Oli's best quotes

Oliver is due to turn three in July and has been talking really well for months and months. At a wedding we went to last September I met a speech therapist who asked how old he was and was very impressed with his skills. I have to say that I'm going to take full credit for this. There aren't many opportunities for me to be smug about being an incessant chatterbox. Some even find it annoying!

It does have it's downsides aswell though, like when he just doesn't. stop. talking. ever. at. all. And especially since he entered the 'Why?' phase. Anyway, here are some of his gems.

Pretending to eat a wooden orange:
"That's the sound of me eating orange"

Looking in to his potty:
"It's not a big poo, it's just an advert"

Coming through the front door:
Oli: "Do you know what colour our door is?"
Ben: "Is it purple?"
Oli: "No. The colour of our door is made of wood. And that is how the story began."

The random flavour of that last one though could be down to excessive exposure to Dr.Seuss

Jewellery packing

Lovely wooden jewellery packaging

Seen here >

Nice to See You

This looks great and is very funny. T'would go lovely on my bathroom wall!

"This ‘Nice to see you’ Poster is a one-color screen print inspired by well-known quotes from comedians of the last 30 years. Guaranteed to bring a smile to any Brit’s face.

It’s a limited edition of 500, screen printed by Ink Posters. A collaboration between Joff Casciani, Ollie Wood and Haydn Evans."

As seen on swissmiss >

Linzie Hunter

I know this style of typography and illustration is very of the moment, but some do it much better than others and I'm loving Linzie Hunter's work. Especially the Spam project below.

Linzie Hunter's Spam Poject >

Buy online here > 

My latest commission

Silver & resin Retro Circle pendant

Prints Charming

I've just come across a wonderful site called Prints Charming, an Australian set up run by Cath Derksema and Kirsten Junor.

This Christmas decoration kit really caught my eye. They're so beautiful yet look simple to create.

"Hand printed on 100% linen these decorations will add a touch of the hand made to any tree. The kit comes beautifully boxed and includes your printed panel, backing fabric, floss threads and a stitch guide. Personalise by embroidering a name a date on the back and give as a wonderful hand stich gift. The photo shows the panels once they have been embroidered, motif printing is teal on natural linen."

Buy it here >

Camilla Engman - free gift tags

Swedish artist Camilla Engman is giving away these sweet (PDF) Christmas gift tags.

Visit Camilla Engman's site for links to the 2006 and 2007 offerings too.