Very Cool Yule Giftwrap

Lovely giftwrap by Lesley Barnes available at Soma  

Considering Cafe Press

Pondering on selling through Cafe Press. For a while now I’ve been really keen to get my designs onto ceramics but a little stuck as to how to start the process without massive upfront costs (and a living room stacked with unsold goods ala Del Boy!) One design: Sunset Forest, which will also soon be

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New ScreenPrints

This is something I don’t do nearly enough of: a nice straight forward, single colour print! I must have spent far more time drawing this design than actually printing it. Simply a composition of my favourite themes and shapes – flowers, leaves and birds. I call it ‘Feathers and Flora’. The rubbish mobile camera shots

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Retro Fun at the V & A

I’m back! (sort of) The baby has arrived (she’s great – all is well) and I’m supposed to be on maternity leave but, 3 months in, I’m getting twitchy and need to be creative again! When the little one was a mere 4 days old, I received a call from a nice chap at the

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Retro Fabric Deliciousness

Still on the look out for nice nursery curtain fabric, I stumbled across Fabric Inspiration which is host to a terrific collection of original (I think) fabrics from the 60s and 70s. Some crazy patterns going on here which I’m finding very inspirational. Even if I can’t use these for curtains I’ll buy some anyway

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Etsy find – Melbomba

I’m looking for some cute, slightly retro and not too girlie curtains for the nursery. I knew Etsy would be the place to find such a thing and I think Melbomba from Australia has just the thing. I love this simple yet cute bird pattern and may select the orange, though they are all yummy

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Sanna Annukka Soul Birds

Happy New year readers! Sorry to have abandoned you for so long – I’ve had technical issues which have made posting impossible but I’m back and I promise to try to keep things updated abit more! Just look at these beauties! Screen printed oak Soul Birds by Sanna Annukka, soon to become available via her

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Yesterday I popped into the Fishing Quarter Gallery on Brighton seafront, which is hosting a delightful ‘pop up shop’ by FiFi and Cardigan. It’s only open for another week so I’d get down there sharpish if I were you. I purchased a lovely beach cushion and bag in my favourite Fiona Howard (FiFi) patterns. As

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Pattern Designs for ASDA

At last I can now share with you a job I completed a few months ago. Elmwood commissioned me on behalf of ASDA  (huge supermarket chain, for all you non UK visitors) They needed new artwork for their own brand facial tissues. The first pics show the cube box design followed by the flat box

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Digital Bloom

If ever you should take a fancy to one of my patterns you now have the option to download a file to brighten up your pc/mobile or any other type of screen or digital display. Digital Bloom provides a quick and affordable way to personlise your gadgets with digital artwork. I shall be updating my

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