For as long as we have been in the card business cellowrap has been the standard way of keeping the cards clean. In recent months there has been a lot of publicity about the problems of plastic in the environment, and this has led to many requests that we supply our cards “naked” the term…
Daily Check in by Fran Evans
RANKED NO 17 Unfortunately this card is not on our list for publication. Fran likes her original title (15 X 5 stars + 5 X 4 Stars) Any NewsDropping ByComing out Today Your views on which title works best are appreciated. This is a charming card with a charming greeting. It was a late entry…
Fishing by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 16 Unfortunately this card is not included for publication. Anita likes the title “Serenity” (4 X 5 stars + 6 X 4 Stars) Serenity Your views on which title works best are appreciated. Really surprised this has been rated so low. I thought Serenity was the perfect title for this card. It is…
Plane Spotting by Anna Shuttlewood
RANKED NO 15 Chosen for Publication: Anna likes the title “Sky’s the Limit” This was not very highly ranked, but we are going with it because it is so different from other cards and we now have a good title Winner Moira Ashley (you have £50 to spend on www.twobadmice.com) (5 X 5 stars + 4X…
Red Riding Hood by Anna Shuttlewood
RANKED NO 14 Chosen for Publication: Anna likes the title “Moonlight Picnic” We very nearly went with Red Riding Friend, but Lizzie’s late entry clinched the prize. winner Lizzie (you have £50 to spend on www.TwoBadMice.com) (7 X 5 stars + 3 X 4 Stars) Red Riding FriendCatching a RideA Friendship is Born Your views on…
Star Struck by Anna Shuttlewood
RANKED NO 13 Unfortunately this card is not included for publication. This card will probably be published in the summer instead when we will have really good selection of titles to choose from and perhaps another winner (9 X 5 stars + 3 X 4 Stars) Share your Dreams (Dream Sharing)Make a WishStarry EyedAnother Super…
Beach Party by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 12 Unfortunately this card is not included for publication. The other beach card was ranked so much higher by competitors. (15 X 5 stars + 5 X 4 Stars) We do like ot be beside the Sea SideMaking a SPLASHOceans of FriendsBay Watch Your views on which title works best are appreciated. So…
Your place or Mine? by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 11 Unfortunately this card is not included for publication. Anita likes the title “Soul Mates” Such a good selection of titles to choose from. We have short listed this for publication in the summer in which case kbwgully will become a winner. kbwgully please keep watching to see if we ever go ahead and…
For You by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 10 Chosen for Publication Title : Anita chose to change her original title to Fair Lady Winner JMPerez (£50 to spend on Two Bad Mice.com) (10 X 5 stars + 5 X 4 Stars) For YouFoxy LadyFair LadyFor Me?The Answers Yes Your views on which title works best are appreciated. “The Answers Yes” is…
Feeding the Sparrows by Alison Friend
RANKED NO 9 Chosen for Publication Title : Feeding the Sparrows Alison stayed with her original title. There were some funny ideas but nothing stood out as improving the potential of the card (10 X 5 stars + 11 X 4 Stars) Feeding the SparrowsOh Crumbs Your views on which title works best are appreciated. Only…
Is that your home by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 8 Chosen for Publication Title : Is that Your Home Anita was never going to budge from this title, the words came before the title and it makes us all smile. (12 X 5 stars + 3 X 4 Stars) Is that your home, or did you just burrow it Your views on which…
Chess by Alison Friend
RANKED NO 6 Chosen for Publication Title : Games Night The title was first suggested before the competition by Julian who works in Two Bad Mice Office (15 X 5 stars + 5 X 4 Stars) Games EveningMe to YouAre you Game Your views on which title works best are appreciated. This card has done well…
At Home by Anna Shuttlewood
RANKED NO 6 Chosen for Publication Title : Fran has chosen At Home This title was first suggested by Nikki before the competition who works in our office (13 X 5 stars + 2 X 4 Stars) At HomeHome OfficeA Night inAll the Comforts Your views on which title works best are appreciated. We are obviously…
Star Catching by Anna shuttlewood
RANKED NO 5 Chosen for Publication Title Anna wants to keep Star Catcher (14 X 5 stars + 4 X 4 Stars) Fish upon a StarCatch a Falling StarWish upon a StarMoon Gazing Your views on which title works best are appreciated. We expected this to be very highly rated, and that is what happened.…
Babysitting by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 4 Chosen For Publication: Title Babysitting (15 X 5 stars + 5 X 4 Stars) BabysittingHome SchoolingChild MindingChild’s PlayQuiet Night InFamily Downtime Your views on which title works best are appreciated. Babysitting is probably first choice, I thought Child’s Play is the clever title because it has two meanings and sums the card…
Hi by Fran Evans
RANKED NO 3 Chosen for Publication: Title Hi (16 X 5 stars + 8 X 4 Stars) Morning Early BirdEarly RisersMorning Sun ShineCatching Up Your views on which title works best are appreciated. This card was put into the competition late, yet it is ranked no 3! People want to associate it with waking up…
Chips by the Sea by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 2 Chosen for Publication Title : Al Fresco Winner Josh H (£50 to spend on Two Bad Mice.com) (15 X 5 stars + 5 X 4 Stars) Sea FoodSeaside FeastChips AhoyTastes Like SummerSalty Paws Your views on which title works best are appreciated. Wow, we never expected this to rank No 2! This…
Follow your Dreams by Anita Jeram
RANKED NO 1 Chosen for Publication – Title: Follow Your Dreams (15 X 5 stars + 5 X 4 Stars) Follow Your Dreams The competition results confirm our intuition that this card will be a classic that will sell and sell!
