Completely obsessing over Wildfox at their summer collection at the moment, feeling super inspired by the idea of the sea & mermaid and sparkles and shells <3 Watching Ariel in the little mermaid and wanting to be by the sea!
Going to Falmouth tomorrow so think I'll probably do lots of drawing/designs based around the sea and a beautiful mermaid style girl. Wildfox never fails to amaze me with their lookbooks, and this one is just a whole new level of dreamy. Charlotte Free is so perfect! It's all so free & fun (: My wishlist from the collection is getting enormous! Here's an illustration I've been working on over the past week <3
& some of the images from the lookbook, pink hair and pastely mermaidy long skirts and baggy tops - too perfect for words......
Hope everyone has nice weekend and sunshine plans! Hope you like! Lots of Love x x x x
Today I have been majorly procrastinating and daydreaming, planning my dream summer wardrobe, making to do lists, deciding what to take on my mini holiday to Falmouth next week and embarking on a couple of new little projects - one quite exciting one is I'm attempting my own dream-filled book of illustrations (:
The sky has been so incredibly gorgeous and blue and it's been so sunny <3
I can't stop looking at Wildfox Couture's beautiful summer collection, listening to Royksopp & Groove Armada and just being generally excited about summer!
Here's a little illustration I've been working on based on the beautiful Lyndsey <3
In other super exciting new's I'm going to be part of an exhibition in Urban Outfitters High Street Kensington run by the absolutely delightful MoonKo, called Once Upon a Time, with a couple of truly wonderful other little artists/illustrators (: It opens in April so be sure to come have a look if your about!
This time of year is my absolute FAVOURITE (: (especially when we're blessed which such gorgeous sunshine!) The blossom trees are out in all their bloom and all I want to do is spend my days picnic-ing and drinking elderflower wine and fizzy pink lemonade in the garden and park <3. Me and Craig had an epic picnic the other day complete with disney princess squash, and it was so hot I started to get sun stroke! (I have super pale skin!)
Every year at this time when all the flowers start to come out, and an array of blossom fills the lane by where I live I start feeling super happy that depressing winter is drawing to a close! My favourite perfume always comes out around this time too, as summer dresses are starting to get worn. Miss Dior Cherie is the ultimate girl's dream fragrance <3 I loved it when the first advert came of (Sofia fiend that I am!), but also fell completely in love with the Natalie Portman one last year - which the gorgeous images from are starting to surface in Spring magazines again.
Natalie definitely has the finesse and delicacy of a Cherie girl <3 In my spare time over the passing weeks therefore I decided she would be the basis of a new illustration (: The perfect girl for spring!
Here's the beautiful ad...
Here's the pinboard from the beautiful ad <3, ah it's all so pretty!
& Sofia on the shoot of the first advert <3
& the original dreamy advert <3
Hope your all having a magical time enjoying the sunshine! Get some macaroons, put a floaty dress on and dance around to Bridgette Bardot <3 Enjoy spring lovelies! Lots of Love ! x x x
I decided I wanted to go rainbow-tastic with 4 different coloured Bunny's and made some candy looking cards for easter (:
Here are some little mini rainbow stickers I was making today to go with the cards <3 Bunny love hearts!
& here is the 'Rose Pink' Card, The Bunny Bow Cards will be available in Mint Green, Lemon Icing, Lavender and Rose (:
HOW cute are these real life rainbow bunny's!?
In other news I was 22 yesterday! eek! I don't feel any more grown up though! This time last year I was having a crazy 80's birthday bash with too much pink cake & lots of my favourite people (too many people in a very tiny apartment in Brighton - was super fun though!) & the year before I had a tea party, which I just found some of the polaroids from <3
It was Alice themed and super pink and sparkly - we made an insane amount of pink vegan cupcakes all with crazy icing and sweeties!! Looking at the photos is making me miss my lovelies! <3
This year I was at home as I'm still on placement year so we just had a cute family meal & things (: But it was a very happy lovely day!
So last night I started having a catchup with what my absolute favourite Photographer Tim Walker has been up to these past few months, and to my utter delight..discovered he is working towards both a new book and exhibition later this year!
I've been infatuated by Tim's work ever since I noticed him in Vogue, and then saw his pastel pink cats many years ago, he's so insanely talented, and is a true example of how imagination and dreams really can happen - he makes the world he fantasises come true, and all without any digital input (all his photographs are film based with no after edits).
His photographs absolutely hypnotise me, into an entrancing land of beautiful props, childhood storytelling and British eccentricity. I decided last year he is definitely going to be the subject matter of my dissertation, and really can't wait for a chance to look deeper at even more of his work, it's just a whole new level of fairytale <3
Here's an illustration I did last year based on Lily Cole & some of his photographs
'a shattered dolls dreamworld'
This is one of my absolute favourites from one of his Vogue Spreads..<3
The Beautiful Pictures book where I get many a dose of beautiful sugary inspiration <3
and the fantastic shoot where they covered an old mansion in balloons...!
A couple of other beauties (there are way too many I could have posted :))
There's been so much talk on the internet this past year about his film which he describes 'my-lemon curd-and-honey vision just got darker', which intrigues me so much, the most I've found about it is the beautiful book & trailer...which is
beautiful....
