i’m fast becoming a fan of knack studios after seeing a recent post by poppytalk, since visiting their site kackstudios.com i can’t get enough of the beautiful muted colour palettes and pretty details…
October 27, 2009
typewriters make me smile…
I came across these BEAUTIFUL photos whilst browsing on flicker for typewriters, i totally adore them…they would make great prints. the little typewriter box is sooo cute.
October 26, 2009
yep i like this…
pretty little collection of photos that have made me smile today…
somedays would be perfect if you had a beautiful big lampshade to hide under…
i have a slight fascination lately with photographs of old cameras, i stumbled across these below at Day Dream Lily. the photographer Cassie Beck has a beautiful little etsy shop Lola’s room.
October 24, 2009
a little bit of beautiful letterpress…
i get a little over excited about letterpress, especially when it involves some type. here are a few designs that caught my eye recently and made me CRAVE a proper old school letterpress machine…one day!
below are some super pretty wedding invitations designed by Erin Jang and printed by studio on fire. devine
i also adore these business card designs from studio on fire that seem to be popping up everywhere. the print process of getting these just right is really interesting too…check it out on the studio on fire site…
October 18, 2009
a little bit of chalkboard paint…
i keep noticing the growing theme of chalkboard walls and think it is such an inventive way of gaining a little character and personality in a room. i’m very tempted to follow this trend…i wonder how many coats of white it would take if you changed your mind t?! here are a few of my favourites…
i’ve had this image in a folder on my desktop for a while now and finally managed to track down where i found it…apartment therapy. Close Up! Tracey Falk’s Key Hook. I love this personalized style it appears so effortless but judging by the rest of Tracey’s beautiful apartment that was covered in a post by the guys at apartment therapy everything in this amazing apartment is totally thought out and each little detail implicitly considered.
on the top of my wish list is an orange smeg fridge, however i think for the time being i’d be happy to settle for this awesome idea of painting a regular fridge with some chalkboard paint…inspired. the rest of this apartment really caught my eye too. i have a small or rather large obsession with red brick walls…discovered at design sponge the following pics are taken from the home of Amanda Orcutt of the beautiful online shop Amandromeda…i adore the industrial piping on the ceilings and mismatched modern/vintage style.
i like the idea of having an entire wall in your office or studio space totally painted in chalkboard paint, it would save all the hassle of post-it notes and be much more personal…i’d probably end up doodling way too much though and forgetting to actually write stuff down! oh well nice idea…
the wallpaper on the left hand wall is pretty nice too…
October 11, 2009
introducing Cheese and Pickle…
as promised i tried few little doodles of my own earlier…some friendly little Chinchillas. A couple of weeks ago my boyfriend and i toyed with the idea of buying two Chinchillas to join us in our flat…when i say toyed i mean he wanted them , me…not so much! anyway they are kinda cute to draw, check out their little white gloves. if we had of got them we were going to call them Cheese and Pickle so i thought it only right to name these little guys that too.
October 10, 2009
darling clementine…
you may have noticed in my earlier post this gorgeous little card clipped above my desk. its from a company call Darling Clementine and they do the most beautiful illustrations for greetings card, notebooks, print etc. I have fallen in love with their Paris collection but check out all their other quirky collections too at www.darlingclemintine.no
i resisted buying one of these fab notebooks from Darling Clementine whilst window shopping in Selfridges last week, think i’m going to have to make a trip back, the little badger is just to cute to resist…
tomorrow my mission is to draw some characters of my own…
a little bit of my own cutting and sticking…
As a textile graduate i love all things tactile, i could literally spend hours putting together little pieces of pattern, scraps of papers and fabrics to create interesting collages. here are a few of my older pieces… i also have a darkroom so you will see lots of photographic pieces popping up in my work too. experimenting with photography- especially photograms can become really addictive- you never quite know how its going to turn out…my pieces lend themselves to becoming framed one off artworks, greetings cards, postcards, notebooks, and other bits of niceness.
i will be adding to this category with more recent pieces soon…
October 4, 2009
a little collection of inspiration…
these ribbon boxes show some of my favourite colour palettes at the moment…
vintage public transport tickets found via uppercase journal
why can’t bus tickets all be so inspiring!
gorgeous old style letter stencils, the packaging is beautiful, the worn paint and scuffs just add to their impact
another retro color palette found at the colour lover site, aways great for unique and different palettes
flea market chic…
one of my dream apartments found in Emily Chalmers ‘Flea Market Style’, love the mix of urban architecture, pattern and colour…
