More IKEA envy Last year I was sent the IKEA catalogue, and look what happened as a result. Now dear Michelle from Cicada Studios, fearing a dip in my IKEA lust levels, has sent me the 2010 catalogue, just to top me up. No new tea towel design has sprung to mind yet, but spreads …
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More IKEA envy
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Stone spoons
Stone spoonsMy Borrowed Spoons are now available in a sophisticated stone colour. And in honour of this special occasion, I’ve written a guest post all about spoons over at the wonderful sfgirlbybay. Click here to read my guest post, and here to get your own Stone Spoons.
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The keys ride again
So, remember the keys that Beryl gave me? Well, I still haven’t got around to using them in a design, but my studiomate Medina Morphet has been eyeing them for a while now. Outside of her work as a painter, Medina teaches art to little ones, and this is how she got the kids to …
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Oh Deer!
Oh Deer!Spruce is a fab design studio in Austin, Texas, doing wonderful upholstery projects. They gave me a big thrill when, not long after releasing my Sevilla Rock collection, they asked for samples, and not long after that, they placed the first yardage big order I received. It’s so exciting now to see what they …
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Things about Stig
Things about StigDear, sweet, kind Janne of Whats blogging my view hunted down a rare copy of this book on Stig Lindberg for me, and I’ve been poring over it all weekend. The text is all in Swedish, so I’ve had to use key words gleaned from captions and the internet to open up some …
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Tricks of the trade
Tricks of the tradeSo finally I found a solution to making up swatch books for my Sevilla Rock fabrics. It was pretty simple really. I went to a bookbinders and gave them specs for making up 25 plain card headers with a loop for hanging and holes for interscrews. Then I made up a vinyl …
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Looking at leaves
Looking at leavesI found this amazing photo on Francesca’s blog before I went on holiday, and maybe that’s why I spent so much time collecting, drawing and photographing leaves while I was away.
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Befores and Afters – colts
Befores and Afters – ColtsI’ve had yet another chair covered in one of my Sevilla Rock prints. It’s become a bit of a mania for me, but when someone swaps you a cute tub chair for a kettle, a bottle of milk and jar of coffee, how can you say no? Check out my other …
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Backing out…
Backing out…I know I’m supposed to be gone, but yesterday’s post was so abrupt, I thought I could back out a bit more elegantly, so I’m panning out from Odette’s sunlit corner of the studio, leaving behind some links for your entertainment: + Check into the ELLE Decoration blog every day – I’ve found some …
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