KIDS DESIGN - mamas & papas

after my visit to the store, where i was really impressed with their print designs i thought i would check out mamas and papas online shop. here are just some of the items from their interior collections and characters.

CARDS - lara cameron

beautiful christmas cards by fantastic designer lara cameron. lara's fabrics are nearly always a sell out in her melbourne based etsy shop kirin & co - but these great cards are easy to get hold of as they are published by moo. click here to see all of lara's designs which also include lots of gorgeous non christmas designs. avaialble as cards, mini cards, and stickers.

CARDS - ally gore & rob reader

i love these graphic cards by ally gore and rob reader for the art file. they are stylish yet simple with details such as cut-outs (below) from the sculptural collection and subtle muted glitter.

SNAPSHOTS - shopping

today im posting some shots taken whilst out and about christmas shopping this weekend. above, cushion and mug set from cargo home. below, fabric covered button badges from monsoon.

SNAPSHOTS - homewares

a selection of pics taken in various home stores, starting with matalan. above a christmas print on a tea towel set, and below other prints from the kitchen dept.

below, not exactly a home store, but still a good place to shop - trays seen at camden market, london.

above, bedlinen motif from next. and below also from next, tea towels and a patterned dust pan and brush.

below mugs and tea towel from homebase.

CHRISTMAS - snapshots

finally today, christmas designs as seen in sainsbury's.

BOOK - new petit pattern

if like me you are collecting the japanese 'petit pattern' series of books then good news! a new title has been added to the range for release this month. 'autumn winter' is available now for pre-order on amazon usa or uk. looks like it will be very handy for inspiration on christmas designs for 2008. see the print & pattern bookshop to see all the titles in this brilliant series from publisher bnn. or click here to see my earlier picture reviews of each book. i cant wait to get hold of this new one.

BOOK - free style scraps series

talking of new books from bnn the fourth book in their free style scraps series is being released shortly. the subject this time is for all things 'girlie'. see it on pre-order here for usa or uk. ive only just recieved my third book in this set 'pictogram' ,which i could never find here in the UK so i ended ordering from amazon usa. its worth noting that we brits can do this. the shipping price was about $8, which is amazingly cheap but it does take about 4 weeks unless you pay a lot more for faster shipping. 'pictogram' was well worth the wait, its basically a selection of random icons on all kinds of subjects. see it here on amazon usa or uk. just for info other titles in the series are silhouette and frame/line.