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Recently custom-made lampshades for Steve and Caroline's lovely home in Tarragindi, Brisbane.
How elegant are the French Doors? The lampshade on the vintage lamp stand features our Peacock Party design in Creme print on natural linen.
Hanging pendant lampshade features our screen Fretwork design in Blue Marine print on natural linen. This room is quite special as the dining table was made by Steve's dad.
Yay for our Queensland climate and outdoor deck living!
Here's a lovely window box seat makeover by Lisa Prebble.
The fabric Lisa chose to use is our "Bohemian Blooms" design screen-printed in white on upholstery weight, natural linen.
To see the whole makeover story, visit the vintage biyt blog.
Customer submissions of 2 very different projects using the same fabric. What do you think?
Linen bag designed by Flax and Muse.
Curtains submitted by Articulate Architectural and Interior Design. You will find the fabric here.
Same design again as a reupholstered vintage armchair done previously by the Flourish and Blume girls. Trimmed with eco wool felt, the Tentacality design here is screen-printed on the upholstery weight linen.
Collaborating with friends is so much fun.
I'm so excited that we have put together a selection of our screen-printed fabrics to create beautiful lampshades for the Hamptons Style wall sconces from A-M over at Cape Cod Designs.
What says Hamptons more than Navy (our Blue Marine) and white? All 100% linen, of course. A touch of Queensland too with our Fretwork design.
More navy with our Marguerite design.
How different does the Fretwork look printed in White on Duckegg Blue/ Natural linen?
The same fabric printed with our Iron Flowers design in Creme.
Nice profile too. Finish is Antique Silver. Limited stock. See more information or order from our website.
We all love transformations.
To see the before and afters, do pop over to the Happy Little Queenslander Blog.
Dresser and stool features our 'Iron Flowers' screen-printed Duckegg Blue linen and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
We'd been talking about it for a while but now we've finally listed our new Photoshop for Fabric Design Classes!
Suitable for people who wish to learn basic digital design skills and will cover subjects such as taking a favourite photographic image and the steps required to turn it into a screen-print.
Of course, you will also be taught how to put your design into a 2-way and 4-way repeat. For more information and to book a place, please visit our website.
We are offering an Early Bird Discount if you book and pay by July 31. Please note, that you will need to bring your own lap-top with Photoshop installed. You can down load the 30 day free trial version (see website for details).
I just found out about "The Works", a really cool retail space in Glebe, Sydney where 'creatives and innovators who craft ideas for the future based on a respect for the past' showcase and sell their work.
Creative Director Stewart Rimes recently ordered our Peacock Party upholstery linen in Teal print to restore these Retro TV armchairs.
I've always wanted to see this fabric design on chairs and love the results (or am I just biased?)
And for the creative types in Sydney, you will be able to enrol into the upcoming DIY Bottle Lamp Workshop (August 4).
We're in Melbourne at the Decoration & Design Show until Sunday!
Here's a sneak peek of our fabulous new Wing Chair created by super-talented Jaro Upholstery. You really need to see it in person to appreciate how perfect it is.
We've also collaborated with the stylish A-M from Cape Cod Designs and created a range of lampshades for her range of Antique Silver Wall Sconces. These will be available to order on our website next week.
Are you visiting? You'll find us at Stand AA39.
PS, our Studio Shop will be closed today but will reopen to the public next Friday (July 26th) as normal.
Yes, I have lost my mojo so I apologise for not being around and for being unentertaining.
The reality is that my life has been turned upside down by unexpected, personal circumstances.
However, I was temporarily distracted today by the use of this Old School carpet in a modern law office. Really love the mix of the old and the new.
I am looking forward to spending next week in Melbourne and catching up with my little girl.
We will be exhibiting at the Decoration and Design Show so I'm trying hard to get back to a sense of normalcy. Hope to see you there!
Love seeing the creative vision of our customers.
Emma has teamed our 'French Stripes' screen-printed Duckegg Blue/ Natural linen lampshade with her fabulous crystal-cut lamp base.
If you have a lamp base that you really like, we can jazz it up with a new lampshade. This hot pink 'Peacock Party' shade was custom-made for Sue to complement her vintage yellow ceramic lamp base. So unique!
It's always a great feeling when you transform something you didn't like in the first place.
I love the results of painting and waxing with the Annie Sloan chalk paint range.
The chair transformation began at the Paint Me White chalk paint workshop back in April. That's me on the far right.
This was the chair in the original state, purchased for a whopping $10 at a flea market in Stanthorpe a couple of years ago.
Yes, it took me that long to do anything with it as I was dreading the sanding and priming stage.
Which brings me to the BEST part of using the Annie Sloan chalk paints; no priming or sanding necessary. The 'Pure White' coat was painting straight over the old dark and varnished wood.
Back in my own studio, I stripped off the old floral fabric to reveal this ugly leather layer complete with ugly, rusted tacks on the back.
I really didn't want to open another can of worms so avoided stripping any further, afraid of what may lurk beneath and simply covered the leather with a layer of hemp/ cotton that I had.
You could use a calico or similar fabric, particularly if you are using a lighter coloured fabric on top, as I did.
Choosing one of our own screen-printed linen fabrics, it was very easy it to stretch into place and secure with a staple gun.
The fabric I used is Thea & Sami 'Fretwork' in Blue Marine on white linen.
The colour of the paint is Annie Sloan 'Louis Blue' and was finished with Annie Sloan Soft Wax and sanded until baby bottom smooth. Too easy!
We have a new design! Introducing 'Paper Roses' within our cushion range with more products and fabric available shortly.
In keeping with the romantic theme of this design, we've printed with 'Shadow', a custom-mixed ink that is transparent enough to allow the natural texture of the linen to show.
Screen-printed on Natural as well as the 2-yarn weaves of Dusty Pink/ Natural and Duckegg Blue/ Natural linens.
For those who love a pop of colour with their neutrals there is also our exclusive Raspberry print
and our classic Blue Marine on White Linen.
Of course you can't go past White on Natural. Which is your favourite?
It's time I shared images from our last screen-printing workshop. I didn't think I had enough photos but thanks to Tamara Franz, I have plenty to share and inspire.
It wasn't really a workshop of printing trees but it may look that way starting with Christy Argo and her beautiful tree silhouettes.
Christy also printed some lovely shell shapes inspired by her Sunshine Coast abode.
A totally different tree print by Tamara Franz.
Love the random 2 colour print also by Tamara.
Caroline Bloomfield went balmy with her tree prints. How good does the last one look on her striped apron?
Carina Bloomfield (daughter of Caroline) steered away from trees and printed the above cuties. Caroline and Carina drove all the way from the NSW South Coast for our 2-day workshop! Thanks ladies.
Scrumptious pineapple prints by Karyn Hillier.
2 colour print by Naomi Robinson. Thank you to all the lovely ladies who attended from afar. In fact, nobody was from Brisbane.
Now I have a very exciting announcement. In addition to our usual 1 & 2-Day workshops, you may opt to add an extra 2 days to design and print your own repeat and further experiment on the last day!
Students who have completed Days 1 and 2 in the past, may enrol in just Days 3 & 4. Please visit the website for full information and to book your place.
How elegant are the French Doors? The lampshade on the vintage lamp stand features our Peacock Party design in Creme print on natural linen.
Hanging pendant lampshade features our screen Fretwork design in Blue Marine print on natural linen. This room is quite special as the dining table was made by Steve's dad.
Yay for our Queensland climate and outdoor deck living!
