audience; prizes and above all opportunity

There is still time to enter the Umbrella Prints Trimmings Competition 2012 but order your Trimmings now.

Maybe you are a creative person who has some skills you would like to show off?

If you would like an audience with Irene Hoofs from Bloesem, Kim Kight from True Up, Ebony Bizys from Hello Sandwich and Joel Henriques from Made by Joel then you will want to be in this competition. You have complete license to show off!

One of the world's most renowned trend forecasters  Li Edelkoort (Trend Tablet) is following our boards (blush and massive adrenaline rush) this is a big deal.

Here is the link to The Umbrella Prints Trimmings Competition 2012
Here is the link to Frequently Asked Questions
Here (Australia) and here (world) is where you can buy your packet of Umbrella Prints Fabric Trimmings.
Here is the pin board where all of the wonderful entrants work will be pinned on May 31st (and the place where you can 'pin' to vote for 1 week after).

As well as there being two prizes this year this is an amazing invaluable opportunity to get noticed in the design world- we are open to everyone and all ideas.

It's just a bit exciting :-)

always in love

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Source: pinkpagodastudio.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest

Umbrella Prints Colour Wheel

beautiful colour circle!
yes... back to packing trimmings ok ok

Umbrella Prints Trimmings competition FAQ

Frequently asked questions about our Umbrella Prints trimmings competition 2011

Is the competition international?
Yes; we have sent trimmings packs as far and wide as Hawaii, Denmark and Japan. 
If a posty can get there in time and you have a letterbox you can enter!

but I can't sew?
we never said you had to sew anything x

How do I take a nice photograph of my trimmings and my creation for Flickr? 
Our top tips for taking nice, clear photographs are

1. don't use a flash indoors...ever.... it drains colour like a sponge
2. get enough light, natural light is best
3. take the wrapping off your trimmings pack :-)
4. get in real close
5. use a plain background
6. lock in your focus

Can I combine your trimmings with other fabrics in my project?
Of course! but please acknowledge the designer of the other fabrics too.

I entered last year can I enter again?
yes welcome back

How many times can I vote here May 6- May 10, 2011?
once please but you can get you mates to join in

What does the winner win?
1 metre of any Umbrella Prints fabric (your choice)
A generous remnants pack of our new range of fabrics (coming soon)
A pair of our beautiful Teardrops and Petals earrings
An Umbrella Prints gift card set
AND a mystery gift...???
Around $250 worth of booty.

Who won last year?
The lovely and talented Lisa Stubbs from the UK (more on Lisa's work soon)

I'm stuck?
You are only limited to your imagination.
Stick it, hang it, wrap it, sew it, stitch it, combine it, deconstruct it, add to it, bend it, stiffen it, embellish it, patch it, and on and on....

What if I do the same as someone else?
No two packets are the same, no two people are the same, no two projects will be the same.

What's the most important thing to remember?
Join the Flickr group Umbrella Prints
Upload the photos of what you make to Flickr as well as a photo of your Trimmings pack
Tag each of your photographs umbrellaprints, trimmings2011
Have fun!

Umbrella Prints trimmings competition update!

So many trimmings orders coming in!  We cannot wait to see more of what you have all been cooking up :-) There is still plenty of time to enter our Trimmings competition 2011.

taking flight

Umbrella Prints first brought out Bird in Paradise in 2008.  With an impossibly intricate repeat, an allover lace-like pattern, imaginary birds in an illustrated leafy wilderness we could not find anything like it on the market.  

Nearly two years later we have started getting emails, phone calls, a publisher and magazine photo shoot requests for Bird in Paradise.  We are so glad we kept faith in this design.

A new short run has just arrived in colours Bambi, Flamingo and Olive hand screen printed onto our custom made natural organic hemp/cotton. It is available as meterage and in 50cm x 60cm pieces in both our online shops and at Nest Studio now.

this with this?

Australian Vogue // Umbrella Prints fabric Fanflowers in olive, lilac wine Elephants, Fanflowers in starfruit, royal beige Elephants

new fabric- bokeh?

Thankyou to everyone who commented regarding Umbrella Print's new dotty fabric 'lights'. Amongst the comments below were that the new printed threads look like little white roses or confetti which is lovely!

As someone obsessed with lights, sparkles, blurs of movement and shapes in light; I was thinking this print would conjure a 'bokeh' effect (bokeh being the blurred out of focus dots of light that make photos look ethereal and whimsy-like). I always love how differently people perceive our patterns.

bokeh image by Rouge Cerise

bokeh image by Krawat

bokeh image by riot jane