Eloise's home part 2

Cute little boy stuff and The Work Space! Eloise has some beautiful vintage books.

 

 

 

 

 

  

So long Eloise!

Eloise's home part 1

Eloise and her partner Patrick share this charming home with their two little boys. It is full of colour and life and beautiful treasures that she has picked up at car boots and charity shops. She has a really good eye for lovely things. Her fascination with mid-century design pervades her home and her stunning design work.

 

 

 

Tomorrow we go upstairs!

Eloise Renouf

Today I am celebrating the work of artist Eloise Renouf who recently started up an etsy shop selling her beautiful art prints. 

She has a wonderfully sophisticated sense of colour and great composition. I love the titles of her pieces. So many leaves, so little time, Nothing but rain and Lollipop trees to name a few. 

Eloise has designed for studios in London and New York as well as co-running her own publishing company, Eloise R. She is inspired by all things patterned and decorative and cites mid century patterns and prints and country walking as things she love. I think you get a real sense of that in her work. 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow we visit her house! 

A breakthrough and a lovely package

I've been puzzling for weeks over why I can't comment on my own blog and I've finally cracked it. Can't tell you how pleased I am. It felt so rude not being able to reply. And also, I am always pleased when I manage to firstly understand technology and secondly master just a little bit of it. It's one of those areas like cars, where you feel there ought to be a nice man around to fix it for you while you go all helpless and grateful.

Look what I got through the post today. 

I love the way creative people go to so much trouble to make things that 'don't matter' look so beautiful. 

It enhances the whole experience so much. 

 

 

This package is from the lovely lady at Misako Mimoko who I blogged about the other day.

Right! On with the weekend! Have a lovely one :)

Drawing

When I was a kid, I spent hours totally absorbed in drawing. Nowadays I don't seem to do it so much, although once I get started I can cover sheets in no time. I used to want to perfect how I drew, but now I just draw for ideas and don't so much worry how it looks. I think that suits me better.

 

 

 

 

Mostly they end up for cards as that is my day job, but I also like to make things. Can you match the drawings to the finished article?

Elisabeth Dunker at Fine Little Day has started a gallery of kids drawings.

Gnomeo and Juliet

A film about gnomes? This I have to see.

I am hoping it is going to take the West Side Story approach by adapting both the story and dialogue in a modern way rather than the Baz Luhrmann Romeo and Juliet one which updated the situation but retained the Shakespearean language.

 

Some little gnome candles I bought in Barcelona a few years ago.

You can see my favourite garden gnome here.

Pictures on the wall

We've been in this house for six months now. There is still so much to do that we hadn't bothered with pictures.

But all those white walls are getting to me, so here we go! A wall with some colour.