Christmas is coming! Hooray!

I'm really excited about Christmas this year...

we're having lots of guest and I'm already getting busy deciding

how to decorate our table and house!

There's even a suggestion of the christmas tree going up this weekend!!

These excited snowmen have been bought already

to go on a christmas card for christmas 2011!

a lovely new blog!

its always exciting to discover a new blog....

this blog from surface pattern designer and aspiring stylist Polly Rawlings is pretty new

and already has some really great things posted for us to see.

She is a lovely friend of mine and it sounds like she has some very exciting projects in the pipeline so certainly watch this space!

hoot hoot!

Here's a bright and cheery owl to start the week off! Hot off the press!

Really enjoyed creating this little creature!

I think it would make a good birthday giftbag!

Friday...a funday

I've had a lovely day today...managed to get work done and

fit in seeing my folks for lunch at the Little Deli round the corner!

Above is an old-ish design of mine, I loved designing it....a cutesy birthday theme!

A party feel is just right for friday I thought!

We've got friends coming to stay and I'm going to cook a big pan of Paella! Cannot wait!!!

Cockpits Arts open studios

This is a great event which is on this weekend! f

rom Friday 26th through to Sunday 28th at Cockpit Arts, Holborn

and then the following weekend in Deptford.

See here for more information

I would highly recommend a visit.

Its a great opportunity to meet the designers and makers of great item

as well as buy a christmas present or two!

My lovely friend and wonderful bird maker Abigail Brown, based at Cockpit Arts, Holborn

will be there all weekend surrounded by her beautiful birds.

I love her latest additions....see here

a complete set

I've finished the set of cards that I mentioned in an earlier post.

I'm pleased with them I think and might try and adapt them to suit the US market.

Just need to get printing now so my Mum can

get on with selling on Sunday to raise money for Hawane Farm

Designer Forum

I'm off to the Designer Forum trend library today to get all up

to date for Autumn/Winter 2010. An inspiring day I do hope.

Designer Forum is part of Emtex and is a great organisation that helps designers,

manufacturers and companies from the fashion world in many ways.

I'm fortunate to have them on my doorstep...but its worth travelling to now and again if you live further afield. See here for more details.

ready for the bride and groom to be...

I'm working on a wedding invitation order this afternoon. Am hoping to get it done this week, ready for the soon to be Mr and Mrs to get posting at Christmas!

They look a little plain here but once printed, with some gold ribbon and pearls added they look very special indeed.

Peace on Earth

Imagine...Peace on Earth even if it was just for one day only!

Here's a design I've done today....one of hopefully

4 Christmas cards for my mum to sell at her church

to raise money for a home in Swaziland were the children are orphaned by AIDs.

Lets hope she sells lots!

looking back to the summer

its a cold rainy day here today so here's a summery design to brighten the day.

These pretty peacocks were printed onto some girls pjs and were available to buy in the summer months of this year at Tu