Happily Encouraged:)

I'm so excited to be receiving commetns(at last!!)and that too from such famous blogspersons;)and talented designers!!Thank you all so much!

Anywayyy..I'm so excited that I'm putting up some pattern design I've done recently...very floral...and the best bit...I whipped them up in about a few hours time which for a beginner like me is pretty quick.

I entered these into the tiger print competition.But because I discovered tigerprint on the day of the competetion closing date...I don't think these hasty ones will get anywhere...However i'm on the look out for more competitions...they'r exciting:)!!

blog surfer:)

oh how i love holidays!
I've been shopping around blogs for inspiration and I found this one through tigerprint:)
Dee beale....Definately worth a visit;)

watch a space;)

Hi anyone who reads this blog:)
Day 2 of my spring break and I'm loving it...!Wipeee for holidays!
Watch this space people..(if your not already addicted to it!)
Tigerprint
That's all I'm going to say..so hop on now and enjoy a feast for your eyes:)

Howdie!

Oh How!Oh How! do I get people to read my blog...!!!!!
Its funny...I so eagerly open up my blog every day and boohoo! no comments...!

Anywaaayyy..on the brighter side...its just two days till my uni closes for SPRING BREAK!whippeeee!!!
I look forward to spending my time wisely and doing lots of design work!!!!

summer weather = summer prints:)

How good is todays sunshine!!!!!!yay!

Finally some good use for my tucked away shorts and tees;)

Anyway I woke up all excited to take pictures of my recent prints and I am very very happy with how they look...I can see them as printed lengths...and if anyone does read this blog I'd love your comments and feed back...

Sneak peeek!

One other thing...If "anyone's"been reading my blog..you might remember some prints that I posted a while ago...
Well..I've completed printing my swatch book today and I'm waiting for the weekend when I can take some photos of them IN SUNLIGHT...and put them up on the blog..
I hope you like them...Also awaiting a digitally printed swatch which I will receive on Wednesday!

Little things in life!

Its funny how we hardly take notice of things around us.Like today for example....I was walking up the ramp to platform 2 at northmelbourne when suddenly!I saw this tree and these gorgeous little flowers and buds on it.
Sooo strange..I walk up that ramp EVERYDAY and I'v never noticed it before...Maybe because its spring and the tree has been dead all winter,but hey!that must mean I've been walking past it for the past thre springs!!!!!
Anyway...just thought I'd put up a picutre of a little branch that fell from the tree...very inspiration little piece of nature:)
Aaaannd I've certainly learnt to take a little more notice at my surroundings:)

one more....

not too sure what happened to the little missing bits...mmmm...!!nonetheless hope you get the idea...:)

and oh!please do comment...I usually feel shy to comment on blogs but I'd REALLY love feedback from some "actual people"other than my university teachers;)

Bits n pieces!

heylo everyone!

Hope the weekend was good...

I have mondays and tuesdays off from uni so I usually stay home and catch up on work.However yesterday I went in to access the print studio and got some printing done.Unfortunately I forgot to bring them back home so I have no pictures to put up.Buuuut.....What is a post without a picture???So I decided to put up some other pattern design that I did sometime ago...

Feel the looooove!

To Dad with love
Homemade chocolate chip cake with frosting et all for tomorrows father's day lunch get-together!

Its been quite a productive saturday so far!

• Cooking for tomorrows luncheon
• Baking and decorating this cake
• Making and taking pictures n posting the buttons
• Sending out a few long overdue e-mails
• Driving my sister to n back from work

PHEW!time for some lazing around and maybe a nice movie;)

Button love XoXo

I did manage to whip up these long over due buttons...And managed a little fancy layout too;)
The fabric is just offcuts from my printing that have been stashed away forever...put to gooood use with these little treasures don't you think!!!?!
I bought these self cover buttons from spotlight,but they were quite expensive about 5 bucks for only 6 of these little frames.Anynone know any place cheaper?coz I'd love to make all my fabric ends n odds into pretty buttons!

I can't wait to wear them as little brooches or even hair pins like in the picture!!

looks like someone's gonna get all dressed up for tomorrows father's day lunch:)

My first acutal sewing success(and attempt!!)

Meet mr.calico cushion!!My first actualy product cut and sewed all by myself!

I've always wanted to make cushions coz I looove the colour that they bring to a room...I also have stashes of my printed fabric that I've wanted to make into cushions for aaages..and NOW I CAN!yay!

