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Spring Buds Dairy
03-25
What inspired this collection
Spring is my absolute favourite season and it never lasts long enough. I wanted to paint this collection like a quilt of colours, all bleeding into each other to weave spring blanket.
I enjoyed focusing on flowers that sing spring in every petal. Daffodils, crocus, and snow drops . I wanted to highlight them in a little trio of A7s.
This year was my very first with a garden, and watching everything bloom felt like magic. Next year I want to plant even more, until it feels like I’ve created my own little wonderland.
This collection is my love letter to the season that slips through our fingers, a way to keep it stitched in place just a little longer.
What is in this Collection?
The Spring Buds collection is made up of my first trio of pocket prints, a trio of A7 prints and another trio of A6s (I enjoy painting in sets within a collection). Each of my watercolour paintings are inspired by spring and pastel colours. This collection is perfect to stick on your walls or tucking into your junk journal.
Inside this collection, you'll find:
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Three small pocket prints.
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Three A7 pieces (Daffodil, Snowdrop and daffodils)
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Three A6 pieces, that are my spring quilts, with fun knots.
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One A5 piece with a MASSIVE knot in the middle.
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And a little sparkly watercolour sticker
This collection includes some of my personal favourite watercolour pieces, which pair beautifully with my other collections like Fairy Grotto or Flutters Garden if you love butterflies and fairy tales. Everything is painted by my hands, printed on textured paper, and packaged with love in my pink studio.
I painted a few of these pieces before I even started Bellis (I’ve been daydreaming about Bellis for years, but only made the leap in 2025). Before Bellis, I used to paint in little series of 6, each numbered so I could paint in order. That habit is what inspired my “collection” layout. I know it might seem a bit unconventional to limit myself to one theme and vibe at a time, but I adore it! It keeps me playful while still giving me a cozy little box to grow inside.
I’m also a bit of a daydreamer when it comes to painting. While working on Spring Buds, I was already planning Fairy Grotto in my head… and the cycle continues. I’m always running towards the next piece, full of ideas. I really, really love being an artist. Burnout can sometimes throw me off my rhythm, but when I’m in a good place, I crave my paints (not in an eating way lol).
Why Do I Paint So Many Sizes?
So, gather round my lil fairy friend and I’ll tell you!
The whole reason I started drawing in this style is because I wanted thin little strips to tuck into my diary and make it prettier. One day, a friend told me to paint them instead of leaving them black and white… so I got out my tiny watercolour palette that my grandmother gifted me one Christmas years ago. I never looked back.
That palette has become a dear friend. It taught me how to bring crocus, tulips, and snowdrops to life using just 12 colours. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
So to make a long answer short, I paint in lots of different sizes so my art can live everywhere. On your walls as dreamy watercolour prints, or tucked into journals and diaries as tiny keepsakes. I love that my pieces can brighten a gallery wall, decorate your planner pages, or hide between handwritten memories, because that’s exactly how I use my own art.
Pocket Prints Inspiration
My partner is obsessed with Pokémon and I’m obviously in love with all things flora, so pocket-sized art just made sense. I wanted to create my own little collectible art prints that could be carried anywhere! Tucked in a phone case, slipped inside a diary, or kept like trading cards between friends.
The tulip, grape hyacinth, and Celtic knot pieces became my very first pocket watercolour prints, and now they’re a lil' Bellis exclusive. I love making mystery bundles too: five mini prints folded into fairy envelopes, each with one sparkly or gold detail hidden inside for an extra touch of magic.
Every pocket print is hand-numbered by me and the bundles are sealed with pink wax melts, like sending a tiny letter from my garden straight to you. They’re my favourite way of blending my love for flowers with the joy of collecting, and I can’t wait to paint more!!
The Whole Collection:
I have this little easel that becomes my best friend whenever I’m painting a collection. I keep every piece on him, from the first messy sketch to the finished watercolour painting, until the whole collection is complete. That way I can see how each artwork speaks to the others and make sure the colours and themes flow together like one big garden quilt (especially Spring Buds as that was the larger inspiration).
When a collection is finished, I love sticking all the pieces up on my wall like a mini gallery. It makes me proud (and a little dreamy!) to see my botanical illustrations all together, almost like they’re waiting for their own exhibition. One of my big long-term artist goals is to have my work hanging in a real gallery someday.
Another dream of mine is Bellis! I suppose I’m already kind of living that one! Bellis has helped me grow as an artist and as a person, giving me the chance to paint in dedicated collections, explore themes, and play with the whimsy of floral art prints in ways that keep my imagination buzzing.
At The End Of Spring Buds
Crocus, daffodils, and snowdrops only stay with us for such a fleeting season, so I wanted these spring watercolour paintings to give you a way to hold onto their magic a little longer.
Just below, you’ll find my digital junk journal for this collection. It’s a playful peek into how I actually use my own botanical illustrations in everyday life, tucking them into diaries, layering them into collages, and turning simple pages into tiny illuminated manuscripts.
Love,
Laura
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