Festive fun

 I've been enjoying doing the December drawing challenge hosted by @ellolovey. The prompt words have inspired me to try some different ideas. First up is this fun festive sweater design. I've included Santa, a snowman and even a penguin.

Stockings are a fun way to add lots of pattern in a small space. Each of these stockings are inspired by Nordic knitwear and I added a light pink colour to sweeten it up a bit.

'Peppermint' was the prompt word for this design so I chose to draw festive candy canes mixed with peppermint lollies and candy. The coral pink background just finished it off nicely.

'Sugar' was the prompt word for this design so I chose to draw gingerbread men and gingerbread houses on a pretty pink background. They look good enough to eat!

The 'garland' prompt stumped me a bit at first, but after googling a few festive garlands, I decided to go with these wooden star garlands. I mixed them in with some fairy lights for added sparkle.

The prompt word for this drawing was 'Santa' so I chose to draw a Santa mug filled with steaming hot chocolate and topped with cream and chocolate sprinkles and finished off with a chocolate flake.

Fabric Friday

It's beginning to feel a lot like christmas here at Cheeky Leopard and I thought I'd get into the mood by creating these festive stockings. I had some christmasy cottons in my extensive fabric stash, and decided to mix them with some of the fabric that I designed for Makower UK. Each stocking has been lined with a contrasting fabric (much like my Cheeky Leopard bags!) and has a ribbon loop to hang it up with. I think they will look very jolly, especially once filled with presents from Mr Claus....

The stocking below is made from a red tree fabric that I designed for Makower UK. It has a green and white diamond lining that has a nice contrast to the outside design.

The fabric below is a slightly untraditional christmas colour - brown. But it works well and I added a snowflake lining, also designed by me for Makower UK.

The stocking below is made from a pretty green and white decorative snowflake design and the lining is made of a decorative scandi-inspired reindeer design, also designed by me for Makower UK!