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04/06/2026

I’ve updated my dog mini prints!!! Thank you to everyone who helped me decide what to do with my vending machine, I’ve changed it so it also now includes waterproof vinyl stickers along with mini art prints.

Dogs have lost to cats every single market I’ve taken my vending machine so I’ve given the art prints a little revamp. I did sadly retire the Afghan Hound becuase I heard they’re a wildly unpopular breed, but also it had a swear word on and every single time a kid used the vending machine they got “100% that bitch”

Updates on when you can next find my vending machine coming soon (basically I don’t know when my next market is yet cos I’m moving house and I have no idea when that’ll be) ❤️😘

11/05/2026

Dog breeds as Zodiac Signs - the full 12 astrological signs ✨

Let me know what you think and if you agree with my choices for each zodiac sign (I personally think they’re pretty spot on tbh).

✨Aries (March 21 - April 19) Jack Russell Terrier
✨Taurus (April 20 - May 20) English Bulldog
✨Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Poodle
✨Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Labrador Retriever
✨Leo (July 23 - August 22) Cocker Spaniel
✨Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Border Collie
✨Libra (September 23 - October 22) Golden Retriever
✨Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Doberman
✨Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Dalmatian
✨Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) German Shepherd
✨Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Afghan Hound
✨Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Greyhound

The full range of art prints are now finally available to buy on my website 💖

28/04/2026

A little playing card update… to basically say I need to hurry up and paint. The full deck will be done and available all together by the end of the year (so I need a sample deck produced asap).

If anyone has ideas for the jokers let me know, I either think two really “odd” dogs or two cats??? 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐶🐶

Some playing card notes:

♥️ For anyone included in the deck I need to scan and photograph them together once they’re all complete. Each card takes over 4 hours to paint (which is 200+ hours of painting) I’m doing my best to get these completed asap. I’ll send an email to let everyone know when they’re complete and confirm postal addresses to send them to you. TY for being patient!! 😘
♣️ Once they are complete, I will have a playable deck of all 52 cards available to purchase.
♦️ I might have a few more breeds I need to paint within the deck, I will post this when I have completed all of my current dogs, otherwise all slots are full.
♠️ I do not offer custom playing cards to be purchased, this may change one day but I get a lot of messages about it and until the deck is complete I won’t be selling custom cards. I’ll definitely announce if I do & hopefully will one day!!

19/02/2026

♠️ Five - Albus

This gorgeous boy is a rescue from Alabama with some of the prettiest eyes I've ever seen! OFC named after one of the greatest wizards of all time (I could never pick between Gandalf or Dumbledore 🧙🏻‍♂️)

I wasn't too sure of how the white dogs were going to turn out on playing cards but I'm really happy with the final result and there's a few more cute white dogs to come which I'm really excited about (not mine soz Lar & Sush).

Some playing card notes:

♥️ For anyone included in the deck I need to scan and photograph them together once they're all complete. Each card takes around 4 hours to paint (which is 200+ hours of painting) I’m doing my best to get these completed asap. I’ll send an email to let everyone know when they’re complete and confirm postal addresses to send them to you. TY for being patient!! 😘
♣️ Once they are complete, I will have a playable deck of all 52 cards available to purchase.
♦️ I might have a few more breeds I need to paint within the deck, I will post this when I have completed all of my current dogs, otherwise all slots are full.
♠️ I do not offer custom playing cards to be purchased, this may change one day but I get a lot of messages about it and until the deck is complete I won’t be selling custom cards. I’ll definitely announce if I do & hopefully will one day!!

13/01/2026

I get asked a lot “can you paint me a pet portrait on paper?” (which is so lovely)… but usually the answer is no.

These are my reasons why but basically I hate paper, I’ve spent years getting good at painting on fabric so I’m not great painting on paper and there are so many people who offer AMAZING paper portraits!!

