Handmade Non Woven Scarf

A SCARF FOR STEPHANIE

Over a month ago, my friend Stephanie got a dress to attend a @James Bond @casino charity event.  She had a fabulous new black dress for this event and wanted a scarf designed for it.

I absolutely love designing a piece when I know who it is for.  I get a real buzz.  I do feel the final outcome reflects the persons personality.

The dress is black lace with a nude lining underneath.  It has simple lines with short cap sleeves. Very classic.  Stephanie certainly has the curves to carry this dress.  The black dress would be worn with a most glamorous shocking pink and nude pink 6 inch spike, with a silvered toe.

I very much wanted to bring out the Lacey look so the scarf/wrap as it is a long one was going to be feathery and translucent.
The pink heels were the inspiration for the colour theme.

My finished work

• "Fantastic personal service & a unique item, very recommended."
• j h., 16 December 2012

The Wise ole Owl

Mixed Media Art:

Greeting Cards and stationary sets gone off to the printers.  The Collection will be ready for sale later this year.  This is a sneak peek at the ole owl.

I have also been working on a couple more abstract designs:

+Tigerprint  designs  +Tigerprint

A basic repeat pattern  FLORAL WRAP
Fir gift wraps, gift bag and tags

MY DESIGN: 

A set of five designs the inspiration behind these prints:

We are in the middle of establishing a wildflower meadow at home, This is a tribute and celebration of nature.  The riot of colour a wildflower patch can create - "GARDENING FROM THE HEART FOR THE SOUL"  

A Design of Sewing Notions

A design celebrating Sewing Notions:

A set of four co ordinates printed in a yard of fabric of your choice.
Alternatively each of the designs is available separately.

If you like it, do give us a little love heart, by voting or even giving us a favorite.  Thanks !!!
This one is called
NEEDLES AND THREAD

Or you might like to comment, I would love to hear what you have to say.
This one is called
BUTTONS

..Seriously, the song BUTTONS AND BOWS was playing in my head whilst designing this
and just like the song, This one is called
BOWS



A sewing box of notions with ribbons is just not possible.
So this one is called
RIBBONS

I had a lot of fun designing this.
with love
Mimi

Surface Pattern Design with +Spoonflower

Collaboration with +Spoonflower This surface pattern design is for sale in Fabrics of your choice, as Gift wrap, Wallpaper, and Decals

The Design is inspired by our Holiday to Seattle, a trek up Crystal Mountain to view the snow capped peaks of Mt Rainier.  We were luck to be their just at the right time to witness the wildflowers in full bloom, truly inspiring.  The design has been created by collaging the flowers and seed heads from hand Felted Wool. with line drawns doodles layered over the collage. The print quality at +Spoonflower is really great, the fine fibers of wool felt have turned out beautifully in print.   Basic Combed Cotton starts at $17.50 per yard.

Travelling Companion-What every gal should have

Travelling companions

The essentials that every gal must have whilst on her travels....

April Showers and May winds..... Know what, summer is next, and soon Holidays basking in the sun is what we have to look forward to.  Some may have already booked long haul tickets to far flung exotic destinations.  So what have we to pack to keep us looking relaxed and totally cool !!!

With Baggage allowances becoming ever more minimalist, one has to think carefully of what to pack.  Gone are the days where you randomly threw stuff into the suitcase as a "Just in Case" or "I might need to wear it".

So here are my Wash bag items not to forget.

This is a real handy item to pack a Body scrub, gives your skin a through deep clean, no need for flannels, bath mitts, or the mangy looking loofah.   There is no slimy soap slime to deal with.  The wool wrapper snugly holds the scrub permanently 

Facial Scrub.  giving your face a through deep clean means your skin has a deep healthy glow.  it feels refreshed.  The scrub is gentle and kind to your skin

A mineral based face powder, it great for taking off shine, its perfect in sunny, humid conditions, and feels light and fresh on the skin

Your brushes for all that fluffing and touching up

A neutral nude pink shade of lipstick.  This is a cool trick to have saving on carrying too many items, you can use it as eye shadow, just dab at the corner of your eyelids and blend with your finger tip, you can use it as lipstick and you can also use it as a blusher to give those cheek bones some high definition.  so a handy little stick to carry around.

Eye liner to give those eyes that doe full look. and your all set

Last but not least your sun screen.  It really is a must.

Happy Holidays !!!

Robert Kaufman and Spoonflower collaboration

Surface Pattern Design

+Robert Kaufman Fabrics  and +Spoonflower  collaboration The Fabric8 Competition 2014

This is my entry:

The theme -  a COSMIC VOYAGE


Unfortunately did not make the 100 semifinalist list....

However if you like this design then you can still give us a love heart.  Clicking on the image will take you to the +Spoonflower site where you can click the heart and favorite it.


Congratulation to the 100 semifinalist Good luck and wishing you all the very best.  Looking forward to seeing the winning entry and the preceding collection.

A shout out for the Make it in Design Summer School,  Summer School is a great way of rejuvenating your creativity.  No matter at what stage you are in your career, Its a nice way of refreshing yourself, like you are giving your creativity a spa treatment....
I am indeed, Looking forward to it.