July is always a crazy month for me with Christmas..yes Christmas! looming in on me with the pressure of getting festive designs and products painted and printed. There is also the small matter of the trade brochure to complete for all my lovely independent stockists around the country. I need to make sure all photographs and graphics are in place..phew! my mind scrambles just at the thought of it all..while the sun is shining outside and my sunlounger and a good book call me, I have to stay firm and focused or Christmas just doesnt happen! The first element is to launch my calendar in July, then everything else will follow with a bit of luck.

I know a lot of you like to order the calendar early to make sure you get a copy and also to tuck away early to spread the cost of Christmas. This year, I created an Early Bird Special Offer – for all you lovely people who follow my paintbrush xx

If you order your 2024 calendar before 10th August I will send you a beautiful Wildlife Enamel Pin Badge and a blank greeting card (worth £10.99) absolutely FREE. These make lovely extra gifts. Calendars are in stock at the warehouse and I ahve spent a couple of busy days packing and posting so the first batches are on the way!

This years beautiful Love Country Calendar is packed with heartwarming illustrations and stories and a loveable collection of characters to keep you smiling throughout 2024. These make an ideal gift for Christmas. I recommend ordering early to avoid disappointment, as I have a limited print run this year.

There have been lots of new products on the burner and so I will be talking about those in another blog.

Thank you as always for your wonderful support and I hope you love your calendar this year,

much love Sarah xxx

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Hello and welcome to my new Blog!

2023 has been quite a challenging year so far for so many of us, particularly for small businesses as we have had to adapt in a time where people are feeling cautious about the cost of living. Shaking off the gloom of that last couple of years, I now have a spring in my step and a positive mindset for the summer months that have finally arrived, along with the sunshine, which makes us all feel that little bit brighter..

For myself, it has been a time to learn new things and to reflect on everything so far and what I can do to give my lovely loyal customers more of a personal experience and invite them to see behind the scenes. Whilst new products and plans have been on hold for financial reasons it leaves lots of scope to do things that don’t cost much, but just take time and consideration. So, this has been my focus the past year. Through social media I have been able to chat to my customers and see their reactions to new artwork, in particular the painting sneak peaks and videos are popular with requests to see more. I am starting a blog (you are reading the first one for 2023!) and I will be sharing a more in depth and personal journey here and sharing to those who subscribe to the newsletter and blog so it pops up in your email each month to read with a coffee or save for later. I follow fellow artists blogs, and find it so interesting and at times comforting, that we all face similar challenges and I love being inspired by what they are working on. It gives a great feeling of community and a glimpse into their world..

I have been wanting to update my website for some time and I thought it would be a great opportunity to incorporate the timelapse painting videos onto the site itself. So now on the home page of the new website you will have a new video each month to enjoy seeing a little character coming to life. I have also started a YouTube channel where all these videos will be available to watch whenever you wish once I have everything loaded up there. If you have ideas of something you would like to see on the website or through social media do let me know!

The stories that I write for each creation are just as special to me as the painting itself. I love the process and sometimes the story starts writing itself in my head and I have to scramble to start scribbling it down before it vanishes back into the magical place it came from…The stories and paintings are now very much intertwined and are the heartbeat of my artwork..the heartbeat of Love Country. These continue to be printed on the reverse of all my greeting cards and artwork prints for that extra touch.  I will also be adding another area to the website for all the stories and poems to be in one place for those of you that like to read them. I am just deciding how to do this, I think all the magical Christmas stories will be together so you can snuggle up with a hot chocolate during the colder months and enjoy a tale or two whilst doing some online Christmas shopping.

I have a new collection of artwork to release shortly, the Cottage Core Collection…all about cottage life!  I will be talking about that next week so keep an eye on my social media pages and newsletters.. for now, welcome to the new website and I hope you will follow me on my artistic journey as I endeavour to create new work, run a small business and manage a rather naughty 4 month old Bassett Hound puppy single handed.. she is such a little mischief maker!

Much love

Sarah x

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After much excitement throughout Summer 2018 the GoGoHares where hidden all across Norfolk to raise money for BREAK Childrens Charity. Thousands of people enjoyed hunting cities and countryside locations to track them all down and take photographs whilst boosting the local tourism and generally giving families a fabulous summer holiday full of fun. Now the Hares have all found a home, My own Hare ” A Journey Through the Seasons” is now safely settled in her woodland home at Holt Country Park. The whole event was wonderful to be a part of and I felt very honoured to have been one of the chosen Artists to be involved. There are some incredible designs so do check out the gogohares instagram pages to see the amazing collection.

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To celebrate the release of the GoGOHares in Norfolk, I am giving one lucky winner the chance to win a rather special prize..

As most of you know, I was thrilled to be chosen as an Artist to paint a GoGoHare Sculpture for this years trail which begins on 24th June – 8th September – 50 hares in the city, 18 around the county and 164 leverets too! The trail goes live across Norwich & Norfolk for 2018 celebrating 50 years of Norfolk children’s charity Break.

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Sarah Reilly of Love Country is very excited to have her dream come true of exhibiting for the first time at the Country Living Fair in Alexander Palace, London. You can find Sarah on stand W49.

Find the perfect gifts for friends and family that you won’t get on the high street. An incredible day out with so much to see..

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20th – 22nd April 2018 | Sandringham Park

The first Sandringham Craft Fair of the year is always a popular event and here you will find the very highest quality of crafts by local makers all in one place. Love Country by Sarah Reilly is proud to displaying her Artwork & Gifts as part of this wonderful event- look out for her famous hugging hares!!

With regular craft demonstrations and a full programme of arena events this is a fabulous day out.

Adults £7, Seniors, £6.50, Children £2; Further information and advance tickets from www.livingheritagecraftshows.com

The Fair takes place in Sandringham Park, so please be aware that it is not at the Visitor Centre.  Satellite navigation: please use postcode PE35 6EN and then follow the Craft Show signs to the entrance to Sandringham Park.

https://www.sandringhamestate.co.uk/news-events/events-calendar/just-crafts-fair/

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It’s been very difficult to keep this quiet for so long so it’s great to finally release the good news with you all. I sincerely thank you all for your wonderful support of my artwork this past year. What a fantastic way to start the new year!!

A large canvas print is now available EXCLUSIVELY in Next stores across the country and online at http://www.next.co.uk/g501576s3#829830

Printed on a canvas (H57 x W77 x D2 cm) and priced at only £20, this very popular design of two kissing hares is perfect for a fresh spring look to brighten up any room.

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