Does anyone know of anywhere it's watchable online/can be bought? I'd be so grateful! Lots of Love! x x x
Happy Monday sweeties! Hope your all having a nice day in the sunshine with plenty of pretty things planned. I have spent today watching Sofia Coppola Interviews, listening to Summer camp, and playing board games with Craig, and working on some new illustrations (:
I'm currently totally obsessing over a photo shoot from the Spring issue of Pop magazine shot by Daniel Sannwald (so amazing!!!)
it's so super dreamy and candy-fied, the photos look as if they were taken in a land of love hearts, care bears and rose fields.
Here's a little candy girl I've been working on inspired by the shoot...
& some polaroids of some of the gorgeousness.... absolutely LOVE the colours and the long floor length princess style dresses, giving me so many ideas for new spring outfits!
This is probably my favourite...floor length sheer lace dress worn with gorgeous sparkly pearls, it's like Virgin Suicides meets my little pony pastel perfection <3
& How incredible is this image from the end of the shoot? So incredible I can't stop looking at it! Ultimate candy land! <3
Completely obsessing over Lana Del Rey, her album's just pure magic, I've got a couple of new illustrations of her as part of my new candy girls I've been working on, though I'd share them on this sunny Sunday! <3
In love with this photo shoot too, just found an old headband I made out of huge fake roses, definitely want to make some sort of matching collar/cape thing to wear this spring <3
Lovely Lana lyric's from my favourite song this is why they call us girls..
'Sweet sixteen and we had arrived Baby's table dancin' at the local dive Cheerin our names in the pink spotlight Drinkin' cherry schnapps in the velvet night'
Hope you like! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday's beauties! These will both be available as prints in my etsy...Rose Petal Deer Shop so keep a beady eye (: <3 Lots of love! x x x
Morning lovely's! Hope your all having wonderful Friday's!
I'm feeling like today is incredibly sugary and rose tinted, I'm so excited for the weekend & am full of emerged in illustrating world with a extra large cup of chai tea with almond milk & some raspberries.
Thought I'd share what I'm currently dreaming over, here's a little collage I made of some of my favourite inspiring images straight from candy floss world.... <3
Majority of images taken from various back issues of Lula magazine, and general nice tumblr's & things (:
Also thought I'd share the first of lots of new candy girls (she will be printed and available soon!).
She's drawn on sugar pink paper, and lives in a world of princess castles & high tea's with macaroons <3
Have gorgeous weekends darlings! More posts will be winging their sparkly way shortly! & keep a watch on my shop...Rose Petal Deer Etsy for lots of new things very soon!
So I mean't to blog about this ages ago, but as it was launched today thought I'd share my love for it!
Marni's H & M range is better than I ever imagined it would be, I was expecting something special, but all those polka dots, pretty sunset beach colours and then...the collars!..AMAZING! I tried desperately to get one online this morning but they sold out by the time I got the page to finally load upsettingly!
So I had to be content with drawing one (:
I still can't stop watching the advert by the wonderful Sofia, everything she does it just a little slice of flawless dreamy beauty, and this is no exception. It just makes me want to be there and in that beautiful world <3
Here's Sofia in one of my favourite pieces from the collection, super shimmery top and trousers <3
& the beautiful commerical...
A fantastic collaboration from all parts! Just a shame it wasn't easier to get hold of one of the lovely pieces! Did any of you manage? Lots of Love! x x x
Hi lovelies! So I've been working on so many bits and pieces recently, really need to get round to blogging it all!
I did a couple of commissions for the wonderful Audrey Grace Boutique, a delightful little shop in America run by the lovely Jaclyn.
This is the first, which I absolutely loved doing, a sparkly poster based on Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette is probably my ultimate style icon, and Sofia's version of her is just too lovely, ever since I first watched the film I've dreamed about the exquisite long lacy dresses and gorgeous shoes. The cakes and colours, and candy popping brilliance just is so hard to beat! <3
Absolutely LOVE Kirsten's hair when it's all peachy with roses, one of best bits of styling I've ever come across <3
Been watching the film lots recently (bit like a bible for me (: ) It's making me excited for spring to be able to wear long lacy things again and lie in grass drinking nice summery drinks and having picnics!...
Jaclyn has done some super lovely styling akin to the dreamy vibes of spring time too, I can't stop looking at some of her styling shoots, particularly this dreamy girl and flowers, so many pretty things!...It's all here..Audrey Grace Boutique..
I'm feeling incredibly candy-fied today. I've been working on a whole series of candy girls, lots of pink paper, glitter and pastel things and pencils were involved! My bed is looking like a big sparkly mess! Here's a little sneaky peak of one of the drawing's I've been working on!...
Hope your all having lovely week's! My mum told me today that some of the trees are starting to blossom in our village so think I might venture out and try take some pretty snaps tomorrow <3 Love Springtime!
Looking forwards to the weekend too, when Craig is coming home and we're having a Japanese style picnic with fizzy wine for my birthday celebrations (: Happy times!
OO & In other exciting news, two absolute darling lovelies have featured me on their blogs,
