Have a creative Halloween!

With Halloween looming I thought I'd show you a few fab pumpkin creations I've found online:

Pink Elephant collection

It's been a while since I featured any of my work, so I thought it was about time. This year I have been working very hard on my Pink Elephant collection which is now available to buy on Wallpaper and will be on fabric and stickers and scrapbooking papers in the new year. Here is a preview of a few of the scrapbook papers.

Surface Design e-course

Surface Pattern designer Rachael Taylor & entrepreneur Beth Nicholls have joined forces to launch a course for all aspiring surface pattern designers & those already in the business who need a bit of inspiration on their journey. “This course is for anyone who has ever dreamt of seeing their designs on stationery, fabric, homewares or other products, sharing their art through pattern, and monetising their work,” says rachael. “for many this will open the door to the wonderful world of surface pattern design, and set them on an exciting new career path.”

Split into three modules it will take you step-by-step from sketch to pattern to product, sharing technical how-to-guides and industry secrets along the way. Surface pattern designer Rachael Taylor will guide you along this exciting path from developing your signature style to putting a collection together, and from protecting your work to monetising your designs.  With a rich combination of design inspiration, practical advice, demonstrations, creative exercises, resources and interviews with leading industry practitioners, this is the go-to guide for anyone wanting to develop their design skills and break into the industry. The course also includes advice, insights and examples of creative work from a host of industry experts.
To find out more, take a look at the course website here.

HuiTi Tan

Check out this amazing contemporary jewellery handmade in Cornwall by HuiYi Tan. You can buy her wonderful creations from her Etsy shop or her website. Here are a few examples of her jewellery which I love -

Spot the Dog & Friends

On the subject of wallpaper, my mum recently came across some material that I used to have in my bedroom as a child on both curtains and wallpaper, it was rather a full on design and to be honest I used to doodle on it and I don't think my parents ever noticed which just goes to show how full on it was. Anyway I googled it the other day and I found the design, I was so excited to see it again, I just hope that my wallpapers have the same effect on any kids that have it in their bedrooms... *DREAM*

  Yes it was the 70's!

My new wallpaper collection!

I'm very excited to announce the launch of a new wallpaper collection which includes 26 of my designs. The Muffin & Mani wallpaper has been created to appeal to kids and I am thrilled to be featured alongside well known designers such as Heather Dutton & Nancy Wolff, it is so humbling to be in the company of some of my design heroes.

Here are a few examples of some of my product:

Judith Brown

I have recently been introduced to this intriguing jewellery collection by Judith Brown which encompasses her love of vintage haberdashery. Here are a few images of her work and you can see more on her website

Her mums button tin which inspired her which I just love!

Bunnies

As you probably know I love rabbits and my little bundles of joy have helped me just lately. Just watching them run around the garden makes my heart smile. So today I wanted to share with you some bunnie finds:

Mia Design

www.oksancia.com

Welsh Egg Designs

The Hunny Bunny Company

I'm back!!!!

Hi everyone

I'm back, sorry for being away so long, as you know I had to go into hospital and have a pretty nasty operation, I wasn't going to blog about it as I hope you'll agree that this is a light hearted blog, however I have realised how important it is to spread the word and make people aware of your own bodies and to say that if you do feel that something is wrong, to keep pestering your G.P. so please excuse my little rant.

Basically I have been feeling unwell for 4 years now and my G.P kept telling me that I was too young (40, that's not young!) to have anything seriously wrong and that if it was serious it would show up in my blood tests. Well a couple of months ago I was told that I had bowel cancer and that I'd have to have part of my bowel removed (which is why I have been into hospital) and I am so angry that my G.P. didn't listen. Luckily for me they managed to remove the tumour without it having spread, but that doesn't stop me feeling angry. The doctor made me feel like I was being a hypochondriac and when she did eventually send me to a specialist he too made me feel the same, he was actually going to discharge me the next time he saw me but luckily for me he was away and I had a different consultant and she sent me for further tests, which was when it was found.

Anyway I don't want to waffle on too much as I am now in recovery. However I just wanted to say that if anyone out there has any symptoms that they are worried about, please feel free to contact me. Don't be embarrassed by it. It is very important to be aware of what is normal for you, so you can recognise any unusual changes and act quickly to get them investigated.The good news is that bowel cancer can be successfully treated in over 90% of cases, if it is diagnosed at an early stage, before it has had a chance to spread.

If you are having issues but don't feel you can contact me then this is a good website to look at: www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk

Of course I am hoping that I don't hear from any of you because you are all well and happy. My next challenge are a couple of cysts found on my ovaries, fingers crossed on that one as I haven't been lucky enough to have babies yet and time is running out.

The blog will resume back to more happy thoughts & images on Wednesday.

Thank you all so much again for following me x

Time off

Just a quick post to let you all know that I won't be around for a while, I have to go into hospital next week for pretty major surgery and then will be out of action for between 4 - 6 weeks, I'm sure in a couple of weeks I'll be back blogging but if I'm not you know why.

See you soon! x

More nails Inc

Hi

I hope that you had a good weekend.

Continuing with my obsession with nail varnish, here are a few more photos of gorgeous nails inc colours. Again please excuse my horrid hands.

Bennet Street

Black crackle with Symons Street & Connaught Square underneath

Charlotte Mews

Symons Street

Purple

This week I fell in love with this Zoya nail polish

and so I decided to look for other lovely purple things online, this is what I found:

Dog Tooth Hot Water Bottle  Hidden Berries Pendant Heart Mug

Have a great weekend everyone! x

www.thecolorof.com

I recently came across this website where you can type in a word and it combines lots of photos to create a blur of colour to represent the word. It's great for a bit of escapism, give it a go here

Here are a few examples of some:

Karen's pages

Hi

I hope that you had a great bank holiday weekend?

Today I wanted to show you some pages a friend of mine put together using my 'Lazy Summer' scrapbook range, I think they are fab! Karen is the most creative person I know, her scrapbooking work is just beautiful and every aspect of her home is just perfect!

If you are interested in reading her blog please message me and I'll forward you the details.

Kate Hamilton-Hunter

The ladies at the Kate Hamilton-Hunter Studio fashion unique jewellery from a magpie selection of metals including 100% recycled silver, aluminium and brass along with treasured biscuit, sweet and toffee tins. Some pieces are decorated with Swarovski crystals and pearls; all pieces are handmade on the beautiful North Wales coast. You can find more pieces here

Have a great weekend everyone! 

Gracie's Garden Bazaar

I posted about this Folksy shop last summer and just had to again and Cassandra has so many beautiful products.  Check out her shop here