front page of etsy :-)

I was honoured to make the front page of Etsy yesterday, and with some fabulous company - I am new to Amanda Blake's work which she sells on Etsy as thisisalliknow and I just love it. See her blog if you don't know her work. (I am saving my pennies to buy one of these magical paintings see below.)

twila protects herself from a coming storm

And PataPri, i've loved her work for ages, she makes hand screenprinted tea towels and fabric. After finishing five weeks of hands-on screenprinting today I have an even greater admiration for anyone who takes on multi coloured prints, or really, any screenprinting at all!!!!!
I just love this Cath Deeson lino print too, it's been in my ever growing favourites for a while.
I'm looking forward to checking out some of the other beautiful things - love that dog.

Tea Towels!!

I've had such a nice day today, woke up to find a lovely mention of my Ruby Slippers print on the tinyhappy blog (thanks Melissa) and a few resulting orders then spent the afternoon making microwave paint pictures with my sons' year one class (yes, two sons, they are twins :-)
I will post a bit more about this tomorrow but it is a simple project I found on the internet and used for the art classes which a friend and I have volunteered to help at.
Then this afternoon I sent off a parcel to a new shop opening in June, more on that later!
A great happy day. So I was inspired to list this new offering to the FlowerPress shop. Something I have been dying to do for a long time - textiles.
These beautiful 100% linen tea towels are screenprinted with my designs.
Above is Filigree (I actually designed the image, exposed the screen and printed this one all with my own fair hands).
Available for the first time today in my shop. First buyer gets a bonus Ruby Slippers card.

tiny happy

tiny happy has long been a favourite blog, and shop of mine. I love Melissa's mix of simple style, wonderful skills and repurposed vintage materials. I love the simple crafts that she shares with her children and the inspiring way she looks at the world.
Originally from New Zealand (aka an honorary Australian :-) she lives now in Norway.
Sadly my kids are all too big for the clothes and shoes she makes, I originally found her online through a picture of her delightful corduroy pants for toddlers, unfortunately just as my boys' legs started to stretch!
The other day I finally bought some of her exquisite baby shoes for a friend of mine (who is pregnant with her fourth child).
I was wonderfully surprised and honoured when an hour later she ordered a print of mine.
Since then we have swapped emails and enjoyed some mutual admiration :-) and our parcels have passed somewhere over the world. What a nice surprise to find out that Melissa is even lovelier in person.


My tinyhappy parcel arrived today and if possible these shoes are even more beautiful in real life. Melissa's parcel too was a work of art in brown paper with polar bear stamps!
I know my friend, an artist and designer herself, is going to adore these little shoes, if I can bear to give them up!! If you haven't already visited Melissa's shop you better be quick. She sells out almost as soon as she updates which if I remember rightly is on Wednesday, her Wednesday that is! Thanks Melissa.

yellow tote from tiny happy blog.