Holiday snaps – TuscanyWe spent our time in Tuscany with Paul’s family, all staying on an organic wine and olive farm called Tenuta San Vito in Fior di Selva. We had an extraordinary time there, and it is just as magical as it appears in these pics: And away from the farm? Well, those medieval …
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Holiday snaps – Tuscany
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Clever Kath
Clever KathWhile in London, we stayed with our friends Kath and Steve. Kath Leone is a freelance textiles designer, working with Jack Jones Design (recently seen at Surtex), working in both fashion textiles and in paper pattern design. It was so interesting for me to see a real life professional in action. I mean, look …
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Holiday snaps – London
Holiday snaps – LondonThe weather over the four days we spent in London was glorious, but for some reason, I mostly took photos of drain lid covers, and don’t have many other London pics to show. How embarrassing.One thing I did notice and take a snap of was a bike, but not a very interesting …
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Back-ish
Back-ish After a totally glorious holiday, quite undimmable even by the 30 hours we just spent in transit, I’m back in town with my camera packed with pics of London and Tuscany. But just like this cyclist we spotted on a rainy day in Florence, I’m staying undercover for a day or so, just until …
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I’m off
I’m offI’m usually pretty good at knowing what to prioritise, but last week that feature malfunctioned quite dramatically. Despite my supersized To Do list, I spent hours and hours sewing myself various versions of A Nice Bag To Take To London. This is the version I eventually decided to stick with, using my Summer Day …
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Parklife
ParklifeYou may remember that I made some paper cuts of protea flowers in February? Well, I’ve turned them into surface decals, and they’re available for sale from brand new online shop, Parklife. This one’s called Rocket, and I’ve stuck one on our studio door. It’s available in red, olive, white and black vinyl. This one …
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In the window of O.live
In the window of O.liveThis is so darn cool, I hardly know what to think: For Mothers’ Day, O.live in Kloof Street made a window display almost entirely out of my aprons and teatowels. Hope they sold lots! Ack, there’s so much to do before we leave town on Tuesday! But I’m sure I’ll squeeze …
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Heartworks
HeartworksThere’s a store up the road from me called Heartworks, which sells top-notch crafts and runs an amazing emboidery group too. I’ve done a bit of designing for them, and wanted to show you the things they’ve made with my designs. The dolly above is my design, but the patterns and the colourful hair and …
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Kirin Swap
Kirin swapWhile the sun was out I quickly grabbed my camera, cos I knew it wouldn’t last. First thing I snapped was my wonderfully jam-packed parcel from Kirin Notebook. Look at the beautiful Birch fabric! And check out that exquisite limited edition letterpress card, the adorable button badges, the Moo cards and stickers. Man o …
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