Everything is coming up mushrooms!

Red and white spotty mushrooms, fresh from the pages of a favourite fairy tale! Here are a few of my favourite fungi finds:

A sweet mushroom pencil holder from Rice

Tiny Mushrooms from Reprodepot fabrics

Mushroom poster by Shinzi Katoh

Shinzi Katoh mushroom canvas fabric

'Tilbrook Mushrooms' from Reprodepot

'Mushroom Patch' from Reprodepot fabrics

Mushroom fridge magnet by Nathalie Lete from Mes Habits Cheris

And all the way from Sweden, a mushroom tea-towel from Ahlens

Patterns from the Past

Pattern Design: A Period Design Sourcebook by Sian Evans (published by The National Trust) is a great resource book for textile designers and pattern admirers. I particularly love the many bird images from different design periods that have been included in the collection. Available here from Amazon UK.

Farm friends

From the Hiccups 'Field Days' collection: a cuddly tractor, a fluffy sheep dog and a wooly lamb. On the right is the 'Round 'em up' cushion.

Eucalyptus

Happy Australia Day! Here is my half-finished watercolour painting of a very Australian subject - gum leaves. I am trying my best to complete it , but as the tennis is on I'm a little distracted. Well, it is Nadal....

Children's bedroom inspiration from Holland

More colourful bedroom ideas from the great Dutch interiors magazine VT Wonen.

Take 'A Walk in New York'

Talented London-based illustrator Salvatore Rubbino is the creator of this wonderful children's book — 'A Walk in New York', published by Walker Books (2009).
Spend a day exploring the landmarks and exciting sights, sounds and smells of New York with a father and son, learning lots of facts along the way. Fancy a hot dog anyone?





At the back of the book you can find a set of postcards with classic New York images, a great New York keepsake!
I bought my copy from the Avenue Bookstore, Albert Park, Vic.

Decorating ideas

Colourful and inspiring spaces for children from Domino Magazine.

Photography by Max Kim-Bee

Photography by Coliena Rentmeester

Happy Zoo

A happy collection of animals from around the world feature on this Hiccups design for boys.

French retro style illustrations

I love the fresh retro style of French illustrator Aurelie Guillerey. These lovely designs are for a series of postcards for the French stationery company La Marelle. 

New prints from Liberty

The Spring / Summer 09 Liberty print collection is now in-store and online. So many beauties! Here are a few of my favourites....

Rose Marie

Maddsie

Maddsie

Haxby

Grand Royall

Dunvina

Theri Kitty

Available now from the Liberty website here.

Watering the garden

The weather has finally warmed up here in Melbourne - lots of quality gardening time! Here is the Hiccups 'Nana's Garden' embroidered velvet cushion.

Decorating with stickers

A fresh palette of colours, bold wall stickers and a smattering of butterflies combine to create a dreamy bedroom for a little girl, as seen in Easy Living Magazine January 2009.

The Fairy Queen's Carriage

A whimsical illustration by Richard Doyle (1824-1883) from the children's book 'In Fairyland: a series of pictures from the Elf World', published in 1870.

Axel strikes a pose

Here is a photo of Axel who visited the studio today. Axel is the son of Vanessa - the assistant Product Manager for the Hiccups range.


Axel loves Hiccups (well, it's not like he can disagree or anything!).

For Tractor lovers

Some great tractor print t-shirts from Danish brand Smafolk.

And for a tractor lover's bedroom - how about 'Field Days' bedlinen and accessories?

My First Nursery Book

'My First Nursery Book' is a wonderful classic children's book illustrated by Polish artist Franciska Themerson (b.Warsaw 1907, d.London 1988) in 1947. This new edition, published by Tate Publishing is a great introduction to Themerson's distinctive and imaginative style.

Animals on Parade

New from Chronicle Books are these very cute notecards by Sukie. I love the hand-printed style, the motifs, the packaging... I guess I will just have to add these to my Sukie stash!