Turtleneck illustration

This week's prompt word from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram is 'turtleneck' so I chose to draw this auburn-haired beauty. She is wearing a deep brown turtleneck and has a fabulous pair of oversized earrings.

I love joining in with these drawing challenges as it frees me up from my regular job of designing. I love to use fashion and beauty as my influence and enjoy using a pleasing colour palette. This one uses warm autumnal tones of brown, orange and pink.

Leaf print glasses case

I designed this leaf print a while ago for my Spoonflower shop and recently made it into items for my Etsy shop. Brightly coloured maple leaves sit on a rich brown background and make a great fabric for this glasses case.

The glasses case is lightly padded to protect your glasses and is lined in a terracotta cotton lining. The case is made from 100% cotton so machine washable too.

This makes a great gift for someone special. Items are wrapped in pink tissue paper and can be sent straight to their recipient with an optional gift message included.

This maple leaf glasses case also has a fabulous matching maple leaf zipper pouch.

Charmed

 I recently designed this collection for Makower UK. It's called 'Charmed' and includes black cats and celestial images in a pleasing colour palette of purples, lilacs and teals.

The main print has black cats in a variety of poses, mixed with moons, stars and suns as well as the odd butterfly and scroll design. It includes metallic gold elements to give it a bit of bling.

This crowded foliage print is a great colour carrier and I combined lilac and cream leaves in with the teal background.

Mini black cats stretch and strut on this allover print. The scroll background adds an extra element of decoration. This print also has metallic gold.

Pretty star print on a purple background.

A melange of moons, stars and other celestial images on a lilac background.

The main print also looks great on a black background.

And the cat design looks great on a purple background.

Who could resist this stunning foliage print on black?

A scroll design is a great inclusion to this collection.

It wouldn't be a celestial print without stars on a black background. This one looks extra blingy with the gold metallic detailing.

Blue and white bunting

I'm loving my new venture into bunting-making and the latest batch to arrive in my Etsy shop is this pleasing blue and white version. It's made from a selection of Indigo-hued cotton fabrics, each with a different print but within the same colour feel.

The bunting consists of eight flags and the length of the bunting is approximately three metres long. It includes a pretty floral vine print that has a block print feel.

Some of the flags have been patchworked together and includes a few solid blue cottons as well as a pretty dragonfly print.

Each of these prints are stylish and would make a great addition to the home. Use this bunting to decorate the living room or kitchen, or save it of a garden party or birthday celebration.

The flags are double-sided and are machine washable too.

Shop all bunting here.

Unicorn forest

 I created this design recently for my Spoonflower shop and decided to call it Unicorn Forest. Stylised trees surround jaunty unicorns that have been created in a stylised folk style and it uses a simple, fresh blue and white colour palette.

The unicorn print looks great on this sheet set and adds a touch of quirkiness to the bedroom, especially for a kid's bedroom. It includes a flat sheet, a fitted sheet and two pillow cases. Available in six different sizes to cater to all needs!

I had so much fun designing this unicorn print that I decided to colour up other prints in my shop to match it. I have a lot of leaf prints on offer and this stylised leaf print was my first choice. It includes oak leaves, gingko leaves and sycamore leaves in tones of blue and white.

The leaf print would look great on bedding such as duvet covers. This pretty leaf print duvet cover is made from a cotton sateen fabric and comes in three different sizes.

I've also created a fern print in the same colour palette which includes varying shades of the same blue colour. The print is multi-directional which means it could be used for a number of different household items.

The fern print looks great on curtains for the home and would be a great addition to the bedroom. These come in three different lengths and are available in two different cotton canvas fabrics.

All these prints also come in a soft sage green colour and can be found in my Spoonflower shop here.

Floral bunting

 I've been busy adding bunting to my store and am loving the outcome so far. I have a mixture of floral bunting including this cute version using a happy purple colour palette.

The main fabric I've used is a pretty purple floral fabric inspired by the designs of Liberty. It includes shades of pink, turquoise and yellow to give it a happy feel. The floral has been matched with two plain purple fabrics in two different shades and the bunting is held together with a white cotton twill binding. This bunting is made from 100% cotton and is machine washable.

