Lavender Line Face Masks

I am very excited to announce that #LavenderLineFaceMasks are now available for purchase in Ballycastle Visitor Centre!  A perfect excuse to treat yourself or a loved one to a North Coast keepsake as well as keeping safe during this global pandemic!

Ballycastle Visitor Centre, home to #LavenderLineFaceMasks! Get your North Coast keepsake today!

A huge goal of mine from the very beginning of Lavender Line Photography has been to get my work into a commercial outlet, something that is not an easy goal for any creative. Not only is it a dream come true to have my work now available for purchase in a Tourist Visitor Centre, but for that Visitor Centre to be in Ballycastle makes this goal of mine even more special.  It is a town that holds many memories and a very special place in my heart ; the town where my Grandparent’s love story began, the hometown of my dad, the Summers spent there as a child growing up and now the first place outside of Lavender Line HQ and Etsy to sell my work! 

So, if you are in the Ballycastle area be sure to call in to the Visitor Centre to see the wide range of beautiful arts and crafts that are on display and available for purchase from myself and many other local creatives.

#SupportSmallBusiness

Ballycastle Blues : A #LavenderLineFaceMask for those with a love of this beautiful seaside town and her stunning views of Fairhead

Whitepark Waves : A #LavenderLineFaceMask for those with a love of vitamin sea!

Sunset Silhouette : A #LavenderLineFaceMask for this Causeway Coast sunset dreamers

Coming Soon....

I decided that with Year 4 of my little Photography business coming to a close I would kick off Year 5 with an exciting new product!  I’ve always wanted to take my photography prints into a new medium and with this new Covid era in which we now find ourselves, what better than the first product being Lavender Line Photography Face Masks! 

I am excited to announce that you will soon be able to purchase you favourite Lavender Line Photography prints in a personalised face mask to go about your daily routine.  Staying safe never looked so stylish!

‘ I go to seek a great perhaps’ - Looking For Alaska.

The stunning Causeway Coast making for the perfect face mask for those adventurous sunset dreamers!

The first Lavender Line Photography Face Mask making it coastal debut!

What Lavender Line Photography print best suits your face mask mood? Lavender Line Photography Face Masks coming very soon to Etsy! #LavenderLineMasks

Hello 200!

200 Etsy Sales! 

I still get so excited with each and every sale made whether it is on my Etsy shop, at a craft fair or through a private commission.  To have people near and far purchasing my photography work to add to their home decor or gift to that special someone is such a wonderful feeling and one that I hope will continue for many years to come.  I want to say a huge thank you to everyone supporting Lavender Line Photography, it hasn’t been the easiest of times for us small business owners during this global pandemic, but the love and support to shop small has been incredible and means so much! 

Here is to following those dreams and to the next 200 worldwide Etsy sales!

Celebrate Every Tiny Victory ; 200 Etsy Sales!

‘Whitepark Waves’ : I can’t think of a better photography print to mark my 200th Etsy sale!

Those Little Signs

‘Great things are done by a series of small things brought together’ - Van Gough 

I’ve always been someone who believes in signs, how when we are looking for an answer or that little bit of guidance there is a small sign ready and waiting to reveal itself. ‘Portstewart Heights’ has always been a special print to me because of my Granda’s love for Portstewart and how proud he always was to tell the story of how his Dad helped to construct the cross that dominates that Portstewart coastal skyline. Of all the prints on my Etsy shop it was ‘Portstewart Heights’ that was the first print to sell since his passing two weeks ago… something that I like to think is my little sign.

Portstewart Heights

Looking at the moon

‘I’ll find you in the morning sun and when the night is new, I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you’ - Jimmy Durante

It is with a heavy heart that I dedicate this photograph to one of the world’s greatest stargazers and storytellers, the man that I was lucky enough to call my Granda. From late night chats about his family life growing up as the baby of a big family, to the endless hours talking about favourite old school Hollywood movies. From the takeaways shared (and our love of vinegar) where he would always complain about eating too much, to looking up his favourite songs on youtube from the 1940s onwards as well as wanting to know the exact location of that International Space Station…. A man of many words and talents who knew exactly how to light up the room! You leave behind such a legacy and a hole in our hearts that will never replaced. 

