McDonough and Davies

2012-03-19T21:00:00.001Z

Happy Mothering Sunday!

2012-03-18T07:35:00.000Z

... I couldn't afford real ones.

I am hooked.

2012-03-18T07:26:00.003Z

griottes

!!!

We love pen and ink...

2012-03-17T11:57:00.002Z

...and nigel peake.

Bit by bit...

2012-03-14T09:34:00.001Z

Ending Today with a Little Bit of Darling Clementine...

2012-03-13T20:02:00.000Z

Darling Clementine

Good Night.

2012-03-12T19:50:00.001Z

Good Morning

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2012-03-07T07:15:00.001Z

Now all we need is a party... and a cardboard box

2012-03-06T20:20:00.001Z

2012-03-05T13:05:00.002Z

It's sunny outside but we still like grey!

2012-03-01T18:01:00.000Z

Put your glasses on (only if you need them) and get reading...

2012-03-01T16:40:00.002Z

http://www.frankie.com.au/

Some Coaster Invites

2012-02-29T13:44:00.000Z

2012-02-27T17:10:00.002Z

check this

2012-02-27T16:22:00.002Z

It's so refreshing to find another who enjoys the black and white check effect as we do...

tinahellberg

2012-02-27T14:15:00.000Z

It's going to be a great British summer...put that in your diary

2012-02-27T11:25:00.000Z

does wrap always have to be repetitive?

2012-02-23T15:34:00.002Z

horray for pancakes!

2012-02-21T15:25:00.000Z

ring a ring a roses

2012-02-21T13:42:00.001Z

are you home?

2012-02-20T16:44:00.002Z

I want to hold your hand

2012-02-18T19:55:00.001Z

I'm wondering about wrap...

2012-02-17T20:52:00.001Z

2012-02-16T14:44:00.002Z

Happy Valetines Day!

2012-02-14T07:45:00.000Z

Best card we've seen ...

a valentine's tribute

2012-02-13T11:57:00.001Z

Another wondrous Julia Pott illustration 'You Will Always Have Me'

it's monday!

2012-02-13T11:50:00.001Z

This morning I have been busy scouring my favourite blogs for some decoration inspiration.

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something recent...

2012-02-08T17:17:00.002Z

Quentin Jones

2012-02-08T11:50:00.002Z

Wow, I love these illustrations by Quentin Jones.

2012-02-07T10:07:00.002Z

2012-02-06T17:31:00.003Z

it may not be chrsitmas, but...

2012-02-06T12:57:00.002Z

Good Afternoon.

2012-02-06T12:32:00.000Z

This evening I am mostly cutting and sticking...and listening to this

2012-02-05T21:04:00.003Z

Quentin Jones

2012-02-03T09:24:00.002Z

it's hard work being creative.

2012-02-02T20:19:00.004Z

lovely kitty!

2012-02-02T15:24:00.001Z

Still dreaming of summer...

2012-02-02T12:16:00.002Z

...hello february

2012-02-01T10:42:00.001Z

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bonjour lundi!

2012-01-30T11:53:00.000Z

Today I have been a little bit inspired by all things French.

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wrap up warm, it's cold outside...

2012-01-25T09:31:00.000Z

Shane McAdams

2012-01-24T09:46:00.004Z

what beautiful colours...

brrr

2012-01-23T17:57:00.000Z

little doodles

2012-01-23T11:10:00.003Z

McDonough and Davies have been enjoying the work of Kate Wilson ( little doodles ) for some time now...

2012-01-21T19:55:00.000Z

Things I love about London...that you can see fire works under a bridge, a tunnel crammed with flowers, every inch of the V&A, the ostriches in topshop, that time of day when it's just getting dark and you can see into all the windows and that fat little penguin I met.

Juliana Swaney

2012-01-18T10:26:00.004Z

Loving these fairy tale illustrations by Juliana Swaney this morning..

