Busy as a butterfly?

It's been flat out here at Hiccups, I'm looking forward to having a little more time to spend in blog-land soon!

Nana's Dahlias

Lovely things from Liberty

Liberty is always my first port of call when visiting London. A shop filled to the brim with design treasures and textile loveliness.  Here are a few of my favourite textile-ly things:

A whimsical silk and wool printed scarf....

An elegant 'Tree of Life' silk scarf....

An embossed sketchbook

A 'Mirabelle' Liberty Print canteen tray

A wonderfully detailed patchwork Tana Lawn print 'Milo', by illustrator Brian Wildsmith

A colourful floral print named 'Kayoko', designed by children's book illustrator Emma Chichester Clark

A wild rose print 'Clara' by a favourite illustrator of mine - Jane Ray

Another textile treat 'Durie' from Brian Wildsmith

And last but not least, a cheery floral print 'Clemmie' by the very talented and popular children's book illustrator Lauren Child.

www.liberty.co.uk

Sunday daisies

I went a little overboard on my floral patterns for a bedlinen design (so much more enjoyable to paint compared to cars, trucks and diggers...). This little number didn't make the final cut, but it kind of suits the lovely blue sky we are enjoying here in Melbourne today. Happy Sunday!

A fairy tale princess

From painted artwork.....

..... to the finished product - an applique cushion featuring a beautiful princess!

A happy Hiccups bedroom

Its always lovely to see our Hiccups designs out in the real world. Carrie very kindly sent in these images of her daughter's newly decorated bedroom which features the Hiccups design 'Beautiful Balloons'. 

Thank you Carrie - I hope your daughter loves her new room!

Vroooom!

I'm looking forward to a road trip this long weekend. (My ride is a Corolla though - not quite as snappy as this red racer....)

Hiccups in Real Living magazine

Our Sunnyside and Lola designs make an appearance in the March issue of Real Living Magazine (right there in the centre bed linen combo!)

The March issue features some great kid's bedroom decoration ideas. I love the mix of colours in this bedroom for a little boy.

And this mix of unisex patterns is perfect for a shared bedroom.

An inspiring space for a young teenager,

And a vintage bed-head in a striking shade of peacock blue.

Real Living

Studio Bambini editorial

Here is our new bed linen design Fun Fair making an appearance in the 'Colour my world' interiors section of Studio Bambini Magazine. The gorgeous sleigh bed is from Boori Country Collections. Photography by Vanessa Lewis.

Hiccups in Bambini Magazine

Here is our new printed bedlinen design 'Fun Fair', which can be seen in the Winter 2011 edition of Studio Bambini magazine.

Darwin days

Have just returned from the hot, humid heat of Darwin in Australia's tropical north. Darwin is a wonderful place to spend a few days, and these pictures were taken in the George Brown Darwin Botanical Gardens.
 I am definitely heading back in the dry season for some more outback adventures!