designer jane dixon runs her studio in the chicago area, creating designs for textiles, housewares, stationery, and editorial. she has just prepared a new selection of spring co-ordinating designs, some of which ive posted here. i love the spikey stripey nature of the flowers above, and the retro vibe of those below. you can see jane's website here for more info.
illustrator caroline faup of FlipFlopDesign has created a range of bags featuring her whimsical designs featuring the theme 'happy green mood'. called 'ethic bag' they are made from fairtrade organic cotton and you can see the fun beautifully illustrated website here.
i love the clean lines, and stylish colours of naomi murrell's prints, as seen on etsy. naomi is a freelance designer and illustrator from adelaide, australia, and besides her fab prints and cards she also makes the most lovely jewellery.
i really liked the illustrations on the design of the website made590. it turned out to be by web designers white pixels - who have created lots of cute sites. made590 is the online shop of a bricks & motar store in newtown, NSW, australia where they sell all sorts of nice things including decole.
i had seen this beautiful pattern on various websites, and wanted to find out more about it. i loved it so much i knew i had to get a sample or two to see it 'in the flesh'. dandelion clocks is designed by fiona howard for UK company sanderson , and is available in four different colourways. three are shown here and the fouth one, that i didnt have a picture of is in orange on a dark grey background. i requested a sample of this beautiful blue and yellow version, and the pattern is a big and bold 50's influenced collection of seedheads. what doesnt show from the pictures is that the blue colour is metallic in a shiny pearl finish. the fabric sample i have is embroidered and looks just as gorgeous. at £31 a roll this wallpaper would make a great feature wall for a low price. 
i thought you might be interested to see these snapshots i took in tesco's recently whilst looking at mother's day cards. the striking bright butterfly print, featured across a range of stationery, really caught my eye.