Artist Profile – Julian Williams
Julian Williams is one of the founding directors of Two Bad Mice Publishers Ltd. Julian Williams drawing at Wiseman’s Bridge, Pembrokeshire UK Links to see more Julian Williams Artwork Personal WebsiteFacebook Page Julian is married to a Japanese ballet dancer: Mami Usami-Williams. They live in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
Artist Profile: Fran Evans
Profile Fran Evans in the studio; West Wales Fran grew up in Pembrokeshire with her sister and two brothers. However she recalls spending hours alone in the garden observing snails, insects and tadpoles; she wanted to share their small world. When she was 4 she won a Blue Peter badge in a drawing competition. This,…
Artist Profile: Alison Friend
About Alison Friend Links for Alison Friend Alison Friend Greeting cardsAlison Friend Occasion cardsAlison Friend Christmas cardsAlison Friend GiftwrapWebsiteFacebookInstagramEtsy
Artist Profile – Lisa D’Andrea
Lisa D’Andrea is an award-winning illustrator who lives and works in Padua. She spent her childhood in northern Italy and has devoted herself to drawing and painting ever since. After graduating from college in the humanities, she went to the International School of Comics of Padua. Since 2015, her work has been selected for many…
Anita Jeram – Guess How Much I Love You
To the moon and back – illustration by Anita Jeram Perhaps once in every generation an artist will stamp their personality on to a children’s book. In the 1990’s that book was “Guess How Much I Love you” by Sam McBratney which is as with much loved for its illustrations as its words. Many of…
Artist Profile: Anna Shuttlewood
Anna Shuttlewood Photo Olivier Pirard , Personal Website I was born in a sunny city in Eastern Europe. A lot of my childhood I spent at the backstage of the family puppet theatre where I used to grow up with the puppets and sets of each new performance. I would make stories about the characters…
Profile Anita Jeram – Artwork for Two Bad Mice
We (Julian and Mami, the two founders of Two Bad Mice) discovered Anita Jeram’s artwork in 1994 in an Islington Bookshop. Her illustrations for the first Guess How Much I Love You book had just been published To the moon and back – illustration by Anita Jeram
Blog – About Products
Nice Teeth, an ideal gift of a dentists Anita made this funny image of a rabbit cleaning its teeth. Nice Teeth by Anita Jeram. Ideal gift for a …Read More Cards and Gifts for Dancers Two Bad Mice’s long connection with Dance Two Bad Mice have strong links with the dance world. Mami, my Japanese…
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BESPOKE
This is a new page which is still under construction Made in the UK for you We are working on a new concept which will enable customers to buy made-to-order bespoke ceramics. This way we can offer a far wider choice of designs and products at very competitive prices. Further more we will be able…
Nice Teeth, an ideal gift of a dentists
Anita made this funny image of a rabbit cleaning its teeth. Nice Teeth by Anita Jeram. Ideal gift for a dentist
Blue and White China for Bird Lovers
Blue and white ranges Amongst the new ranges are blue and white ceramics are two ranges that feature birds, and make ideal gifts for Bird lovers. One range features garden birds. So far we have only released the Robin and the Blue tit Gifts for bird lovers and the other Swans Gifts for Swan lovers…
Cards and Gifts for Dancers
Two Bad Mice’s long connection with Dance Two Bad Mice have strong links with the dance world. Mami, my Japanese wife and partner in the business, is a classical ballet dancer who still does her barre work every day and keeps her body trim. Even though she is in her mid sixties she is still…
Cards and Gifts for Badger Lovers
Cards and Gifts for Badger Lovers We have a wide range of cards and gifts for badger lovers and a number of branches of the Badgers Trust stock our cards for their shops. We live in Pembrokeshire West Wales and badgers are very common in our neighbourhood, in fact there is a local badger who…
How to Clean Tea Stains on Bone China Mugs
