Nov 27, 2014

Illustrated Birthday Calendar

So sorry I did not make it to write a blog post last week...health issues came up I had to take care of. Back at my desk for a few days already and it is getting very busy over here, less than a month until Christmas. 
I guess everyone is feeling the rush right now. I am happy to show you my latest project : a perpetual birthday calendar you can buy now from my Etsy store
It is an instant download and makes a perfect Christmas gift. So no need to leave the house and join the crowds in the city. Plus you support an individual artist and not the big box retailers.

copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2014
Front page contemporary birthday calendar by Pattern Jots 

copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2014
January page


See the full calendar over here.

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Thursday everyone !




Nov 13, 2014

Thank You

It was my birthday this week and I received so many lovely birthday wishes and gifts...unexpected ! 
I was overwhelmed by all the love from family and friends. 
To show my appreciation I designed Thank You cards and I very much enjoyed doing it. 
Here you can see one example.

copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2014
Thank You card copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2014

Happy Thursday !!!

Nov 6, 2014

Etsy Shops

This week I have been working on opening my Etsy store...I have to admit I was procrastinating for a long time. 
I read a lot about opening an Etsy store and I remember reading, you should not try to be perfect in the beginning, just open your store and go from there. 
For a perfectionist like me this is easier said than done but in the end I did it. 
Starting with some digital products so far I have 6 products ready to sell. My dream is selling actual products, handmade by me...one day !
Since Christmas is around the corner I designed some circle shape gift tags which also work as cupcake toppers. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/209819548/digital-holiday-gift-tags-cupcake?ref=shop_home_active_1
12 round gift tags available as digital files on Etsy


You will also find a variety of Washi tapes for your craft projects.

Digital Washi tape available on Etsy.

Reading so much about Etsy and looking at a lot of shops, I want to share my favourite shops with you...it is just the beginning...there is so much amazing art available on Etsy, I could literally spend days looking at all different kind of Etsy shops.


Have fun shopping on Etsy and Happy Thursday !