merry christmas to all

I know this is a little early, but I'm going somewhere special in a few days and wanted to wish all my blog readers a very Merry Christmas!
I may get the opportunity to post a bit while I'm away, but if not, I'll be uploading loads of pics when i return.
Happy Holidays!

the cold has hit!

 Everything was frozen this morning on my walk into work... cold but beautiful! Apparently the temp was -4°C!

My Illustration in Heart Home Mag!

Thanks to Heart Home Magazine for asking me to illustrate the front cover of their Christmas Gift Guide (the middle bit is mine) .... amazing to see my little illustration online! I'm a big fan of Heart Home Magazine and this issue is absolutely stunning as usual, filled with inspiring homes, beautiful photography, and some great recipes too!

screen printed tea towels - update!

I finally got around to screen printing these in our shop on Friday. I hope to list them They are now listed for sale in my etsy shop here by Monday. Watch this space!

wildlife

It's been a while since I last looked at my blog.... I haven't been inspired to post about anything until I stumbled upon these absolutely gorgeous designs, twice this week as it happens.

{The following is taken from My Owl Barn:}
Magpie and Bristol based artist Tom Frost collaborated to design the new 2013 range of goodies based on Tom's 'Mammals of the British Isles' series. The Wildlife range consists of ceramic plates, espresso sets, mugs, egg cups, iphone cases, tea towels, notebooks and cake tins featuring nocturnal British creatures - owl, otter, hare and fox. The products will be made available soon on their website so keep your eyes peeled!

Little Kiddies (Australia)

For all those who don't have time to get to the shops for that last minute birthday present for a child's party, here is a unique solution. Starting in Australia, my brother has developed an online store called Little Kiddies for all types of toys including wooden toys, play books, puzzles and many other lovely toys for kids. Check it out here!

a weekend in Paris

We spent last weekend in Paris... sounds exciting but we were actually there for work! Anyway we had a couple of hours each day to look around the city and see an art gallery which made all the driving worth it! I, of course, took many photos of houses to use in future artworks (maybe a Paris houses print)...

beautiful wedding photography

While researching for a client's brochure, I stumbled across a wonderful wedding blog called Yes Bride. They feature the most amazing wedding photography, such as this cupcakes post by photographer Jose Villa. I especially love the vintage caravan photo.