Tuesday 27 November 2012

Snowflakes and Reindeer

You know how it is, suddenly it's the end of November and Christmas is almost here and there is still so much to do! I love this time of year. I have just collected the tickets for my son's nativity play, the letters to Father Christmas are being written and I am making lists!
Spoonflower is having a 'Snowflake' contest so I thought I would enter this design. Spoonflower are even offering it as a wrapping paper for a short time as well.

Sunday 11 November 2012

A limited palette of Seagulls

Seagulls are not my favourite birds, living where I do there are too many, they raid bins and can be quite aggressive during the nesting season, but this lot were so comical, stood in a line on a roof, they needed drawing. Then for a bit of fun, I decided they were just the thing for this weeks Spoonflower contest entitled 'flights of fancy'. The brief included a limited palette (Hex codes grey - 707c7c, light teal - 83c5ba, apple green - 93d300, pale yellow - F9ea62.) which I found interesting as they are not colours I would necessarily have chosen myself; the green in particular was a challenge for me to include as you probably can tell.
I have no chance, as there are some quite stunning designs entered, but, the winner will be featured on the cover of Mollie Makes, a craft magazine published here in the UK.

Monday 5 November 2012

Super Hero Obsessed

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Ok, to say my smallest son is obsessed with 'Super Herios' as he puts it, is probably a little strong. Never the less, this weeks contest on Spoonflower was one not to be missed as it meant designing a fabric he would love. The contest is titled 'Be My Hero', and can, I am sure be interpreted in many ways, but for smallest son it had to be 'Super Hero'. He created the poses and I just drew him! I think I now have to make some pyjamas!
You can vote for my design here if you like