Seymour + Love Fran plushies

During a bit of a general computer spring (or first time in a long time) clean, I uncovered a folder photographed and saved on my behalf, yet again by the ever conscientious Seymour, with these guys knocking about in it. They are probably at the ripe old age (in plushie years) of about 6 now. They were my first collaboration with Seymour, made for his first ever solo show back in New Zealand. Together his illustrations+my 5 meters of baby corduroy=seymourlovesfran. It was such a nice suprise after such a long time of not seeing Kung Fu Kitty and his crew, that I wanted to share them with you. xxx

Aztec Girl

Tuesday! Vege market day, spent the day alternately drawing and googling recipes that I could make with my haul (yip, haul) that I collected from the markets today, the result being the illustration above, and a really weird tasting salad. xxx

Bunting.

Some bunting lines I made out of all the sweetest fabrics ever. The ABC bunting was a gift for my nephew Charlie when he was born, then there is a snap of one of the red ones hanging in the window of the Red Door Gallery, and Milo and Otis (yes, really their names, and yes really best friends, perfect) adding a bit of colour to their beach bar/playhouse with a blue one. xxx

Plushies!

Plushies! More specifically speaking, animal plushies, no wild 360 in the general theme of things here. These enthusiastic looking (especially the moose huh?) little guys were a little Christmas/fell in love with the fabric print project that I sold in the beautiful Red Door Gallery a while back.  All I really want to add, is that when I get a cat, I wish for it to have a heart shaped nose and a twirl pencil mustache. The end. xxx

School of Hard Knocks.

A collection of school baggy goodness that I should have really posted earlier this year for when my gorgeous niece Charlee had her first day at school. I haven't seen her actual schoolbag yet, cause she lives on almost the other side of the planet from where I do, but I imagine her in one like on the top right in the picture, and it is probably all massive on her, and it is probably super cute. xxx

Kitty Cone...

Can't remember exactly who got this bad ass pile of kitties on the front of their birthday card,  my fave is still the confused gentlemanly looking fellow in the front, fur real. xxx

Mushroom Badges

Shrooms! Again, from a while back now, I loved this vintage mushroom fabric I found at the market, must have been curtains at a guess. The print was already a cool colourway, and with nice detail, so I didn't really have to do much leg work making it into these cute little badges. xxx

Guitar cushion

This is a cushion I made for my dad for his Birthday a few years back. He is a guitar teacher by profession, and an all round guitar enthusiast by personality, nobody ever really knows how many guitars he has at any given time, as he strategically stashes them in various places around his music room, and the house. I love that I grew up with guitars and music around, and that it is our common family ground, so as I usually gift him music (or whiskey) themed pressies I decided to mix it up with some of my sewy interests and put some of our fave sweet guitars on a hand stitched cushion.... xxx