Christmas cardinal

Last week's drawing challenge for the The Tuesday Collective drawing challenge on Instagram was a pleasing colour palette of red, pink, orange and green. After some backwards and forwards and some designs that didn't quite work, I decided to rework this cardinal design. I created it in a folk style and surrounded it with flowers and leaves.

The colour palette was fun to use once I got the hang of it and placing the images on the dark background gave it drama and allowed the other colours to sing.

 

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.

Autumn botanicals tableware

 I'm loving this autumn botanical print that I designed a while ago. The rich teal background sets off the colour palette of coral and mustard and I've included decorative leaves such as oak leaves and acorn leaves amongst mushrooms, berries and acorns.

This print looks great on a variety of tableware options, available in my Spoonflower shop. And it's a perfect way of elevating an autumnal dinner party.

The napkins come in two sizes (cocktail napkins and dinner napkins) and are made from a cotton sateen fabric. The cocktail napkins come as a set of four, the dinner napkins come as a set of two.

The placemats are hemmed, topstitched and come with mitred corners. They are available in two types of cotton canvas fabric or in a cotton sateen fabric.

The tablecloths come as a rectangle, square or oval shape and each shape has a variety of sizes. These are made from a wide cotton sateen fabric.

The table runners come in three size options and are also made from cotton sateen.

Tropical toile

I designed this print for my Spoonflower shop a while ago and it includes zebras, leopards and tropical foliage in a sketched botanical style. The original colour was designed in green but I could resist trying some other colour palettes and am loving the results! The hot pink is probably my favourite.

It looks fabulous on this cotton sateen sheet set, which comes with a flat sheet, a fitted sheet and two pillow cases.

The yellow ochre colour palette was a bit of a gamble but I'm liking the outcome. It's a bit more subtle than the pink version and easier to use in the home.

It looks great on this table runner which comes in three different lengths.

The green version was the original version and it's lovely and fresh.

It looks great on napkins and brings an element of fun sophistication to the dining table.

The orange version was a bit of fun and adds a zing of colour to the home.

Keep it as an accent colour and use it on cushion covers like this one.

The turquoise blue colour is so pretty and fresh and feels very summery. It would work well for a garden party and comes in a variety of tableware options.

I love these placemats that come in a choice of fabrics.

Joyful Jungle

A recent Spoonflower design challenge was called Joyful Jungle and I submitted this rather fabulous leafy print. The black background adds to the drama and it's got a marvellous moody feel to it.

This print would look great as a wallpaper print where you can truly immerse yourself in a tropical wonderland. It looks great with this green velvet sofa.

This print would also look great as a lampshade. I love the copper lining which adds warmth and drama.

And I recently drew this illustration for a drawing challenge with The Tuesday Collective on Instagram. I love this print used as a skirt design and it coordinates so well with the leather jacket.

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Woodland fabrics

 I've been busy creating a collection of woodland-themed designs for my Spoonflower shop. I decided to use a pleasing colour palette of teals, greens and orange and I'm loving the outcome. You can choose from a selection of fabrics to have these designs printed onto, or buy these prints on pre-made items such as cushions, bedding and wallpaper.

The leaf sprig print makes a pretty design for table napkins.

This fox print makes a crafty design for cocktail napkins on a summer afternoon.

The fox sits beautifully on the cream background and he is surrounded by the same foliage that is used in the table napkins.

The trees and houses design works really well on a throw cushion. Mix it with orange and lime green velvet cushions to enhance the colours.

Why not go bold and use this foxy fella as a statement wallpaper?!

Can you spot the little foxes below, hiding among the houses? This print was designed for the Spoonflower design challenge named 'From My Window'. This is a slight exaggeration of the view from my window, but I can see houses and trees and the odd fox.

This little leaf design works well for home decor but could also work well on apparel. I see it making a great little sun top.

The leaf comes in two colour palettes. I love this soft teal version.

The tree design makes a lovely strong colour palette for the bedroom and this duvet set can be bought through my Spoonflower shop, ready-made.

I used the same foxes and leaves from the other designs in this tree print so that all designs co-ordinate with each other.

The strong colour palette pulls all the designs together so that each one works with the other. This teal leaf design works well as a table runner and you could use the tree design as coordinating napkins.

The teal ground of this fox design really beings out the orange of his fur.

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Monotone Madness

A new year usually brings out the need to redecorate and refresh ones home. I won't be wallpapering, but I have to say I'm coveting these monotone wallpapers by Jocelyn Warner. I love the graphic quality of them and think they could make a stunning statement as a panel piece.

Leaf Patterns

A recent trip to Singapore meant that I got to go to the stunning Botanical Gardens there. It was a lovely haven away from the noise of the traffic and heaven for any textile designer! I became obsessed with the patterns that the beautiful tropical leaves created and am hoping to use it as inspiration for some new fabric designs.

May Showers

It's been hot and muggy today, but grey as well and the skies opened this afternoon to a heavy downpour of warm rain. I dreamt of this happy umbrella by Ella Doran and decided to check out what else she does. I realised that I could have a household full of this luscious leaf print, from cushions and trays, to blinds - that's if you really need to block out the rainy blues and dream of hot sunny days!