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..

Handmade drawings at Furniture Magpie!

Very excited to announce that a selection of my hand painted drawings, cards and prints are available for sale at Furniture Magpie in Barnstaple, North Devon! Here's some pics of the display we put up today around the shop. 

- Commissions gladly undertaken please get in touch! - 

Contact me via email clarecme@yahoo.co.uk or on my mobile at 07973568204

Furniture Magpie  48 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon. EX31 1SE
Mon - Sat 9.30am ~ 5.00pm     - 01271 321808 - 

New card making for Furniture Magpie

I'm getting stuck in making cards to sell at Furniture Magpie in Barnstaple and loving it! Here they are mixing it up a little with floral retro fabric, and inspired by the lovely furniture..

 

Retro inspired children's cards..

Can you tell I've been in London for the weekend?

Please get in touch if you're interested in  a commission!x

Lino printing bags at Furniture Magpie

Sam suggested that we customise her Furniture Magpie bags and I thought I'd give it a try.. The brief was using he words 'I'm a Magpie' and a retro typewriter font. Here is what happened!

The final bags..

Making a mess in the corner!

An alternate idea using the logo..
  
Playing with different fonts..

Card making at Furniture Magpie

So I've just started working part time as an assistant to lovely Sam Baines at Furniture Magpie in Barnstaple! Check out the shop's Facebook page here. Here are just a few of the things I've been getting up to..

 A hand painted nautical patterned card above and below, Sam's lovely local handmade card stand..

 Handpainted floral cards on sale now!

Gordon and his new eiderdown

Appliqué Babygros for little Thomas

So excited to announce my new baby Nephew Thomas Andrew Collingridge, he's such a cutie! 

Here's what I've been making for him. An easy project of an evening, all you need is some basic babygros, some fabric scraps, coloured thread and a few spare hours. I drew out the designs then ironed them onto the front of the baby grows using interfacing for extra durability. Then I set about appliquéing the designs on top using a basic blanket stitch..

Here's an easy diagram if you needed some stitching help found on the Clones and Clowns blog!

Yours truly and little Thomas aged 10 days!