Same portrait but with Elle’s housemate, Kelly added in!

Elle thought it would be nice to surprise Kelly with her own portrait too. Kelly is bubbly and fun loving and she loves pushing Aston on her skateboard. I can imagine how much fun he has riding it!

I can’t wait to send these prints over to the girls!

I have a few more portraits to work throughout this month and can take in some orders from new customers. Contact me if you’d like a custom portrait drawn or just purchase them directly here.

Here’s a new custom portrait that I’ve just completed for Elle and her son, Aston!

I thought I’d show you a bit of my creative process. This is a rough outline that I sketched and sent to Elle. It’s quite basic and it gives my customers an idea of the layout and setting. I remind my customers that the finished artwork is usually more detailed and colourful. Sometimes I get nervous wondering if they are going to comment about the lack of details or the fact that I haven’t drawn their eyeballs yet! But to my relief, my customers are usually very enthused about the whole process and I’m always amazed at how much faith they have in me! Oh the pressure!

Now to the colouring part, which you all know is my favourite! It’s where I add in extra details which makes it fun and creative, and also very tedious. Colouring the flower prints on Elle’s dress made me see coloured spots even after I walked away from the computer!

I think what makes a good custom portrait are the little details that I add into the picture to make it uniquely theirs. Like that little cowlick on their hair, a favourite dress or anything that makes them squeal “Oh this is soooo us!” To me, that is the BEST surprise I can give to my customers

To see the rest of my drawings, check out my Little Mo and Friends Facebook page.

Just thought I’d show you what’s sitting on my desk right now:)

These tiny cards that I got printed for Casey! She purchased the mini portraits which comes in pocket size. I think they’re so adorable and I’m always a sucker for miniature things.

This is how it looks like next to my standard family portraits. Cute right? I can’t wait to post these cards off to her!

To purchase your own mini art, just contact me or purchase them here.

I’ll also be listing some ACEO Little Mo cards to sell in my shop soon. Keep a look out for them!

Just finished with my latest custom illustration. This is Keshi and Neko with their owners, Samara and Paul.

As you can see from my before and after pictures, I do most of my tweaking and ink details in the colouring stage.

From the photographs that Samara sent me of her pets and her husband, I figured she loved nature and was a bubbly and fun person at heart. So I drew the happy family out in the countryside, sitting by a water lily pond.

To see more of my custom illustrations, head over to Little Mo and Friend’s Facebook page. Book me in for custom portrait this Father’s Day! Best of all, I can make Mr Daddy look ten years younger! Hehe!

Sketching a custom illustration for a sweet family with two adorable pets. Check.

Listening to Furniture. Check.

Hot mug of green tea. Check.

My workspace just got a little more cuter with my new bear pad warmer, a winter gift from my husband. It’s a nifty USB gadget that heats up your “mouse hand”.

The gadget really works, much to my amusement! Though I would have preferred Mr Bear to be even hotter (he’s only slightly warm). But for cuteness factor, I think he has surpassed my expectations! So bonus points for Mr Bear!

To see other creative artists workspaces check out Kootoyoo

I’m so tired! I’ve just finished with all my market preparations and I’m going to sign off for the night soon! Just wanted to show you some picture of the mess I made.

Thankfully Niina came over to help me…with the monotonous task of punching gift tags! Thanks dear!

If you’re down in Perth, come check out our booth at Perth Upmarket today, 27th June. I’ll be upstairs at Winthrop Hall, UWA 10am – 4pm selling all my Little Mo stationery and goodies. Hope to see you there! xoxo

Wow talk about total handmade spirit. I carried this whole stack of paper goods home from the printer. I had to make two trips. There’s about 120 over notebooks and calendars in this stack.

Yes you heard correctly, calendars! It may be a little early (or maybe not), but I’m taking these goodies to Upmarket to sell on Sunday!

Each book is pocket sized and will fit in your handbag and shirt pocket (if you like stuffing things in your pocket). They feature my original illustrations of Little Mo and her adorable animal friends. I’m a bit obsessed with pocket sized things lately…so expect to see more mini creations soon! You can get your pocket calendars here. Enjoy!

I’ve just finished working on a custom illustration for Carmel, the owner of Golly Golly Gosh. Her new shop will stock handmade bibs, kids clothes and cute accessories.

I decided to illustrate something fun and colourful to express her kiddy brand! You can see more pictures here.

While working on Carmel’s project, I’ve realised that it would be fun to draw more commissioned portraits for families, couples or pets in my own illustration style. They can have their artwork framed or turned into unique cards to send afar.

I am also very tempted to introduce other children characters in my stationery and art range, which is something I’ve thought about for awhile but have been a bit nervous to take the leap. What do you think?

To see what other creative artists are up to today, head over to Kootoyoo

Yaay this beauty creases papers and booklets beautifully!

In the past, I’ve either had to borrow the scoring machine from my printer or use a bone folder to crease my cards, which is great for small jobs but it’s not very convenient when you need to score about 100 over cards in a hurry.

For my birthday gift, my husband asked if I wanted a heavy duty scorer or a new Wacom tablet. I opted for the paper scorer (he can get me the tablet for Christmas hehe!)

This heavy duty scorer can score documents as large as A2. All you need to do is slide the paper under the creaser and pull the lever down to imprint a crease mark on the paper. Perfecto!

Bye bye bone folder. You’ve been good to me but I think I found a new best friend.