Polar bears are one of my favourite animals. I visited the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and was lucky to see the polar bears out and about, playing in the water and with their toys. After seeing them in real life I absolutely fell in love with them and knew I had to design a polar bear …
As a thank you for reaching 1000 Instagram followers I decided to run a custom print giveaway. The lucky winner would have the print of their choice designed and made into any item they wanted. There were lots of great suggestions but the idea that was chosen at random was daisies. I was very pleased …
There’s something wonderful about having a house full of fresh green plants. I used to love having a beautiful bunch of flowers in my living room. Unfortunately the cost of fresh flowers every week was becoming too much so I had to have a rethink. Then I discovered houseplants and I was hooked! These lovely …
A new year calls for some exciting new items. After the crazy Christmas season stock levels were looking a bit low. That could only mean one thing – time to order more fabric! I always like to spend January designing new prints so once I had a collection ready to go I put in the …
Many of my print designs are inspired by my travels including the new turtle print. A couple of years ago I visited the beautiful Greek island of Zakynthos. The island is home to an endangered species of turtle which are absolutely adorable but hard to spot. On a day cruise around the island we were …
At Drawn by Rhiannon everything is done by hand from start to finish. Every item begins with an image drawn by hand by me which I scan in to the computer to make a digital fabric design. I then make all the items myself on my industrial sewing machine. I also make all the packaging …
There are so many fab lighthouses along the North East coast. If you haven’t checked out the first lighthouse post featuring the inspiration behind the latest print you can see it here. Once I’d chosen the lighthouses I was going to use I set about drawing them. I knew I wanted this to be quite …
Lighthouses of the North East – From inspiration to print design Read More »
Lighthouses of the north east I’m lucky to live by the North East coast, a stunning stretch of coastline that inspires me all the time. The bold colours and wide range of styles of the lighthouses of the north east made me want to grab a sketchbook and get drawing so that’s exactly what I …
I get inspiration from all over the place but for this particular print design it was this sassy sheep that started it all off. I spotted this fabulous creature on a trip to Sewerby Hall. After calling the sheep to see if I could get it to look at me for a photo, it gave …
Have you read the blog post about the inspiration behind my latest animal print? If not, take a look at it here. Drawing One of the best things about designing your own fabrics is that you can draw anything you want. My pet rabbit is so fabulous that I thought she deserved her own rabbit …
Cucumber the rabbit print: from drawing to final design Read More »
