Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everybody! 

Here's to love, friendships, good times and prosperity!

wishing you . . .

Just finished wrapping all the present. Phew... 
(Gave myself a mental medal for good wrapping job and conditioned my innver 'wrapping fetish' not to care when the receiving end doesn't look twice and it all falls crumbled on the floor in seconds.)
My wardrobe looks so busy, so festive... so full of little (and not so little) wrapped up packages. Can't wait to see the kid's faces:).
Wishing you all - Happy Holidays! with this cheerful snowy pattern:)

dreaming trees . . .

This pattern would make an excellent bedding for girls. What do you think?

Joyous Bloom . . .

The pattern spirits moved me into the direction of this blooming repeat:). Hope that it provided a much needed relief from all the white and grey.

swans and bears . . .

Nothing says 'Christmas' like bears, swans and florals... that's why I'm wrapping my presents in lagom this year:). It's not just my opinion. Ask the Moomins... they'll tell you - "Swans and Bears all the way!".

winter denial . . .

In the winter time happiness is a full time job. Thank goodness for holidays and this polar bears internal spring:).

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Today's message - trust yourself & stay positive! I certainly need a reminder (every other day:).

2012 holiday gift tags . . .

Hello December!
Snow on the ground - check.
Frosted car windows - check.
Plans to get fresh christmas tree tomorrow - check.
Holiday gift tags ready for sharing with my blog friends - check!!!
FEEL FREE TO COPY:
• click on the image - it will open in its own window at high resolution(300 dpi)

• copy that to your desktop.

• print as many as you'd like in any size you'd like:)

Happy wrapping and labelling:)!

makes my eyes happy . . .

Where did November go... I need an eight day week to fit all my 'to do'. Poor Mr. Blog. Neglected.... but not forgotten. A shot of colour into it's pattern arm today with this vibrant childish rhapsody. The theme was - all that makes my eyes happy.  

poetry for the eyes . . .

This pattern started with a good thought... it's like a little poem. A visual poem.

KidKit launch . . .

I'm pleased as punch to share this bit of news with you:)! Brand new, cute and super practical travel cases and pouches by kidkit (featuring patterns by yours truly) are now available! If you ever travelled with kids... you know you need one!:) 

floral fireworks . . .

Sharing my flower fireworks with you to celebrate the existence of democracy and failure of extreme greed!:)

making it . . .

Autumn. Many people love it. Much has been written about it's beautiful sadness... but, I'm not enchanted by it. I just want the green back. That's why I have to work on making every day a good day. Maybe you need some green back too:)

happy presents . . .

I love Madison Park Greetings! Check out what they've produced using my Birthday/Holiday pattern:)! Sweet! 

time flies . . .

Margo's birthday is just around the corner... Keeping up with the tradition I made an invitation to her little party:).

hallow's kids . . .

October has been jam-packed with work and lack of sleep... and I'm not sad to see it come to an end... especially because it's going to be such a colourful, scary and fun end:)! Halloween  is promising to be very interesting.
My girls are dressing up as characters from 'the Golden Compass'. Margo is going to be Lyra, Anais - her daemon and Lola is still on the fence. 
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU!!!

flutter by . . .

Exercise in colour.

bright side . . .

I've been so so busy lately... I lost sight of my bright side. Had to stop... and do some personal work... just to find it:).

watercolor girls . . .

I've been working away on a bunch of things that I can't share for a while... so, I'll share these 2 watercolors with you instead.