Corkers!!!!

As we have just taken possesion of a gorgeous early 60’s G Plan dining table and chairs I thought I should get some suitably lovely retro tablemats to keep it looking its best. It was impossible to find any I liked so I designed and printed these cork mats! I remembeer having cork tablemats when I was small so I thought they had a suitably retro feel.

Think I may have to do some for my shop!!???

New Designs!!!!!

Finally!!!

I am pleased to say that I have new card designs going on sale as we speak. The seed head cards were so popular that I thought it was about time I did some new ones.

As you can see I have gone for some really bright colours in the hope of adding some summery feelings to my shop!!!!

They are avaliable along with the original seed heads cards  and here .

Art Of Glass

Had an amazing Bank Holiday weekend in Frome and went to the successful Artisan Market on Catherine Hill. Found an amazing pop-up shop selling mid-Century pieces, including this beautiful Murano glass ashtray. Guess how much? £10! It’s now mine. I love it. And love finding inspirational pieces in the least expected settings.

absence makes the heart grow fonder??!

I realise it has been a ridiculous amount of time since I last wrote anything here but I am back now and am going to make more time to post here reguarly.

 

Here are some of the things I have been getting up to in the past months as my absence was not because I have been sitting on a beach in Barbados!!

I hope you like these new bits.

I will post pictures of more things in the coming weeks.

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I know its been ages since I last posted anything at all but I find it hard to fit it all in when I am printing and making!

I have been busy doing lots of new designs so hopefully I will have lots to say over the coming weeks.This little pink fellow has just been listed in my Etsy shop which is doing really well and I love that I can make one off pieces for it whenever the creative urge takes me!

I did another market day at St Catherines Artisan Market in Frome last weekend which was great and its so nice to meet other makers as well.I bought a very cute cushion from Robin and Mould who are based in Wiltshire and make lovely printed homewares.

I will definately get back on track with posting and will be listing quite a few new things over the next week or so.

Too cute for words!

These adorable pictures are of my friend Emmas little boy Zac.

I borrowed him to take a few quick pictures of my new t shirt designs.I think it was the quickest set of photographs I have ever taken of my  work ! Two year olds are definately not patient models!!

I will be listing these organic t shirts invarious sizes and colours in  my Etsy shop over the next week or so to see how they do.

Spring has sprung!

Yippee!!

This is the sight that greeted me when I opened my door this morning ….. it is well and truely Spring time.

I even have doves nesting in my magnolia tree!

I have spent most of the day spring cleaning so I’m feeling very organised and pleased with myself…I even managed to bake these cute rose water flavoured cup cakes!

I will post in the next couple of days with a very cute addition to my shop!

Design Sponge!!!!

 

I am a very very very excited person!!!!!!

I have long been a huge admirer and an avid reader of design sponge and here I am being featured by them this morning!!!! Thank you so much Grace for posting about Treasury.

If you have never checked it out then do it right now! …if design is you thing i am sure you will find it addictive and daily reading.

Indian Summer

I think it must be that  Spring is very definately  in the air because I find myself a bit obsessed with feathering my nest at the moment!

I have had these beautiful pictures on my computer for a while now.They are from Les Indiennes an American textile company started by Mary Mulcahy in 2002.Each fabric is beautifully hand printed with Ayurvedic dyes from plants,roots,the earth and rocks.

As well as these gorgeous earth tones there are ranges in reds,blacks,greys and indigo.

I still have a desire to do something with Paisleys and block printing.I have some old Indian printing blocks from my art college days and think some prints would be lovely on my bedroom wall and if successful a few to sell too.

If anyone knows where I can get these sorts of prints without needing to re-mortgage then I would love to know…my bed is crying out !!

A toast to toast!

I had an altogether different idea for a post today but then the new Toast catalogue landed on my desk…

I have a secret addiction to the toast catalogues especially the summer home ones.

It must be something to do with the beautiful exotic locations appearing as our long cold winter is ending.The lovely homewares don’t hurt either!I now have a serious case of I wants!!

Here are just some of the gorgeous pictures but there are loads more…join their mailing list and you can have the catalogue land on your doorstep and indulge in them  anytime it starts raining!