HAPPY 2013!

Hello, and Happy New Year. I know it's a bit late, being the middle of January and all, but this is my first post of the year and as you'll notice I've had a bit of a play around with the blog, hope you like it! So this year hopefully your going to hear more from me as it's been a mighty long while since I last posted anything. Hope you've all had a good year so far.

Hey Sosi

I came across the lovely work of Hey Sosi the other day and thought I should share it with everyone.

To see more check out her blog.

 

Doodles

Here are few designs I have been working on, some of them you may have seen before, but I have got them out again for a little project I'm working on.

All copyright of ellie hyde 2012

Ohh Deer

Great competition from Ohh Deer, head over and take a look.

Rie Elise Larsen, Winter 2012

  

I am a huge fan of Rie $lise Larsen from Denmark, and I have been having a look through their 2012 winter lookbook, which is full of lovely things. They have some beautiful paper products with loads of different patterns, I especially like the little paper nativity scene, so cute and the cut out angels. The lookbook is full of lovely photos as well, go and have a look, it's a bit like chocolate for your eyes.

Balloons

Here is a little look at some wallpaper designs I am working on at the moment. Still

undecided on the colour, but the last image shows a possible girly colour palette.

New Books

I Love buying new books, and last week I treated myself to a few especially lovely ones. A couple of them are children's book but the pictures, ideas and activities are sooo good that I had to get them.

365 Things to do with paper and cardboard is beautifully illustrated and full of great ideas for children and adults alike.

I also treated myself to Liberty's home sewing book, although I am currently sewing machineless, there are really well instructed guides to making cushions, aprons and my favourite which I will definitely be making once the sewing machine is up and running again is the kimono dressing gown.

Ed Emberley's Picture Pie is amazing, beautifully illustrated it shows you how you can drawing like Ed by using different parts of a circle cut up like pie. It has some really great ideas in it.

Last of all is Let's Draw Cute Animals by Sachiko Umoto, this is a lovely book with simple illustrations that are really cute. With easy to follow instructions and spaces to draw in the book I think it's great for children and adults.