Thursday 24 November 2011

New Patterns: Website update

My website has a had a makeover! filled with lots of new work check it out at rachelcave.co.uk


Tuesday 22 November 2011

New Work: Dandelion range for Paperchase

Now and again I come across a pattern I designed in the shops. Today I spotted my Dandelion print on a whole range of products for Paperchase, including an 2012 organiser, gift wrap, note books and photo albums. I popped in earlier to have a look, very pleased to finally see them in the shops.

Sunday 20 November 2011

New work: Nursery ranges for Skip*Hop

I collaborated with the lovely people over at Skip Hop in the US. The new nursery ranges of bedding, sheets and blankets have been released and they look great.


Tuesday 8 November 2011

Portfolio at Creatives Inc

My work has been added to the wonderful Creatives Inc site. Looking forward to working with them in the future. Do take a look for my latest work!



Wednesday 19 October 2011

The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design

Designer Rachael Taylor has joined with 'Do what you Love' to launch a new online course to inspire and help designers sucessfully make it as a pattern designer.
I am very lucky to have asked to contribute patterns for the course, which will be launched Monday 14th November. For more information visit the site here.

“This course is for anyone who has ever dreamt of seeing their designs on stationery, fabric, homewares or other products, sharing their art through pattern, and monetising their work,” says Rachael. “for many this will open the door to the wonderful world of surface pattern design, and set them on an exciting new career path.”




Monday 17 October 2011

Print and Pattern Book 2

Very excited to be included in the Print and Pattern book 2. It was launched on Monday and I can't wait to get hold of a copy. Marie aka Bowie Style has been wonderful to feature me quite a few times on her blog and the new book is filled with some great designers. You can buy it here.


Wednesday 21 September 2011

This weeks sneak peak

It's been a while since I last updated my blog. I have been extremely busy and have lots of exciting things in the pipe line!

Last week I designed a card for Tigerprint, here's a sneak peak of my design...

Friday 17 June 2011

'Thankyou Teacher' range for Marks and Spencer

A while back I did some designs for Tigerprint who supply Marks and Spencer. The theme was a 'Thankyou Teacher' range and they were after some apple designs. My designs have been used on gift wrap and a gift bag. It was lovely to see them mentioned on the Print Pattern blog.


Thursday 9 June 2011

Boden Blog: How to by Rachel Cave

It's been very quite on the blog front, I've been so busy the last few months. Been working on a very exciting project which should be finished very soon and I can announce so watch this space!

A while back I was asked to do a small 'how to' for the Boden Community Blog. I did a step by step guide to creating a repeat pattern using my old spring floral pattern. Looks great and very pleased with the feedback!






Tuesday 29 March 2011

Habitat Magazine Illustration

I had the pleasure of designing an illustration for the Love Your Home magazine From Habitat. It arrived today, so wonderful to see my first illustration in print..and hopefully many more to come in the future!





Sunday 20 March 2011

Today's Inspiration

From 70s tea towels to modern prints from Sanna Annukka, I can't get enough of kitchen utensil patterns! I have so many inspirational images, these are some of my favourites...