How to Clean Tea Stains on Bone China Mugs Fine Bone china is well known for its whiteness, strength and the glossy finish of its glazes. The whiteness and strength are derived from the whiteness of the substrate. The glossiness is because the bone china glazes melt at the same temperature as the colours…
The Kanneh-Mason Family – Videos
The Kanneh-Mason Family – Videos In October 2016, when the Kanneh-Mason Children were generally unknown, we invited the family to make some videos at Lampeter House. Since that time Sheku and Isata have burst on the classical music scene and both are now superstars in the classical music world that have topped the classical music…
Gifts for Dog Lovers
Gifts for Dog Lovers At Two Bad Mice we have many cards and gifts for dog lovers. m201 Dogs are a great subject for humour. Anita and Alison both get this. It is often difficult to find a good gift or card for a man. Often cards with dogs are man cards, for instance Anita…
Gifts For Rabbit Lovers
Gifts for Rabbit Lovers Gifts for Rabbit Owners When you think of Anita Jeram you are quite likely think of her illustrations for the Children’s classic Guess How Much I Love You (Walker Books 1995). This charming book, which tells of the love between a father and his son the Little Nutbrown Hare, has sold…
Designing Gifts and Cards for Bird Lovers
Cards and Gifts for Bird Lovers by Julian Williams (founder director of Two Bad Mice) I am currently working on a range of cards and gifts for bird lovers. It is a project that will be spread across a number of years. Creating something new is always a journey along a road that is never…
Greeting Cards and Gifts for Cat lovers by Anita Jeram
Two Bad Mice has a wide selection of gifts for cat lovers. This is because Mami, my partner and fellow director at Two Bad Mice, is bonkers about cats. At the time of writing she has five cats in the house and another six hangers-on that come to the door for her gracious charity. Our…
Artist Profile: Anita Jeram
(Guess How Much I Love You Gifts) Anita Jeram Guess How Much I Love You illustrated by Anita Jeram (Walker Books 1994) Biography of Anita Jeram Biography of Anita Jeram Anita was born in 1965 and brought up in Portsmouth. After leaving school she worked at a factory, shop and at a kennel. Her early…
New cards Competition May 2017
I have collated every scrap of information on to sheets, all the information is being scrutinised very carefully. Often your reasons for not wanting to buy a card are as informative and your reasons for liking a card, we know which cards to print in lower quantities and get clearer insights about how the cards…
Competition Result: Dogs in Pub
Below are all the suggested titles for the picture below There are some very funny and original ideas for titles. I liked “Who Let The Dogs Out?â€Â “The Kennel Club†or “No, I Haven’t Brought My Human Out Tonight†We made a practical choice “Cheers!â€. It is not the funniest but it was the most…
Competition Result: Jackdaw
Thank you for all your entries. I am giving the prize to the four entrants who suggested Open Wide – a simple title I had not thought of. The winners are Adriana Mallery, Janice Mack, Catherine Cooper and Lee-Ann Leander-Pehrson. Well done you have each won £25 to spend on teh Two Bad Mice website. …
Competition Result: Cat with the Marrow
Thank you for all your ideas for titles. We have consulted with Anita and chosen to use is “The Very Bestâ€Â because it is a great message for a card. Sometimes others titles are wittier and tempting to use, but we have to keep in mind what message will be useful to the card sender.…
YouTube Channel
Today we have launched our You Tube Channel. If you do not know about You Tube Channels this is all you need to know: It is possible for users and business to set up their own video libraries in You Tube. Members of the Public can use this library and subscribe to be told when…
Aprons and Kitchen Products
Hi, Welcome to our blog. A place where we will let you know news of what we are doing behind the scenes and ask you for advice about product development. 2014 has been a busy year because we have been working with Johnson Tiles to create a range of Kitchen tiles.  This led to…