If you ever want a paper portrait I have a list of talented people I can recommend in different countries and different styles, including human portraits (which I 100% will never do).
However if you ever have a random idea on any kind of fabric or material that isn’t paper I’m probably your gal 🙋🏼‍♀️

Happy 7 years of painting pets to me, so wild it’s been 7 years cos I’m not old enough for that to be logistically possible?! 👩🏼‍🎨🐶🐈

05/01/2026

Happy new year from me and my fav long sociopath ✨💖

I took most of the festive season off to rot after painting right up until the last minute, November & December are always rough but 2025 was my personal hell. My mental health wasn't great, I got sick, I was running on minimal sleep and a diet of pizza and pinot. For 2026 festive season I've already planned how to better manage my time and I WILL put up a Christmas tree! 🎄

My website is currently closed for Jan and I'll be back working tomorrow if you are waiting on an email/response from me. To everyone who ordered for Christmas I am so so grateful, despite the burnout (all my own fault) everyone has been amazing and I've painted so many things I LOVED!

Pet people really are the best and if you want something for Christmas 2026 please order in July xoxox

13/12/2025

Nine years with my hell hound 🥹🐶😍

I joke about her all the time but Lara genuinely is a t**t, a creature full of trauma and reactivity from starting life on the streets. This year however she's chosen not to assassinate Sushi and I couldn't be more proud.

Despite the attitude problem, Lar really is the most fun dog ever and catch her on a good day she's full of love.

ILYSM beast girl 💖

(Yes I hate the fact that the first photo I took of us was with a snapchat filter but we were both dumb kids)

01/12/2025

Some of the dog portrait playing cards I've painted... 🃏🐩

I've had a few messages about playing cards lately, so to answer some FAQ:
🐶 I don't sell custom commissions for playing cards - maybe one day but I would like to complete my deck first.
🐶 The full deck will be available to purchase some time in 2026.
🐶 If I am painting your dog on one of the cards (or have already done it) I am going to be shipping all of the originals at the end of Jan 2026 - this is once all 52 are complete and can be photographed and scanned together.
🐶 I may have a few slots left for your dog to be included in the deck but this is for specific breeds only, I'll post about this in Jan 2026. The deck will be all 'real' dogs rather than any stock images.

This is my fav passion project and as per usual I totally underestimated how long it would take me but I really love them so much 💖

24/11/2025

Very excited to be back with every gals fav market this Sunday in The Hoxton Hotel, Southwark 🎄🛍️💖

For the first time too I'm going to have framed original paintings for sale, which is weirdly terrifying.

I've repainted my best selling cat print and my cowgirl golden that (this is usually a mini-print in my vending machine so it is the only full size version available!!)
I've got some framed prints from my new collection too that I'll be launching at Salad Days on Sunday!!

I'll also have with me:
💕 Christmas gift vouchers
💕 Mini print vending machine with new prints 🐈🐈‍⬛
💕 Custom pet portrait tote bags (limited number available to pre-order on my website now for collection or a small number will be available on the day depending on how busy it is)
💕 New art print collection!!

Market info:
💕 Salad Days Market inside The Hoxton Hotel Southwark (SE1)
💕 Sun 30th Nov, 11-4pm
💕 Dog friendly & free entry

The Saturday lineup is different to the Sunday, there's 30 different (amazing) brands so it is well worth visiting both days!!!

26/10/2025

🎄Christmas Shipping Dates🎄

Somehow the clocks have just changed and I've panic realised Christmas is basically next week. I'm actually shutting later this year than usual but below are my last order dates - please note adult jackets are already sold out for this year!
For the first year ever I also have Christmas markets planned so I am taking on less than usual, if I have capacity I will take on more UK orders but it's very unlikely! 💖

UK
Custom orders: 28th November*
Non-custom: 16th December

USA & Rest of World
Custom orders: 31st October*
Non-custom: 10th November

*or earlier depending on capacity/no. of orders.

Thank you as always for all the orders and support, pet people are the best!! 💖😘

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http://www.giflynndesign.com/

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