Creative Café #20 ★

so i hope you all had a nice weekend spent doing various weekend activities etc

most of mine was spent colouring in mermaids + running around the kitchen in a 'cape' playing superheroes with Sienna, my 5-year-old cousin, you know... just a regular weekend!

anyway, it's a new week so i figured it might be time for a lovely new Creative Café post!

go on then, you know what to do! go and get a nice cup of tea (or coffee, or juice...) grab some biscuits, maybe some sweeties too, and a slice of cake...

oh, don't forget to get comfy!

ready?! good!

so todays post is all about the very sweet and whimsical artwork of the truly super duper Emmeline Pidgen

Emmeline is a 23-year-old British illustrator currently based in the UK. she sums up her work ethos pretty fabulously in the little blurb she has on her blog "I draw and paint which makes me feel lovely. I like digital or physical coins to be given to me in exchange for little snippets of my imagination to help me buy such goods as cereal, yoghurts or a selection of peppers."

i just love her quirky style of drawing + the wonderful colours she picks for her characters and scenes, each one  tells a different story and is completely unique

she does all sort of fun stuff for various companies, businesses and publications...

...and her children's picture book illustration is just divine!!!

these images are from her Brand New Picture Book 'The Flyaway Blanket' (written by Allan Peterkin)

it looks absolutely gorgeous, chock full of delicious illustrations and bright colourful scenes! the book is actually released TOMORROW!!! 

Emmeline is currently running a little competition on her blog to give away a signed copy of the book to one lucky winner! you can enter here - Flywaway Blanket Competition

anyway, i think it's time for all of YOU to have a little look through some of Emmeline's lovely work in your own time, happy scrolling...

rather delightful stuff isn't it!? of course it is... it's all very super duper for sure!

ok links time now...

so see some more of Emmeline's work be sure to visit her pretty website here - Emmeline Pidgen

she also has a marvellous blog full of lovely things here - Emmeline's Blog

and if you fancy treating yourself (or someone else...) to a nice little print, postcard or some stickers, head on over to her online shop - Emmeline Illustration

you can also 'Like' her work on Facebook - Emmeline Draws

follow her on Twitter - @emmelinedraws

and also on Tumblr - emmelinedraws

all that's left for me to do is say a big ol' THANK YOU to the lovely Emmeline for saying yes and letting me run the feature :)

All images featured in this post belong to Emmeline Pidgen © do not claim, use, distribute, reproduce or trace ANY of her work without her express written consent. All Rights Reserved.

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so that's that! i'm not back at college until Wednesday so i've been busily working on some commission stuff at home! + i think i'll be able to show you one of the new tattoo designs i was commissioned to draw for a lovely local client!

so until next time, that's all folks... ◕‿◕ ★ xX

Creative Café #13 ★

hi-de-hi lovely readers! apologies for how quiet i've been over the past few days, i've been rindonkulously busy working on comissions + helping out in the grand spring (summer... autumn?!) clean of Casa Boylan!

the house is particularly spic-and-span now though so i figured it was about time i posted a lovely new Creative Café feature!

it's a super duper one today so go on, go and get your tea/coffee/juice box

grab a biscuit (or two, or the tin...) maybe get some cake or if you're feeling healthy, grab some fruit!

settle down and prepare to be delighted by the very fabulous and very darling 'Dupenny'

now for some inexplicable reason, i only discovered the sheer brilliance that is 'Dupenny' last week when i received an email from a lovely lady named Emma who suggested that i take a look at 'Dupenny' since she thought i might appreciate it...

and boy was she right!!! i'd barely spent five minutes on the site before i'd emailed Emma, who works for 'Dupenny' back and BEGGED her to let me do a full feature on the brand here on my blog.

luckily... she said yes! and i'm glad that she did because i just know that you are all going to LOVE the Dupenny stuff!!!

so what is it all about?! i hear you cry...

well, Dupenny was founded in 2009 by Emily Dupen-Hopkins, and is based by the sea in Brighton, UK.

apparently, the super duper people that work there "spend days thinking up curious themes, doodling pretty pictures and above all loving what they do"

well i don't know about you, but sounds like the most perfect job in the world to me!!!

all i know is that i am in LOVE with everything on the Dupenny website and am now pretty adamant that i need their wallpaper in just about EVERY room in my house!!!

their designs are just incredible! the most gorgeously illustrated pinup and burlesque type girls, housewives and fashionistas covering cushions, plates and the walls! i love it all!!!

"Dupenny’s products continue to be delivered to the highest of standards. Their luxurious wallpaper is digitally printed onto top grade paper, which benefits from a double-coated finish, resulting in the highest quality and providing protection against general wear and tear. With a light wipe down, any marks caused by grubby little hands can be effortlessly removed. And it gets better - Dupenny wallpaper is a paste-the-wall product so there’s no need to get messy. This simple application process beats the old fashioned method of pasting the paper without a doubt"

"With recent requests for their exquisite wallpaper and cushions from two of London’s most prestigious department stores, Liberty and Fortnum & Mason, Dupenny’s designs are now sitting comfortably amongst some of the world’s most celebrated designers and are almost certain to stand out on the shelves"

well we all know i like to badger on and on in these posts so i'll hush up now while you look through some of the fabulous items Dupenny have to offer...

isn't it all so fabulous!!! and oh my golly gosh do i want it all! YESYESYES!

Dupenny is the kind of brand that i can only dream of one day having and i hope that someday my illustrations and designs will be available on wacky wallpapers, comfy cushions and awesome aprons too! 

so it's safe to say that the geniuses behind Dupenny officially just became my new idols!!!

to see the full range of gorgeous homewares and wallpapers, or to treat yourself to a little something, head on over to the super Dupenny website here - Dupenny

you can also follow them on Twitter - @Dupenny

+ 'Like' them on Facebook - Dupenny

there's also a fab blog to keep up to date with new designs and products - Dupenny Blog

Dupenny will also be at Goodwood Revival,  from the 16th-18th of September

massive MASSIVE thanks to the lovely Emma for emailing me in the first place + for saying yes about the feature and big thanks to the fabulous Emily for setting up such a wonderful brand in the first place! :) x

All images featured in this post belong to Dupenny © do not claim, use, distribute, reproduce or trace ANY of their work without their express written consent. All Rights Reserved.

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in other news... well i haven't left the house in well over a week so actually there IS no other news!!!

come on... what did you expect from a boring recluse like me!

hopefully i'll find something to do this week and then i can tell you all about it!!!

so until then, that's all folks... ◕‿◕ ★ xX