Zoe Murphy

I was recently contacted by Zoe Murphy, the very talented designer behind these wonderful and unique pieces of furniture, wall art and textiles, who having only just completed her printed textiles degree has already been shortlisted for some prestigious awards, including New Designers and was also chosen as one of 15 designer to exhibit at this years Tent London.  Zoe prints on formica, fabric and salvaged furniture pieces and is already making a name for herself on the design scene with her work already featured in  The Observer and Evening Standard.  I love her work, which is so bright and colorful and a real breath of fresh air (or maybe that should be fresh sea air, as Zoe is based in Margate).

Munch Munch

Im in the process of redecorating our front room and these lovely cushions by Munch Munch would be a wonderful addition to our sofa.

Too Cool for School!

I love these caps and shoes which are in adult sizes (hooray!) !! There are some fabulous cute shoes for halloween too!  Go and check out EM & Sprout's shop here on Etsy and get yourself a pair - you'll be the talk of the street on trick or treat!

My First Screenprints

My first screenprints, done today, the first of many I hope!

Ashley Thomas

These lovely printed goodies are made by Ashley Thomas, a UK surface pattern designer from Derbyshire.  They feature quirky designs and lots of lovely birds and animals.

Big Sur - here we come

This is another place we are have booked to stay when we go to Big Sur, its called Deetjens - I can't wait it looks so pretty and old fashioned and the food is supposed to be really good too. There is no TV and no mobile phone reception - the perfect holiday!! As you can probably tell, Im a bit obsessed with the wooden chalet/cottage theme at the moment!

Austin - here we come!

We are off on our holidays to America next month and are travelling to San Francisco and Big Sur, then Austin and some other cities in Texas. We finally got round to booking our accommodation and this is one of the places we are staying in one of these really cute cottages at the Park Lane Guest House in Austin. I'd love to live in a cute little swedish style cottage like this.

(If anyone has any tips on places/shops to go to while we are in San Francisco and Austin please let do me know:)

Pretty Little Things

Lovely applique designs from Pretty Little Things. I love the mix of colors and textures.

I'm Your Present

I love I'm Your Present's quirky clothing, although I'm not sure I could get away with wearing it! She makes some really cute leggings with bows on that I just love!

My Charlie Girl

I love these illustrations by Australian based My Charlie Girl. I am totally in awe of people who can draw like this! You can see more of her work at her etsy store.

Paloma's Nest

Many of you may have already seen the lovely offerings from Paloma's Nest as she is a featured seller on Etsy at the moment, but I thought i would share them with you anyway as they are so pretty. I really love her neutral stamped ceramic work and ribbons.