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I'm Kate. I live in Wellington, New Zealand and I like clothes, animals, making things, dreaming of far off lands, dress-up parties and food.
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Tag Archives: illustration
Great Threads
So in love with illustrator Jillian Tamaki‘s embroidered covers for Penguin.
Great Food
The new penguin paperback series comes out in April, with covers designed by the ever astounding Coralie Bickford-Smith. Having heard of barely any of them, I can’t wait to check them out. I’d still love to collect more of her … Continue reading
Posted in books, Five Things To Love, illustration
Tagged books, coralie bickford-smith, design, illustration, penguin, pretty pretty
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For My Walls?
These I Steal For You Make A Start Map of New York I’m looking forward to decorating our new place, I’d delight in the presence of any of these prints upon the walls.
Audrey Jeanne’s little cats
Megan is always alerting me to the most awesome stuff, usually cat related. Today it was Audrey Jeanne, a French designer and illustrator. Everything she makes is so precious, but I’m especially taken by these gift wrapping ideas using her stamps. … Continue reading
Posted in illustration, Lovely Packaging, Stuff I want
Tagged animal friends, illustration, kittens, stationery
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Out on the wiley, windy moors
I am a teeny bit obsessed with Wuthering Heights at the moment. I read it over summer and any time I get a little bit tipsy I put this on and try to dance like a ghost ballerina with crazy … Continue reading
Rifle Paper Co – Shop Opening!
You may know of my love for the design work of Anna Bond of Rifle Design & Paper Co, since I blog about it rather often. Lets be honest, you’d think I was on her payroll the way I gush … Continue reading
Posted in illustration, Stuff I want
Tagged design, illustration, pretty pretty, stationery
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