List of the most popular hashtags for theme #FOLKSY

This time tomorrow will be the start of the samples and seconds sale in my shop. 8pm UK time Monday 1st July 38 pieces of Jewellery with Brass or Silver and Wall hangings too. See you there

Busy preparing for my upcoming art market, and updating my packaging, so not much time for Instagram lately. The new packaging, by the way, is going to be a killer! Most of you voted for flat packaging (as opposed to rolled) in my IG stories the other day, and I've come up with a method that is more or less guaranteed to stay flat, no matter how roughly the packet is handled by the post office. But more about that later when the packaging is actually ready. In the meanwhile, here's my new folksy little darling. Haven't had time to upload it to the store yet, but I'll try to get to that one of these days ✌ . . . #linocut #lino #linoprint #linoleum #printing #blockprinting #printmaking #printmaker #art #golden #wallart #folkart #folksy

Looking for sea glass is addictive! I can’t go to a beach anymore without searching for some. I’ve noticed that the type of sea glass varies depending on which part of the UK coast it’s from too! Lee of @bonbiforest lives in Cornwall and she kindly sent me some pieces she didn’t have a use for (she’s a total sea glass nerd too and collects loads of it!) ✨ and her pieces were so colourful! It’s my dream to hunt for sea glass on the Cornwall coast some day. We’ve found some lovely pieces along the Suffolk coast, but the colours have been limited to clear/white, a particular shade of green - green seems rare in general on the Suffolk coast - and occasionally brown pieces. I find this all completely fascinating, imagining what they once were and how long they’ve been in the sea. I love how time and tide wears away the sharp edges of the shards of glass and makes them into little frosted, opaque gems. I’ve been gathering up lots of sea glass over the past few months to work on, so expect some new pieces in the shop soon (although not these exact ones as they’ve sold!). ✨✨ • • • #femaleartist #womenwhodraw #illustrated #illustrationartist #illustrationartists #maketimeforart #dailyart #folksy #artistic_share #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #creativelifehappylife #inspiredbynature #womenartists #illustratorsoninstagram #topcreator #showyourwork #handpainted #coastalfinds #instaart #emergingartist #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartists #paintedstones #botanicalart #seaglass #paintings

Observer’s Book Series / Trees & Shrubs 2 Original painting in @holbeinartistmaterials Acryla Gouache on a vintage book. This one was a commission and has the most beautiful emerald green cloth cover! You all know how much I love to paint on a book with a cloth cover. It’s a beautiful little book so I wanted to do it justice. The owner has seen it and he loves it, so I can now share it here with you! By the way, I don’t know whether most/any of you know that I’m a self-taught artist? I didn’t go to art college and have had no formal art lessons, apart from basic GCSE art (I got an A!). Would you like to hear more about this and how I started my career as an artist? I’m happy to write a post about it later this week if that’s something you would be interested in reading about! Brushes are by @proartebrushes (Prolene Series 101 - my faves! They kindly gifted some but I have been using them for 15 years). • • • #art #artist #artwork #painting #observersbooks #paintedbooks #creativelifehappylife #bookcover #showyourwork #illustration #nestandflourish #folksy #blossoms #makersgonnamake #botanicalillustration #illustratorsoninstagram #mindfulness #greenlovers #bibliophile #emergingartist #gouachepainting #agoodread #booklover #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #femaleartist #flashesofdelight #proartebrushes #bookstagram #vintagebooks

Today, over on the @folksyhq instagram feed I have been talking about the types of fabric and floss that I use. I have also now listed this piece in my #Folksy shop at 50% off the price I would usually charge. Link is in my bio. . . #embroidery #handembroidery #needlepainting #threadpainting #silkshading #silkembroidery #embroideredart #embroideryinstaguild #stitchersofinstagram #stitchery #needleworksociety #britishstitchers

I’ve put a few new items on both Folksy & Etsy today! finally got round to finishing these coin purses - I love working with these colours! . . . . . #inspiredbynature #makersmovement #feelingfolksy #inspiredbynature_ #folksy #folksyshop #etsy #etsyuk #printmaker #printmaking #linoprint #linocutprint #leafprint #pickprettypaints #handmadeisbetter #makersgonnamake #creativehappylife #simplejoys

I’m almost finished restocking my Folksy shop with little hoops! I’m hoping that doing this will spur me on to make some new ones or finally sort out those Alisa Craig and Arran ones I’ve been fiddling about with for ages... . Hope you all have a fabulous Friday x . . #feelingfolksy #hoopart #embroideryhoopart #embroideryhoops #handembroidered #stitchedinscotland #handmadeinscotland #findmeonfolksy #folksyshop #folksy #seasonalstitches #feltapplique #frenchknots #handmadelife

New lino print... Provisionally called 'Loads of Crows and a Sparrow' because I haven't counted them all yet. . (More importantly you can play spot the Sparrow) . Hand burnished onto Somerset Satin paper in a limited edition of 50. I can't wait to find out how many crows that means I am printing, but pretty sure its 50 sparrows!

Day 8 of #marchmeetthemaker - product range - I love to make bags but also make totes, needle books, brooches, and sketchbooks! . . . . . . #inspiredbynature #makersmovement #creativehappylife #etsyuk #folksy #feelingfolksy #inspiredbynature_ #fabricprint #handprinted #printmaker #printmaking #pickprettypaints #simplejoys #linoprint #handmadeisbetter #rusticstyle #linoprint #seekthesimplicity #celebrate_handmade