We’ve had such a long spell of cold weather, followed by the snow and all in a lockdown that I feel so lucky to have been working on some new designs by Becky Bettesworth. Her nostalgic prints use such beautiful…
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It might be hard to celebrate New Year in quite the usual way, but we’ll all be glad to wave goodbye to 2020! We can still listen to the pips on the radio, mumble a bit of ‘Auld Lang Syne’…
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I have to say that my heart sinks when I hear the song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’! Every year at the Christmas evening at my daughters’ school the parents were divided up into the various days and had to…
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I am so lucky this year to be working with Anita Jeram. She is the illustrator behind the much-loved children’s classic – ‘Guess How Much I Love You’. Thanks to this, her bunnies are instantly recognisable. We launched Anita’s range…
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When we moved to Cumbria in 2014 we didn’t notice a particular difference in any Christmas traditions. However, on our first Christmas here we were amazed to turn up for work on December 1st to find that the ‘Bothy Elves’…
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Wow the weeks are flying by and it’s time for my latest blog already! So I ask myself, who is Old MacDonald? Amanda Loverseed just sent me the latest design in her Cut Thru’ range – Old MacDonald’s Farm. It’s…
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It is another wet grey day today but I am so lucky to be cheered up by working on some new designs by Eleanor Teasdale (Elle’s Illustrations | Facebook). She is a local artist and I asked her ‘Why Bees…
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As they say, ‘The Lake District’ wouldn’t have its sixteen lakes if it didn’t have plenty of rain. This weekend was particularly torrential. I was determined to get some fresh air, but even the local path around the village was…
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Is the end of lockdown in sight? It certainly feels like it is heading that way. Restrictions are starting to ease and many of us are heading back to work – if not still in unusual circumstances. The most important…
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One of our most beloved designers is Pete Smith of Picturemaps. He is the artist behind the likes of Kings and Queens, Brontes, Henry VIII and even that old favourite that some of you still covert History Time Line. Pete…
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