"There is a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out"

2012-01-18T10:26:00.002Z

Take a moment a watch this lovely animation by Monika Umba based on Charle's Bukowski's poem Bluebird.

2012-01-18T00:09:00.003Z

Hello there mr duck...love these by Studio on Fire

This is Brilliant...

2012-01-17T09:34:00.002Z

...and a little bit cute

Not too long till valentines is upon us...

2012-01-16T21:18:00.000Z

so goes monday...

2012-01-16T16:55:00.000Z

Kate Sutton

2012-01-16T10:58:00.003Z

I find these recipe illustrations by Kate Sutton absolutely delicious

Today I have been reading Oh Comely and feeling a tincy bit meloncholic

2012-01-15T16:24:00.000Z

I love biscuits and why not with such delicate illustrations like these in issue 8 of Oh Comely magazine by Kiley Victoria.

Hello Weekend...

2012-01-14T08:21:00.002Z

Words Words Words

2012-01-12T17:43:00.001Z

http://style.selfridges.com/whats-on/words-words-words-takes-over-selfridges

From today until march Selfridges will be home to it's very own library and exploring the importance of words...looking pretty cool might be worth a peek!

Here are some of our spots..,.

2012-01-11T17:04:00.002Z

Yayoi Kusama Loves a Good Spot As Do We

2012-01-11T16:26:00.000Z

Something to work to

2012-01-11T11:46:00.000Z

Remember how to be creative?

2012-01-10T19:16:00.000Z

It's a gloomy January and we're all trying to levy ourselves from our cosy Christmas slumber, and most importantly I am trying to remind myself how and why to be creative. So here goes...

This is 29 Way To Stay Creative's second appearance here but I musn't forget it so here it is for it's reprise. And to it I would add 'Let your work dance around' (Sara Ogilvie).

Saturday's Telegraph magazine cover was adorned with one of Cecil Beaton's photographs of the queen, he occupied and eccentric and surreal version of England in his photography he also professed to 'live by' his eyes something I would aspire to do.

how goes the creativity?

2012-01-10T15:39:00.000Z

WitShop Calendar Purchases

2012-01-09T19:33:00.001Z

Today we both treated ourselves to one of these assemble-yourself pinboard calendars by WitShop (bought from The Bowery in Leeds where we also happen to have some of our own merchandise!). We were so impressed by their loveliness- so simple, yet so nice!
witshop

Penguin Threads

2012-01-07T09:58:00.001Z

I was given one of these lovely books for Christmas...
Jillian Tamaki hand stitches every design (including Jane Austen's Emma and Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden), which are then sculpt embossed into full wrap round covers with french flaps. Beautiful!

Today I Have Mostly Been...

2012-01-05T18:31:00.001Z

Today I bought a pair of turquoise shoes (my colour for january), found a mouse in the toilet (the work of one nimble cat), checked out my grandad's bogus website "onfrostydays.roy.backgarden.betweengutter/andfence/spiders.com" (worth a chuckle). And I did some picture making too! A little mash up of photocopying, collage, mono print and felt tip to clear the cobwebs Charley blew away yesterday.

Thankyou and goodnight x

Hello January

2012-01-04T18:30:00.000Z

Blowing away the cobwebs...
Here are a series of illustrations that seek to find fun in the overlap between the colours and textures in nature, and those of the city.

Vogue Nippon Angels

2012-01-04T14:06:00.001Z

I received a copy of this for Christmas and I'm in love with the editorial illustration and photography.

Amy Martin

2012-01-03T11:54:00.002Z

Loving Amy Martin's beautiful illustrations for Symphony City.

2012-01-03T10:34:00.001Z

...Lots to come from McDonough and Davies this year!

2011-12-27T10:05:00.001Z

Happy Birthday McDonough!

You have a week to come visit us in Saltaire!

