Suzanne Washington - Wallpapered.com

The good news just keeps pouring in for our fantastic graduates of 'The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (the e-course)'! Following on from the live brief (set by Wallpapered for our module 3) the lovely Suzanne Washington has been signed by Wallpapered.com & has created a collection of 6 beautiful designs for them! You can see her fantastic designs below, check out more of her fabulous work on her website at: Spellbound By Design.

Congratulations to Suzanne & well done to all of our e-course graduates! We are very proud!

Wallpapered.com are also a fantastic sponsor of my 'Charity Doodle Wall' project being exhibited at Top Drawer from the 16th-18th September 2012, created for Cancer Research UK. You can find out more information by reading the recent blog post.

Kate Bingaman-Burt

Kate Bingaman-Burt is an illustrator based in Portland, OR, USA.  Kate has a very unique & quirky illustrative style as she creates drawings, prints, typography, textiles, patterns the list is endless. Since 2002 Kate has been creating illustrations based on consumption. Each time Kate purchases something she draws it in her illustrative way, something she has been doing since 2006. Kate uses a variety of colours within her work & I love the diversity of her designs. Kate also has an online shop & a blog which is updated daily. Enjoy, Hannah.

Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters have some new crazy prints this season amongst dresses, tops, shorts & leggings. There are a variety of prints including animal, tribe, florals, damask the list is endless. I love the combination of animal & damask print on the dress in image 3 particularly the colours, there is also a little bit of lace detail on the top too. Enjoy, Hannah

Sandra Dieckmann

Hello, introducing another very talented lady! Sandra Dieckmann is an illustrator based in East London. I love her work, each piece makes you wonder about the characters in it and the story behind them.  The colours and combination of patterns give it a dark feel with a bit of familiarity. Here are some of my favourites, you can get her prints here or find her illustrations on loads of cool products. To learn more visit her website. Hope you like them. Love, Moni!

Made By Hand Online

Here are some beautiful pieces from a lovely website to share with you today from Made By Hand Online. Here's a selection of pictures & links to some of our pieces. Everything on the site is made by hand in the UK by British designers, & the site is curated so makers have to apply to join.

Founders of the site Sarah James and Katie Honour have 'always been passionate about making & buying all things handmade, & bringing beautiful craft into our everyday lives to make it that much sunnier!'

"Madebyhandonline.com aims to make it easy to buy what you really want. Our collection represents a highly selective mix of the finest makers from UK and Ireland, with an enviable group of jewellers, ceramic artists, furniture makers, textile designers and fashion accessory makers as well as beautiful pieces made from glass, willow, metal and leather. We’re so pleased to be working with so many fabulous makers of contemporary craft and hope you will join us in supporting and promoting their incredible skills."

Below you can see a selection of the wonderful designs & designers featured on the website! 

'Towards Dark...' By Drawn To Stitch

'Full Flutter Bracelet' by Emma Palmer

'Easy Tiger Ring' by Helen Noakes

'Medium Ruffle Purse' by Kay Morgan

'Short Walk V' by Rachel Gornall

'Alice Chair' by Christian O'Reilly

'Ever After Studs' by Clare Collinson

'Slip Trail Birdie Mug' by Hannah McAndrew

'Paper Wateringcan' by Jennifer Collier

'Porcelain Lace Mug' by Cath Ball Stitched Ceramics

Wanelo & Pinterest

Good morning everyone! 
Recently we have set up online profiles on Wanelo and Pinterest, which makes it very easy to see all of Rachael's online collections in one place! From her collaborations with DENY Designs to her creations with Seascape Lamps, you can view them all online!
One of the great things about Wanelo is that you can create shopping lists and wish lists online, that you can share! There is even a 'pin it' button that lets you pin straight to Pinterest! Have fun sharing and visit Rachael's Wanelo profile here!
Pinterest has now become an essential creative tool for 'pinning' creative ideas and influence onto an online clipboard, and just like wanelo you can use it as your very own online shopping list! You can see all of Rachael's products on her Pinterest profile, enjoy pinning!
Have a lovely day! Kelly :)

Jaqueline van Roosmalen

Happy Tuesday bloggers!
Today I am sharing with you more wonderful designs from a recent graduate of 'The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (the e-course)', the lovely work of Jacqueline van Roosmalen. Her surface pattern design is based on love of colour, cute characters and motifs. Jacqueline also has several other interests including mixed media and photography! Wow! You can visit her surface pattern website here, or her websites exploring mixed media and photography by clicking on the links! Below are examples of her lovely work throughout the e-course.
Have a nice day! Kelly :)