artee pieces

Here are a few drawings I have been working on. You may notice or will begin to notice that I only like splashes of colour if any; so these are actually quite bold for me...panic over. what do you think?

festive treats

As it is ye old festive season I have of course been doing a lot (I say a lot loosely..it is more verging on obsessive online browsing)....yup. Iv concoted a dreamy christmas list of pressies that are just adorable. ** I hope my boyfriend reads this blog **

1.Kapali Quilt
                                     
2. Eclair ipad cover (and an Ipad to go with it)

3 Fuji Instant mini 7s Camera     
           
4. black telephone

post card pictures

Here are a few little postcards I have been working on. It is not really my thing to do pretty flowery ** if you ever see me do a flowery design I may have been possessed. call the police **  but hey ho another string to my bow as they say. I have used a range of media including hand stitched beading, dried flowers and old book papers.

Jalouse - two beautiful beings

Iv very nearly finished for christmas...ya boi. I do apologise though for my poorness of late, but I really have been struggling to juggle uni work, paid work, general day to day duties. Finally the festive break is here so I can now resign from being the worlds worst blogger.

I found a gorgeous article the other day about the two gorgeous creatures...Mark Ronson Josephine de la Baume *most amazind surname ever*. They did an article for the french magazine jalouse (2009), both in there wedding attire staging a faux wedding. They are just so dreamy and romantic..If he didn't marry her I would have in that dress.

If I could have a wedding I would like it to look just like this please.

strawberries

Iv been taking a few piccies today as part of my uni project wanted to share a few of these yummy things.....dont they look delicious. Im going to have some this evening with some green blacks vanilla ice cream, in my preparation to get fat for winter.

RSA Brief: cupcakes

Yesterday I invested in a couple of Happy Cupcake Company cupcakes for me and my loved one...yep they were they worth every penny. I am working on my RSA stamp brief and I am using food as my subject..well that is my story and I am sticking to it. They look super & taste equally delicious. Iv played around with the exposure a little.

Panel pop

I feel a little behind in the industry and I am sure panelpop is a term I should know about...after a little research I do now & it is amazing!! so I am going to share it with you. Panelpop is a technique of printing on to a stone surface, it is the evolution of framing (said in a very clever voice). But on a serious note it really is great because it eliminates paper & most of the stone used is from landfill. So it is very green!! You can also print anything on to it as you usually would...genius huh?! I am definately going to order myself a little treat nearer to christmas.

The pics above are by a lady called Beth Emily arent they just so lovely & delicate? She is featured on the panelpop site if you want to take a look.

meat free mondays

I like to think of myself as a green pioneer, saving the world one step at a time but without the hippie tye died tops & dreadlocks. My view is simply that any small step will eventually become a big step in making a difference to the planet. So Iv come across a very worthy campaign called 'Meat Free Mondays' . Set up by the newly wed Paul McCartney & the gorgeous Stella McCartney. It is pioneered to the view that eating less meat will assist in combating global warming & the production of meat itself puts in more greenhouse gases than transport (naughty naughty). There are loads of scrummy recipes on the site too! Join me!

One day a week without meat ....easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Ink & spindle

Iv just come across yet another super print design blog. It is run by two lovely ladies Lara Cameron & Tegan Rose who run a boutique textile studio called Ink & Spindle. The bad news is...they are in Melbourne Australia..boo. all the more reason to move to Oz..no?! Nonetheless, the blog is still very inspiring, very earthy & organic looking with lots of lovely print designs. Oh not to forget that all prints are screen printed by hand..what talented gals! take a look  inkandspindle.blogspot.com

colour bundles

Iv created a few colour bundles from things I have found in my home that are my innovation for colour block. Hope all of your pretty eyes enjoy my colour bundle piccies.

Formex Exhibition - Stockholm

I have suddenly found a load of new designers that have all launched at the Formex Exhibiton this year...why had I never heard of the Formex Exhibition until now...?? (shameful confession on my behalf). I will definately be booking it in my brain and hopefully try and get a cheeky weekend to Stockholm in 2012 to time in with next years exhibiton...I had better start filling the money jar up. There is a lot of SUPER talent floating around but one person that particularly caught my eye was Linda Sjunnesson who created a fabric called Ponderosa. what do you think?