Bobbies and Bad Guys

How can I not love Sandra's new work?

I've been following and enjoying her blog for a while now, and I'm amazed at her ability to create more and more characters with such a strong sense of identity. Dream guards, Mermen, Medieval Soldiers, Vikings, it just keeps on getting better and better...

I've written about Herzensart a couple of times already but each new collection deserves a post, right? Sandra has been working on two new themes, the Wild West and Little Britain (which I love), and in addition to a line of softies has created these fun stamps for little ones, big ones, and me! (well, Miles turns 5 soon so I have to get him the Little Britain set...)



Go take a peek in Sandra's online shop. If you're quick Sandra is offering her new stamp sets at a special, pre-introductory price, so hurry, hurry, and enjoy!

Two Degrees

And now for something completely different! It's been looking very colourful around here lately so I thought I'd tone things down for a post or two. Yesterday I spent a bit of time diggin' and delvin' Down Under and found a couple of great addresses for you to explore. The first one, Two Degrees, is a Melbourne-based design studio with a passion for creating distinctively Australian hand crafted projects - just what I was looking for. Focusing on sustainable and locally sourced materials, the Two Degrees team has designed some beautiful stamps for children featuring local landscapes illustrated by local Australian designers to create scenes like this

Their High Plains Landscape Set, shown above, comprising 7 natural rubber stamps mounted on reclaimed Tasmanian celery top pine (safe for kids to chew) and beautifully presented in a handmade hessian bag, would make a very special, original gift for children or adults, and a refreshing change to the ubiquitous London-New York-Paris trio.
Two Degrees also sell a Cape Otway Coast stamp set for children. I found their store via Frankie.