Showing posts with label jo bradford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jo bradford. 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, February 23, 2009

flutter by

I have always loved butterflies, and often use them as themes in my work. This month I thought I would show you a few of the butterflies you could own from The Design Style Guide catalogue....
A Pair of Blue Butterflies Passed By - 8 x 8 inch Fine Art Photographic Print from Green Island Studios.



New "ShaNickers" Repositionable Wall Decals / Sticker- Butterflies in Flight. These lovely decals would be sure to brighten up any bedroom or dull hallway....


Funky Switches from funkychickendesign are acrylic coated for durability. These decorative light switches will add a little fun to any room.


Butterfly Blues - Set of 4 Hand Crafted Stoneware Dishes from Justmare

Set of 4 Hand Crafted Stoneware Dishes Inspired by the subtle coloration of old tinted photographs. These dishes were hand built, glazed a soft eggshell white, then with a third firing the vintage butterfly images were applied. Finally, the set are fired a fourth time. Each dish measures approximately 5”x5” (12.7cm x 12.7cm). they are lead free and food safe.


This wonderful cushion cover is from Classic and Timeless Flanged Decorative Pillows in Black and White Floral and Butterflies from PillowThrowDecor. I aim to own this sometime soon!!

Monday, January 26, 2009

All That Glitters...

It's rather dark and bleak at this time of year, and whilst perusing the array of great items available through Design Style Guides group of wonderfully talneted artisans, my eye was drawn, Magiepie style, to all the glittery things on offer at the moment. Here are my favourites..
Vintage brass three arm candle wall sconce by highstreetmarket


Set of 7 Vintage gold trimmed glasses for the bar by highstreetmarket

Shabby Mosaic 3 Piece Silver Tea Set by hillspeak


Vintage Beautiful Silver Bowl with embossed images of Wild Roses by valnorthwoods


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, October 27, 2008

Festive Fancies

Etsy stores are already filling up with wonderful festive goodies... here are a four wonderfully earthy decorations to invest in now, so that when the time comes for you to bring your tree in, it will have some wonderful accoutrements to wear for the holidays.