PLAYING WITH PATTERN

As much as I love snapping away and editing photographs it's great to get back to pencils and paints and have some fun getting creative. I love printing and have tried my hand at lino printing, screen printing and even the good old fashioned potato print – which F loves to get involved with as it's super easy to do.

So I thought I would have a go at creating a playful design for Direct Blinds 'The next Banksy' competition. I really loved the printed simple leaf motif I used in this post and thought I would recreate it on a mottled baby pink background using watercolour paints, and photoshop to repeat the pattern. I could totally imagine this complimenting a parisian kitchen or scandi-style bedroom with hints of pastels.

If you love patterns then checkout my Pinterest board for some inspiration.

TURN UP THE PATTERN, I CAN'T QUITE HEAR YOU

March is finally here, along with the hope of sunshine, milder days and blossoms bursting from the trees. The fashion world has leapt into action, as the Spring/Summer collections hit the shops ready for trendy peeps to flash their cash. It looks like loud colour and patterns, on both clothes and walls is set to be the trend for 2014, so here's some pattern inspiration to get you ready for Spring.

You can also visit my other boards here.