Posts by Fay Martin
Setting Small and Big Goals With Chronic Illness
Today’s post is about giving yourself permission to set small and big goals to help you through chronic illness and get you through to the other side of a flare up of Crohn’s or colitis sooner rather than later. If you prefer to listen to audio please hop on over to the recorded podcast. Whilst…
Read MoreThe King’s Trust – Launching a business and charitable work.
This post covers the topics below, and you can listen to the audio version if you prefer over on the podcast. . Finding Help and Support for Youth in Work . The Prince’s Trust Business Enterprise Course . Inspiring and Supporting Young People . Collaborating With Kelly Hoppen For Fundraising . Live TV Experiences and…
Read MoreBuilding Confidence Whilst Growing a Business
This post covers the topics below, delve in and enjoy this post as you navigate through starting and growing your business. If you prefer to listen to the audio of the post you can go over to the podcast. . Confidence in business and starting small . Understanding your product and market position . Agents…
Read MoreWhat is my Why?
In today’s blog I am going to be asking ‘What is my why?’ how does my business relate to my why and how do I keep in touch with my why after 16 years of running my greeting card company. If you prefer to listen to the audio you can listen to this post here…
Read MoreWHSmith
In 2015 I was commissioned to design a diary cover for WHSmith. Their brief was a simple floral ‘Agapanthus’ flower or other similar large-headed bloom which they wanted to use across their diary ranges for 2015-16 and license for two years to use again in 2017. This design is still under license so has achieved…
Read MoreThe English Home Magazine
I was delighted to feature in The English Home Magazine in an article about my illustrations and products for Highgrove.
Read MoreQuarto USA
For Quarto US I was commissioned to illustrate a book ‘Moon Power’ for the Author Simone Butler. I illustrated all of the star signs in monochrome pen and ink, with one block colour for each illustration. I really enjoyed this project, gladly I had very few amends to do, as the style and theme was…
Read MoreCreate and Craft TV
Create and Craft TV have now launched my 2nd and 3rd collections, ‘A Taste of Winter‘ which was a sell out and ‘Wandering With Wildlife‘ which launched at the end of October. I have enjoyed working with Create & Craft enormously, and really look forward to heading down to Peterborough to appear on…
Read MoreThe National Trust
Supplying my greeting cards to The National Trust has been one of my favourite achievements. My cards were sold at several of their shops, including Chartwell where Winston Churchill lived. I visited my local site Calke Abbey where I was thrilled to see my cards on display in the shop, as well as discovering that…
Read MoreOxfam Christmas Cards
I was delighted to license 2 of my designs to Oxfam for Christmas cards a few years ago. I am often approached to design or license for charity cards, and it’s great when the report back from the charity is that the cards sold well, in fact my leaping hare design was their bestseller!…
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