Folksy Friday: Nautical

This week's theme is Nautical! I like a bit of nautical inspired goodness, i've got a large amount of stripy tops and I occassionally have a jaunt around the hornpipe. Only joking! This theme has been in fashion for a few years now and last I saw it wasn't on it's way out yet!

So here are some beautiful products inspired by adventure on the high seas...




























Nautical Brass Marine Lamp Necklace by Sweetest Things

Textile Ship Brooch by Gracie's Garden Bazaar

Anchors Away..He's Off! Nautical New and Vintage Necklace by Emily Loves Vintage

Ahoy! Sailor Set of 10 Notecards & Envelopes by Senor Picklesworth

Seagull Felt Brooch by Kaela Mills

Rustic Hand Printed Anchor and Oars Cushion in New England Blues by Helkat Design

Showcase Sunday: Print For Love of Wood

Back to the Showcase Sunday after a short break due to excessive busyness (is that a word?!) This week my Showcase Sunday featured shop is Print For Love of Wood

I bought a print off them last Christmas for my partner and I and really loved their work. Now I see that their shop is full of new and different things and so I had to wave my flag for them.

Look at this wonderful Owl print, made from a vintage linocut found in an antiques shop. I love the almost recycled nature of this and the fact it is still being used decades on. Printmaking is a technique I fell in love with years ago when I was a student and I think that's why I love this shop so much. The shop profile describes how all the work is printed using an antique printing press and using inks often bought from printers that are closing down and is if that wasn't eco enough, everything is printed on recycled paper stock.How's that for sustainable huh?

Print For Love of Wood is stocked with a great range of beautiful letterpress and linocut products but by far my favourite is the print that led me to finding the shop last Christmas.

I used the picture of the print in my previous post so here is a close up picture of the linocut used for printing the image.

My print hangs in my workroom where I do most of my printing and other work. It completely sums up how I feel when things are going well and i'm bursting with ideas, desperate to print something.

Postcard Sets

New in my shops are these postcard sets. I have four up for grabs at the moment. Two lots of 3 designs in each. £4 a pack.

I'm rather excited as I had them printed up with postcard backs too so you can send them to your friends!

The three designs say "Come For Tea" "I'm Just Having A Brew" and "Have You Heard The News?" all hand drawn by me professionally printed.

They're all in little cellophane packets too which I think is the post exciting part for me!

Visit the shops to take a closer look. Etsy and Folksy

Mini Bags

Oooo these mini bags are so useful! I've done a few in this design before in different colours and they've been very popular.

They're so handy to put your lunch in or your book, or any other goodies! I use mine to pop my Persephone books in so I don't mark their lovely grey covers and I keep my graphic markers in one too as they are rather fat pens!

You can get them in my Folksy shop now.

In other news I am having a lovely Easter break but am rather frustrated by my lack of inspiration! Why is it that when I had no time to do things and I was tired from work I was desperate for more time, now i'm on holiday and I just can't seem to get the ideas going. So very annoying!!

I am eager to be creative and make things but I just cant get any ideas out. However I did make a lovely bag from some vintage fabric I had last week. Pictures to follow of that! I just HAD to make something. I am now on the hunt for some vintage 50s fabric so I can make cushions for our 40s/50s front room. No luck in the charity shops so far, keep your fingers crossed for me!