Yep, Little Mo officially turns 3 today:)

3 years ago, I opened my online shop and listed a few stationery for sale. In my shop, I had 4 or 5 writing sets, some postcards and a few sheets of wrapping paper. The first item that I sold was to a nice couple in the states. They bought one of my wrapping papers and they said they just wanted to be my first customer. 3 years later, I think I got carried away with drawing, resulting in a whole expansion of goodies now.

I just wanted to say thanks for a fabulous 3 years and thanks for making what I do so enjoyable and worthwhile. I really had lots of fun over the years; blogging and sharing my art with you, selling and wrapping up your packages. I consider many of you wonderful friends that I’d love to meet in person and have tea and cakes one day! So thanks for supporting my art and thanks for your friendship!

Here are some of the new goodies for my birthday launch:

Little Mo and Friends silver book clips

Pug conversation cards

Pug silver book clips

Swedish tulips watering can brooch

And as a special treat, don’t forget to use this coupon code during checkout:) Just enter the coupon code: MOPARTY to enjoy your discount.

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I’ve been busy drawing and cutting out papery things the whole weekend. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s launching on Little Mo’s 3rd birthday party.

I’m really excited with my new collection, they are a combination of all the things that I am obsessed with right now…namely pugs, tea drinking, and colourful patterns! Let me know what you think of them.

Don’t forget to visit my blog or my facebook page in the lead up to the party. I’ll be adding more photos of my new artworks. Stay tuned.

To Little Mo’s 3rd Birthday Party! Yep, next weekend, Little Mo turns 3:)

I’m having an online party so come and join in the fun! I’ll be launching lots of new products. There will also be freebies and fun giveaways, as well as a special sale in my online shop. A perfect start to your Christmas shopping!

Feel free to download the party flyer and pass it onto your friends! I drew the invite today and coloured it while listening to the Stars.

And here’s a a sneak peek of a new product that I’ve been working on for the birthday launch. Pug conversation cards!

You can write your own pugly messages in the speech bubble

With my 3 year shop anniversary coming up and Christmas not too far away, I’ve been busy drawing and creating new products to stock in my online shop.

This year will be my third year running Little Mo and Friends and I want to create the cutest shop online! I also want to hold a Little Mo online party and celebrate it with everyone (animals included)! Not being too ambitious am I?

Here are some of the teapots I’ve been working on this weekend, to be launched on my 3rd anniversary. What do you think?

I’ve got a few ideas running through my head but as always, I’d love to hear what you’d like to see this made into.

Stay tuned for more drawings and I’ll be sending everyone a party invite for Little Mo’s 3rd birthday party

While there is still some daylight left today, I’ve been making a batch of notebooks for a wholesale order. This is one of my newer designs; Little Mo and Twigs.

And….I’ve been thinking about tea and cakes a lot lately. Today at work I ate a nice chocolate filled croissant. The pastry was flaky and buttery and it was dusted with all that icing sugary goodness. It was really tasty and even brought back fleeting memories of our patisserie eating adventures in Paris (which reminds me, I need to get around to writing a blog post on the city of love…but where do I start??)

So yes…I’m a bit obsessed with all things teapot at the moment…

This was a fun one to draw. I hope you like it!

A bit about Sagittarius Mo:

She is jovial and fun with boundless energy. A curious soul with an adventurous streak, Sagittarius Mo is always keen to travel and seek new horizons!

Hello! If you found me from The Perth Voice article, thanks for stopping by! I was so excited to read the story and it also made for a nice surprise for my parents and husband! They think I’m famous now just because I got my picture published in the newspaper:) I don’t think so!

If you’d like to read the article, you can download my interview here. I also have an online shop where I sell my handmade art!

This weekend I’ve been busy juggling shop duties at Montage Collective, and trying to finish another horoscope illustration. Sometimes I feel like there is not enough hours in a day to finish what I’ve started! There are so many drawings in my sketchbook that I have not had the chance to fill in with colours.

I’ve been meaning to ink in my pug drawings and make some cute pug products. Do you like pugs? Maybe you can help me! What kind of pug items would you like to see in my shop? I need some ideas to get started!

A new horoscope this weekend! My version of a Capricorn Gypsy Mo

A bit about Capricorn Mo:

She may appear quiet and reserved, preferring her own company at times. Deep down, a Capricorn Mo is an intelligent and determined child, brimming with new ideas and goals. She strives for perfection and success in her work, and you can be sure that she has the patience and discipline to see it through!

This weekend I had the urge to paint…so I picked up some supplies from the art shop and came back home like a kid with a new toy.

I’ve forgotten what a calming experience painting can bring. I also feel like I have to be more focused than I normally am, because mistakes are hard to hide! But the beauty of painting, it’s so organic and real that even mistakes can add a touch of originality to it.

Lately I’ve been contemplating on doing some original paintings of Little Mo and her friends and sell them as they are. Uniquely one off paintings. Let me know your thoughts…and if it’s something you’d like to see more of?

Currently painting and listening to Paper Moon

This weekend I finished up a crate of Little Mo goodies, ready to be delivered to the Montage Pop-Up Shop. I’m so excited, 3 more days to go!

I also spent a few hours cutting up price tags from old card stock for my Little Mo jewellery…only to realise that I could have bought ready made tags at Officeworks!

I think I’m satisfied with my overall packaging, it looks minimal and natural like how I want it to be. But maybe you can let me know your feedback, do you think it works with my art?

I find that it can be a challenge trying to run my business as environmentally friendly as possible. Whilst I’m passionate about the cause, I’m also limited to the choice of materials that I can use for my stationery and gift range. Usually I have to think twice before introducing a new product in my shop. I have to find the right materials to use, preferably sustainable and recycled. When it comes to packaging, I also have to avoid fancy packaging, plastics and extra paper materials.

In saying that, this has led me to hoarding a nice collection of stamps! They’ve proven to be my best friends for all my eco packaging needs, particularly my Little Mo shop orders. Some of these stamps were bought at flea markets, holidays trips or given to me by lovely friends from snail mail packages. I love each and every stamp!