Tuesday, June 22, 2010



New window today we will ignore the layer of graffiti scratches that appeared on the weekend.

what blue

1. Sky blue living room: Benjamin Moore 'Old Pickup Blue', 2. Marilyn Monroe, 3. Pretty sky blue living room: Glazed walls + painted mantle + silver accents, 4. turquoise floor kitchen, 5. jetstreams across a pale blue sky, 6. my desk, 7. Story Favorites, 8. Pale Blues, 9. Vintage Melamine Cream and Sugar Set

My obsession with compiling these montages knows no end! These beautiful photographs represent a little of where our heads (Carly & I) were at with Umbrella Prints's new blue (featured in post below) and in just a while we will put together a few suggestions for how one might put this very blue to good use...and even get some online...this week..... promise

Saturday, June 19, 2010

new blue



hello and welcome to Umbrella Prints's 'mid century blue'

Sunday, June 13, 2010

this week



Umbrella Print's has had a fab week!
In note form because I'm too cold to type :-)

Kirsten from klt:sketchbook wrote a really lovely post with gorgeous photographs which made us so happy.

State of Green posted an article about Umbrella Prints we really appreciate.
Correct me if I'm wrong Carly but we are about to celebrate three years of printing on organic fabrics; we hope access to organic base cloth becomes easier in the coming years for everyone.

Cutting, snipping, ironing; Umbrella Print's Patchwork Fabric (pictured above in smoky black) was designed in 2008 hasn't been available online in its original form... next week it will be up online in a number of colours.
For those of you who love the look of patchwork (but not the sewing) this fabric features twelve patterns Crosshatch, Love List, Daisies, Moopy, Fergus, Diamond Argyle, Clouds, Dandelion Wishes and of course our 4 design perennials Bird in Paradise, FanFlowers, Elephants and Hearts.

Lots of fun tweaking colours being screen printed right now; we are really retentive about this we know!

Carly and I came to mental fisty-cuffs about what colour aqua actually is. I'm probably wrong but I'm also really stubborn and wrong.

We realised ylang-ylang and patchouli oil makes customers strangely amorous! Use as needed.

That's it in brief form- I'm breathing out frosty air and my fingers feel like they are going to snap of from the cold gotta go get cosy.

PS Felt like trying on a new blog template might hate it tomorrow :-)

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

snap



Umbrella Prints Patchwork fabric is available on Etsy now :-)

Sunday, June 6, 2010

smiles


Remember Umbrella Print's Flip Dolls?! I came across these pictures over at super cute blog Sidelica. I wish I could see more photos like this; little Maari and her expression is gorgeous! This is what it's all about for me :-)

Saturday, June 5, 2010

up close





I spend most of my working day at Nest Studio, working with Carly as Umbrella Prints, screen printing fabric, emails, window display, chatting to customers, custom orders, designing and lots of fun times.

The sun has been shining this week so I thought I'd get outside and show you my view of our area of Magill Road and Stepney, South Australia. I love this area for its industrial character, tough old style plant life and mix of new and old architecture.

Our neighbours, you will meet, include designers, artists, glass-blowers, gallerists, architects, cafe, retailers and a beautiful jumbly approachable mix of antique sellers. Here are some closeups of textures I appreciate everyday.