Notebook Cover Proofs

Yesterday I received the proofs of the covers of my notebooks. It was a very very exciting moment as so much work has gone into this project and it means we're one step closer to seeing the final notebooks!

Below are a few sneaky pictures of the proofs, sorry they are not of great quality, they are just quick snaps taken on my phone! The print quality is fantastic, the colours have come out perfectly. I can't wait to see the final notebooks and share them with you all!

The notebooks will be finding their way to their new owners and fabulous backers of my Kickstarter project in the next few weeks and will be for sale in my Etsy store shortly after! If you interested in pre-ordering some notebooks please get in touch!

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2013

Patterned Notebooks on Kickstarter

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you may have seen the sneak peek's of my upcoming project, and at last I can reveal all.. a Kickstarter project!

I've always wanted to produce and sell patterned notebooks but the upfront cost has always made it impossible.

If you haven't heard of Kickstarter before it is a crowd-funding site that allows you to list a project, a goal, and rewards for backers who pledge money to back your project. Money is only taken from the backers if the project is successful (reaches it's goal) and then the backers receive their rewards in return for helping fund the project.

The notebooks are A5 and A6 sizes, featuring 10 different designs from 5 different collections; Ikat Roses, Inky Floral, Lets Fly, Summer Fruit and Dreamcatcher. 

Please pledge to the project if you can and get some lovely notebooks in return! I really appreciate any help. You can also help by sharing the project on your blog, twitter and facebook to get as many people to see as possible!

Thank you so much in advance for all your help sharing, funding and supporting my project!

Below are some buttons which can be added to your sites, blogs, shared on Twitter and Facebook to help raise awareness of the project! Please save these and link them to my kickstarter page http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/978006901/rosie-simons-patterned-notebooks

 

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2013

Society6 introduce throw pillows

Society6 have just introduced throw pillows! So you can now buy my designs as cushion covers from my store! Society6 are also doing free shipping from now until Monday so why not pick up some Christmas presents? 

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2012

New designs

Today I am sharing with you some new designs I have been working on. There's lots of new patterns on the go here right now and I am LOVING it!

I am starting to feel that my patterns really have a signature style and show my personality well.

You may recognise the grey design below, the designs were created as part of my 'dreams' collection. You can see the existing designs printed as fabrics here and as a sneak peek here. You can also buy the existing designs as fabrics from Spoonflower here.

The new designs use the same colours and motifs as the existing designs, but have more organic layouts and mixes of motifs from different patterns. I love how all the patterns look together!

I also had very exciting news yesterday, someone purchased some of my Dreamcatcher fabric on Spoonflower! It's so exciting to know that someone likes my design enough to buy yards of it!

Lots of exciting new designs and news coming soon so be sure to check back soon! Just to tease you here is a sneak peek of a new design I am currently working on as part of a new collection I will share soon!

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2012

Spoonflower fabrics arrived!

Today a super exciting package full of lovely fabrics from Spoonflower arrived!

This is a rather picture heavy post but I ordered quite a few of my designs and am SO pleased with how they all came out and wanted to share them! Hope you like!

All the fabrics are available to buy NOW from my Spoonflower store!

 

 

 

 

 

 

All images copyright Rosie Simons 2012

Dream catching

Lately I have been working very spontaneously between jobs and making patterns as and when they come into my head. The other morning I was just browsing the internet and suddenly a dreamcatcher motif and colour palette popped into my head and I had to put pen to paper, well more like finger to mouse and create what was in my head.

Creating patterns for a living would be a dream for me, so I'm hoping and wishing that someday, hopefully soon, that will be possible!

I am currently in search of work, full time, freelance or commission, if you are interested or know anyone who would be, please get in touch! You can contact me via Twitter (@rosie_simons) or Facebook (Rosie Simons Graphic and Surface Design) or email: rosie at rosiesimons dot co dot uk

Image copyright Rosie Simons 2012