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11/12/2011

On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me….

Wrap Magazine - Issue 3

Issue 3 of Wrap Magazine

Wrap is a magazine which dedicates its pages to all things design and illustration. The magazine launched back in 2010, and is stocked in various retailers around the world.

In each issue they choose talented illustrators to contribute to the magazine. Each piece of work is printed in large scale, and the magazine has been specifically designed so that each sheet can be detached and used a cool wrapping paper.

The magazine also features interviews with the designers, articles related to the theme of the magazine and much more.

Below are a selection of Christmas wrap packs and illustration which feature in issue 3.

Wrap Magazine - Issue 3

Christmas wrapping paper’s by Ben Javens, Iker Spozio and Andrew Groves

Wrap Magazine - Issue 3

Christmas wrapping paper’s by Ben Javens, Andrew Groves, Tom Clohosy Cole and Donna Wilson

Check out Wrap’s website for pervious issues, their blog and online shop.

Posted by Tina Webster 11/12/2011

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04/12/2011

On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me….

A selection of Jimjam Designs Christmas cards

I’m loving Jimjam’s cards this year. They’re fun, stylish and use lots of stitch embroidery. My favourite are the assorted fabric Christmas trees below. The simple shapes and subtle embellishments, whether it be beads, spotty fabric or silver cotton trunks, create colourful compositions on the felt and hessian backgrounds.

Jimjam Designs

As well as creating wonderful Christmas cards JimJam Designs also make cards for all occasions. You can see more on their Facebook page and buy cards online at their Folksy shop.

(All images taken from Jimjam Designs Facebook page)

Posted by Tina Webster 04/12/2011

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03/12/2011

On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me….

A delightful ceramic heart necklace by Jeff Josephine Designs

Sophie Elm is the ceramic designer and illustrator behind the work of Jeff Josephine Designs. We studied together on our foundation course and once finished, we then tootled on our separate ways to University. It was only in our final year that we bumped into one another again at D&AD.

Sophie’s work has developed since then, and she is now producing lots of illustrated ceramic wear such as tiles, cups and necklaces. As well as this, she has also illustrated 2 books, creates screen printed fabric designs, greeting cards and exhibits her work around the UK.

In this post I want to talk about her ceramic heart necklaces. They come in all kinds of patterns and no two are ever the same as she paints these by hand. They’d make perfect gifts, and I think they’d look great as Christmas tree decorations.

Take a look at some of Sophie’ designs below.

Jeff Josephine Designs

You can see more of Sophie’s work on her Facebook page which she keeps regularly up to date with her new work, forthcoming exhibitions and fairs she is taking part in. You can also browse her Etsy shop here too.

(All images taken from Jeff Josephine Design’s Facebook page and Etsy shop)

Posted by Tina Webster 03/12/2011

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02/12/2011

On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me….

A Kirsty Elson Mistletoe Robin

If you saw my blog post in the summer which featured Kirsty’s work, you may be familiar with her gorgeous drift wood greeting cards and handmade wall and celling hangings.

Below is a selection of her Christmas card range made from tiny pieces of wood, twigs, beads and fabric. The small pieces of drift wood, once carefully fitted together, create wonderful naive shapes which resemble robins, reindeers and Christmas puds.

Kirsty Elson Designs

As well as her Christmas cards, she has also been busy creating hanging decorations for the tree and fireplace. Here is a selection of her poker dot penguins, perched robins and patchwork Christmas trees.

Kirsty Elson Designs

This is just a snippet of some of the great work Kirsty’s produced. You can see much more on her website and blog. Why not also have a browse on her online shop and see if there are any presents to be had for family and friends!

(All images take from Kirsty Elson’s Facebook page or Blog)

Posted by Tina Webster 02/12/2011

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01/12/2011

On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me….

A beautiful ‘birdy broach’ made by the fabulous Kate Slater.

These vibrant ‘bird brooches’ would be a great gift for any feathery-friend fanatics. I was lucky enough to receive the ‘Waxwing Brooch’ for my birthday this year.

Kate Slater Illustration

Each ‘brooch’ is hand-made by Kate in her studio in Staffordshire and she has created a variety of birds from Parrots and Flamingoes to Owls and Kingfishers. The colours are amazing and her use of collage creates feathery textures galore!

Here are a few close up shots of some of my favourites.

Kate Slater Illustration

As well as making these badges, Kate is also a brilliant illustrator, and you can see more of her work on her website. She also has an Etsy shop where you can have a gander at some of her latest Christmas gifts. Enjoy!

(All images taken from Kate Slater Illustration Facebook page)

Posted by Tina Webster 01/12/2011

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13/11/2011

Car Art at Mercedes Benz World

This weekend we had a trip out to visit Mercedes Benz World in Brooklands, Surrey. On display there were some lovely retro Mercedes cars as well as some very cool concept cars. It was whilst moseying around the place I came across some wicked car art which I thought I would share.

As Mercedes have a F1 team there was a uber cool art piece call “View Suspended II – An Artwork” which was a hanging F1 car made up of 3,200 precison engineered pieces all suspended from the celling. Standing back you could see the shape of the F1 car through the thousands of car parts that makes up this beast of a machine.

The piece was created by Dutch artist Paul Veroude and curated by Artwise Curators.

"View Suspended II - An Artwork" - by Dutch artist Paul Veroude and curated by Artwise Curators

I also found this really colourful Mercedes 220a. The piece is called “Beguiling lines and lotus blossom” and was painted by Hiro Yamagata who was inspired by the curvaceous car body.

"Beguiling lines and lotus blossom" painted by Hiro Yamagata

Posted by Tina Webster 13/11/2011

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30/10/2011

Cupcake Ipsum

Check out the uber cool Cupcake Ipusm generator created by Applicake. It sweetens up your lorem ipusm a treat! Being a web designer I’m always using Lorem Ipusm in my designs so having something sugar coated like this gives me a great excuse to try it in my next design.

I love the cupcake illustrations and pastel colours used in the design. Its very user friendly and quick to use! Why not have a try next time you need some lorem ipsum text!

Cupcake Ipsum

(All images taken from the Cupcake Ipsum website)

Posted by Tina Webster 30/10/2011

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29/10/2011

Rustic doors in Crete

I’ve just come back from my jols in Crete, Greece. While I was there we visited a few old towns. When walking around the windy streets I found these cute little rustic doors in differrnt shades of greens, blues and turquoise. It reminded me of the “Beach huts in Bournemouth” post I did a few weeks ago so I took some pics and thought I’d blog about them once I retuned.

Here you go…

Rustic doors in Crete

Posted by Tina Webster 29/10/2011

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09/10/2011

New work inspired by some very funky huts

Bournemouth beach huts pattern

Posted by Tina Webster 09/10/2011

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02/10/2011

Beach huts at Bournemouth

Check out these rainbow coloured beach huts on Bournemouth’s sea front! They’re a far cry from the traditional wooden huts you see around Britain’s coastline.

Each hut has a different shade and reminds me of Dulux colour cards which you can find in DIY shops.

Take a look at them in all their glory (in the fantastic October sun we had!)