PRINT THEME - sausage dogs

have you noticed the number of sausage dogs around lately ? this super cute idea for a motif can be found on fabrics, cards, and accessories. known as dachshunds, weiner dogs or doxies their long shape makes them easy to draw and you can have fun dressing them up with colourful knitwear. here are some ive spotted. above and below by rock scissor paper, who have an entire range built around these little dogs.

below are helen dardik's festive dogs which were created on her blog as an embroidery project. helen has a craft book coming out very soon and if this project is anything to go by it will be brilliant.

below japanese fabric from the beesquare fabrics etsy shop.

above and below 'fashionable dog' japanese letter set from little apple craft.
sausage dog fabric in pink or blue from mwendas.

below another cute fabric print from kimono reincarnate.

above 9 sheets of japanese paper from crafting bug. below beautiful fabrics are used on all of alice apple's dogs.

above cushion from rabbits moon and below card from anemone letterpress.

above cotton and card flats from kangaroo pals and below earings from tilylula.

above flat notes from shop paper white, below post-it note illustration from tiny notions.

finally above chilly dogs gift wrap by fish lips and below card by loriming.