My Inspiration Board

I had so much fun putting together this inspiration board for week's Blogging Your Way homework. Decor8's master blogger and teacher extraordinaire, Holly Becker, is one smart cookie and is challenging us to think about how we would like our blog to look. This was the main purpose of this exercise and something that I hadn't really thought about until now.

I have incorporated some of my new hand-printed fabrics in my collage. Inspired by cottage gardens on either side of the English Channel, my board comprises of traditional periwinkle tones as well as natural and striped European linens.

I enjoyed this exercise so much that I have decided to do something similar for a couple of magazine ads that I am designing this week. I will share once I have them done. I recommend that you make your own inspiration board; it really does help you see things clearer. Update: didn't have time to do a collage for my ads. See this post.

I need to apologise if you braved the rainy weather to visit the Young Designers Market today for I had to call in sick and I didn't open shop :(

So Excited!

I'm so excited that I have successfully enrolled in the "Blogging Your Way" classes beginning in January that I can hardly contain myself! The classes are being run by Holly Becker, author of the ever-popular Decor8 Blog and Leslie Shewring, a colour expert who writes A Creative Mint. Places are limited so check it out now. (Course is now sold out).


I am a bit of a geek because I love learning new things. Yesterday, I completed the last in a series of Export workshops held by Trade Queensland. I can thoroughly recommend these if you live in our state and want to learn how to expand your market beyond our shores. Information and dates of future workshops can be found here.

Psst, have you read my previous post for your free Textile Magazine offer?