{The marriage of cross stitch and graffiti}

Cross stitch and graffiti I hear you cry? Agreed, this is an unlikely union, but for pattern-cutter Phil Davidson it was the natural choice to marry his two loves. His London based company Random Monkey Design sells cross stitch kits for anyone to make in their own home. Inspired by street art and popular culture, the kits are a great way to get crafty with your home. As well as offering diy kits, Phil also takes commissions and will mount and frame them for you. Loving the personality here - this marriage of street-flavoured design and the stereotypically not-so-street cross stitching works brilliantly on two accounts; to challenge said stereotype, whilst also making for a great, modern addition to one's home. Go Phil!

Balloon Girl, Thug For Life & Barcode Cage.

random-monkey-design.com

{Wall Sticker Love}

Given my love for quirky wall stickers I felt it only right to highlight decor addict's fabulous first giveaway. I've been following decor addict for a year or so now and the lovely Trina, who writes the blog, has teamed up with Spin Collective who are offering 3 decor addict readers the chance to win wall stickers up to £30 in value. To be in with a chance of winning, simply comment on Trina's blog post here about what you would do with three different Spin Collective wall decals in your home. Good luck guys and thanks to decor addict and Spin Collective for the great giveaway! In the meantime, here's some of my favourite offerings from Spin Collective and with prices from as low as £4.00 a sticker how could you resist?!

Totoro 2

Planes Set

Symetrical Flowers Set

spincollective.co.uk

{Farewell BBC Good Homes}

Times are tough for the magazine market, not least the crowded interiors section, where the latest set of ABCs proved too low for BBC Good Homes, prompting publisher BBC Worldwide to announce it was to close the home interest title after the July 09 issue. Worryingly the title was not the lowest selling within the home interest sector, often outselling rivals such as Living etc, which leaves me feeling very concerned as said title is my all time favourite magazine. I'm keeping all fingers and toes crossed that IPC stick with their long running modern homes mag. As for BBC Good Homes, the easy-read mag will be missed - thanks to all involved for 11 years of great features and inspiring content.

guardian.co.uk

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