Until that next full moon when I’ll be looking up and thinking of you! xx

1927 - 2020

Good Vibes Only

I thought I would kick off today’s #LavenderSharingSunday gift with an exciting print from my newest typography series that will launch officially tomorrow! ‘Words’ is a series of motivational words and phrases that are made up from some of my favourite sunset and coastal captures. A perfect way to add your favourite wordplay to your home decor!

Today’s words of inspiration : ‘Good Vibes Only’

To The Shores Of Freedom

‘The Ocean Is Calling’

Introducing 'To The Shores' for today's #LavenderSharingSunday gift. A print to give a sense of mindfulness during these unusual lockdown times. Like last week, I have decided to share both the colour and black & white versions so that you can decide on the one that suits your home decor best.

‘To the shores of freedom where nowhere lives’ - Joesph Arthur

A Sense Of Wanderlust

‘She wasn’t bored, just restless between adventures’ - Atticus

Goodbye April, Hello May! What a strange and very surreal April it has been, a month of glorious sunshine and absolutely nowhere to go to take full advantage of it.  Instead of ticking off the road trips that I have had planned on my Northern Ireland/Ireland bucket list I have been using this lockdown time to go back through my older travel photographs to create a series of wanderlust prints.

It’s an unusual feeling knowing that as of right now there are no plans for future trips, but I have found comfort in going through my travel photos and taking the time to appreciate each and every detail.  It has been a fun process to go back in time and work on the photographs that I feel might appeal to people right now to add a touch of that much needed wanderlust to their home decor.

Below are just some of my new wanderlust prints available for purchase, you might recognise them as some of your favourite holiday locations or a place that is on your bucket list….

Love From Australia

Love From Rome

Love From London

Love From Northern Ireland

From the tranquil scenes of Australia to the historic sights of Rome. The colourful streets of London to the calming tones of Northern Ireland. There is a little something for everyone to help with this unusual lockdown life in which we find ourselves.

Find your sense of wanderlust here.

To Dream

‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams’ - Eleanor Roosevelt

For this week’s #LavenderSharingSunday I wanted to gift a typography print entitled ‘To Dream’ as a way in which to help encourage us to follow our dreams in these difficult and uncertain times. Some days it might feel somewhat impossible to do so, but I believe that it is important to keep chasing, to write out a list of future hopes and dreams as a way to remind ourselves of what it is that we want from this life, even during this unexpected pause. It might seem impossible now, but there is no limit or set time when it comes to chasing our dreams and this print is a way in which to help visualise that.

I couldn’t decide whether I preferred the colour of black and white version, so I thought I would share both and leave the hard decision up to you!

Keep dreaming, my dreamers!

Colours Borrowed From The Sea

‘And I am finally colouring, inside the lines that I live between’ - Ben Howard

‘We dream in colours borrowed from the sea’

It was this line from Ben Howard’s song ‘Time Is Dancing’ that gave me the idea to put my own little spin on a Lavender Line Photography colouring print. A little something to help pass an hour or two each day during lockdown as well as adding a touch of vitamin sea to the day, something that a lot of us are missing right now.

I am excited to introduce the first in this fun colouring print series : ‘Whitepark Bay Blues’. Just save the print below to your device (or from my Facebook post), print off and colour in a medium of your choice! I would love to see your interpretation of this print, the more creative the better as there are no colour rules in place and there might even be a ‘Whitepark Bay Blues’ print prize to win for the best one! If you would like to take part in #LavenderLineColour then simply hashtag your finished colouring print on Instagram or post a picture in the comment section of my Facebook post.

Why not add a touch of your colour interpretation to ‘Whitepark Bay Blues’ today! #LavenderLineColour

It’s time to colour!