PAPERCHASE - metallic folk trees

some of you may have noticed the print & pattern posts getting a bit later and fewer this week, thats because i have been working all hours on finishing the manuscript for the second P+P book. The deadline is looming large for november 1st so i need to disappear for a week and really focus on getting it finished. but in the meantime i wanted to leave you with something good and a taste of whats to come next month when things start to get festive. i wanted to showcase this beautiful new paperchase christmas range "metallic folk trees". (remember the everyday folk trees?) its an absolutely gorgeous scandinavian folk inspired design and can be found all across cards and wrap. in stores now and online at paperchase.

see you next wednesday and thanks for reading !

PAPERCHASE - folk tree xmas decs

the beautiful paperchase folk trees design will also be available on various christmas decorations this year including these lovely wood & felt trees. im not sure if they are in stores yet, i took these snaphots quite a while ago at their press preview - check out your local store for details.

CRAFTY DESIGNERS WANTED

FABRICS - diane kappa

surface designer diane kappa has recently released her first two collections with anthology fabrics. called sweet tooth and folk life they are a bright and colourful collection of prints.

DESIGNER - shawn byles

shawn byles is self taught artist with a passion for surface design whose work is, for the most part, inspired by indian, turkish, persian, and victorian motifs. they are colorful and highly ornate and available for licensing. shawn has no formal training, and is in fact a physician by day, but has an absolute and overwhelming love of creating patterns.

MUGS - julia fraia

after i posted up julia fraia's designs last week she go in touch to show me her latest project - a range of mugs featuring her beautiful patterns.

BOOK - the exquisite book

print & pattern is taking part in a book blog tour for the very first time. chronicle books have invited various bloggers to give our reviews on an exciting new illustration book."the exquisite book" written by julia rothman, jenny volvovski and matt lamothe re-invents a surrealist drawing game for 100 of todays top indie artists. Each illustrator was asked to create an image having only seen the page of the artist immediately prior. its interesting to see that on some of the pages where the visual connection is obvious but on others it takes time to spot. 'the exquisite' book also has a unique construction of ten different fold out accordions bound into a single hardcover. contributors include ray fenwick, alyson fox, lisa congdon, marcus oakley, matte stephens, lab partners, and lorena siminovich. available here on amazon usa or amazon uk.