Amy Laurens's Blog, page 38
March 9, 2020
Amazing Book Trope Enamel Pins!
I am super, super, SUPER excited to officially announce one of the projects that’s been going on in the background:
Inkprint Press has officially partnered with The Black Kookaburra to commission a range of BEAUTIFUL book-themed pins!
The Black Kookaburra (BK) has a whole range of pin plans in the works, but the first official set will be these gorgeous book trope pins:
BK is going to launch the pins via Kickstarter initially at the end of March. If these look like your kind of thing,...
March 8, 2020
Made-It Monday: Pretty Books
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
I promised crayon drawings today, but instead you get books,...
March 5, 2020
How To *Actually* Colour With Crayons
Ermagersh, mind blown.
Thankfully, le small daughter has PLENTY of crayons lying around (which, let’s be honest, she mostly BREAKS because SHE TOO HATES THE LOOK AND FEEL OF CRAYONS) so OF COURSE I tried this out. Tune in Monday for an epic crayon coloury Made-It 
March 3, 2020
Coming March 17: Trust Issues
Years ago, when I was on maternity leave before I had my daughter, I wrote half a book. It was fun. It was a mess, and I skipped from the first third of the book straight to the last third, as I was wont to do in those days, but it was a FUN mess.
The book was called Secret Breaker, and it’s about Becca, who has the ability to sense when people are lying, and to passively glean/hear anything that they are actively trying to keep secret at that moment in time. The story has shapeshifters and...
March 1, 2020
Made-it Monday: A Book Cover!
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
Er, surprise? Oops? I realised last week that I had a story I...
February 28, 2020
Friday Relaxation
Someone showed this instrumental music video at school today. Much love.
Enjoy. I hope you have a peaceful weekend in the truest sense of peace, regardless of what may actually happen.
Read more:7/7/7 Meme (Thanks, V & A)Made-It Monday: 2020 InkletsMade-it Monday: COVER REVEAL!!February 27, 2020
Write Like An Author And Fun Things On The Way
Phew. So much going on!
For the interested members among you, I have confirmation! I will be running another Write Like An Author workshop in Canberra in the July school holidays. Woot woot, mark your calendars, we are going to have FUN!
Secondly, OMG YOU GUYS.
The things that are coming. THE THINGS.
Inkprint has some AMAZING, EXCITING things in the works and we are getting SO, SO close being able to share and I am just sooo excited and also now it’s close it’s kind of scary, like, how do...
February 24, 2020
A Fox Of Storms And Starlight Available For Preorder
Yay!!!! THE FOX BOOK IS DONE!!!!!!!!
Yes, all the exclamation marks are warranted, TRUST ME.
Six years ago, Mina saved a fox in the bush. As thunder growled and lightning flashed, she thought she saw… something.
Now, as graduation draws near and Mina plots her escape from backcountry Jilamatang to big-city Sydney, the town trembles. Two children, stolen from near their school. An elderly woman, missing. Mina wants to ignore it all, to focus on leaving her mother’s depression behind for...
February 23, 2020
Made-It Monday: CAKE!!
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
Behold, cake!
It’s been a while since I caked last (I’m taking...
February 20, 2020
Colour Theory Like Whoa
I’ve been kind of binge watching art videos this last week, I’ll be honest. I mentioned on Monday that I’ve really been missing making physical art in the last year or two. I used to draw A LOT in high school (in years 11 and 12, I carried a sketch book around with my notebook to all my classes – you can see a couple of my old things here on my very old, rarely used DeviantArt account!) and the urge to learn digital painting has been building and building the last few years, not least because...
