Baby Tote

I was asked to design a tote for someone doing a midwifery course. Bit of a tough subject for a bag design, my first thoughts of midwifery aren't really suitable images for a tote bag but I think it turned out quite sweet.
I was going to screen print it but then decided to hand paint it instead seeing as there was only going to be one of them.

Patterns

That's my new (to me) apron found amongst a pile of fabric handed down to me.
It's awesome.

A Hippo and A Dress

We had a short visit from my parents this week. We got some culture at the Sainsbury Centre and headed into the city for a wander round the shops. I was lucky enough to be bought a tiny little hippo from the Sainsbury Centre based on the Egyptian one you can see there (my hippo was made by a local artist in Norfolk and I annoyingly can't remember their name but their intials are S.M. and I endeavor to find out their name in the not too distant future) and also a new dress.
Fashion seems to have gone horribly wrong at the moment (not that I'm particularly bothered by fashion trends but it sure does make the shops ugly) so I was glad to find something nice.

Now I need to decide on a name for the hippo.

Week 14

Week 14 - William bought me daffodils.
"There are 79 of them. I got 4 bunches of 20 and I broke one."

Still managing the 52 weeks project. Just. I pretty much always take them on Saturday in a panic that it's the end of the week and I haven't done it yet.

Must try harder.

52 weeks set on flickr.

Comics I've Read Vol.8

Hewligan's Haircut - Written by Peter Miligan and Art by Jamie Hewlett
I love Hewlett and it was a fun story.

A Tale of Batman: Gotham by Gaslight and Master of the Future - Written by Brian Augustyn, Pencils by Michael Mignola, Inks by P. Craig Russell and Art by Eduardo Barreto (2nd story)
Batman in Victorian times. What's not to like?

Skim - Words by Mariko Tamaki and Drawings by Jillian Tamaki
This was actually pretty good rather than over the top dramatic like a lot of things about teenagers.

Uncle Sam - Words by Steve Darnell and Drawings by Alex Ross
Beautiful art.

Sun

The weather has turned cloudy (just as I need to take product photos for the shop, grumble, whinge moan) but it has been really nice recently.
We have no use for quite such a large dining table. Will plans to cut it up so it's a more manageable size.

Hope you're having a lovely Easter :)

Notebooks and Bowls

Some things I've made recently, handmade notebooks with knitted covers and some crochet bowls for Etsy. The notebooks, so far, are only in The Craft Room but I'm working on getting some on Etsy too.
The days are passing far too quickly at the moment. Even though I'm spending all day doing things, I still feel at the end of the day I haven't done enough. I can't believe it's already April!