Blog crushI must admit to having developed a bit of a severe blog crush on Neville Trickett’s St Verde Digest. Every day, he posts extraordinary series of juxtaposed images that take me by surprise each time (just look at his monkeys post today!). Prowling our flat in my snotty state yesterday, I kept spotting things …
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Blog crush
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Farr too little about Colleen
At True Up, I found this screenprint called Water Meadow, designed in 1964 by Colleen Farr for Heals. Despite having taught textile design at the Central School of Art and Design in London for 20 years, and having designed prolifically for Libertys, Heals, Tootal and others, I couldn’t find many images of her designs online, …
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Just turned out that way
Just turned out that wayYesterday I bought a long-overdue revolving hole punch. I ripped it from its shrinkwrapped packaging, and look what was left behind, complete with belly-button and beret.
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My new fave
My new faveThese book covers come from my brand new favourite blog, just discovered last week: it’s the incredible Saint Verde Digest, written by Neville Trickett, who is the guest blogger over at the ELLE Decoration SA blog today. So head over to ELLE Decoration, then follow the links bag to his blog to see …
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Colts handbag
Colts handbag Tomorrow’s my third Friday = Making Day, so I’ll be out for the count, yahoo! Here’s another fruit of my labours from the first F=MD, which was a total bag bonanza. It’s a cute little handbag with pockets and zips and key clips, and you can get your hands on it here. Happy …
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Swatchbooks
SwatchbooksMy hand’s pretty stiff today after spending all of yesterday cutting up Sevilla Rock and making up swatchbooks. Anyone know if pinking shears can be sharpened? Sheesh. I must still find a good way of holding them together at the top without breaking the bank, but have a couple of ideas (including this fab tutorial, …
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Two cutters
I’m not the only one who likes to cut things around here. Paul’s been doing some very colourful cutting lately, and snipping too. The one above is an experiment in preparation for his exhibition in October, and the other is just a pic of the snipped remnants under a recent, and rather fancy, commission he …
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Do what you like
Do what you like!When I first listed my Sevilla Rock yardage on Etsy, I was convinced I’d be making lots of cushions, bags, purses, etc etc, to sell, so I marked the item as *For personal use only. Items made from this are not for resale* or something like that. Well, e.v. of IsGood sent …
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Befores and Afters
I’m thrilled to bits that the chairs I’ve had covered in Sevilla Rock are featured on Design*Sponge’s Befores and Afters today! This one was a gift for Peter Slingsby, who let me use his records of Cederberg rock art. Thanks Pete! This glider was a rather lucky find in a very cottagey furniture store. And …
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