Desk of the Day - 30/06/2013 - Pretty in Pink

I managed to get my hands on some pretty awesome stilettos a few weeks ago and have been dying to get painting them. I think they look pretty dramatic without the paint on. They started off baby blue, but after a few coats of paint are now striped in different shades of pink. I love how well the baby blue inside the shoe matches the baby pink paint so perfectly.This particular set of shoes are going to have a really girly and fun theme, I won't...

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Sponsor PonyChops in July

As I'm heading off to uni in London soon, and time seems to be slipping away shockingly fast, I figured I need to try and get as much work as possible over the next couple of months!So, I decided I'd offer a free custom digital portrait when you buy 6 months worth of Supersize Ads. I'm also offering an extra 2 months free when you purchase 6 months of Medium Ads.The digital portrait offer is for this listing in my shop. It's an extra £7 if you want...

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Desk of the Day - 29/06/13 - I Love NY

Phew, it feels like forever since I've posted on my blog. I've been crazy busy with painting shoes and illustrating some fun projects. I'm hoping I'll have a little more time to update my blog over the next week.Today I'm working on a few orders, but mostly I'll be working on this New York & Baby themed pattern. This is for the same project I've been working on for a while now, you can see some more work in progress shots from the same project...

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Avocados are Amazing - an Etsy Treasury

As most of you probably know, I'm a bit of an avocado addict. I hardly ever go a day without eating half an avocado. Me and my bestie love avocados so much that she made her own avocado skirt and a matching avocado bag for me.So, I decided it's time I combine my avocado addiction with my love of Etsy and create an avocado based treasury. It's amazing how many quality avocado themed items I found on Etsy, it was hard to narrow it down to 9 of my favs.1....

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Desk of the Day - 22/06/13 - Wedding bells

A couple of weeks ago a girl I used to work with asked me to design her wedding invitations. I feel so honored to have been asked to do this, and it's certainly been a fun project to work on. I've enjoyed it so much I'm considering taking on more work like this in the future.The above picture is just a sneak peek of the invitations so far. The bride asked me to illustrate her and her future hubby as matryoshka dolls. Today I'm working on adding some...

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Desk of the Day - 21/06/13 - Polka dots & Puss Cats

I've had these polka dot heels lying around now for a couple of months. I bought them intending to paint them for myself but never got around to it (this is the case with 50% of my shoes!). I've had some pretty awesome themed orders recently, one being a Maneki-neko theme which got me so inspired. I knew immediately these shoes needed to be covered in Maneki-nekos.I'm adding some finishing touches to them today then getting on with some make up themed...

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And the Winner is....

Congratulations to Michelle from Vegan in a Pretty Dress for winning my Chopstitch Pet Portrait Giveaway! I can't wait to see the portrait Ginge does for Michelle, I can already tell it's gonna be awesome.You can keep up to date with Ginge's work at her blog Cosmos and Crayons. Or if you're super sad you missed out on a pet portrait by Ginge, you can get yourself one at her Etsy Sh...

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Desk of the Day 17/6/13 - Superga x House of Holland

A couple of weeks ago a customer sent me her Superga x House of Holland platforms. Last week I painted some pink clouds on them and today I'll be adding some cute little ca...

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Mario & Friends Treasury

A few days ago I was brainstorming ideas for new sets of Russian Dolls and I realised I still haven't done a Mario themed set! I've been a big lover of Nintendo games (particularly Mario games) since childhood, so I'm pretty sure I need to make myself a set when I get time.In the mean time, I've been scouring Etsy for the cutest possible Mario & Nintendo themed goodies. Here's my favs:1. Shhh Couture Latex / 2. Art by Ken / 3. loopzart /...

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My Dr Martens & Uni interviews - An update!

Earlier in the year I announced my plans to return to University and study shoe design at London College of Fashion. I also applied for a years internship in the Made in England factory at Dr Martens.I originally didn't get the Dr Martens job, so I accepted my university offer at LCF which I am incredibly excited about! So for the past couple of months I've been pretty sure about where my life is headed, and been excitedly making plans to move to...

