Sunshine Bakery

Cupcakes!  Petite, pretty, colourful, sweet.  These little bits of joy have become a favourite within the pattern industry lately, we can see them in clothes, accessories, photographs, but if you think back, when was the last time you actually had one?  I don't know about you but I don't often eat cupcakes, they are lovely to look at but usually too big and extra sweet.
Well last week I came across to an absolutely lovely bakery that changed my mind.  Sunshine Bakery is located at Chapel Allerton in Leeds and headed by David Bennett.  It is a charming little place that resembles a French Patisserie with quirky non matching dinnerware and a soulful atmosphere.  Voted as the Best Cupcake in Britain, you won't be disappointed, it is a splendid place for a coffee and cake or lunch.  So add it to your to-do list and if you don't live around, an amazing cupcake will surely be the perfect excuse to visit. See you next week. Love Moni!

Ideal Home Feature!

I was lucky enough to be have one of my Cow Parsley prints featured in the July issue of Ideal Home Magazine. I was contacted a while back for samples & the tea towels were actually used in the home photo shoot. I thought the room was styled lovely & the print complimented the 'Muted Country' look well.

Thank you to everyone at Ideal Home magazine, much appreciated x

*We also have this print in mauve, sea green & apple green & have matching aprons & oven mitts too. For sales & stockist information please visit our website.

 

Just Because...

I dont think I need to say why I posted these :) images courtesy of pintrest

Just beautiful...

Bespoke Wall Art

I regularly receive bespoke wall art requests from interior designers & galleries. I also take on individual projects for peoples homes too!

Here's a recent design that I worked on, although in this particular image I've altered the colours a bit to go in the new studio, hope you like it:)

Card Samples

Happy Monday everyone, hope you all had a lovely weekend!

I'm back on the blog this week & I have lots of lovely things to share too. It's been very chaotic lately but all good fun too.

Today I'm posting some card samples I recently received from the lovely team at tigerprint.uk. I designed these last year & they are now in store at marksandspencer. I love receiving work samples it's great & it's nice to see the hard work pay off. I'm very lucky to have my work on a variety of products too.

The first card posted is based around surface pattern (which I'm known for creating) but the other cards are purely typographic. I love creating hand drawn type & I now regularly receive typography commissions from a variety of companies too (I'll post further examples of this when I can)

*I was super chuffed that they used the caption I wrote on the friend card, I thought it was very true!

 

I designed the second image (far right) for a Mother's Day card then I was asked to design friend card too both available to buy at Marks & Spencer!
(I LOVE working on typography!)

Colour!

Last week I was back in Liverpool for the #DesignStars ceremony (as I was presenting a few awards, more on that to come this week) I quickly popped into the huge sale at Topshop too! Whilst in store, I spotted a gorgeous display of colour & thought it was beautiful & would actually make a great piece of art for the home too!

(I'm a queen of multi tasking:) I always find little pockets of inspiration everywhere I go.

The Design Files

Happy Thursday!
Today I would like to share with you a blog I like to visit frequently.  The Design Files is a wonderful blog written by Australian Lucy Feagins. It has existed since 2008 and since then it has sky-rocketed and become well known around the world.  It is quite a fun blog where you can find al sorts of articles surrounding the arts.  I really like it's Interviews feature which introduces loads of exciting designers, writers and artists.  Although it has a main focus on Australian talent it is a refreshing easy to use blog.  Have a little look here.  Hope you like it! Love Moni!

Noël Skrzypczak

Happy Thursday!  I love writing these posts because I get to learn about so many talented people that just overwhelm me! I is just incredible how much talent there is out there.  Today's feature is no exception.  Noel Skrzypczak was born in Canada but moved to Australia with her family at an early age.  I absolutely love her work, the way the colours flow and move,  I'm amazed by the way she creates shapes from the movement in the shapes.  It is soft but powerful and very much alive.  Have a look and visit her website for more.  Love Moni

Pattern In Nature

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Kris Atomic

Today features a lovely illustrator.  Her name is Kristina and Kris Atomic is her alter ego.  She is a freelance illustrator, photographer based in Brighton.  What attracted me to her work was the colours and authentic shapes and lines.  I find her characters adorable and I love the mood it projects.  Have a look a some of her work and check her website for a bit more.  Love Moni!

FANtasy

Hot Hot Hot! The weather has suddenly turned tropical and I love it!  All day yesterday and today I have been walking around thinking, "I wish I had a fan".  Nothing like a bit of fresh air on your face and fans (manual ones) are the best way to have this whilst looking stylish.  Here are a few inspiring photos of these great little objects! See you tomorrow.  Love Moni

Amazing Face

Good Monday everybody, It's Moni here, I will be looking after the blog again this week, hope you enjoy the inspirational posts!
I have become quite a big fun of Penguin Books lately, I have found some beautiful books published by them that combine fun and useful subjects with art, design and illustration.  My latest find is the wonderful Amazing Face (clever beauty tricks, should-own products + spectacularly useful how-to-do-its) by former Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar beauty director, Zoe Foster.
Make up can be a tricky thing, nobody teaches us how to wear it or apply it, what suits our skin and the products we should use.  This is the perfect guide to your own personal make up brilliance. Zoe gives us advise on colours, products and styles.  It is a fun, colourful and easy to follow! If you'd like to know more about it go to the website. See you tomorrow Love Moni

Ëlodie

Happy Friday!  I'm really excited about today's post because I am so in love with these illustrations.  Meet Ëlodie! She is a French illustrator based in Paris specializing in illustration and portraits. Always hand drawn and digitally enriched her work is beautiful and oh so chic!  Enjoy these delightful images and visit her website for more of her!  Have a lovely weekend.  Love, Moni!

Camila do Rosário

Today I would like to introduce the amazingly talented Camila do Rosario.  I am honestly stunned by this Brazilian designer's work.  It is so delicate, detailed and romantic with a nostalgic feel.  Here are a few of her designs, to see more of her work click here. I hope you like them as much as I do. Love Moni