its my last day at P+P before i go off to italy for a couple of weeks - and im leaving you with some recent store snaps from my favourite shop paperchase. even though they now have a fabulous online retail site there are always different things to discover instore. 
and just a few extra store snaps to post before i jet off : above and below are a few finds which were spotted in cath kidston.
below : cards seen in marks & spencer.
below : bright summer picnic and garden ranges spotted in butlers at the angel islington.
caroline tucker is a designer from dorchester in dorset. she has designed for clients such as monsoon, new look, and marks & spencer. caroline has also created her own original line of products such as cushions, lampshades, cards, and wrap which she'll be showcasing at "pulse" in london's earls court from june 5th. you can also see plenty more from caroline at her website online here.
as im off to italy on friday i wanted to round-up all kinds of things i've been wanting to post before i go away. so here is a selection of prints & patterns that have caught my eye recently. starting with the geometric patterns lorena o'neal. lorena uses her patterns on fabrics to make up her own bags and plushies.
below : just a couple of new scrapbook papers that i liked the look of by cosmic cricket. they're from a delightful new vintage series called 'odds & ends'.
below : french designer maevi colomina has been busy creating a new design for licensing based on a series of crazy teapots, as well as this stylish floral below for nine west.
below : lovely bright architectural patterns from rio based designer daniela brum. 
below : laura redford is a a recent masters textile design student based in falmouth, cornwall. below are two pillows produced at envelop featuring laura's hand drawn watercolours which she reworks in photoshop.
below : james brown (aka general pattern) has just had a new childrens book published by walker called 'peep through shapes'.
below : bags featuring west african textiles by fashion company della who are based in los angeles. della empowers the women of hohoe, ghana to gain financial independence by providing jobs, education, and skill training.
