ShowersFound this 1958 Showers print by Alexander Girard over at True Up. The colours in particular knock me out – especially the addition of blue into the rest of the earthy tones. How does he manage to do something simple, and so right? True Up has another great Girard post that’s worth reading if you’re …
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My shadow
My shadowOn Monday and Tuesday I was fortunate to have Jane join me from her high school to do a job shadow with me. Collecting transfers, visiting the printers and buying fabric gave her a peek at some pretty grungy parts of the city, but we made up for that with a dose of media …
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New design: LAVA
New design: LAVAYou saw the cutout yesterday, and now for the real thing… Ta dah! There’s a new tea towel design is in my Etsy shop, and its name is LAVA! It’s available in two colourways – Hot lava and Petrol. Ever since I bought two vases from Milnerton Market and discovered a bit about …
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More tomorrow…
More tomorrow…This vinyl cutout I made a while back has been sitting on my study bookshelf for a few weeks. It’s all about mid-century West German ceramics (you must have seen the post about these on the Elle Decoration blog?), and it’s what my new teatowel design is all about too. I’ll show you tomorrow…
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Eggcups
EggcupsI just put these Dots eggcups up for sale in my Etsy shop, along with the other sets of eggcups below. The blanks come from Continental China, and I’ve applied my ceramics transfers to them.PS: v. excited to be picking up new transfers today. Can’t wait!
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Mountain Garden at O.live
Mountain Garden at O.live I’ve put five dinner plates and side plates into O.live in Kloof Street as a bit of an experiment to see how well they sell. There are a couple more pics below, but you can see pics of the complete set at my Flickr page.
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Patches in place
Patches in placeRemember that enormous patchwork I made and sent off to Denmark? Well, it arrived in the nick of time for Julie to get it up for her housewarming party! I love the pic above, showing the view from behind the curtain, with light shining through. It looks so pretty, and I’m really thrilled …
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Me, bag lady
Me, bag ladyThis is a tote bag made from my Colt Check fabric, and it’s available in my Etsy shop now. Actually, I’ve gone a bit bag nuts lately, and it’s all because of my beautiful linen Green Blot bag from Bookhou, and also thanks to the mailborne arrival of First Bags – a recent …
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Mugs at last
Mugs at lastFinally, after lots of research and guinea-pig testing into safe and effective shipping methods (cardboard tubes and bubble wrap), I’ve listed some of my mugs for sale in my Etsy shop! Just four to start with, to test the waters. I drew the drawings and applied the transfers, and each mug is unique …
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