August Empress

A Furoshiki is a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth that can have multiple uses as a scarf, a table cloth, for gift wrapping or bundling, or even converted into a carry bag. Each of these wraps has been produced as a collaboration of the LINK collective and designers from around the world, and are hand printed in Japan.

The patterns featured above include the Folded Paper and Red Stripe designed by Lucinda Newton Dunn, and the Maze, Cinnabar and Navy by Hannah Waldron.

Flannel Receiving Blankets via The Purl Bee

Trendy Dining Table via Stylizimo

Stencil Pillow via Wit & Whistle

Colour Block Coasters via Poppytalk

Easy Coatrack via Weekday Carnival

Some great links for DIY projects around the house that I’d love to try out! Do you have a favourite home decor DIY project you’d like to share?

Allison Langton is the talented lady behind Big Print Little. A Melbourne based textile designer and illustrator, her work includes beautiful floral artwork, adorable editorial illustrations as well as many colourful textile collections. Allison’s blog features these lovely photos of the view from her desk creating the Flower of the Month for Australian House & Garden magazine.

The blog also features some gorgeous pressed flower collections of  ‘Langton’s Herbarium’.

I also love this colour swatch collection.

So be sure to take a look over at Big Print Little for lots of visual goodness from Allison, it’s so wonderful to come across yet another talented Australian illustrator and designer.

How gorgeous is this collection for Victoria by Victoria Beckham for Spring/Summer this year? I love the bold colours and prints, especially the scalloped detail seen in the top two images. Visit Victoria’s website to see more of this collection and past seasons.

Nancy Straughan is a textile designer who creates these wonderful patterns and textures for fabrics, homewares, fashion and wallpaper. She is inspired by Scandinavian and 1950′s textiles, her collections are sophisticated and eco-friendly. You can visit Nancy’s Etsy store for hand made fabrics, homewares and stationery products, or visit her website to view more of her gorgeous work.

Lately I’ve been keeping an eye out for some new dining pieces, and I came across these wonderfully raw and organic porclein and stoneware ceramics created by Elephant Ceramics. The artist Michele Michael uses linen texture imprints and glazing in a variety of styles that make each piece unique in shape, texture and colour. You can view more of these ceramics on the website and they are available to buy here (although the shop is currently sold out for the holiday season, but more will become available in the new year).

Oh my goodness, how amazing are these artworks created by Valerie Roybal! Her work is composed of vintage, salvaged and collected materials, arranged and layered carefully to transform into these wonderful pieces. See more of Valerie’s work on her website and flickr.

These wallpapers from Wall & Decò have to be amongst the most stunning I’ve come across. The collection ranges from beautiful floral motifs and patterns, to rustic and ethnic, and also some modern and contemporary styles. There’s even a few typographic designs, I could totally imagine the handwritten chalk letters as a feature wall in our bedroom.