I'm Smitten with...

Yesterday's post about Home Base Collections had me hankering for some more fabric goodness, so, I am pleased to start this 'I' Post with a lovely fabric based collection from Australia -


Ink and Spindle

Lara Cameron, Bianca van Meeuwen and Tegan Rose and the three Melbourne (Australia) based textiles designers behind Ink and Spindle.

What excites me about Ink and Spindle, and the work of Lara, Bianca and Teagan is the fact that they specialise in high quality textile printing for designers and independent labels. For someone like me who has always had a hankering for fabric design, this gets my creative juices flowing no end!

Along with this great printing service the Ink and Spindle gals also produce their own ranges of fabrics and textile based homewares, stationery, sewing kits and more...

(images from Ink and Spindle)

NOTES:
visit the Ink and Spindle website
visit the Ink and Spindle store
read the Ink and Spindle blog

Irregular Expressions

Ohlala! Freeform crochet and knitted goodness from etsy shop Irregular Expressions...

"Irregular Expressions is a family project.
Creations belong to the mother. She is inspired from nature, traditional Turkish arts, crafts and freeform fiber artists.
Daughter and son helps her with handling the shop.
We all love to be etsians and sharing our work with all art and craft lovers.
All our creations are unique, they will never be produced again."

I LOVE them!!!

(images and quote from Irregular Expressions)

NOTES:
visit the Irregular Expressions store


Isabella's Art

You may or may not know this, but I adore shadow puppets : ), and this collection from Isabella's Art is no exception. Isabella specialises in "portraying myths, legends, superstition, folk songs and all other things related to folklore."

Intricately laser cut, these puppets (pictured below) would be a wonderful addition to the story-telling and make-believe life of a small (or big for that matter) boy or girl.

Isabella's work doesn't stop at Shadow Puppets, check out her website for a full range of prints, paper goods and other handmade goodness...

(images from Isabella's Art)

NOTES:
visit Isabella's website
bookmark Isabella's store (opening again on June 1st)
read Isabella's blog


And there is I. Wow, this alphabet is skipping through fast! I hope you are enjoying it so far.
I look forward to you joining me here tomorrow...

see you then for J!

oh K!

Welcome to a new week! I hope you had an enjoyable weekend. We had a chance to have our dinner at the beach on Sunday night and then watched the sun set over the South Island - beautiful! I hope that it was the first of many beach dinners this summer : )

OK... lets get started...

Katydid Paper Goods

I have had the pleasure of knowing Katie Sims for a while now...not only is she a super mum of two young boys, she is the sole distributor of the fabulous Eeboo range here in NZ - and on Sunday's you can see her manning the great wee design store Wanda Harland out in Petone... and...if she didn't already have enough to do, Katie has started her own line - Katydid Paper Goods.

Retail stores around NZ have been lucky to have been stocking Katie's range for a while, and now the rest of the world can enjoy it too with the launch of her sparkling new Etsy store - have a look!

(images from Katydid Paper Goods)

NOTES:
visit Katie's website
buy at Katie's Etsy Store

K Studio

Shelley and Mary Klein from K Studio believe "Green design doesn't have to look a certain way. At k studio we believe that good design and sustainability are not at odds with on another." - I like it! I also have a (rather large : ) soft spot for their fabulous range of home accessories...

With all their products designed, embroidered, packaged and shipped in Grand Rapids (Michigan), it is hard to not love the K Studio collection.

(images from Design Public)

NOTES:
visit the K Studio website


Kelani Fabric Obsession

Kelani Fabric Obsession (great name huh??!!) is a new online fabric store (based in Australia), with an impressive collection of "contemporary modern fabrics with a vintage twist".

What is particularly exciting about Kelani is their range of exclusive fabrics from a couple of my favourite Australian designers - Shannon Lamden and Lara Cameron - check them out...

(images from Kelani Fabric Obsession)

NOTES:
visit the Kelani website
read the Kelani Blog

And there we have it.. the beginning to another week!

see you back here tomorrow for L! have a great day! x