Bohemian Blooms Preview

You first saw a peek of 'Bohemian Blooms', our new fabric design on paper here. Of course, nothing compares to finally screen-printing it for 'real' on actual fabric.

The first test-print yesterday was black on white linen which I think suits the design considering that my inspiration for it was floral lace.

I love strong colours so had to test print Rose ink on white linen too. Do you like it? I'm happy that the fine details print so well.

This is the fabric screen that arrived yesterday. It's our biggest and heaviest one so may be a challenge for our new studio assistant but we never shy away from challenges in the Thea and Sami studio.

And this is what the "Bohemian Blooms" coordinating tea-towel will look like. The image shows the positive lying over a tea-towel. I had to make the scale of the blooms smaller than the fabric ones for the design to look good on the towel. The image positive now needs to be exposed onto a screen for printing. 

There's always a lot to do with every new fabric design such as making up coordinating product samples of tea-towels, cushions, runners and napkins and of course my new bedroom curtains!

Irene's Chair Makeovers

Who doesn't love a good chair makeover? Our lovely customer Irene sent me the following images of hers.

Old furniture always seems to look better painted. The fabric used is our Hydrangea screen-printed linen in Crème on Natural Flax.

The original chairs were found by the side of the road.

The second chair makeover features our French Stripes design hand-printed on Duck Egg Blue European linen.

The seat covers have been made so they can be removed and washed. Thanks Irene for sharing :)

Circular Cushion

You're a clever lot and I just love seeing what you do with our fabrics.

Marcia made a circular cushion from our Marguerite navy print fabric. Marcia plans to finish with a button in the centre.

It had never occurred to me to make circular cushions but I really like the look. What do you think?

So for all the blue lovers, you can now buy the Marguerite print on white linen.

Also available black print on natural linen. Don't like sewing. We have Marguerite linen cushions for you too.

Yay! Today is Friday and the studio shop is open for visitors. See you from 10.00 am onwards. Our location is here.

Living Room Scheme

Here is the mood board I created for my living room which really does make it easier to plan.

I've chosen 2 different fabrics for curtains and roman blinds because I don't like everything too matchy-matchy. The black & white print is our Iron Flowers and the striped print is our French Stripes in Mango Yellow on white linen.

We're having someone come in to measure the windows for coverings next Monday so it's full-steam ahead with the living room. The painters are still finishing the windows this week - there were a lot!

So why didn't I stick to my chosen colour scheme when I painted these glass vases yesterday? (see tutorial here) I settled for "Sun Yellow", the only yellow that I could find in the White Knight Gloss Enamel range. It's just too mustard for my liking. If you like it, I will happily sell the vases to you. Pick up only.

So it was back to the op shops this morning to find new vessels to paint. This time, I will ask the paint shop if I have choose my own colour and have it mixed into the enamel paints.

Also, for the living room, I want to use these 2 fabrics to create patchwork upholstery for 2 retro armchairs; Marguerite print in Cottage Blue & French Stripes on Duckegg Blue.

The look is something like this. Please note this fabric is just draped over the chair but you get the idea.

Oh and my other big news is that we'll be participating in the Bowerbird Bazaar next month. I'm excited as I've never been to Adelaide before. I do hope there are some Thea & Sami fans out there who will visit us.

Feather Your Nest

Brisbanites in the know will be aware of Nesting Bird Interiors, the hippest place in town for beautiful homewares and hand-made gifts. Owner Danielle is an astute hunter and collector and supports local design.



New stock in store includes Thea & Sami hand-printed tablecloths. For store location and more information, visit Nesting Bird Interiors.



Our 'Marguerite' print is especially elegant printed in white on natural linen.