29.10.18 | Spooky Pooch Show! - Halloween in Manchester I had such a fun filled afternoon presenting alongside Simion Hawtin-Smith (Reloved Upholstery) for the @halloweenmcr Spooky Pooch Costume Show! There was such a lovely crowd around the stage at Exchange Square (outside Selfridges). It was such […] > > Read More
24.10.18 | Creative Coaching before the end of the year! October is now sold out but dates for my creative coaching sessions are available now in November & December, book quick to avoid disappointment! Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to work on many […] > > Read More
23.10.18 | New Prints on DENY Designs! My new collection of organic based designs, inspired by work trips & my new gardening assistant job at Arley Hall (read more about that here), has been shown a lot of love on social media […] > > Read More
17.10.18 | Plant Girl Iris - Autumn at Arley Hall I love this time of year! There’s such beautiful colours around. 1 day a week I’m learning a new botanical skill, which compliments my design & photography work too (you can read my previous posts […] > > Read More
12.10.18 | Find It Fix It Flog It Feature #2 I was so excited to finally see the lovely feature that my quirky, bespoke upholstery fabric received on award winning daytime TV show Find It Fix It Flog It! I was asked by the wonderful presenter […] > > Read More
26.09.18 | Garden & Flowers Photoshoot Behind The Scenes Last week we had a day of really fun & colour-filled shooting in my garden with lots of flowers & foliage. The day was a mixture of getting some gardening shots for my studio & […] > > Read More
24.09.18 | Plant Girl Iris on Instagram Hello lovely people, for those of you that know me well or have followed me for a while will know I’m a creative soul who juggles a lot of things & I always love to […] > > Read More
21.09.18 | Friday Inspo - Trying New Things... Happy Friday! Today we’re sending out some positive vibes from the Rachael Taylor Studio. This lovely quote reminds us that while scary at times, it’s worth it to take risks & try new things! If […] > > Read More
19.09.18 | Find It Fix It Flog It Feature I was asked by the lovely people at Channel 4’s award winning daytime TV show Find It Fix It Flog It to design a bespoke retro fabric so the talented Gemma Longworth could kit out a classic […] > > Read More
18.09.18 | Signed By Lime Management For everyone who follows this blog or my Instagram regularly you will know that this year I’ve taken some time our from my usual work to try lots of new & exciting things. So much has […] > > Read More
17.09.18 | Let's create floral magic together! I’m so excited for my next Floral Print Motif Workshop as it’s not very often that I get to host events like this & I truly love them. I only ever teach smallish groups so the […] > > Read More
12.09.18 | New Design Work & Trying New Things Sometimes I just get a creative urge & the designs just flow out of me no matter what time it is (& I ignore what I’m meant to be doing). I’ve also been trying out […] > > Read More
04.09.18 | Amara Interior Blog Awards 2018 - Vote now! We recently announced that the blog had been nominated for an Amara Blog Award 2018 in the ‘Best Interior Lifestyle’ category & we would be so appreciative of your vote! If you have enjoyed reading […] > > Read More