I Won a Moon Rabbit T-shirt!

Hi everyone. I entered a competition a few weeks ago ran by Kirsten Miller of Moon Rabbit Design, and I was lucky enough to win!

So last week I got a package in the post and look what was inside:

Such a pretty parcel, wrapped up with lovely Moon Rabbit ribbon and a lovely sticker.

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FREE February Calendar Download!

Hi everyone. Do you remember the fabulous FREE January calendar download from Majo Bautista BV? Well there’s a FREE February download available now, created by Tiffany Designs.

Love is in the air for this Valentine’s influenced design.

Click here to download and find out a little about the designer behind Tiffany Designs ♡

The Little White Book of Surface Pattern Designers

Hi everyone. I’ve had such a lovely week’s holiday with my family and spending time playing with my niece and (brand new!) nephew. I will tell you all about them in a few days but for now I would like to tell you a little bit of what I’ve been up to.

I am involved with a fantastic group of Surface Pattern Designers, most of whom took part in the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design run by Rachael Taylor and Beth Nicholls.

One of the members, Gill Eggleston of Pattern Addict, organised an EFUTO Envelope Project a number of weeks ago. (You can read my post about the EFUTO project here). She painstakingly compiled our EFUTO envelopes into a database entitled The Little White Book of Surface Pattern Designers.

It’s a fantastic idea and a one-stop shop for finding new design talent. Here is my entry, which can be found on page 51.

Take a peek through the database, here and see the talent that exists in this amazing group ♡

Free Calendar Download!

Hi everyone. I am very excited to be part of a collaboration with 11 other surface pattern designers to create a Free Calendar. The project was run by Majo of MuyMajoBV Designs and we each designed a month. Our unifying element was Pantone’s Spring 2013 Colour Palette.

Today you can download the month of January, designed by Majo herself.

I was given the month of November and my inspiration for the design was Movember and all the quirky moustaches that people have.

You can have a sneek peak at the other designs here, where you can also download a high res version of January.

Feel free to share with your friends.

Thank you Majo for including me in this fantastic collaboration ♡

NOTE – all downloads are for personal use only and cannot be used commercially. Please respect copyright of each individual designer. Thank you ♡

Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design

Hi everyone. I am just finishing up Module 3 of the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design e-course.  I still have lots of exercises to do, but the course itself is finished. I did Module 1 and 2 earlier on in the year and I really can’t recommend this course enough.

I have grown in my abilities as a designer and gained confidence in myself. I feel like I can take on the world of Surface Pattern, whereas before I really didn’t know what to do.

The information gained is priceless, the student support network is crucial. I feel like this is only the beginning of a beautiful new world and I want to share it with everyone. Thank you Rachael and Beth for such an amazing course! ♡

For more information, click here.

Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design

‘Passion for Pattern’ Bloghop on Sunday 16th September 2012

Hi everyone. I’m delighted to be part of the ‘Passion for Pattern’ Bloghop on Sunday 16th September 2012. This is a great idea by surface pattern designer Claire Smillie. It’s a showcase of beautiful designs from over 20 surface pattern designers. You literally hop from one designer’s blog to the next looking at a small sample of their work.

Check out the previous bloghop here. ♡

Module 3 of Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design

Hi everyone. I started Module 3 of the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design today and am very excited by it. Hoping to learn lots and pick up lots of great tips. ♡