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2-4-6-8

Who do we appreciate?

Why Paul Thurlby of course!

Watch out for his new range of number cards available from NineteenSeventyThree.

Kelsey's Cards

Last year I discovered the beautiful artwork of 

Kelsey Garrety-Riley

Now I'm delighted to share the link to her brand new etsy shop

Keep an eye on it, a little birdie told me she's busy, busy behind the scenes...

Sunlight On Closed Lids

Happy, smiley, rainbow-love-filled cards by 

Sunlight On Closed Lids

Ask Alice

Because I like little houses, especially when they're made out of paper 

Medley Place is my Print of the Day

Ask Alice Stationery make beautiful greetings cards too! 

"Eco-loving, tree-hugging" goodness, all the way from Melbourne.

 Another lovely link to bookmark!

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ABC-as Easy as 1-2-3

Simply beautiful!

Lucie Pritchard's screen printed fabric Alphabet and Number cards would look lovely grouped together in a nursery, don't you think?

A Card Called Alice

Alice in Wonderland by Susan Sanford
Another lovely little world to add to my collection!

Blast Off!

Hurray!
It's Monday!

Five fun cards to offer or frame from Australia's
Raven & Lamb

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Sass & Peril

Good Morning!
Three gorgeous, eye-catching screenprinted cards by Sass & Peril to start the day.
I'm sure they'd look striking in a frame. Lovin' that red fox!

Sass & Peril

via Cocotazo

Short & Sweet

Bonjour tout le monde !

I think you get the message...
A nice selection of fun, colourful prints, cards and handmade books by
Alison Hardcastle

à bientôt mes amis...

East Meets West

As most of you know by now, I grew up in England and have spent my adult life in France. I was born and bred in the north, in Yorkshire, a cold and beautiful land of drystone walls, bracken and heather, and have adopted the sunny Languedoc Roussillion region in the south, the Mediterranean, the garrigue and the Camargue. My husband is from Montpellier, my children too, and we all speak French, English and our own hybrid Franglais from time to time. C'est le métissage, two countries, two cultures, two languages and a richness, diversity and open-mindedness that I am pleased to offer our children.

No wonder then that I've fallen in love with these Breton "Breizh Kokeshi" dolls by French artist/painter/illustrator/writer Anh Gloux. Born in Noumea to Sino-Vietnamese and Breton parents, Anh Gloux spent her first few months of life in a boat, has sailed various vessels and directed the Museum of Fishing in Concarneau, Brittany, for 12 years. Her wooden Kokeshi dolls, originating from northern Japan, are all dressed in traditional Breton costumes, thus celebrating eastern and western traditions.

Anh has designed a wonderful series of paper dolls in a similar vein, each one wearing a traditional Breton costume.
I'm sure these cut-out dolls provide hours of entertainment, teaching children dexterity, the art of paper-modelling and the beauty of traditional French costumes and customs.




Anh's dolls and other "Kannadous" paper models are available from her Pluie de Sel édition site. She also makes fun, colourful cards and card mobiles

as well as painting these fabulous Breton-inspired works, guaranteed to make you smile all year long.

Anh's publications and art are also available from Aux Quat'Sardines, an excellent Breton address for maritime and Britanny-related art work, if you ever have the pleasure of visiting those parts.

John Dilnot

Oh how I love John Dilnot's work! I bought a few of his cards and little books when I was in England in July but I have admired his great talent from a distance for a long, long time.

Based in Brighton (love that place...), John explores the relationship between humans and nature, our impact on the landscape, how we alter it, control it, categorise and label it and even destroy it. His beautiful glass-fronted boxes are teeming with life, crammed full of owls, woodpeckers and moths. Amazing.



I'm always drawn to collections, but with John I am spoilt for choice. I love his screenprints,



I love his cards


and I love his little books and kits.



To be honest, I'm totally smitten.