Design - British home stores

Appliqued poppy cushion

Hello peeps!  Hope you have all had a great week?  Mine has gone very quickly and I'm now packing for our trip to Wales this afternoon.  Very, very excited as visiting a couple of friends near Ceredigion which is in the middle of nowhere, which sounds perfect to me... here's the map!   Husband and wife team, Helen and Steve Watson, are building an amazing place for people to go and stay, it's in it's early stages, but I will take a few photos and update you next week as it sounds beautiful, they have an owl, living in the barn, and pet ducks, a new kitty, and Star the collie dog.  have a look at their blog about getting it all ready for customers here.

This week I saw some of my designs online, that I created for BHS when I worked for them full-time.  So I thought I'd show some of my favourites.  

They sit in the theme 'Skandi' which is all about Scandinavian design:  Strong and simple icons with texture fills in red, white, sky, navy and slate blues with black highlights sit well against pale wood and natural textiles.  

Skandi apples

Oswald the owl

Abstract circle lampshade

Owl cushion: crewel work stitches.

Leaf floral lampshade.

I really enjoyed working on this theme, so was a good one to leave on.

Love - donna wilson

Hi Everyone, it has been pretty manic in the last few weeks, my partner and I are moving house soon and have been trying to pack, work, and meet up with friends before we go.  We are moving up to Worcestershire for more space and rural loveliness!

  I wanted to share my love of the designer Donna Wilson today.  I love her quirky knitted animals and cushions.  Donna's range has grown quickly and there are loads of cute accessories for you or your home.  You can have a look at her website here.

Robin cushion

Owl and the pussy cat cushion

Love this Welsh blanket in fab contemporary colours.

 How cute is this little owl beaker!

 Love the pattern and colours on this plate.

This is Donna Wilson's first knitting book, with 35 easy to follow projects of fun and quirky creatures.

Inside the book - one of the projects you can knit.

And finally, how cute is this bunny chocolate egg, get some for Easter festivities, along with more characters to choose from.