Behind the scenes - prototypes

We thought we'd share some of the process behind the creation of the Bliss in the Woods range. We worked closely with Creea, a modelmaking agency who developed the prototypes from our drawings. The pieces were sculpted by hand out of a high density foam. It was exciting to see our ideas change from being on paper to actual things we could hold and touch. There was a lot of head scratching and biscuit eating involved to get some of the finer details perfect, which was all part of the process. We started out with lots of product ideas and gradually, through a process of natural selection it turned into the range it is today. It was fun working as a team with Creea and getting the range to the next stage. Check out their website for all of their other creations. Here are some pics of the process and the models they sculpted.

Elphicks

Hope you enjoyed your weekends. Not long till Christmas! Today, we strolled down to Columbia Road, to do a spot of Christmas shopping. As we were down there, we also popped into Elphick's, a gorgeous art/print shop that also stocks some of our Tree series products (Tree Towels, cards, postcards and Tree prints). Sharon Elphick, the owner of this cute shop, found us at the recent Bust Christmas Craftacular Fair. We're so pleased to have Elphick's showcase are work. The shop is packed full of goodies, from limited edition prints, tea towels, cards, ceramics and books. The perfect weekend mooching day.

Pinocchio!

We've got some great products coming into Our Shop in the coming weeks. We especially love this Pinocchio pencil sharpener!
Watch Pinocchio's nose shrink as your sharpen the pencil. Keep your eyes peeled, more goodies to come.

Tree Prints

Hello! We've just launched our Tree Prints on Our Shop. The Tree prints come in the four seasons; Spring (Japanese Cherry Blossom) Summer (Orange Tree), Autumn (Oak Tree) and Winter (Fir Tree). Each tree has a limited run and is printed on a riso press. The prints also come in a set of Tree Postcards too. Have great weekends!

What a bright idea!

We've got this brilliant Bright Idea notebook that's just come into Our Shop. A notebook to fill your bright ideas in. Each page is unique and different to the next. With a different shaped light bulb on each page, never a dull moment!

Limited Edition Japanese Postcards

Hello! We just launched some beautiful postcards by illustrator Julie Labulle with iconic Japanese symbols. They are exclusive to Our Shop and each one is numbered. We are donating all profits to go the Red Cross Japanese Tsunami Fund. Each set comes with 5 postcards that feature a unique japanese icon that represents courage, strength, good luck, good health and prosperity.
Click here to find out more.

Enough to make you smile!

Look at these cute sticker sets! They're to stick onto your dull light switches. Perfect for kids or adults! They come in Animal, Boy and Girl themed sets.


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Note Perfect!

We've just placed some gorgeous hand-made notebooks on Our Shop. They come in two series; Geometry and Hairy Series! Designed, illustrated and made by graphic designer Alessandro Barbieri and graphic designer/illustrator Julie LaBulle. These limited edition notebooks are exclusive to Our Shop. Check them out here. We'll also be doing a Blog Chat with Alessandro and Julie next week, so watch this space!

A little birdie told me Our Shop has a new product...

We just put these cute bird book marks in Our Shop. They come in 3 colours, silver, gold and lime green. This has to be the best bookmark around?

Hoot hoot!

It's Friday, and we've been busy! We've got some lovely goodies to launch onto Our Shop in the coming week.
Here's a sneaky peak of Matt Pugh's Owl. Hoot Hoot!