A birth of cushions!

I'm offski! Picture Dick Whittington heading off to London seeking his fortunes with a hanky on a stick and his cat, and you're half way there .... except it's a suitcase I carry and my mum for company!
I wanted to change up the vibes here even though my last post did end spectacularly on a HELL YEAH! (Which I must add...Thankyou so much for all the hell yeah hugs in reply! Made me smile  xx)
I'll also be away most of next week so consider this my blog post in advance.

I wanted to share the final items that are coming with me..the last of my "babies" which  have been gestating over the last 9 months!
They are all cushions...

and I have to say ALL my favourite (spoken like a true mother!).....

Fox!

You've seen the squirrel before.

Doe!

And big ol' Bear!

I'd done a little market research on facebook to determine whether "dangles" were a good idea or not.... in the end I reckoned  FUN  far outweighed practicality! I may however live to regret this as dangles are a pesky thing to sew...

Cuckoo!

Toadstool...

There's a red one too!

 And last but not least...Twin Peaks!

Hooray!

Finally they have made it out in to the world......I'm happy...so very happy indeed!x

Impatient excitement...

I'm excited!
I've been amidst fabric designs, swatches, samples and what not for the last month or so, and I'm now awaiting the return of some fabric printed with my own designs!
However this waiting part is definitely my least favourite bit...a) because I have nothing to share but  mainly b) I am VERY impatient!
I've discovered that fabric swatches are as appealing to me as paint sample strips..they have the same "like-a- moth-to-a-candle" effect....I now understand why people (like Orla Kiely)  have jam jars full of tiny different colour fabric samples - nothing to do with colour reference, just looks fab!

Ooooh rainbow.........!

Aaaaaah pretty.......!

As with most things, there's more to it than simply seeing some fabric samples with my designs on (which is extremely exciting in itself)....but it's the direction I'm headed. Since Summer brought the sunshine and a much needed expansion of mind and heart, there have been so many "a-ha" moments towards this little business of mine. And rather than swimming around in the dark, grabbing hold of whatever opportunity presents itself, I've worked out the path and which way to go. How long has that taken me?! :)

Hello Mr  Mc Squirrelton! Having a wee sneaky peak are you?!

So yet again there are changes afoot...which I must remind myself is pretty normal in life and creativity! AND I really look forward to showing you the new creations my art and heart are taking shape as.

Back to the impatient excitement...squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Birdie plates!

I'll quickly swing past the fact I haven't been around for a few weeks (it's been October school break) and still haven't got xmas cards to show (printers getting something fixed)... and jump straight into talking plates! I've had a growing collection of miss-matched plates for some time now, some vintage, others just in need of rescuing from the local thrift shop and given some love. The plan was to add my own designs either using decals or ceramic pen/paints. 

As with most intended projects, the plates have gathered dust  (hangs head in suitable shame!)...but I did paint some little designs over the summer hols with plates in mind ,which I thought I would share.

This has a painted background and digital coloured bird in the foreground. Experimenting again! It's called "The great escape" 

I've mocked it up roughly on a plate below........too nice to eat off of I think!

plate photo:Photo: Kristina Schuster (Flickr)

This second design is entirely paint and aimed entirely to make the eyes zing!It's called "morning glory". 

Below is another quick mock up.......

Loving the colours against the porcelain! And feeling suitable inspired to dusting off that neglected crockery! x