I love the way my room is rearranged! This Saturday I forced my mama to relax so made her watch iPlayer in my bed & brought her breakfast.

Also, I have made some new little bags to sell, in the pipeline are small flat pencil case/makeup bags, bit bigger make up bags, & a classic tote.

All hand printed onto organic cotton & lined with recycled fabric, enjoy:

Oh & I call them 'biscuit bags' because for some reason they smell of biscuits.

As you can see I've had a bit of a revamp on my blog, after checking out a lot of other blogs & getting a bit confused where to go with the whole blog thing I've decided that it doesn't really matter.
It's just a little diary of what I am up to creatively & can be used with my website to keep people (anyone!) interested.

Basically, it's mainly for my own amusement. Which, for now at least, is fine for me.
Right though, I have done some homemade business cards! So have a look, I'd love to send one.

I have done a new screen for my t-shirts & sweatshirts, but we are having a bit of a debate about it. Apparently it is too brutal/morbid, but I think it is just a symmetrical design & nice shapes, but I'm simple minded perhaps, not big on deep meanings, not for t-shirts anyway.

I would love for some feedback? Before I go ahead & waste a loada tees/bin the design. Or any ideas of what people would like on a t-shirt, I'm here to please.

Today I papier mached brown paper over a horrible polystyrene tailors dummy I found. Brown paper makes everything seem better, after all, 'brown paper parcels tied up with string' are one of Maria's favorite things.

I am finding it hard to come out of the bird phase, I think it's something everyone goes through... isn't it?

My bookshelves are slowly becoming predominantly bird related & trips to the Oxfam Bookshop, Bookcycle & Proper Job, I rarely leave empty handed.

I am trying to create 3/4 more designs to make into screens & print onto t-shirts & sweatshirts. Here are 2 of my books & pages of inspiration.

I bought some really lovely organic cotton wholesale from Monaluna. They are such pretty fabrics I was inspired to make some dresses.
These are 4 different dresses for each of the fabric designs.

I am looking into doing some stalls & getting into some independent shops, but idealy would like to make bespoke for individual people.
I can add bows, buttons, sleeves & collars & pockets.

To see all photos of the dresses & details please look here.

1 colour bird on small white tee.

Navy & pale blue double print on small white T.

It's been a work in progress for a while but it got all messy. Robbie tidied it for me so it's pretty much done.

I love it & it's lovely.

 

I got this pretty basic & probably over priced screen printing kit.

I think I will end up screen printing everything.

 I'm making this tea towel for Cornwall, it's all a bit fishy.