Textile design in M&S!

This week I found my very first textile design in a store, I was having a little perusal around M&S and there it was looking at me! Got very excited and wandered around wearing it, thought I'd share!

 

  

Country Living watercolours

Busy morning in my studio today, thought I'd share some Country Living-inspired watercolour paintings, which are new designs for greetings cards!

 

Today I joined the MOYO Directory!

Good afternoon folks, I'm very excited to announce that today I joined the MOYO directory, a resource to get Surface Pattern Designers publicised and network! I spent my evening last night designing a bit of a logo and this morning uploading some of my designs and here is the result below!

Here are a few little screenshots of the finished result, still not sure if the background is a bit overpowering, love to know your thoughts?

The way it works is through exposure, so the more 'LOVE's you get the higher up the search engine you are! I would love, love, LOVE it if you could help me out and take a peek at my page and LOVE it!

Thank you so!x

New floral pattern source drawings

Feeling the need for some springlike colour on this cloudy day in Ilfracombe! Working away at some hand painted floral drawings..

Table name paintings

Tom and I decided to use our favourite places in West London as the table names. I really loved making these as the places we chose for the designs were close to my heart.

Firstly, I designed some little paintings for each table. As they needed to be visible from both sides, I traced the original design and then painted them again so that they were identical. The paints I used were gouache on white mount board.

   

The table names in situ!

Money saving handmade wedding ideas..

Here are just a few of the quick and easy money saving ideas that we made for our wedding, which we though added the personal touch..

Idea Number One:

Hand drawn chalk boards for signage and directions.. (buy them on ebay super cheap, otherwise, make your own and invest in some chalkboard paint, which you can slap on anything from tin cans, jam jar lids to old board or reclaimed wood!)

Copyright: Francesca Secolonovo Photography

Idea Number Two:

An oak stamper made from the English Stamp Company using this design.. I then stamped the back of little kraft labels and encouraged guests to leave us a message on the back almost as a guest book.

Copyright: Francesca Secolonovo Photography

Copyright: Francesca Secolonovo Photography

Idea Number Three:

Also handwrite labels on vintage found decanters which we filled with port..

Idea Number Four:
Hand typed Orders of service, using the letterpress to stamp the cover with the oak motif and the words 'Order of Service'.

 Copyright: Francesca Secolonovo Photography

Idea Number Five:

 Hand written place names using a pen and ink, and blank white place cards..

          inky fingers!!

I will add more when I think of them!!x

Wedding decorations

Tis the season for weddings and first of the year, was my sister in law-to-be Eleanor, and Matt's wedding. It was such a lovely day so thought I would share some of my endeavours! As Matt's a musician, I thought incorporating music paper would be a nice idea - and the colour scheme was a kiwi green and dusky pink.