Trick or Treat?

There are lots of stripey tights out on the streets tonight - hope you got lots of treats...

Bits'n'pieces

Nice projects for lurverly people and one of my own... 
1) Some wedding stationary I designed for a friends summer wedding.
2) A cookbook cover I did a while ago for The Daventry Townswomen's Guild. My mum is a member so I really wanted to help her with the cover. She made a great job of editing and collecting loads of fab recipes - a great fundraiser too. Go mum!
3)Best Made Local branding, posters and flyer design - a makers market I am organising with a friend, aiming to promote local quality makers. something I really believe in and think supporting local business helps our local economy and community. I just need to find time to make some nice good quality things myself lol!

Tilleke Schwarz

I met Tilleke Schwarz last week at Ali Pali Knitting and Stitching show last weekend. I have to admit I was star struck. When she spoke to me I just said "love your work". How embarrassing. She's been my embroidery hero for years and that was all I could say. Lovely to see so much of her work in the flesh though. All photos copyright of Tilleke Schwartz

Tortoises

V. excited to see my tortoise design on Print and Pattern today as part of a feature about fabric rehab. I created the design for Jodds (they have it on cards, notepads, invites and giftwrap). Then, Dashwood studios (a new wonderful UK based Craft Fabric manufacturer) loved it and have licenced it for fabric - It sits in their novelty range. Fabulous to see a design used on so many different things... Please go and buy some fabric here right now, you can never have enough fabric...

Up doo..

I grew my hair long so I could fashion a highly elaborate 60's stylee up doo.... I never get round to it -  mostly I have a boring ponytail : (

Birthdays Calendar...

...from the lovely folk at Jodds. They used a selection of my greetings card designs to make a birthday calendar. You can buy the calendar from the Calendar Club online here.

The Perfect Life - Moby (ft Wayne Coyne)

I love this tune at the mo and the video is fabulous too. I like the idea of walking along in a mariachi costume singing, collecting various harmless odd bods and having a party at sunset with a may pole. Bonkers! I like Moby a lot but Waynes Coyne is THE MAN!