Capsule Collection: Digital Prints

Today is a good day. It's my first day off after the craziness that was LC:M, my mum is returning home from her month-long holiday and my digital prints for my capsule collection have arrived!
The package was as tall as I am and my dad almost gave it away telling the postman he'd got the wrong house! 

After I struggled getting the protective silver bubble wrap off, I was pleased to find two beautifully turned out prints! I am very very happy with Bags of Love and the neoprene is great quality too.

And some close ups:

Time to get cutting!

Where to Find Creative Design Inspiration

The internet is a BIG place. So when it comes to finding inspiration for creative projects it can seem like a daunting task and you often have to trawl through irrelevant sites before stumbling upon something really inspiring. So I thought it would be a good idea to share some of my favourite websites with you:
1. Patternity This website is one of my most recent finds and I absolutely love it! Great quality images of different patterns found around the world. As I was scrolling through I was prompted to sign up with my email address and then I was able to view the whole archive. I recommend this as I haven't been bombarded with any emails from them. http://patternity.org/

2. This Is Glamorous This is a design and lifestyle blog about the most glamourous of places and things. Beautiful photographs of luxury and exquisite design within decor, fashion, travel and food. http://www.thisisglamorous.com/

3. Trendland

Trendland delivers new ideas and style notes daily with some great imagery to go with it. Areas covered are fashion, design, photography, art, culture, music and video. I often discover new photographers and artists that I love here.

http://trendland.com/

4. Patternbank

This website gives design inspiration for print, pattern and graphics as well as supplying fashion trend forecasts.

http://patternbank.com/

5. Charlotte Audrey Owen-Meehan

This tumblr is only a recent find but if you love colour you'll love this blog too. Charlotte posts pop-culture style, brightly coloured photographs with a very contemporary feel.

http://charlotteaudreyowenmeehan.tumblr.com/

6. OBI Scrapbook Blog

If you're into vintage illustrations this site is for you. OBI brings you beautiful illustrations from old ancient books.

http://scrap.oldbookillustrations.com/

7. We Love Illustration

Another new find, this blog is a source of creative and inspiring illustrations and artwork from a range of different artists.

http://weloveillustration.tumblr.com/

8. Trend Hunter

An old favourite of mine, Trend Hunter is a great place to find even the most bizarre collection of images you could think of. A great site to use if you are searching for a particular style of photography or artwork, such as 'whimsical' or 'gothic.' It covers a large subject area from fashion and design through to technology, culture and ads. A great site to have a look through when stuck for inspiration.

http://www.trendhunter.com/

I hope you have found this post useful and have discovered new websites to find creative research on :) And if anyone else has any great sites they know of, do let me know!

AW 13/14 Print and Pattern

Trends in print and pattern this season include plaid, animal print and moody florals.

Image Source: http://www.vogue.co.uk