Patricia Rust Art

Tag: Lunar New Year

  • Ways to brighten up these dreary February days

    Picks from my Etsy shop this month:

    These cute little pin badges features my heart motif design on a multicolour background. The badges measure 25mm in diameter each. Packaged on a backing card and wrapped in tissue paper, this matching pair of badges, perfect for friends to brighten up bags, hats and jackets.

    Whyllmoon

    Nothing but rain? Join Wilva Cut-Hand and her three friends as they set out on a journey across Whyll to find Starhanda’s Rock at High Merlon. They need to take astronomical readings to present at the Annual Council Court in Whyllmouth. From their lives as apprentices at the Offering House in Whyllbow, they will travel to The Foundry at Dundook, then on to the mountains to try and find answers to the strange events happening in their lands, making new friends and encountering danger along the way.

    My fantasy adventure book is a gentle read for a bit of escapism on a rainy day and you can get a signed copy in my Etsy shop now:

    Year of the Fire Horse

    Celebrate the Lunar New Year with this set of three handmade Good Luck cards, two featuring a lucky coin and one featuring a lucky cat, each one is different. Perfect for wishing someone good luck, dressing your dinner table, or using as gift tags, they are white card left blank inside and on the reverse, ideal for writing messages. They are supplied with white envelopes. Please note: these are small cards!

    You can find these small handmade gifts in my Etsy Shop now.

  • January Etsy Picks

    New Year picks from my Etsy shop this month:

    Hand Stitched Paper Bookmark Cards: Winter is the perfect time to curl up with a good book and my hand-stitched paper bookmarks, sent with a blank card are perfect for booklovers. Pair it with a good book for a great gift idea.

    Cotton Kitchen Set: Need a bit of post-Christmas kitchen clean up? Spring clean with this crochet cotton cloth, eco sponge and organise your bread bin with this cotton bread bag. Green and clean!

    Silver Birch Abstract Collage: This little abstract collage of Silver Birch trees in woodland uses some of my watercolour test sheets to make the bark. These sheets are made when I paint with watercolour and test the colour before applying to the painting. I was struck by the way the paint, cut into strips reminded me of the trunks of Silver Birch. This collage has a textured gloss varnish to it which is hard to catch in the photos.

    Three Mini Good Luck Cards:  I’ve hand-made these good luck cards featuring lucky coins and a lucky cat. Perfect for wishing your family and friends a Happy Lunar New Year.