I love my Eskimo Kiss tees but I will be phasing this design and a few others out over the next 6 months as I have a load of brilliant new designs up my sleeve for the summer...
The cute deer faces in caps are part of my design for a limited edition of tees for music makers Dan Le sac v's Scroobius Pip, of which I have hand printed 200 for guys and girls which will be available on their upcoming tour of the UK. I'm really proud to be involved with these guys. I have to be honest and say I hadn't heard of either artist's work before I received this commission but I have since become a big fan. I just love the electro beats and intelligent, thoughtful and funny lyrics!! You can find out more about the band and the tour RIGHT HERE! Have a good listen and I think you'll be as hooked as I am!
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They have started selling out already so get your skates on if you like what you see!
You can see and shop all of the brand new Fluffstuffs items RIGHT HERE!!
It was near sunset when we went for our walk and most of the beach was very beautiful. One side of it however was full of plastic rubbish that had been washed ashore and had probably come off fishing boats and trawlers and it made me very sad to see. It has been a long time since I saw a beach strewn with such horrible plastic bottles, cannisters and nets!! I did notice though that some of the plastic must have been washing around for a long time and was so broken down into such tiny pieces the vast array of bright colours actually looked quite pretty mingling on the sand with stones and seaweed.
I'm certainly no fan of polluting rubbish, but the tiny colours caught my eye so I just had to take some pictures!!
Hopefully the local council will put some money into getting that particular beach cleared up for the locals, tourists, surfers and wildlife alike to give the beach back it's natural beauty...
I just love the earthy colours and the sweet variety of animals. You could collect them all and build up a whole zoo of animals on your lapel, hehe!
We have some fabulous fine silver stud earrings stamped with all manner of things from tiny snails and crowns to howling wind, olive branches and stars. The earrings are all hand crafted and have tiny irregularities which makes them unique and special. Perfect for everyday!
As well as the studs we have a selection of cute silver necklaces too! Little pendants with Scottie dogs and chirruping birds and my favorite: An enameled silver cupcake with multi-coloured sprinkles which looks good enough to eat!! (better not though, you might break your teeth...hehe!) All the pendants swing from delicate sterling silver ball chains and the earrings all have sterling silver posts and backs.
What I loved about it was that it is still lived in and used as a proper home. Amongst all of the priceless antiques and paintings were modern day trinkets and things from a life lived in the here and now: a Mac computer on an ancient desk, plastic martian heads amongst centuries old books, modern cards and ornaments on a mantle piece below a portrait by Van Dyke...there was also a very old, valuable and rare cabinet of museum quality stuffed full of the families vinyl record collection! I just loved the clash of very old and very new.
Unfortunately I was unable to take any images of the inside of the house, but there is a round room with a 360ยบ mural by the artist Robert Lenkiewicz. A crazy and colourful symbolic masterpiece with amazing detail which was painted by the artist over the period of 30 years and spans 40 feet in diameter. One half depicts death, destruction, insanity, unrequited love, and the apocalyptic end of the world, whilst the other reflects love and affection, friendships, harmony and proportion.
We had a walk around the gardens on what was possibly the stillest day of the year so far, again a real treat with all the flowers coming out and we even saw a bumble bee buzzing along which is rare at this time of year!!
The house is open from 2pm until 6pm daily until the 10th of June (except 12th and 13th April) and really is well worth a visit...Go to HERE! for more info and directions etc
On the way home we stopped for lunch at a carvery near Looe, and there was a big ole Peacock in the garden and we were lucky enough to see him in all his glory when he attempted to scare other tiny birds away from his dinner of crushed up Nacho chips!!
We have a colourful selection of her bird brooches, baby cats and two cute poochers, Edith and Ivoe. They are all sewn and stuffed by hand and decorated with pretty beads and buttons, pom-poms and tassles.
When Vicky emailed me about stocking her wares I immediately fell in love with her colourful style and her sense of humour. I am really pleased to be stocking her self published hardback book too. It is fully illustrated and about the rare ridgeback monkey Gee Manuel and his friends. the book is that bit different in that it has such treats as a large pull out map, a love letter and a selection of cards all stuffed in brightly coloured envelopes throughout the book...A must for fans of illustrated artist's books.
The tees are going to be a sure fire hit for the summer with their sweet prints and candy bright colours!!
AND! If that wasn't enough of an update I have made some Bonbi Forest stud earrings which are now available in the store--> Sweet vintage mottled glass florals and vintage Lucite sea blue swirls! I used to have some of the sea blue swirls in the old version of the Bonbi Forest store before it morphed into the Emporium of today. They were very popular and I am pleased to have got my hands on some more for the store!
Plus I received another big box of loveliness over the weekend and will be adding the items from this very exciting new designer over the next couple of days...Phew!! It's a lot of newness!!
