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Friday favourites: Alphabet Art

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:36:59 +0000

Perfect decorations for little girls and boys bedrooms and stylish nurserys, these contemporary art prints make great presents for birthdays, christenings and new babies. Alphabet Art Prints from Paper Paper, Taylors Typographic, Hello Monkey and Letterfest.

We love: hearts

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:32:18 +0000

Yep, Valentines Day is just around the corner – a perfect excuse for a little heartfelt moodboard.

“Love truly” my valentine card from Lottie Frank, Intricate heart cut out from Mr Yen, Persnalsied Heart card from Quite Contraty Crafts, Framed heart by Sarah and Bendrix.

Bouncing bunny rabbits

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:25:42 +0000

Cute bunny icons, cut outs and illustrations. The clever Lucy Player has even designed an entire alphabet around rabbits – buy now, don’t wait til Easter!

Pocket Studio Cut Out Rabbit card, Silver Rabbut card by Made by them, Belle and Boo postcard, Bunny Alphabet Art print by Lucy Player

Colour theme: Dove Grey

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:17:37 +0000

Another fabulous grey palette. Soft dove grey hues with a whisper of January skies. Wrap up warm out there…

“Keep Calm and Carry On” from Paper Paper, Framed Angel Heart from Sarah and Bendrix, Postcard and Wrapping Paper from Belle and Boo, Camera Art print from Taylors Typographic, “I like your shoes” art print from Askey Illustration.

This weekend we’re designing…

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:07:00 +0000

With the new year, comes new exciting opportunities and the promise of new products. So lately I’ve had my creative cap on, and heres a sneak peak of some new products that are on the way. They will be launched in March through Letterfest.

Introducing Letterfest

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:45:58 +0000

Each month I’ll be turning the spotlight on one of the Uk designers who’s work I’ve featured in this blog. And the best place to start – me! So Letterfest is my other company where I design and make personalied gifts inspired by my love of letterforms and design. I take my inspiration from signage and letter designs from different eras – from clean and classic; to intricate, hand-painted signs; to cool, contemporary fonts. I love unique gifts, and gorgeous bits and bobs for the home and use different environmentally-friendly materials, including recycled paper, organic cotton, wood and stone. I was a graphic designer in London for 15 years working for brands such as Rimmel and Topshop. After working and commuting ourselves into the ground, my husband and I left it all behind and moved to a little house by the sea in Devon. We finally had the life we wanted – walking on the beach, knowing everyone from the village, both working from home. But I soon wanted to design again and do something creative, so I started a little shop on Etsy with art prints and personalised keepsakes.

One of the most popular gifts are these personalised stones, with your chosen date or name engraved in a natural stone pebble, in either grey or white. Each pebble is unique – a special keep sake for loved ones, christenings and dates you want to remember. I especially like the pebbles because I love the contrast between the rough natural pebble and the delicate lines of the type. From Etsy I found new reatilers to sell my work including online marketplace Not on the High Street. With the increase in sales I now had to source the pebbles from a local quarry and store 4 tonnes in our garden! This coming year I’m introducing new art prints using letterpress and vintage wooden letters, an alphabet series for kids and new personalised wooden keepsakes. Of course, you’ll be the first to know about anything new!

Union Jacks

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:38:25 +0000

Fancy a bit of UK style? There’s nothing that says it more than the traditional Union Jack. But these clever designers have put a twist on the iconic image, bringing it bang up to date. “Keep Calm and Carry On” postcard from Paper Paper, Union Jack Paper Bird from Cotton Bird designs, custom made union jack cards with ribbon in your choice of colour by Made with Love cards, and retro union jack flags perfect as cupcake toppers for summer parties from Darling Dilly Dilly. Rule Brittania!

Love Bakers Twine

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:33:14 +0000

We can’t get enough of this stuff at the moment in Paperstastic. Old fashioned Bakers Twine (the string they tie around cake boxes in France) is a great way to tie up presents. Wrap your parcel in brown craft paper, then add a strip of thick ribbonin a contrasting colour. Finish it off by tying the bakers twine on top. Its also great for scrapbooking, stringing gift tags, or using as a line to peg favourite postcards to.

Bakers twine from Paper Paper

Friday Favourites: Maps

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:22:46 +0000

A trend thats super popular in the art and craft world is using old maps in craft projects. Bombus is a uk designer in Kent who takes old maps and covers everything from large pieces of furniture to custom made stationery and gifts. I love these gorgeous old maps with their muted colours and graphic lines. Its so easy to create something yourself too – just search antique shops or even ebay for listings of old maps and frame some to make vintage wall art rather than the ususal photos and pictures.

Map card and bespoke map heart of your choice of location by Bombus
Handmade map envelopes by Kaye Turner
Map heart confetti by Girl Industries

Best moving cards

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:16:52 +0000

If you’re starting the new year in a new home, you could let your friends and family know your new address with these stylish moving cards. Or just buy one and send it to friends that have just moved – they’ll make anyone’s day much brighter, especially with unpacking all those boxes!

Moving cards from Bombus, Quite Contrary Crafts, Pocket Studio and Dig the Earth.