merry christmas!

so christmas is nearly upon us and there are, as usual, a 100 and 1 things to be doing.
Thought I'd better upload a nice seasonal image for all you lovely visitors to my blog!
Thanks to you! :0)
Fee blee wee blee!

work!

Well it's about time.
I've got loads of work on now!
not complaining though-love it!
got to catch up on those few lean months with nothing...
Here is a sneaky peek of one of my jobs I've been on.

teacats

cos Caroline asked to see it :0)
Final pattern design-hope it sells!

walking girl

I drew her near the beginning of nov.

goat 2

this is a character I did a while back and he was used on the CBBC website for the story competition.
I still like him and have the bones of a story involving this character as well as others.
Like much of my self promo work though, it'll likely go unfinished- but I live in hope!

JUMP!

He's jumping for joy at least!

cat design

have been doing pattern designs for a company recently although they have still to sell.
this is a rough working for one.
I hope to be properly employed with a freelance job soon as is getting just too quiet for my liking!!

sorry again

Not been posting much-been caught up with personal project (as I'm not getting any paid work...boo hoo) and it's pretty intensive so keeping me busy.
Also had a nightmare time trying to hook up this damned imac to internet so pretty mad right now with it as you can imagine!
One day!....

Thanks!!

To everyone whose been leaving lovely comments on my blog :D
You're all so kind!

girl in bath

did her in mid september.

sorry!

not been blogging too much these days-been kept busy with a pitch job and now my daughter is on holiday from school so means coming and going between things!
Shall try and upload an image soon!

Braw feature-illustrator of the month

http://www.braw.org.uk/Kids/Illustratorofthemonth/tabid/109/Default.aspx

Hey- I'm featured as illustrator of the month on Braw.
I'm famous!!
he he!

cute girls

did these a wee while ago-would be nice to do a range of them!

rockin' robot

rockin' robot's rule!

letoy

I'm featured on"letoy"!!
check it out
www.letoy.blogspot.com

octopellia

octopellia
Originally uploaded by fhi.

design I did today!

cute-deep-red-girl

cute-deep-red-girl
Originally uploaded by fhi.

did her way back in february this year

new look website

I've changed my site look.
check it out and see what you think!

IF-wedding

644cerise
Originally uploaded by fhi.

this is a card design I did last year.
find it at www.misscompton.co.uk

letoy

letoy
Originally uploaded by fhi.

my contribution for "recreate letoy"

www.flickr.com/photos/letoy

Fhiona Galloway en Proyecto Pollo

Fhiona Galloway en Proyecto Pollo
Originally uploaded by Proyecto Pollo.

yeah! I'm on Proyecto pollo! It's on Flickr
check it out
Proyecto Pollo

boy-on-BG

boy-on-BG
Originally uploaded by fhi.

just playing around with images...

sprout

sprout
Originally uploaded by fhi.

I don't think anyone has done cute sprouts before??
Anyway, working on this a little while back and should do something a bit more presentable with it at some point...

star girl

so I developed a character instead.
Will still want to do a pattern though.

cute faces

thinking of developing these more for a pattern.

cute boy 2

sweet with a shamrock!

cute boy

sweet!

girl characters

Onto my usual cute girls.
Bit quiet work wise today :0(((
Still- I get to have fun doodling!

froggy

he's a bit lucky!

orange dog

He's groovin"!!!
did him to go with my cat...what do you think?

pink cat

this is a wee character I did today.
Think I could develop some more animals off the back of this.

octo

this was an illie I did last year intended for my stationery.
I never did do anything with it!

8 random things about me

I've been tagged by Penny & Toby to tell you 8 random things about me:
http://www.naturalattrill.blogspot.com

here are the "rules"
1. Let others know who tagged you.
2. Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
3. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
4. Players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged.

I'm tagging:

http://heavenlyjewellery.blogspot.com/

http://mollychicken.blogs.com/

http://printpattern.blogspot.com/

http://mylittlemochi.typepad.com/

http://life-of-pea.blogspot.com/

I've not got anyone else to tag as others have tagged them already!

so here goes:
1. I have a slightly heart shaped birthmark on the bottom half of my right cheek which looks like a group of freckles. Lots of people think it's a dirty mark on my face!!