This bunting is double-sided and is a great way of decorating the home, either in the living room or as decoration for a child's bedroom. It's also a great way of decorating a birthday party or using at a garden party. The bunting is approximately three metres long and includes eight flags - four floral flags, two dark purple flags and two light purple flags.

You can find more burning in my Etsy shop here.

Day of the Dead

 This is the time to celebrate the Day of the Dead, where deceased lover ones are celebrated with joy and festivities. Celebrated mostly in Mexico, it is a time where families create shrines or altars which include photos of the dead as well as offerings such as sugar skulls. These skulls tend to be highly decorated and I used this as inspiration for this design.

Each skull is highly decorated and uses a bright colour palette. The print is available in my Spoonglofr by-the-metre on a wide variety of fabrics, but it can also be bought on ready-made items such as tableware. This collection of tableware is perfect for using in a family lunch gathering or at a Day of the Dead party.

The skull napkins come in two sizes (dinner napkins or cocktail napkins) and are made from a cotton sateen fabric or a linen cotton canvas.

The skull placemats are sold as a set of two and are made from either cotton sateen, linen cotton canvas or Cypress cotton canvas. They make a great statement at the dinner table.

The skull tablecloths come in three shapes (square, rectangle and oval) and also come in a variety of sizes too.

The skull table runner is a great way of creating drama in the centre of the table.

Happy Halloween

 Happy Halloween!

I'm celebrating with this cute little bat print zipper purse. It's spookily spectacular!

The pouch is made from a 100% cotton fabric with a vibrant orange background. The bat print has been combined with a spiderweb print to give it an extra spooky feel.

The pouch is fully lined (machine washable) and has a light padding to protect its contents. There is a black zipper closure to keep everything safe.

This is the perfect pouch to store Halloween treats in. It could also be used as a pencil case or as a gadget pouch for storing chargers etc in.

I like to use this pouch as a handbag organiser. It's a great place to store all the smaller items in your bag and the bright colour means it's easy to find.

This pouch also comes in other colours. You can find them in my Etsy shop here.

Drawing challenge

For the month of October I joined the drawing challenge called the Galoween Art Challenge 2025. It was hosted by a number of artists on Instagram and included some fun prompt words that inspired me. Each week, there was a choice of three prompts and you could use as many as you wanted within that week. I only had time to do one a week, but still enjoyed getting involved. 

For the first week I chose the prompt words 'Skeleton Sisters'. I decided my sisters were going to have matching peroxide blonde hair and each of them wearing sunglasses. I always like to include a fashion element in my drawings so I researched skeleton sweaters and found two perfect choices. One has an outline skull placement on a black background, and the other has a tossed skull motif on a cream background.

It's also fun to choose a colour palette for each illustration. The skeleton sisters illustration was pretty muted so I added a vibrant turquoise background to lift it, with a tonal spiders web on top.

The second week's prompt words included 'Meowgical Night' where I drew two black cats surrounded by some of my favourite plants.

I used a similar colour palette to the 'Skeleton Sisters' illustration but ramped up the colours a bit and added a mustard yellow and deep coral colour.

For the third week's prompt I chose 'Pumpkin Pals' and used an existing design I had but put it on a bright, happy coral colour, which I love! It's been added to my Spoonflower shop.

This colour palette was totally bright! I had to include the oranges and yellows for the pumpkin colours but also included reds and pinks to make it prettier.

For the final week I chose 'Batty Besties'. The sisters are back, but this time they have dark hair and are wearing bat t-shirts instead of sweaters. 

I chose a more muted colour palette for this one, in shades of purple and grey.

Which one is your favourite?!

Floral bunting

 I'm really enjoying creating the bunting for my Etsy shop, a new venture for me. I love choosing the combination of fabrics for each one and using a colour palette that compliments each other.

The latest bunting to land in my store is this pretty combo, using a multi colour floral fabric combined with a light teal cotton polka dot fabric and a dark teal cotton polka dot fabric.

The bunting consist of nine flags, three of each fabric, and each flag is double sided. They are held together using a white cotton twill binding and the full length of the bunting is approximately three metres long. There is enough binding at each end to be able to tie it to a post if needed.

This bunting is great for decorating a party or garden event or could be used to decorate the home. Use it in the living area or to decorate a kid's bedroom.

All items are wrapped in pink tissue paper and if they are being bought as a gift, can be sent straight to their recipient with an optional gift message included.