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It is always a wonderful roller coaster of a magical mystery tour when my friend Anna Roebuck from The Making House comes to stay. Add to that the fact we are both art and design fanatics, brimming with ideas, constantly creating with our own distinct styles, there is a recipe for something exciting to happen. Frida Kahlo inpired tiles. A few years ago I created the Frida Kahlo tile mix. A wonderfully bright colourful folky mix, just as the artist herself would like it. Many of you have this mix, some of you have sent me pictures of them in...

The building of my new creative space actually started with a fair bit of destruction! Designing it was fun. A balance of putting the space to best use, enough window light and doors to make use of the southerly aspect with terraces planned to allow working outdoors in good weather, while still looking good in my garden. I sat with a plan and little bits of coloured card representing my workbenches, storage and seating to see how and where it would all fit in. Always remembering the goal is to have designated benches for the main areas of my business,...

Blush is one of the colours of the year (or 'Peach Fuzz' if you follow the Pantone colours). This is a big deal in design circles. The colours chosen for the year can dictate all that you see in the shops for clothing and interiors. Now as many of you know, I'm a great believer in wear or decorate exactly as you want! Cover yourself and your house in the colours that make you happy. Which is why I have steadfastly stuck with painting and designing in all the colours I love whether they are in fashion or not. The...