendar image
  transports you
 to lavender in
 a summer garden...

July's happy butterflies are in a 
different garden...

Others show the flowers in even closer detail, (like March and October).

Bright daffodils await you
in March...

And mellow nasturtiums
feature in October...

Either way,  this makes a lovely gift or treat, for yourself, or for friends or family members.

And if this calendar looks familiar...

And secondly,  if you've been reading here a while, and these images somehow look familiar, you're right.

There is indeed a post from 15th December (!!) 2023, featuring a similar calendar.

Which (as pretty much anyone but me would've realised at the time) is, waaaaay too late for anyone who wants their calendar to start on, oooh, I don't know, something radical like...Jan 1st...:-) :-) :-)...Never mind actually getting it in time to send as a gift at Christmas...

Plus the fact that, as it turns out, though I bought private copies, I was clearly in such a pre-Christmas spin last year, that even if anyone had been relaxed about the start-date...I never actually put the calendar properly for sale in my shop last year. (Basically, the lovely flowers floated sadly in a kind of no-man's land internet ether...).

But...

Having bought those private copies however, I can confirm that this really is a lovely thing. Which, finally, and updated to start on Jan 1st 2025,  you actually have a chance to buy now in my online Zazzle shop, in plenty of time, both for Christmas, and the start of 2025...

On that note, and hoping that this tale of my own complete and unwitting ineptitude has made you smile, whatever your stance on calendars... I'll take my leave.

Thanks so much, as ever, for being here, and for reading down this far.

More soon.

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The Secret Life of Tissue Paper...

Hello there, and hope all's well with you.

Today, it feels like time to share something that I only realised recently. Which is that there's much more to tissue paper than meets the eye.

And this applies especially to tissue papers bearing patterns and designs, whether they're more vibrant like my new poppy design:

Watercolor Poppy Cluster Pattern
by BoundingSquirrel

Or as subtle (and seemingly ever-popular- many thanks to everyone who's bought it) as my watercolour sky and clouds patterned tissue paper...

White Clouds & Sky Tissue Paper
by BoundingSquirrel

Or as traditional as these these floral watercolour miniatures on a Regency-style stripe: 

Watercolour Fuchia Floral Miniatures on Stripes
by BoundingSquirrel

There are lots of uses for tissue paper

In case you're as unfamiliar with all this as I used to be, I probably ought to explain that whilst tissue paper makes a fine job of wrapping gifts and protecting delicate items, it also has an entirely  "other life, " and set of uses.

Or, to put it another way, anyone who's so inclined can completely change the look of their furniture and other items by sticking thin layers of patterned paper to it.

As I'm *much* more arty than crafty myself, have a look at Do Dodson demonstrating the idea with clarity and a beautiful result in her YouTube video on decoupaging.

If you're intrigued by this decoupage paper idea...

If you're intrigued by this idea, (or already a decoupage paper enthusiast) something I *can* offer you, is an ever-expanding selection of hand-designed decoupage/tissue papers in my Zazzle store.

With Halloween on the horizon as I type, for example, perhaps these ravens are calling to you (sorry, couldn't resist the pun :-) ) :

Halloween Raven Pattern
by BoundingSquirrel

Or, something even more seasonal:

Rainbow Birds Winter, Christmas or Holiday Design
by BoundingSquirrel

Finally...

Whatever your preference, and whether for decoupage, wrapping or anything else, you can find my increasing collection of tissue and decoupage paper using my artwork as their design,  here.

Thanks *so* much for reading down this far, and have a lovely week.

More soon.

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New Design: Map of My Heart

A customisable version of this "Map of My Heart Card,"
 is now available on Zazzle.

Hello there, and hope all's well in your corner of the world.

This week, I was finally able to upload and post this card for sale. Originally I designed and sent it to my husband Jim, (a man who definitely enjoys a map).

With his enthusiastic agreement, a version of this design that you can customise for a romantic anniversary, Valentine or other romantic card for a map lover, is now available at Zazzle. 

The fonts used are slightly different over at Zazzle, but mean you can change the card much more for your own use. (You can also download and print out the card there, if you'd prefer).

Plus... an extra sneak peek

I did *not* however, share the illustrated envelope over at Zazzle. But I thought you might like a peek. (Don't worry, it's not rude or anything..just cute).

This illustrated envelope definitely isn't for sale...

That's all from here for now. Hope this makes you smile and/or is useful for you or someone you know on a special occasion, especially if they like maps.

As ever, thanks so very much for being here.

More soon.

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