2011-12-15T08:59:00.000Z

The lovely Georgia of Magic Number Three kindly asked us to do a Christmas pop up shop over her last week of business, so we are open till next wednesday 11 till 3 everyday. Plus Georgia is hosting a thankyou party this evening for her customers between half five and half six so why not head down for a festive tiple and maybe a card and a dress?? Here's a peek of our Pop Up Shop!

Have you decorated yet?

2011-12-08T18:55:00.001Z

Run away to Paris...

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Take a wander into a world of clocks, machinary, wizardry and colour with possibly my favourite film of the year!

Pop Up Shop!

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Plus here is a little look...

2011-12-02T09:08:00.001Z

Brand new stock exclusive to tonights fair! Oh and do you like our new wooden box, isn't it lovely?

South Square Christmas Event!

2011-12-02T08:17:00.001Z

Come see us tonight for our final stall before christmas...

My Week With Marilyn

2011-11-30T21:51:00.001Z

Go see it.

Bye Bye November, Hello Christmas Windows!

2011-11-30T13:13:00.001Z

Take a look at Selfridge's Christmas Windows Past and Present...

Snowy Owl art print by Ashley Percival

2011-11-28T17:40:00.001Z

Ashley Percival...I like it! Check out her Etsy shop...

Good King Wensceslas

2011-11-28T17:03:00.001Z

Another favourite Julia Pott animation...how utterly festive!

If you're in leeds tomorrow take a peek...

2011-11-26T08:46:00.001Z

http://www.handmade-leeds.blogspot.com/

31 Days!!

2011-11-23T15:29:00.001Z

a little something for the fair...

2011-11-23T10:13:00.001Z

We'll be at 'Handmade' crafts fair this Saturday, which is at the Brudenell Social Club in Hyde Park, Leeds. Come along for all your Christmas cards and present buying!

http://handmade-leeds.blogspot.com/

Up on Etsy

2011-11-15T21:12:00.001Z

Find some of our new prints on our Etsy shop!

Christmas Lovelies at Antropologie

2011-11-14T19:30:00.001Z

Just loving these little festive treats on the Anthropologie site...go on, take a look......

Once upon a christmas...

2011-11-13T21:03:00.001Z


i dreamed someone would buy me one of Helen Musselwhite's glass domes...

Creepy but I love it...

2011-11-10T12:51:00.001Z

Say Hello...

2011-11-10T12:36:00.002Z

Last week our festive tea towels arrived!!! Here's a little peak along with some of our shiny new christmas cards...

Only 45 days till Christmas...

2011-11-09T16:04:00.001Z

a little peek at some new tag and decoration designs...

2011-11-07T09:41:00.000Z

Look out for our venture into the world of advertising with this little image... and if you find yourself on our blog from clicking on one of our ads then don't forget to take a peek at our products on www.notonthehighstreet.com

Sitting Pretty On My Wall...

2011-11-03T10:04:00.000Z

New season winter prints coming soon to our Etsy shop!

Pattern thursday...

2011-11-03T09:55:00.001Z

I wonder what this little winter bird has to say?

2011-11-02T20:15:00.001Z

Hello Collaboration...New Season Wraps

2011-11-01T15:11:00.000Z

Fancy Getting Sentimental this Christmas?

2011-10-31T17:54:00.001Z

Traces: Rust, Dust & Belly Button Fluff ‘Finding beauty in hidden places...’

2011-10-31T13:26:00.002Z

From 17th November 2011 to 25th January 2012...

Looking through a magnifying glass at the most ordinary of nooks and crannies, at the everyday and the unnoticed, Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery at Salts Mill has found inspiration for a most extraordinary exhibition...

...Why not go and check out Victoria Kelsey’s ‘Precious Grime’ collection, which is inspired by the marks and traces of age left behind on forgotten jewellery and where dust and dirt has settled she gold plates, literally transforming dirt into precious trails of ‘Gold dust’!

Take a look at Victoria's Colleciton

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T13:14:00.001Z

P.S. Do you have time for a festive bird or two?

2011-10-27T09:53:00.001+01:00

Some Christmas cutting and sticking...