Goldfinch Tea Towels

It's been a busy week for deliveries, first the coasters and now 150 of my new tea towels have arrived. The design, printed on 100% unbleached cotton, features 'Goldfinches perched on seed heads'.  They are a dark purple with turquoise detail.  They are £10 each, available from my shop. 

Alliums

I've always admired alliums in other people's gardens, so when I saw an offer in the newspaper for 200 bulbs, I couldn't resist.  I now have four different types that flower one after the other and they are putting on a very fine show.  On a sunny day this week I took this low level photo of this Aflatunense, a vibrant purple flower ball.  The white Nigrum variety are just emerging, so I will take another photo of them next week.

New coasters

I have just added eight new coasters to the range of coasters available from my online shop.  And also restocked the existing designs.  They are proving to be very popular

New online shop

I'm am really thrilled to announce that at last I have a working (hopefully) online shop.  My tea towels, coasters, handmade cards and limited edition prints are all now available at the click of a button.  Follow the link at the top of the page and let me know what you think.  I will be adding more prints, new coasters and a brand new tea towel design very soon.

Christmas

 

Sorry to bring up the festive subject, but that's what I'm working on at the moment.  New designs for Phoenix Trading, that will be launched in August.  I'm also starting to think about designing the invitations and promotional material for our Cambridge Christmas 13 show, taking place on Monday 25th November at the Unitarian Church Hall.  We have announced the list of makers taking part this year, so see the website for more details.

Chine Collé

I've also been working on some new prints using a method new to me called chine collé.  It basically means glueing on thin coloured paper at the same time as printing from a plate. Not sure about it yet, might just stick to adding watercolour, but always fun to try new things.

May launch

Phoenix Trading have just launched their new summer products.  A section from my frieze has been turned into a very girly Princess Carriage pop-up card (DC61), suitable for princesses of all ages.