An island in the sun

Here is our Hiccups 'Holiday Stripe' yarn dyed bed linen which was recently photographed at a resort in Bali.

Such a magical bed - and a great spot to escape the tropical heat.

The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas

The title of this book grabbed my attention straight away - I grew up with three brothers, two of whom only ate peas in their frozen form. Until their 20's. Sad but true. That has nothing to do with this book really, as this is a lovely modern tale about a prince wanting to fall in love with and get married to someone who likes hockey, camping and has a nice smile - a girl who displays all of the opposite behaviour of the usual princess-y types. What better way to test a future partner then with a packet of frozen peas?

The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas is written by Melbourne author Tony Wilson and illustrated by Sue deGennaro, and is published by Scholastic.

Hiccups in Studio Bambini

The team at Studio Bambini always do a beautiful job with styling products for the magazine - here a few images of the new Hiccups bed linen range, photographed by Tim Bauer.

And something for the boys - Hiccups 'Sailing Away' bed linen.

Hiccups in Studio Bambini Magazine

Here is our advert from the Spring Summer 09/10 edition of Studio Bambini - featuring 'Horsing Around'.

Horsing Around and painting

Here are a few photos of the design process behind the Hiccups printed bed linen designs. I start by sketching out a rough repeat straight onto the watercolour paper, followed by a detailed pencil outline ready for painting.

The smaller scale floral reverse and sheet set design.

I paint the design using designers gouache - easy to control, bright and opaque colours that can be watered down to create soft wash effects.

Once the design is completely painted I then outline the motifs in pencil for definition.

The finished artwork - ready for the printing mill!

Chambre Chic

From the pages of Milk Magazine Edition 25.

A lovely white space with lots of girly pink and red touches in Paris, decorated by a Dutch mother.

Industrial chic in London  - a sophisticated retreat for a four year old boy.

A healthy dose of pattern

I spotted these two lovely new reference books in my bookshop this weekend - Reprodepot Floral and Folk pattern books by Djerba Goldfinger, published by Chronicle Books.

Djerba Goldfinger is the founder of the online fabric store Reprodepot, and these books contain a wonderful selection of her favourite vintage inspired folk and floral prints in multiple colourways. A disk is provided for non-commercial use of these patterns, handy for whipping up a few paper crafts. 

A yellow weekend

I love this time of year on the farm - wattle blossoms everywhere!

A pinch of Paris

A sprinkling of French children's bedroom goodness from the pages of Marie Claire Maison magazine.

Lucky kids

Designer children's bedrooms from the pages of Cookie magazine. I wouldn't mind if my bedroom was decorated with this Orla Kiely wallpaper....

Or this metallic design.

Love that embroidered Mexican bedspread....

And this higgledy piggledy art display....

And this peaceful pale blue wall treatment is rather lovely too.