Forest Fun on Etsy

Here are some great ideas using the Forest Fun fabric collection:

Katie's Kloths



Mama Made


And how cool is this? You can have custom sheets made for your little ones at:

Hush Baby Co


Or Custom House Baby



These canvases available through Oopsy Daisy coordinate with the bedding fabrics.

Good Morning Sunshine

Look what was greeting me this morning in my kitchen window. My favorite flowers all aglow with the sunrise. I love how the window screen texture is visible through the flower petals.

(Click on the photo for enlarged yellow warm delicious glow.)

Fat Quarter Purse Tutorial

Here is a cool pattern using the On A Whim owls that was posted in my flickr group by sew chic.

The fat quarter purse tutorial is available through we wilsons blog (in her Etsy shop).

Goings On....

This has been a strange time.... my work routine has been somewhat interuppted - have had lots of family comings and goings... new babies, graduations, parent visits. It is all good, some new directions and fun new clients - breaking down old boundaries and taking a little breather. I am so grateful for my clients and for the opportunity to be designing fabrics. Fabrics are selling well in general and it has been so much fun seeing your projects.

I wish I could show you some of my new work, but cannot until products come to market, but I hope to be posting about it soon. I have some fun fabric news that I will be sharing soon and new collections coming out late summer. In the meanwhile I am really busy preparing work for Surtex.

I am enjoying a spring cleaning and renewal. I hope you are all well and want to thank you for your continued support and readership.

In the meanwhile I want to share some beautiful aerial photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

Marimekko Monday

Marimekko Tea Towels -

Photography Favs

Here are some links to photographers on the web whose work I am particularly fond of.


Just bought this piece today at a local arts festival, love love love it. The photographer, Greg Turco has an interesting collections titled Ruins.



Honeytree on Etsy.



Labokoff on Etsy.



Bianca Van Derwerf on flickr.



Omsel on flickr.



Kelly Angard on flickr.



Joel Suganth on flickr.

Baby Things

Baby things on Etsy...

Birds Mei Tai baby carrier by My Blessed Baby


Frog play mat by Elizabeth David Designs


Owl bib by Giddy by Paisley

My Books Arrived

It is always fun to get packages in the mail! Here are some more pix of "Do Dogs Dream?" The printing is a bit darker than the original illos. The book is chock full of great questions about the animal world such as, "Do birds ever get lost?" and "Why do crabs run sideways?"

Recent Etsy Purchases

I am off to MA to see my son's play at college - so excited for him and really looking forward to the trip. Maybe when I get back I will be able to get my head back into actually working, but these last two weeks have been a welcome break after working essentially non stop for quite a while. Aaaaahhhhh, this feels good.

Since I don't have new work I can show you yet, I thought I would share some pics of recent purchases on Etsy.
When I have a sale in my Etsy store I enjoy swapping out my earnings to support other artisans whose work I admire.


Jessi Taylor




A Stitch in Dye



A Blond and A Torch




See you next week!

Green Happens!

Hang on - it has been a looong winter, but it shall come... GREEN HAPPENS.

Here are some Etsy favorites:



Aren't they delicious?


1. Honey Tree Photography
2. Alga-Net
3. Angela Gerhard Contemporary Jewelery
4. Jessi Taylor
5. LA Originals Just Kidz
6. Dry Bones Soap Works
7. Pin Pon
8. Alicia Bock Photography
9. Hi Tree

Pretzels, Jumpers, and Cutie Patooties

I popped back into town for a few days and now back on the road at the end of the week to visit my son at college, thought I would leave you with these images.

I am lovin' how you all are using my owl fabrics:)

Twigs Boutique (Etsy):



Blossom Toys:



Ragazza Bella (Etsy):

Where To Find Oopsy Daisy Canvases Online

You can now purchase directly from the manufacturer at Oopsy Daisy.com. You can view my entire collection here as well.

Here is a partial list of online stores that also carry my children's wall art and night lights.

Euphoria Baby
Sweet Retreat Kids
Polka Dot Peacock
BabyBox
Baby Oliver Boutique
Bliss Living
Distinctive Nurseries
Childhood Bliss
Furniture Buzz Kids
Children's Revolution
Colorful Rooms
Peanuts Palace
Lollipop Kisses
Kids Art
Rosenberry Rooms
Bebe Babble
Cloud Nine for Kids
La Petite Playhouse
Rattle & Roll
The Silver Rattle
Gracious Home
The Pepper Kids
Sugar Plum Dreams
The Well Appointed House
Snuggle Bugz
Maukilo
You Name it Baby
Ababy.com
Amazon.com
Shower Your Baby
Sky Iris
Prehistoric Pets
Style Kid
Sweet Retreat Kids
Sears

Do Dogs Dream?

"Do Dogs Dream?" is now available in the UK. It is a follow up to "Why is the Sky Blue?" and part of the My World series published by Ladybird Books. Written by Geraldine Taylor and illustrated by me.

Available in the US here. I don't see it on Amazon in the US but it is on Amazon UK.

Available in Australia here and here.

This is the cover art.


And a peek inside-
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If You Love Owls...

.....and I know you do. Take a gander at some of Picasso's renderings. Deeelicious.







and my favorite of these... it looks like the sketch for the owl pitcher, above.