Slightly wonky

I've been playing around with a few ideas for signage, included the stuffed, 3-D variety. This S looks a little bit wrong but was kind of fun to make.

And I'm a bit slow off the mark, but now have a new favourite blog. Bless all that sweetness, inspiration and such good taste!

Blog love

For all the time I spend looking at blogs (ah, that would be too much) there's always stuff you miss. And boy have I been missing out! OK, so I'd kinda noticed they're around, but not really *noticed*, if you know what I mean...


Pictures from Skinny laMinx

..How great is Skinny laMinx? Not only does she design great tea towels and many more things, but she's also also very generous. So generous, in fact, that she's sharing process details for how to put your own designs onto ceramics (in her ceramics transfer tutorial). I had no idea how these were done, or even that they could be done. What a revelation and what a great way of combining your own ideas onto your own creations! I thought about what to put on my pieces when I did some pottery a little while back, but wasn't that into painting directly on the piece - I'm just to clumsy (and am too attached to the command+z option). This really does open up a whole world of opportunity, so thanks Heather! Another reason to love the crafting community - there's so many generous souls.


Pictures from pippijoe

I also stumbled across the blog for pippijoe this morning. I'd seen bits and pieces of her beautiful screenprinted fabrics around the place, but missed the blog completely (which contains lots of great snaps of her lovely creations). So much talent, so little time - I tell you, it's a full-time job just taking in all the beautiful stuff that's out there!

Blog Joy Awards

"To bestow the award choose 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blogland. Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get this award several times."

Ok, here goes:
Rosa from a ervilha cor de rosa
Julia from Book By Its Cover
Jamie from The Breakfast Blogger
Haalo from Cook (Almost) Anything At Least Once
Fiona from Hop Skip Jump
Jessica from How About Orange
Lara from Kirin Notebook
Claire from Loobylu (OK, retired but was always such an inspiration) UPDATE: Ohh, perhaps things are about to change (thanks for the tip-off comment, Loobylu, can't wait!)
Carly from Moopy & Me
Richard from Ace Jet

All of these guys rock, and of course it's hard to restrict to just 10 but best we stop there (hence the ampersand snap - yes, I could go on and on). Thank you thank you thank you.