Tag Archives: cushion cover

happy times snoozing in red square land…

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Remember the red square pattern I created for my friend Nic’s doggies Shangdi and Teddy? Well I said I would put up a post of them with their new beds…and so here they are looking slightly confused as to what’s going on, but nonetheless happy and content and finally…sleepy!

The red square pattern here is also available in vintage red and pink…see below…and all are available in cushion covers, napkins and tea towels from my Etsy store.

Here’s Teddy…

And his brother Shangdi…

And after all the excitement its time for a snooze…they look really comfy there don’t they?

Here is the fabric in vintage red…

And in vintage pink…

And my vintage pink square cushion cover…

handmade by me.

beep beep bespoke design…

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My friend Sabrina asked me to design her a cushion for her newborn nephew Charlie’s new room. We toyed with the one idea of featuring cars and trucks, and the other of baby animals. Toys and trucks won instantly, and so i got to work on a design. Sabs sent me a picture of the curtains that were going into Charlie’s room (see below), the walls were going to be painted a light blue with clouds like the sky (so super cute), and the cushion was to go on a bright red chair. I used the same colours as the curtains for my design, and because the chair was red, I thought that green would look the most striking against it.

Here is the design I came up with…

And here is what the cushion would have looked like…

And here are the super cute curtains that the cushion was to match…

Welcome to the world little Charlie! Hope you like your new cushion : )

Handmade by me.

striking strelitzias…

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I recently thought that my pretty proteas fabric (see below) needed a friend, something similar but different, that would work well alongside it, but also stand out on it’s own. I immediately thought of strelitzias (also known beautifully as birds of paradise) as they are absolutely gorgeous and really bright and colourful. And since they are also common to south africa, I felt they were perfect for the job. They also happened to work really well in the same geometric style I used for the proteas…and so after some seriously tedious repeat pattern work…I present to you…my striking strelizias pattern…

here’s a closeup…

Here they are together with my pretty proteas…sigh…

The striking strelitzias along with the pretty proteas are both available in cushion covers, napkins and tea towels at my Etsy store.

Handmade by me.

cats and dogs…

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My friends Serah and Paul asked me to design them some fabric of their very own to make into cushion covers and napkins for their home in Spain. The brief was to design something which included their cat Greebie and their dog Bluff. They gave me a list of the designs of mine they like the most and asked me to keep in mind the colours of their apartment which are beige and navy.

I decided to come up with something floral and decorative that would look lovely in their apartment, and then encorporate the images I redrew of the animals, so that they didn’t overpower the design but became something you noticed the more you looked at it. Luckily enough the pics they sent of Greebie and Bluff turned out to be really great and also worked really well together. I also brought in a bright red/orange to liven up the beige and navy, everyone needs a bit of colour!

This is such a perfect example of how the bespoke services I offer work! If there’s something you want me to create specially for you, or for someone else, please get in touch and we can chat about various ideas and options.

Here are the pics they sent me….so cute!!

Greebie the cat…

and Bluff the dog…

And here is the design I came up with! I look forward to showing you the finished products in sunny spain when they are ready!

And a closeup…

handmade by me.

now available to buy online in sunny south africa : )

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I am absolutely delighted to let you know that handmade by me is now available to buy online in South Africa. Meekel is the name of the shop and www.meekel.co.za is the place to visit, even if its to look at all their other gorgeous products which feature “the very best in South African design from furniture, homeware and artworks to clothing, accessories and lifestyle products.”

I am so excited about this venture and look forward to selling lots of products with them. There is also some really exciting news in the pipeline…just not sure if I can mention it yet!!

ps…note that gorgeous cushion they featured on the homepage : )

pushin’ cushions…

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Just putting together some new cushion covers…thought i might share…

…all ready to go from my Etsy store…

Nicky’s Vintage Bikes

Fly Away Birds

Pink vintage squares

handmade by me.

pink flamingo!

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My latest design inspiration…..the flamingo! There’s something about these crazy birds you just gotta love!

Now available in cushion covers, napkins and tea towels from my etsy store.

closeup…

cushion Cover…

handmade by me.

indigo red…

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I don’t think I have showcased my lovely indigo red pattern on my blog…inspired by the red versions of the beautifully handpainted chinese porcelain…I give you the red version of indigo blue….indigo red! (Try saying that fast ; ))

Its is available to buy in cushion covers, napkins and tea towels at my etsy store.

The cushion cover…

the pattern…

and the closeup…

And if you haven’t seen the indigo blue version before…

handmade by me.

fly away birds….

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Don’t you sometimes wish you could be a bird, fly away and see the world whenever you want?

Introducing my latest design called fly away birds…

Now available in cushion covers, napkins, and tea towels at my Etsy store.

handmade by me.

seasonal florals

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For a slightly different take on the vintage floral pattern, here are 2 new fabrics, inspired by the cold dark winter days ending and hopefully some bright sunny days on the way.
A girl can dream : )

Available in cushion covers and napkins which you can buy online at my Etsy store.

And just to let you know that I will be expanding my fabrics into some other new and exciting interior products soon! Watch this space!

handmade by me.