Showing posts with label "green island studios". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "green island studios". Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2009

things to fill my home

Hello all!! June came round so quickly!

I have been super busy with making new pictures (check out my etsy store HERE to see what I have been up to... ) My big news of the month is that my hubby and I are packing up and moving to our dream house in the country! We have found ourselves a beautiful 16th Century Farmhouse in the depths of the English countryside (but only 10 minutes to the coast so I can still get my daily sea air fix). It has lots of rooms to spread out into, a cottage garden and an orchard, and (best of all) it has several outbuildings so I will be able to set up my darkroom and studio onsite too, yeay!!

So with my head filled with thoughts of finding lots of lovelies to fill up our new space... this months contribution from me is a collection of a few things I think would fit in nicely in our new home from my fellow sellers on the Design Style Guide network....


First up is this lovely tall grass handmade pillow by pillowhappy. Our bedroom is mainly decorated in soothing whites with green accents, and this would be a perfect addition :)

As would this Hand Blown Glass White and Green Bowl by SassyGlassy, an great looking decorative item with a plethora of uses!

On nights when I am home alone I like to curl up under a blanket with a good book and my pup snoozing at my toes, this gorgeous handmade Diamonds in the Rough Quilt by warmnfuzzies would certainly keep me cosy while I delved into my literary delights....

I just bought a vintage dresser from a trash or treasure store near my studio - it's been varnished to a state of extreme unattractiveness, but I can see that with a few hours of paint stripping, sanding and repainting, it will be a treasured piece of furniture for years to come, and these Citrus Lemon Yellow Fused Glass Knobs with Snow White Confetti Art Glass from UneekGlassFusions will give it a perfect modern twist.


I love printing in all it's forms, and this gorgeous silk screened artwork called Wear T Red Shoes Madam by Mwilson is just adorable... it's on my wishlist (hint hint) I have a vintage frame that would make the perfect partner to this picture!! I particularly love it as it feeds my shoe fetish too :))

So, I will leave it there before I get too carried away..... but as the song goes those were "a few of my favourite things" ....

Until next time......... happy summer days to you and yours

Jo Bradford xoxo

Monday, January 5, 2009

best friends

Sorry this blog is a fortnight late!! One of the best things about the holidays is that I get to spend some quality time with my dog Charlie, so to celebrate our best friend, here are a few of my doggy faves from Design Style Guide.


From murphymae


From clingingimages






From TootsieandGrace


By Citrus Tree Designs



Monday, November 24, 2008

The Glorious Peacock

It's always fun to indulge in a bit of trend spotting and notice the design and style trends that proliferate the Etsy experience, one of those that caught my eye recently is that of Peacocks, so I thought I would share with you, a few of the perfect peacocks created by the OH-SO-TALENTED Etsy Interior Design Team .

Native - 8.5x11 Print by Pinupbrenda



ShaNickers Wall Decal/Sticker-Peacock on Branch by shanon1972



Handpainted Copper Peacock Box by wallexpress




Peacock Feather Bottle Raku Pottery by webbpottery



Art Deco Peacock Peace Crane Origami Ornament by localcolorist



Le Paon - 8 x 8 inch Fine Art Photographic Print by Green Island Studios



And to finish, a line from W B Yeats....

"What is riches to him
That has made a great peacock...
...Adding feather to feather
For the pride of his eye"

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Thank you!
Jo Bradford