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Sep 15
1 min

Garden Wreath Illustrated Wedding Stationery Suite

Introducing the Garden Wreath wedding stationery suite. Colourful, whimsical, romantic and beautifully botanical.

Aug 19
3 min

Personalised Illustrated Wedding Invitations for a Postponed Italian Wedding (Covid-19)

See my own personal wedding invitation suite in more detail. Find out how I've recreated it for our wedding postponement and get an insight

Aug 10
1 min

Custom Illustration for a Special Birthday Gift

Earlier this summer, I was asked to create a special gift for a mother to give her daughter on her 21st birthday - something that would b...

Jun 25
1 min

New Alphabet Print Available

My flora and fauna alphabet is now available as a limited run of 20 A2 giclée fine art prints!

Jun 4
1 min

Custom Baby Name Illustration for Baby Shower

A custom name illustration created for a mother-to-be as a special gift for her baby shower. The perfect keepsake for the baby's nursery.

May 16
1 min

Creating a Custom Wedding Anniversary Illustration

A custom ink illustration for a first wedding anniversary gift. See how this illustration was created to tell the story of this couple.

May 16
1 min

Illustrated Initials

Original artworks for sale. Illustrated in exquisite detail with creatures and flowers of the same initials, making wonderful personal gifts

Jan 17
1 min

Simona Illustrates is now on Etsy!

You can now find my custom illustrations and prints on Etsy.

Jan 13
1 min

Botanical Pet Portrait Commission

A heartfelt gift commissioned as a beautiful keepsake commemorating a beloved pet. See how this cat is portrayed though more than a portrait

Jan 6
2 min

Custom Word Illustration

See how this bespoke, special word illustration was created as a beautiful keepsake to celebrate the memories of a favourite place.

Nov 28, 2019
1 min

Custom Name Illustration for Ava

An African themed custom name illustration for a newborn baby girl

Oct 22, 2019
3 min

A Magical Custom Wedding Monogram

I love creating bespoke, unique wedding gifts that become treasured keepsakes, like this custom ink wedding monogram with a musical theme!

Aug 1, 2019
1 min

Murals for Selina Birmingham

This summer, I created two intricately detailed, floral and fauna inspired, hand-painted murals for Selina Birmingham.

Jul 8, 2019
3 min

Studio Mural

Find out about the artistic process of creating my first mural of my personal branding logo illustration in my Birmingham studio.

Jun 16, 2019
3 min

Creating a Custom Wedding Monogram

Looking for the perfect wedding gift? See how this illustration was created within the couple’s initials to celebrate their momentous day.

Jun 12, 2019
2 min

D&D Wedding Monogram Illustration

See how this bespoke, special wedding gift monogram illustration was created within the couple’s initials to celebrate their momentous day

May 31, 2019
1 min

D&G Wedding Gift Monogram

A bespoke, hand illustrated wedding gift created to celebrate an upcoming wedding. Customised to represent the happy couple.

May 21, 2019
1 min

Bespoke Wedding Illustration

What makes a bespoke wedding illustration so unique to the couple? A detailed explaination of how each item is lovingly illustrated to order

May 13, 2019
1 min

Wedding Day Stationery

On-the-day Wedding Stationery Design. Created for a destination wedding in Portugal with a blush pink and navy blue, watercolour theme.

May 5, 2019
1 min

A&D Wedding Monogram Illustration

A special custom monogram illustration created to surround the couple’s initials to celebrate their wedding day in Birmingham.

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