When June rolls round you know it’s Father’s Day soon, and this year it falls today on June 17th!

To celebrate, I thought I’d write a post featuring some cute Father’s day gifts “from baby”!

Papa Bear & Baby Bear T-shirt set

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I’m quite excited about a new design I’ve made today! I was experimenting with floral designs inspired by vintage art and after playing around with some rose patterns I ended up making these flowery rose plates:

Just wanted to share with you because I was so happy with how they came out! :) I can totally imagine these floral plates being used at a dinner party or a summery garden party!

You can see the whole selection of flowery plates I created here: Rose plates.

Today I discovered the photographer Deborah Schenck who creates artistic compositions of sun-streamed scenes with vintage letters, stamps and flowers. I think it is the way the sunlight dances through these images together with the soft feminine colors and balanced compositions which I like so much about these images.

Here are some of my favorites:

Vintage Letter and Apple Blossoms Buy From Art.com

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Julia and I are both members of the awesome print-on-demand website, Zazzle, where designers gather to share and sell their arty creations. Sometimes I like to browse through the site as a source of inspiration to see what other wonderful things other creatives are making. Quite early on in my time on Zazzle, I came across Meg Stewart’s photography work. Meg has a lot of beautiful photos but my favorites are her awesomely cute and cuddly chipmunk photography pieces. Or as she might call them, the photos of her “Furballs of Happiness”! :D

Here are some of my absolute favorite chipmunk photography images by Meg. They are all available on a wide array of products for all your chipmunk gifts needs. Click on the pictures to see what kind of products these photos can be found on. (more…)

I love learning things about stuff we see everyday but know little about. As I work as a graphic designer, I sometimes delve into the stories behind famous patterns and the ubiquitous paisley pattern is one of those which I recently learned about. Did you know that the paisley design originated in India and Iran? I always thought it resembled a teardrop shape but according to Wikipedia, in India they associate it with a mango shape believe it or not! hehe

I wanted to share with you some pretty paisley iphone cases that I recently discovered on Zazzle. (more…)

As I was browsing through art.com I discovered the beautiful vintage style photography of Mandy Lynne and I thought it was so pretty and girly that I just had to share it with you!

I suspect that those who love using instagram and who generally like a girly vintage, 1950s/ 60s look will like these photos too!

Every day I enjoy finding a new talented individual who creates beautiful things. Today, I discovered the artist Pamela Gladding who creates stylish flower paintings amongst other beautiful paintings.

Here is a selection of my favorite floral paintings by her:

Stylish Floral painting: Damask Tulip IV You can buy it From Art.com. I think that this hot pink tulip painting would look beautiful in a girl’s bedroom with a contemporary white, black and pink color scheme!

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If you’re looking for a great theme for a pre-wedding celebration, how about a beach themed bridal shower? When it’s winter, a beach bridal shower can be a fun theme for a party, bringing memories of summery good times and vacations, and when it’s summer, the beach theme fits perfectly with that time of year too!

To plan the shower, you’ll need beach bridal shower invitations and related stationery, and I’ve scoured Zazzle to find some of the prettiest ones out there!

These were my top 10 favorite beach bridal shower invitations:

1. Beach & Sea-shell themed wedding cake Bridal Shower Invitations

Today I discovered the beautiful macro nature photography work of Sharon Johnstone.

I love how she captures the brilliant colors of nature, the beauty of light on water droplets and how she achieves it all with a touch of feminine softness.

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