Showing posts with label Folksy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Folksy. Show all posts

Friday, 22 April 2011

Folksy Friday: Chocolate

I should probably have done an Easter-themed collection. 

But I'm not very godly. I like to refer to Easter as The Festival of Sex and Chocolate and I also discovered that chocolate gets far more hits on Folksy than sex (draw your own conclusions, boys and girls...). So I've gone for a chocolate theme.

Mixed chocolate chip cookies by Woolly Duck

Surprisingly (for me, maybe not for you seasoned Folksy-ers) there is an awful lot of fake food available for sale over there. What do people do with it? I was quite baffled. Then it began to weave a strange charm over me... I found myself rather wanting a row of knitted cupcakes sitting along my mantlepiece, or a woolly swiss roll to use as a pin cushion.

I guess the appeal must lie in the fact that you can have the aesthetic of the Cupcake Cult without the calories or the stickiness!


My favourite maker of fluffy food soon turned out to be Woolly Duck, whose felted cakes, fruit, sweets and doughnuts really are adorable. To fit with my chocolate theme, though, I've chosen to feature her felt cookies. 


Not quite calorie free though, as they're making me hungry...


www.folksy.com/shops/woollyduck



Chocolate Teacake Card by Red Road Design

Tunnock's teacakes always remind me of church suppers when I was a child. They're also the sort of thing I always associate with my dad. Thinking about it now, they're like fat Wagon Wheels for grown-ups, aren't they?


Anyway, this card would be perfect for the teacake lover in your life. Or would look sweet framed on a wall.

www.folksy.com/shops/RedRoadDesign



I saved you my last cupcake print by Fox Bunting

I'm going to imagine this last cupcake is chocolate-y. It would be if it was being saved for me, anyway. I like that it's a bit wonky and looks like it might lose it's cherry at any moment... far more realistic than picture-perfect confections.


www.folksy.com/shops/foxbunting




Mini collectable cake by Planet Aye

When I was a little girl I desperately wanted a great big dolls' house. And not one to play with, I wanted one of those 'ornamental' ones that people collect and fill with miniature versions of antiques. There was a dolls' house shop in the town where I grew up and I used to beg to be taken there to look at all the tiny tiny things. 


My parents, being sensible folk, never indulged me in this and I'd forgotten all about it until I stumbled upon this article on The Guardian website a while back.


If I ever get my dolls' house, this is what's going to be eternally served up on my tiny kitchen table for tiny afternoon tea.


www.folksy.com/shops/PlanetAye


Lucky dolls.

Friday, 15 April 2011

Folksy Friday: Bicycles

I've decided to jump on the Folksy Friday bandwagon, and what better theme to choose for my first than bicycles?! Obviously, I'm a cycling fan and now we're properly into spring I feel like I can encourage other people onto their bikes without anyone claiming it's too chilly.


I do also like the aesthetic of a nice bicycle; I think it can be a really elegant shape. My own bike's an old (really old, 70s) Peugeot that I converted to single speed and have changed pretty much everything but the frame! I think it's a very beautiful thing, but I'll concede that  I'm biased. 






I'm always tempted by the beautiful retro styles you can get from places like Pashley or the newly launched Beg Bicycles. I love the idea of swanning round the streets on a sunny morning, pausing just to pick up a bunch of dewy tulips and a fresh, crusty loaf...


www.begbicycles.com


It's not likely to happen though, apart from the fact they're a bit 'spensive, I just like going really fast too much. 


I'd lose my tulips.


Anyway, enough of my bicycle-obsessing. Here are some lovely bike-themed items I've found on Folksy:


Blue Bicycle Mug by Julia Smith Ceramics

I'm very fussy about mugs; I like them to be just the right shape and to fit nicely into my hands. I love the little drips of glaze on this and the tiny bicycle making its way around the bottom!






Bicycle in a French Barn print, by From the Rooftops

This dramatic photo really caught my eye, especially as the bike's at an unusual angle making you appreciate the shape all the more.






Bicycle ring by Teasemade

This seller makes beautiful, unique embroidered jewellery. I don't think I could wear this as I'd constantly be catching it on things and getting it grubby, but it'd be ideal for all you less-clumsy ladies who'd like to demonstrate your bicycle-love!








Not that I'm planning on getting wed any time soon, but this bicycle themed wedding invitation would be perfect for a non-traditional, cycling couple.





Anyone else done a Folksy Friday today?

Thursday, 14 April 2011

Lazy Sunday Mornings

As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm pretty inspired by breakfast. To be honest, I'm inspired by most meals and probably spend a large proportion of my day thinking about the next things I'm going to eat...


It's not too surprising, then, that the next series of pictures ended up being pretty much breakfast-and-tea themed. The idea started off with the Valentine's card I made for the boyfriend, and developed from there. He likes tea, too. Possibly even more than I do. You can see why we get on.


There's also not much that makes me happier than waking up on a weekend morning and knowing that I can spend as long as I want over breakfast! 


So, here they are. Prints available in my Folksy shop!


Happy

Wonderful

Right

Sweet

Friday, 8 April 2011

VeloCity

So, I think I'm finally just about happy enough with the first series of illustrations to risk releasing them into the wider world. I've grouped this lot together under the title VeloCity because, well, any excuse for a pun, my bike's French (a Peugeot) so tends to get referred to as Velo, and... um... I live in a city.

These were hand drawn with ink on lovely heavy paper and coloured a bit with watercolour pencils. (I love these, so much less mess!) I'm going to try and put some prints in my new, nearly launched Folksy shop later today but, gosh, doesn't it take an age to list things? 

Anyone else with a Folksy or Etsy shop out there? Pop a link in the comments!