Boy stuff

My blog is usually very girly and pretty pretty, so I thought I'd bring you some boy stuff today. I found these lovely cushions on Folksy by Pickles Accessories. They are just £15.00 each + P&P.

Woolly Duck

Angela at Woolly Duck makes these amazing food inspired goodies from wool. Aren't they amazing! You can find her shop here.

Charlotte Macey

I grew up in The Cotswolds from aged 12 - 16, I lived on a farm in the middle of nowhere, which when you are a teenager, isn't much fun, but I look back now and remember how peaceful and picturesque it was, I was a very lucky girl.

Designer Charlotte Macey also lives and works in The Cotswolds and I have just fallen in love with her work. She uses lovely natural fabrics, linens & cottons. She has just launched her Christmas range and you can find her Christmas shop here.

Here is some of her work.

In the pink

I'm feeling in a pink mood today and so thought I'd bring you a collection of pretty pink things from Folksy

Hollie Lollie

crafted

All Things Pretty & Stitched

Betsy Jarvis

I found this lovely designer on Folksy, she is based in Lincolnshire & creates all sorts of yummy goodies for your home, using lots of linen, homespun cottons and wool felts for her creations. You can also find her products at www.betsyjarvis.co.uk 

If you can't find exactly what you are looking for on her website, she also takes commissions.

Treaclezoo

Look at these gorgeous little crocheted creations I found, made by Kwun at Treaclezoo. The attention to detail looks amazing & she obviously loves what she does. Here are a few examples of what you can find

also if you love your biscuits but are on a diet, check out these little goodies

you can find more here

Green Mouse

Here is a little character I have been working on lately. I have put him in a bright green pattern which I feel is fresh and fun. I have applied him here to a double handled cup for kiddies.

Mummy Treat pattern

Firstly I'd like to say a big thank you to all my new followers, it's lovely to know that you are all out there.

Here is a sneak peek of a pattern I have been working on for Mothers Day product. I have focussed on what most mummies love, Tea, Biscuits, Cake & Ice Cream, a girls dream.

Cute Designs

Over at Cute Designs on Folksy & Etsy you can find these little cuties. Also check out Donnas blog at www.cutedesigns.blogspot.com

I remember...

When I was little I used to have a trinket box with a blue butterfly on it, I have always loved butterflies and used to paint them when I was younger. Anyway, I recently came across this gorgeous brooch with a very similar image to the one that was on my trinket box, which bought back lovely memories. Life was so simple back then, what I wouldn't give to be back there for a few days.

You can find more of these lovely ceramics at the Folksy shop of Julia Smith. Take a look here

I also have a thing about bumble bees so this caught my eye too

Two-Twenty Corporate Identity design

Here is a sample of one of the projects I have been working on lately. Logo, Stationery & Leaflet design for a brand new high end business club opening in Cambridgeshire next month. I hope that you like it, I am pretty pleased with it and I got a lovely testimonial from my client which proves she is happy - which of course is the main thing :-)

Pants & Paper

Sam at Pants & Paper has very kindly agreed to me showing you some of her work. You can find her on Folksy here and below are a few examples of her gorgeous work.

Enjoy!

Tough Times

Hi Guys

I hope that you had a good weekend. I am still really busy and going through a pretty tough time in my personal life at the moment with my health & a few other issues, so please forgive my less frequent posts.

I came across this lovely website based in the U.S. today! Here is  snippet of what they do - go check out some of their gorgeous goodies!

Dark Colour

I hope you all had a lovely bank holiday? I was working most of it, but I did take a trip to St Albans with my boyfriend and splashed out on a couple of lovely things from White Stuff - I could have bought half the shop, they have so much lovely stuff in there this Autumn. It's weird, as even though most of my patterns are bright or pastel in colour, I actually mainly wear autumnal colours - browns, aubergines, mossy greens, etc.

Here is a snapshot of what I bought

Foxi leaflet

I'm pretty busy at the moment and so I may have to limit my posts for a few weeks, however I just thought I'd show what I have been working on today. It is a promotional postcard for a local taxi company. Unfortunately they already had the logo, as I'd have loved to have come up with a different fox image, but I still think this is cute.

Can you help me please

I hope that you all had a good weekend.

I have recently been asked to quote on a job for a new client and I'm having problems coming up with a price as it's in an industry I haven't worked in before. The client has told me that they love my work, but I'm not competitive enough, if anyone can help, please email me on amanda@amandalincoln.co.uk

Thanks in advance

A x

Anna Williams

Hi Guys

New York based Photographer Anna Williams has some amazing work. She has kindly agreed for me to feature some here for you to see. She has done a lot of work for Martha Stewart & Pottery Barn amongst many others. Here are some examples of what she can do.

Dotty Daisies

Just a quick one, as I have taken today and yesterday to spend some time with my lovely fella. He treated me to a spa day yesterday and today we are just chilling and off to see Toy Story 3 in 3D later.

I thought I'd just show you this gorgeous owl I found on Folksy. Isn't it cute!

Maimei Cheng

Today I came across these cute felt creations on ukhandmade.

Have a great weekend everyone, I am off to see Redbull X Fighters in Battersea.

Kate Fensom

Another lovely artist my buddy Kerry introduced me to is Kate Fensom. She works from both the U.K. and Cyprus and has a lovely story to tell on her website about how her artistic life started, take a look here.

Here are a few of Kates pieces. Enjoy!

My Studio

I'm one of those people who loves to see where other people work from. My studio isn't as perfect as some I have seen in books and on other blogs, but I consider myself lucky to have such a dedicated space to work from. My room is rammed full of materials, inspiration and my lovely mac. 

If you'd like to show me your creative space, I'd love to see where you work from! 

Pin Badges

I don't have much time today, so I thought I'd show you some badges I made for a range of cards I sold a few years ago.

The Magic of Lucy Loveheart

My good friend Kerry in Cyprus, recently sent me a link to an artists website whom she thought I'd like. She wasn't wrong, how magical and gorgeous are these illustrations!!! You can find more here

Thanks Lucy & Patrick for allowing me to feature your work!

Make up bag

I am in need of a new make up bag and so have been trawling the handmade sites 'Folksy' & 'Not on the High Street'. Here are a few lovelies I found. I haven't decided which one I love most as yet. If anyone wants to know where they can buy them, please comment & i'll let you know.

Have a good weekend everyone!