P.S-notice my little fabric button in the corner??i loove little things..plan to get stuck into making somemore of these today..maybe while watching some tele!

hope everyone is having a good weekend and loving the weather!!!Hello Spring!

PRINTEY PRINT PRINT~

Testing a few different colourways for a 2 colour print for the CAPSID range.

I like the one on the far left,it looks just like my croquis and goes well with the other designs.

The prints are on 100% cotton voile.lovely sheer fabric.The print quality is not very good coz I used a spare screen to print the background colours as my screens were still being exposed.

Nonetheless I have a pretty good idea of what it will look like.Going to do some more (good ones)on monday!

(sorry about the very dodgy picutre...!I'll get better I'm sure...practise makes perfect!

My Space

I'm so obessed with this new blog that I'm constantly looking for things that I can post.

And just now looking around the study I realised BINGO!my study itself!

Ofcourse since I live at home its shared with the rest of the family but as you can see I RULE!!!

Also a little snippett of a "planner board"which I'm slowly turning into my personal inspiration corner;)

WoW!I actually FEEL so much more like a designer/artist/maker/creative person or whatever you like to call me...thank you blog!

Finally!

After clariifying copyright issues with my teacher at uni....Here is a first glimpse of my work..

Actual samples!YAY!

This one is a range designed for kids.Its a 3 colour print on some lovely white cotton/linen blend.
As part of my course I had to print a production run of 12(not very much).I was quite happy with how they turned out.
Haven't yet made it into anything,but I'm thinkin little pillows/cushions for kids maybe with a commercial printed back and cute little fabric buttons.

Oh I don't think I've mentioned it yet...I can't really sew!!yeh...yeh..!!I know...however I am learning and I can proudly say that I can make a cushion cover now!!!(with piping!)

Learning curves!

Seems like today is meant to be world learning day!!Well,atleast for me!!

First, I "learnt"that I had forgotten to bring in my pattern pieces for my sewing class!!D'oh!

Second,while washing out my screens the high pressure hose gave way and drenched me in water.What did I learn you may ask???I learnt that it is terribly haaard to fix it back when there is water gushing EVERYWHERE and its worse when your soaked!

Third and by far the most exciting!! I learnt how to make the title of my blog look all pretty!!YAY!bit of trial and error and I probably did it the long way while there could be a much quicker path to the same end.....!!!That said.. I am very happy with the look..but am still experimenting with more colour choices!!

Here's hoping it attracts some readers:)

some more inspiration

Behold!The St.Mary's Cathedral,Sydney

I took this picture on our pilgrimage to World Youth Day in july this year.

I was stunned by the gorgeous interior of the cathedral.

As a strong catholic,the church inspired me so much spiritually and I feel like I almost owe a tribute to this Beautiful house of God.

DEFINATELY a pattern design inspired by St.Mary's.Not too sure when,but with my course and its demands I'm sure I'll have the right oppurtunity to design one!

Thats all the impulse posts for tonight!!!

NiteyNite everyone!

Oh!!! the new found JOY of blogging:)

Its 10.07 pm and I was just getting my stuff ready for uni tomorrow and look what I realised!!!!
I've been spending a lot of time at the library this week and this is my little(borrowed;) collection of some awesome textile design books...I personally can't get enough of them.
I can spend aaaaages at the library,miss classes and get totally lost in the wonderful surrounding of pages n pages of inspiration,knowledge and creativity.
I just HAD to take a picture and post it because I'm soooo excited about this new blog:)
Not sure if I have any readers as yet tho!sigh!Patience Tanya Patience!!!!

CAPSID

oooohhhh...bacteria,virus and microorganisms!!!!!
Believe it or not this formed by insipiration for a recent beach wear collection that I designed for a project at uni.
It worked soo well and I am very pleased with the outcome.
Will put some images of the designs up as soon as I can work out a way to protect my images...anyone got any ideas on howI can do this??????

holiday workshops at RMIT brunswick!!!!!!

yayyay!Its that time of the year!!!Holiday workshops at RMIT brunswick!!!!!!
Every year the Textile course at RMIT organises fundraiser workshops in the september school holidays...this year there are workshops in screen printing,felting,machine knitting&shibori. The brochure is HUUge to put up here so if anyone would like any info. please DO COMMENT and I am more than happy to give you days,dates,times.costs and other exciting info:)looking forward to some comments from you creative peeps out there...until next time.....