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Desk of the Day 13/06/13 - The Little Bear

Hey everyone! I have some awesome custom orders I'm working on at the moment that I'm really excited about. I'm hoping I'll get chance to post lots of Desks of the Day over the next week or two! Over the past few weeks I seem to have had so many fun projects to work on. I'm so greatful my customers have such fun ideas for me to work on!This is a project I've been working on a little while, it's for my friend Diana's blog Parents and the City. Remember...

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Adventure Time High Tops

This was a super fun pair of shoes I did as a gift, I love doing anything Adventure Time themed! I had so much fun doing these & the Adventure Time Russian Dolls that I think I'm going to have to paint myself some Adventure Time themed converse.If you'd like your own pair of custom shoes check out my Etsy Shop or email me at ponychopsshop @ gmail . comYou can check out more of my Adventure Time Art here. All of the characters here are copyright...

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Warthog Russian Dolls!

I got a really fun custom order a couple of weeks ago from a family who love Warthogs! They wanted the family painted as warthogs.I love getting imaginative orders like this! Especially when it means so much to the people receiving them. The Mum & Dad of this family like to call the kids "their little warthogs" - I think that is so sweet!If you want your own set of custom Russian Dolls, check out my Etsy Shop or email me at ponychopsshop @ gmail...

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Mad Men Treasury

I always seem to be the last person to get into all these big tv series'. I've finally started watching Mad Men, I seem to have managed to watch a whole two seasons in two days while doing my painting.While I'm not as obsessed with it as I have been with Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad & Carnivale, it seems to be the perfect show to watch while I'm doing work. Plus, I get a bit of a kick out of all of the sexist comments. I love how one guy on...

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Alex & Arthur

 Remember my Desk of the Day from Sunday? Well here is the finished illustration!This has been my absolute favorite digital portraits so far. It's for Alex & Arthur, one of my fav blogs! I actually did some Arthur shoes for Alex a few months ago too. It never feels like work when you get to look at the adorable Arthur for reference pictures!This felt like a super easy portrait to do because I already felt like I knew Alex's style and the...

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Art Feature: Ryna Ordynat

While browsing Etsy for Adventure Time themed items for my Adventure Time Treasury & my Game of Thrones Treasury, I came accross Ryna Arts, and decided this talented lady deserved her very own post.Ryna is from Melbourne and is an archaeology student but draws and paints in her spare time. She specialises in painting fan art and fantasy in her own unique style. Ryna uses mainly watercolours and graphite pencils in her work.Most of you will know...

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Chopstitch Poochy Portrait Giveaway!

I'm super duper excited to bring you this giveaway today. Firsty because I think the prize is freakin ridiculously awesome! And secondly because it's being hosted by my bestie, Ginge.Ginge is an illustrator and runs her own Etsy shop; Chopstitch. She sells customised portraits of peoples pets and lots of other craft stuff. She also has her own blog where she documents her illustrated adventures with her friend sloth & also some cool science...

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Adventure Time Russian Dolls!

Remember my Work In Progress photos from a couple of weeks ago? Well, I've finally finished the Adventure Time Matryoshka and got around to photographing them. Unfortunately Tofu wasn't around to "help out" this time.These have been my all time favorite thing to paint so far!! I could stare at the Ice King's worried and handsome face all day long.These Russian Dolls won't be up for grabs for a few months yet, sorry! They're going to be a prize for...

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Desk of the Day - 02/05/13

Today I'm working on a digital portrait. I'm loving doing this girls hair and make up! I need to make her lips a little smilier and add some more tone to the hair. I can't wait to start adding her accessories & her little doggy frie...

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Game Of Thrones Treasury!

Lately I've become a bit of a Game of Thrones geek. I'm not a fan of fantasy type shows or anything with dragons (or Sean Bean, lol) in really, but after a few months of listening to everyone go on about how awesome the show was I decided to give it a try. I'm now completely hooked! I've even started reading the books.It's great catching up on a show that already has a couple of series out, because it means I can watch them back to back and become...

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