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A couple of talented UK based surface designers to get me back into the swing of things.
1. Lil3Birdy (London) beautiful, intricate designs with birds & geometric patterns.

Bird Gift Tags, Illustrated Art Designs, Turquoise Blue Grey
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Cute Bird & Flower Gift Tags, Illustrated Art Designs, Blue Green Pink
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Owl Gift Tags, Ink Drawing Designs, Brown Black White
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2. Naughty [...]

Finally some time to find some more UK based inspiration. Another random search on Etsy brings up some lovely silver jewelry and beautiful hand screenprinted home textiles.
1. Caroline Cowen (from Hertfordshire) – beautiful handmade  jewelry in quirky, pretty designs.

sterling silver and cold enamel retro flower necklace
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gerbera daisy earrings
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sterling silver and purple felt bow necklace
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2.Robin and [...]

Hooray my brother, sister-in-law & nephew bought me the bag I posted on my birthday Folksy Friday! Will have to do that every year. The bag is really beautiful in person. So well made. I have sewing envy! It would take me weeks to make this bag and then it would be all wonky and [...]

I’ve been doing Folksy Friday for a while now and I really like Folksy and what it is growing into. I’ve also started getting involved with UK Handmade which is very exciting and very inspiring. There’s nothing more motivating that meeting and building relationships with people with like interests. Especially when you’re a work-from-home mum [...]

I’m starting a new weekly post: mini inspiration. Just a very quick visual look at someone or something I find inspiring. Who better to start with than my favourite textile designer Lucienne Day:

This week’s Folksy Friday is dedicated to the Kitty Kat as we’ve decided, although we are probably a tad delusional, that these are our baby’s first words. It is true that he makes the same noises that sound very vaguely like ‘kitty kat’ everytime he sees one of our cats. I’ll have to show him [...]

Nine months ago today, the very best moment of my life happened at 2.47 in the afternoon. So this week for Folksy Friday it’s all about George:

George and the Dragons from Hole in My Pocket
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King George by Alice Gabb
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George from The Snail Emporium
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George, Hand Embroidered Brooch from Bird & Bridge
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George Bear Plushie from Dotty Daisies

I’m not the most patient person so it’s been quite hard telling myself that building up a business from scratch is not going to happen overnight. The biggest problem being that when I set up as a freelance graphic designer, it did literally happen overnight. There were a few dry spots, but for the most [...]

n. – The quality or state of cohering, especially a logical, orderly, and aesthetically consistent relationship of parts.
Yes I need some of this. This is what’s missing, it’s so obvious when I look at the collections of designers who have it. Here’s who’s inspiring me to be more coherent:
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Charlotte Macey Textiles:
Beautiful linen homewares with [...]

I’m hoping to keep up with this every week. This is my second one so that’s a roll for me. This week’s theme is ‘hungry’ because I’m hungry:g

Hungry Bear Plate from James Ward
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Chocolate Cake Coin Purse from Dinky Daisy
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Alice in Wonderland ‘Eat Me’ Cake Toppers by Crafty Pagan Designs
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Apple and Pear Card [...]