(ku)nihitoI took this pic at my studio, inspired by this which I saw amongst the beautiful photos in (ku)nihito’s Flickr photostream. Hers is so much better than mine, but I enjoyed my attempt to emulate. It’s a good way to learn. (via 2 or 3 things.)

Atomic Christmas Other than sipping bubbly around a pool and jumping on a trampoline with exciteable nieces, I’ve spent my Christmas break looking for fabric inspiration so I can get around to recovering our Ercol daybed. I found a couple of cute things at Atomic Textiles. PS: Update from Lara, who tells me that the …

ReboundThose clever kids at local outfit, Rebound Books , have come up with such a brilliant idea. They remove the guts of old hardcovers and fill them with creamy blank pages, transforming old, neglected books into beautiful notebooks. Apart from Peacock Pie, these are my favourite Rebound Books : You can buy them online, but …

Inside the envelopeI have a drawerful of envelopes at home, saved for their beautiful patterns inside, so I like this site full of security envelope patterns. Here are a couple of favourites.

How not to do itYouthful illustrators, a word of advice: When you have a deadline with a brand new client you really want to impress, don’t muck around pointing your camera at your tummy while you attempt to photograph all the nice textures of your pants, belt and tshirt. It’s a waste of time. And …

Some of the vintage fabrics I have in my studio. I owe my friend Dave some cushions in part payment for photos of my work, so he’s going to help me reduce this pile soon. It’ll break my heart to cut them up, but his photos were so fantastic, the pain will definitely be worth …