Lavender Sachets

As you saw in this post here, I printed May's screen print 'Lavender'. Creating a 2 colour pattern I printed on both different papers and some fabric too with the idea that I'd make the fabric into lavender sachets.  Well, here I am at that point now!

The first one was made as a gift for a friend and turned out well!  I then opted to make smaller ones - half the size - as the lavender had such a strong sent to it that you don't need mass amounts to make the most of it.

I've sewn various shapes, circles, triangles, rectangles, diamonds etc...and all with a looped ribbon so you can hang them up, or alternatively just have them in a drawer.

Tea towels...Salted Caramel Kisses

I received lots of lovely feedback when I produced this recipe as a screen print.  So much so that I've splashed out and printed it onto tea towels!  So if you've run out of space on the wall, or aren't sure that a friend would want a print, this tea towel offers a nice alternative.  Practical, useful and pretty!

Printed in a dark pinky-red (aka maroon) onto a 48mm x 78mm cotton tea towel, pre washed and ironed, ready for use straight away.  Just £10 plus P&P, and available from my 'Not on the High Street' shop.

The Little Fox Market in Rickmansworth

Back for my second time this year - The Little Fox Market in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, happens on the first Saturday of every month from 10.30 - 3.30.

I had meant to get more photos of everyone's stalls from the day but got chatting rather than photo taking!  There is always a lovely variety of stalls and this month was no different.  A few familiar faces from the last time I did this market and a few new ones too!

Finishing touches to add to the stall and products

My new pieces on display

I'm really pleased with how my work went down at the market - new pieces and old alike!  I'm hoping that by October (the next market) I'll have more pocket mirrors, cushions and tea towels.

I invested in a new table cloth - definitely brightened up my stall!

       

 Tea towels in pride of place!                      From behind the scenes

If you're interested in seeing me here next time I'll be doing this market again in October on Saturday 5th.  Stop by for a chat and a browse!

This is not an App

Modelled here by the lovely Romilly, she's 6 months and wearing a '6-9 months' size vest.

You may of seen my little range of new baby greeting cards in my 'Etsy' shop here, and they are now proving popular in my brand spanking new 'Not on the High Street' shop as well - hurrah!

I've taken the 'This is not an App' design to a new level and it's now available on baby vests!  Screen printed in one of the set colours, or bespoke - whichever you prefer - onto the size vest to fit the baby.  Whether it's a new born gift or for a baby a few months old, I'm happy to accommodate.

Available in both 'Etsy' and 'Not on the High Street'.  Or get in touch with me directly on here.  Each are £10 + P&P (varies depending on where you live!).

30 Postcards in 30 Days!

The 30 Days of Creativity in June with Create Stuff is now over and I feel a definite sense of achievement.  You can read here a little about the start of this project for me.  But all in all I illustrated a postcard a day every day in June.  Quite a task!  But I managed it, and even managed to nearly write and send them all by the 30th June as well.  Somehow writing them was an equal task to illustrating them - I've never sent so many postcards in such a short period of time!

Here are a few of my favourites, the rest will follow soon :

 Day 1 - Crepes for breakfast in Paris

 Day 2 - happy findings wandering around in Paris

 Day 11 - Out for dinner with my Dad

 Day 15 - Buying things for the flat

Day 25 - Laura Marling gig

Join me over on my Facebook page 'Charlotte Vallance Illustration & Design' to see photos of postcards that people have taken when they've received them!

You can see my 30 Days of Creativity for 2012 on my Down Your Street blog here.