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Hand Drawn Gifts Amy Millar: Illustrator | Librarian | Dog Lover

A little heart made for beautiful Olive. I’m hugely devoted to making clients happy. Happy clients= happy artist. Nicola...
27/08/2026

A little heart made for beautiful Olive.
I’m hugely devoted to making clients happy. Happy clients= happy artist.

Nicola is a returning customer and we agreed my first attempt didn’t quite capture Olive. I was thrilled she sent a new photograph with a little more detail so I drew her again.

Here’s the finished result after varnishing.

I am now super happy with this one. Just needs its twine and a lot of bubble wrap for its journey in the post.

These little hearts are £20, come with twine and are sent with Royal Mail tracked postage for peace of mind.

Pop me a message if you’d like one.

Hello followers, it has been a long time.This quote appeared in my personal account newsfeed. I feel it’s pretty importa...
21/08/2026

Hello followers, it has been a long time.

This quote appeared in my personal account newsfeed. I feel it’s pretty important so I’m sharing.

I’m ready to seek out a creative space, again. Getting out more, living more and drawing more.

So, I guess I am back… and I’m looking to take on new projects to rebuild my life.

If you’d like to keep my mind busy, and my brain flooding with dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and norepinephrine… lower the cortisol levels in my bloodstream, pop me a message 🥰

Whatever happens I am staying in Scotland, for now, and I can’t wait to get stuck in to some new projects.

I have thought, recently, I’m having a midlife crisis.I’ve realised, it’s not that. It’s the type of feeling you get whe...
26/03/2026

I have thought, recently, I’m having a midlife crisis.

I’ve realised, it’s not that. It’s the type of feeling you get when you realise how bloomin far you’ve strayed from my creative tribe and I am so, so homesick.

These people know who I am, what my dreams are and what I am capable of, even if I lie to myself. I cannot be in a room with them for 5 minutes without boshing out some sort of masterpiece because they are a tonic and I miss them so much.

Plus I desperately miss Victorian architecture. FFS.

I don’t miss the traffic but I live in Cullen (in Scotland everything is granite) and miss the red Victorian bricks like anything! I do love this viaduct but my mind colours it pinker, like the one in Marple. Oddly, I miss canal boats and warehouses, Cheshire’s sandstone paths and the cranes at Liverpool waterfront.

Everything has been so “beachy” and wild for so long. I feel like I need to get away to busy, busy places… I need a holiday!

Anyway, flip side is the beautiful Becky is coming to visit for a week and I’m hoping having my spiritual guide at my side for a little while (with her own little sprogs) will help lift the cloud of creative misery I feel just now.

🥰 roll on next week. YASSS!

I’ve just spent £22.95 on a hamper for my mum which is, basically, about £6 worth of groceries and I’m sitting here thin...
10/03/2026

I’ve just spent £22.95 on a hamper for my mum which is, basically, about £6 worth of groceries and I’m sitting here thinking, “I am such a bad daughter.”.

When for £20 you could have one of these beautifully hand-drawn, ONE OF A KIND, pet hearts delivered straight to your mum’s door.

I may have to make Leo one anyway (that’s my mum’s beagle).

Jock & Geordie’s portrait got framed up and delivered, yesterday. Sadly, Geordie was put to sleep, last week, so an extr...
08/03/2026

Jock & Geordie’s portrait got framed up and delivered, yesterday. Sadly, Geordie was put to sleep, last week, so an extra special portrait for their owners.

Hope you like it 🥰

This one has been professionally framed (which is why it looks a million dollars).

If you’d like your portrait to be as special as this I can quote for framing separately.

Hello everyone, I’m back after a turbulent few months but had a wonderful visit to Ricky at Frames in Focus, Buckie, jus...
06/03/2026

Hello everyone, I’m back after a turbulent few months but had a wonderful visit to Ricky at Frames in Focus, Buckie, just made me realise why I love doing this.

Ricky’s materials plus labour is around £100 which sounds like a huge outlay on top of already expensive artwork but you can see how absolutely beautiful it makes work look when the sepia mount board and dark moulding matches the tone of the picture.

Looking forward to seeing the picture framed and to give this piece of work to its lovely clients, tomorrow. 🥰

A few days ago I was having an anxious meltdown simply because I feel undervalued and stressed.I didn’t feel fantastic b...
16/01/2026

A few days ago I was having an anxious meltdown simply because I feel undervalued and stressed.

I didn’t feel fantastic but I kept thinking of this picture, of a fox, (from 2020) and the Roald Dahl quote, “You really are fantastic.”

Something in me just needed a signal that I wasn’t lying to myself: that I really AM fantastic. Even if I didn’t feel it at that time.

Well, the lady who bought the the two, original illustrations of these remembered my face and when she came back to collect her laundry showed me that she has these two originals on her wall.

So there is my sign to stop doubting myself and just get on with moving forward with my life.

Thank you universe.

Thank you for keeping me busy through a difficult year. Just wanted to take a moment to let you know how thankful I am t...
27/12/2025

Thank you for keeping me busy through a difficult year.
Just wanted to take a moment to let you know how thankful I am to have customers like you guys. I’ve got lots of outstanding work and I thank you so much for your love and patience.
Happy Christmas and New Year.

It’s November! So I can mention Christmas. Hehe!This year I’ve paused my Etsy shop so I’m just taking orders through my ...
02/11/2025

It’s November!

So I can mention Christmas. Hehe!

This year I’ve paused my Etsy shop so I’m just taking orders through my page.

They’re £15 each or 2 for £28.

They’re completely hand-drawn with pencil and can be made with either red cotton cord, brown twine or white ribbon.

The bigger ones (Skye’s) are also available, priced at £16.50. I’m fairly confident posting singular small ones as letters (£1.55) however for the large ones, or multiples, I’d recommend you chose tracked 48 postage as Royal Mail gets very busy (£3.50).

Please get in touch if you’d like to book and thanks for choosing something handmade.

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