Its's a jungle in here!

The beginning- Chillin' I don't know why but I started to think about giraffes today. Strange, I know but I always loved drawing giraffes and it was a giraffe image that started me off in my children's wall art business. I was really looking for a new project with my work when I had my first child - Timea. I wanted to start a business with my art that I had total control over. It was when I saw children's prints selling in Habitat, that I thought.... I could do that and.... BINGO I did! Off I went and produced, my still ever so popular giraffe print- Chillin' . So today I am celebrating giraffes and what one giraffe print did for me! Below, more giraffe products that sell on my sites CarlaDaly.com and CarlaDaly.co.uk Giraffe Door sign Giraffe Growth Chart Giraffe Alphabet Sticker

I have written about designing and promoting my online shop , I now want to write about my products I sell through my online store. I started my online business producing 30 x 40cm (12" x 16") wall prints for babies nursery rooms and children's bedrooms. I realized very quickly that I needed to offer a wider range of products to my customers. One product that I was keen to add to my range was illustrated, wall growth charts. The idea of my online shop is to sell affordable art that everyone can enjoy. So, all my products have to be produced for a very reasonable price, have to be lightweight and small for posting. Growth charts are rather large so how would I over come all the above obstacles? I had to design a product that looked great, functioned and could be easily transported. My first attempt was a paper chart rolled up and posted in a tube. This was okay, but I didn't like that it was rolled and hard for my customer to put up. The second attempt was a fold...