It was my birthday this week, and I was treated to a day out in Leamington Spa, mooching around the lovely independent shops and eating Italian antipasto with a Bellini Classico cocktail (sparking wi...
The stained glass window inspired artwork and recycled card digipak I designed for One Step Lantern‘s new album ’5+2′ arrived back from the printers yesterday. Typographic videos th...
Four of my current favourite pretty kitchen products from the ever divine Anthropologie: 1. Verdant Bread Bin (clay and olive wood) Made in Italy, £128 2. Symbology Trivet (polished sheesham wood rou...
I was really pleased to find the Malvern Book Co-operative on one of the side roads in Great Malvern on Saturday after hearing about it on the local news, and thinking the idea of serving Fairtrade t...
Being a home worker, I often have days where I want to just take myself out to be inspired and to have a change of scenery. This morning, I decided to visit the vintage and handmade pop-up Lichfield ...
I was super pleased to find this Suffolk made earthenware jug today for £6.99 in one of my local charity shops. I have been looking for the perfect vessel to serve gravy in for ages and most gravy bo...
Last Saturday evening, after having been thoroughly unsuccessful at finding lemongrass stalks to make a fragrant noodle soup recipe I had planned, my husband and I thought we’d eat out. Looking...
Lotty Blue is an online shop based in Staffordshire selling retro/mid century modern items including vintage aprons, cookware, gifts and furniture. This video “Bursting with Colour” for Lotty Blue ha...
Over the last few months I’ve been designing for One Step Lantern‘s new album release ’5+2′. I was asked to create a limited collection of hand-cut recycled paper cards to sen...
The Hebe Foundation works with young people to enable them to discover and use their talents. They share a burning passion to see young people grow in every area, and for the foundation to be able to...
As promised, here are some photos of the Edible Brum Magazine that I recently designed printed on recycled 120gsm Offset. Read the whole magazine online here.
Over the past couple of months I’ve been designing a new local food and drink magazine called ‘Edible Brum’ after chatting with Alex Claridge from Birmingham’s best vegetarian...
Yesterday, a couple of friends and I went to this month’s Sutton Vintage & Arts Fair at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. I had been twice before so already knew what vast array of vintage clothe...
I absolutely love hand making or baking gifts for friends and family, but one thing I find spoils the pride in the end result is the packaging or box that I want to present my carefully made items in...
Being allergic to nuts, I’m always fed up by the lack of nut-free granola in the shops so decided to make my own. I didn’t think it would be that difficult and it wasn’t! I bought s...
This weekend was a big weekend for a couple of reasons; firstly, as my family and I were celebrating my Mamgu’s 90th birthday (‘Mamgu’ is Welsh for Grandma) and secondly, because of...
On a sunny bicycle ride to my local town this morning to run a few errands, as always, I couldn’t resist popping into the charity shops. I found this lovely small brown/mustard coloured glass v...
On Saturday I had a table selling my handmade cards at the Lichfield Boutique Market. Fabulous hand made items from cupcakes, ceramic jewellery, knit kits and hand printed fabrics filled an empty sho...
Found some wonderful hand drawn and cut paper illustration work by talented Niki Pilkington today. Being half-Welsh myself, I especially love the bits of written Welsh that feature on a few of her ne...
As mentioned in my Cotswold post from last week, these are the vintage finds I picked up during my stay. The original vintage trunk/suitcase I found in pretty Stow on the Wold shop, As Long as It Spa...
Sharing in my passion for good tea, fair trade and social justice, my Good Thing Going this month features Traidcraft, the UK’s leading fair trade organisation. During Fairtrade Fortnight (27th Febru...
As yesterday was Pancake Day, I decided that making pancakes was far too dull, so I gathered the basic pancake ingredients and made a clafoutis instead. A clafoutis is a French dish which isn’t...
Last week was half term, and rather than it simply being my normal working week, some friends and I had pre-booked a cosy cottage near the Cotswold town of Stow on the Wold. We walked, cooked and ate...
I’ve just completed a bright logo design for Netherlands born tweeter, cyclist and crafter, Renee Van Baar. Renee asked me to create a logo to use mainly on her blog site and online shop where ...
I’ve recently moved my shop over from Etsy to Folksy as I decided to support a UK based place to sell my own handmade and recycled items. I’ve been browsing through shops to add to my fav...
From Pedlars: 1. Oak and Walnut Owls by Matt Pugh. 2. Folkware Platter – Designed and made in Italy. 3. Vintage framed hessian barrel tops from Maine, USA. 4. Cook’s Measures – Versatile ...
Completed a special paper cut-out piece for 1973 the other day. Using numerous sheets of their new boldly patterned recycled ‘Grafika’ wrapping paper, my cut-outs will be used to help pr...
Each month, I plan to feature an organisation, charity or project that is doing some good for either the community or beyond. The idea behind this is to mainly encourage and inspire, but also to prom...
Discovered the Gwen Delicious Jewelry Etsy shop yesterday which sells handmade jewellery using vintage letterpress characters and typewriter keys. Each item is so cool and unique, especially to me &#...
For as long as I’ve been into interiors, I’ve always had a weakness for a lovely cushion and how they can, so simply and easily, brighten a space. This selection from All Things Original ...
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