2. My parents moved to Canada when I was 1 years old and we lived there for nearly 8 years. As a result I have a twang in my accent and most people swear I'm Irish!! Even Irish people!!

3. I got married at the Little White Chapel, Las Vegas in a drive through wedding,. We had a red Mustang convertible. It was fab and I cried through the whole ceremony. My hubbie though I didn't want to go through with it! he he!

4. I am a devoted veggie. When I was 17 I saw a Greenpeace roadshow video on Dolphins-cried my eyes out at the injustice and cruelty and decided there and then I'd not eat animals again.

5. I am a left hander.

6. I love cold potato, vinegar and mayo sandwiches!! Yum!

7. When I was pregnant with my daughter I had my first scan and asked what the dark circle was I could see. Turned out to be a big cyst on my ovary size of an orange and I had to go into hospital and have it removed a week later. I was 14 weeks pregnant. I hate to think what would have happened if I hadn't had a scan. I had no symptoms. Luckily everything turned out fine. My daughter was safe (thankfully) and came out perfect! She was breach the whole pregnancy so I ended up having to have a Cesarean. So I had to have another cut to my belly on the same path and now I've got a lovely big vertical dip on my belly to remind me.

8. I have a bit of a habit of doing beat box noises. Even got my daughter at it!!

bear

Just did this quickly today.

IF-emergency

Thought I'd better do an IF as haven't for a wee while.
He's been eating the glue-ewwww!

my poor little eye

got conjunctivitis in my right eye which is not nice :0((((-red,swollen, weepy and sagging-ugh.
Not feeling quite myself so sorry for not posting more stuff.

Laura Sparling-bead artist extrordinaire!!

just to say I know there are quite a few of you interested in jewellery and I've added a few more links-one of which is for Laura Sparling-her beads are just gorgeous!!!!

beads by laura


also see her blog link.

pink and black flowers pattern

been working on a flower pattern but can't quite get it right yet.
I like the flowers but it's the getting them to work together bit!!

doodles

usual doodling after work...
have incorporated this owl into a pattern and no...I'm not preggers-the doodle just came out that way!

vegged out with fruity boots!

I'm too busy with veggie and fruit illies to do any doodles so no new work to show anyone here.
I'll be working on this job for sometime and I've got another couple of jobs working their way to me.
Still room for more commissions though folks!! I never like to turn work down.
In the meantime here is a holiday snap from my recent jaunt to Turkey-can't wait to get back there!!!

IF-moon

Did this quite a while ago for fun...never really finished though....story of my life!!!

schlomo

little character I did at beginning of july.

cauliflower soup!

still working hard on ice cream packaging, jam and chutney packaging, advent calendars and lastly wedding bag designs!
Now I'm off to finish making cauliflower soup...the cauliflower came from my father in laws garden-yum!!!!

fat cat

even though I am really busy with work I can't help doing doodles!
Back to work now...

girl character

mermaid

little mermaid character been doing today while waiting on feedback from clients!

my speakerdog

at last! you can see my speakerdog on Ben the illustrators great site!
http://www.bentheillustrator.com

Billy-Bob1

Billy-Bob1
Originally uploaded by Caroline Louise B.

You might like to check out Billy Bob!
He's a character I did in an illustration and Caroline has knitted him and decided to make him into a story character!
Crazy chick! he he!

click on the photo to go there.

croc-o-smile!

been working on characters suitable for licensing-this is just one of them.

frog

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such a lovely sunny day here-thought a little swimming frog would be nice!

cute thing2

wasn't all that happy with the colours on the first cute thing-a bit too pastel and sickly for my taste.
Like this one better.

fishy!

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colourful happy fishies!!

safari cute-surface pattern

1 design -2 alternatives for colour.

blue fairy

to accompany orange fairy!

orange fairy

development of fairy character.

cute thing

Right that's enough on this blog for today.

smiley

smiley snail