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Stop copying me!

My kids often inspire my work. I made Five Four Three Two One for Gussy when he was obsessed with counting backwards on his fingers, Things I Like contains stuff that Isi loved when he was little,...

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Illustrators we love - Rebecca Cobb

This is the sweetest book about a good twin and a naughty twin and how there is good in all of us. Yes I well up nearly every time I read the last page. But I'm like that.* It's written by Richard...

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Tate Modern Sunday

Yes! I finally made it to the Lichtenstein. I was recently given an Art Fund Pass so I got 50% off the exhibition at the Tate Modern. Flicking through the guide there are so many things I want to...

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Trend alert: Macrame plant hangers

Have you noticed macrame plant hangers are really having a moment? Earrings anyone? ;-)I like how they can be a tad kitchy, or really modern. Here's a simple-ish tutorial from Refinery 29 (more...

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Heath weekend

We spent most of the bank holiday weekend on Hampstead Heath with friends and family. Isi (and Ben) were taught how to make a bow and arrow, xantheb captured it on film and the kids got mucky as...

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Fabric at Spoonflower / UK Handmade Mag feature

Hey you! Just dropping in to say I have some fabric now available to buy from Spoonflower. So if you're a bit handy with a sewing machine you can make anything you like! It's also available as...

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Artist shout-out: Nina Katchadourian / It's all gone a bit high-brow

Do you know the artist Nina Katchadourian? I came across the Sorted Book Project a few years ago and loved it because I used to use a lot of cut up poetry in my early work, rejigging words and...

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Our weekend, the Light Show, and some general rambling about kids.

There's been not much work and a hell of a lot of sitting in a deckchair going on since the sun came out last week. I wonder when I'll actually want to get back to it. I'm getting orders out of...

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I love stories like this...

All photographs by Vivian Maier. You can view more from her portfolios over here. Have a great weekend my lovelies. x

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Balancing Blocks

How yumski are these balancing blocks by by Fort Standard for Areaware. A tad pricey at £60 from Not Another Bill but nice to look at.

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One of the best days ever

It's true, we had one of the best days ever on Saturday. A combination of blue sky, warm sun and happy kids. Isi has just learnt to ride a bike so he's very excited and wants to ride everywhere....

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Swimming pool love

I seem to be pinning a lot of swimming pool illustration. Craving summer maybe. Here are some of my faves. Bernardo Carvalho Lucy Davey Charlotte Trounce Naomi Wilkinson Then there's this divine...

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Manhattan

Here are some Manhattan pics. The first week was chilly, especially windy walking over the Brooklyn Bridge but the sun shone every day, which was such a tonic. Perfect bright blue sky every single...

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Back from New York - Brooklyn pics

Hello my lovelies, we're back from NYC. Hmph. The first time in a long time that I haven't been quite ready to return from a holiday. And it was a long one too. I guess we just bedded in! If you...

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I've recently updated my Society 6, moving towards streamlining my shops. I always thought it was a good idea to have a lot of shops and therefore greater visibility, but recently I've felt there's...

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What Do Artists Do All Day? - BBC4

Did anyone see this wonderful programme on BBC4 the other night? What Do Artists Do All Day? followed a day in the life of landscape artist Norman Ackroyd. Etching is one of my favourite mediums so...

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Illustrators we love - Alice Melvin

Oh my goodness we love this book! The story of a little girl with a big shopping list, beautifully written and illustrated by Alice Melvin. The beauty of the book is the dollshouse-like...

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Elle Deco Round-up - April 13 / Ombre trend

Just a couple of lovely tear sheets from April's Elle Deco. Love the tiled floor in the second image. Clever to choose a series of monochrome patterned tiles that work well together instead of one...

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4 - 40

Some pics from the last few days. This weekend we went to a 4th birthday party and a 40th - the first 40th of the year. The next couple of years will be full of them I imagine. I'm the original...

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Big Apple Sale!

I'm closing my shops for a week or so over the Easter break so I'm having an etsy sale. Just enter bigapple20 at checkout for 20% off everything till next Friday.

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Most Wanted ~ Spring Brights

Good Morning blogettes, hope all you UK mums had a lovely Mother's Day yesterday. I got breakfast in bed, flowers, and a handwritten card. But it's the card that means the most. I know how my 7...

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New in - surface design website

Hey there peeps! I've got a new website - well it's more of an appendage to my usual website and it's just my surface pattern design. I like it better than my usual website though so if/when I ever...

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Etsy Uk - Hello Spring Greens!

Etsy asked me to choose a theme and pick some of my UK etsy faves. So in honour of Pantone's colour of the year - Emerald green, and the start of Spring (yesssssss!) here are my green selections....

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Illustrators we love - Margaret Bloy Graham

I'm still here! "Phew" you said. I've got my head down working hard on my surface design portfolio which I hope I will have up and running by the end of the week. (Why do I give myself completely...

Feb 27, 2013 Like

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Movie recommendation - Your Sister's Sister

We watched this last night and loved it. If you like US indie movies and/or the Duplass brothers (well, one of them) you will LOVE it. Rosemarie DeWitt reminds me a lot of Catherine Keener in...

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Pattern pattern everywhere

I've been instagramming a lot of pattern recently. I love seeing pattern in the most ordinary things, that's usually where my inspiration comes from. The top image ended up in my new print...

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Artist shout-out - Anek

When the lovely Stephanie Levy popped me in her Kitchen Love blog post a few weeks ago, I discovered this beautiful etsy shop Anek. Run by illustrator Ana, from her home in Zagreb, her passion for...

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New in - PlayBlocks. And a little film

Oh, my addiction to Shapemaker has really taken hold recently (as Flora will understand). I get it out for the boys sometimes and get really cross when Gus just wants to see how high he can build...

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My Vintage Life - guest blogging

Hi! Just popping in to say I am guest blogging over at Jen's lovely blog Little Birdie today, all about vintage collectibles. x

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Stop copying me!

Illustrators we love - Rebecca Cobb

Tate Modern Sunday

Trend alert: Macrame plant hangers

Heath weekend

Fabric at Spoonflower / UK Handmade Mag feature

Artist shout-out: Nina Katchadourian / It's all gone a bit high-brow

Our weekend, the Light Show, and some general rambling about kids.

I love stories like this...

Balancing Blocks

One of the best days ever

Swimming pool love

Manhattan

Back from New York - Brooklyn pics

Off to New York / Society 6

What Do Artists Do All Day? - BBC4

Illustrators we love - Alice Melvin

Elle Deco Round-up - April 13 / Ombre trend

4 - 40

Big Apple Sale!

Most Wanted ~ Spring Brights

New in - surface design website

Etsy Uk - Hello Spring Greens!

Illustrators we love - Margaret Bloy Graham

Movie recommendation - Your Sister's Sister

Pattern pattern everywhere

Artist shout-out - Anek

New in - PlayBlocks. And a little film

My Vintage Life - guest blogging

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