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Candycanes

Hello, hello dearies!! Yes its been awhile but we're picking up the pace as best as we can!
We've got out first Christmas pattern up and its called Candycane.

A yummy combo of colorful candy canes with snowflakes! I initially started working on the grey one but then realised it would be really nice with either a pink or blue background too. (but I still like the grey one! Any faves anyone?)


Candycane (slate)
Colorful candycanes and snowflakes on gray



Candycane (rose)
Colorful candycanes and snowflakes on pale pink



Candycane (ceil)
Colorful candycanes and snowflakes on pale blue

Stay tuned for this week's this week's freebie ;)

p/s- Oh & if you like the candycane paper, its available for purchase here

Shirts galore

Whee!! In conjunction with Father's Day today, Jinjerup has a fashionable trio of new patterns dedicated to dads :) Men shirts galore> working shirts, sporty shirts, argyle vests and the like!


Shirts (blue)
For the corporate working dad



Shirts (green)
For the argyle, golfy dad



Shirts (yellow)
For the sporty, casual dad

Look out for the Father's Day bookmarks, coming right up! :)

Floweraid

Here's Jinjerup's last Mother's Day themed pattern for this year, introducing Floweraid. I'm not exactly sure why I chose the title Floweraid but it seemed kinda suitable :P I was trying out combinations of checkers and flowers when I came out with this new trio, a different take on flower patterns than the existing ones of Jinjerup's style. Hm..

Next month, Jinjerup shall be having 2 themes, the first being Father's Day and we're still trying to decide on the second! If you guys have any suggestions, we shall be more than happy to consider them! :D


Floweraid (pink)
An interesting medley of flowers and checks in pink, purples and blues



Floweraid (orange)
An interesting medley of flowers and checks in pink, oranges and browns



Floweraid (yellow)
An interesting medley of flowers and checks in pink, yellows and oranges

blossomays

More flower themed patterns for Jinjerup's Mother's Day theme this month.
I'm dedicating this new trio of blooms called Blossomays to my mum (hi ma!) as I designed it with her likes & tastes in mind :D & its also her birthday, this Saturday! (Happy early Birthday & we're looking forward to this Sat!)

Hope you like it, hugs*
Oh & don't miss this week's freebies ;) I think they look quite pretty


Blossomays (pink)
Flowers in bloom in May



Blossomays (orange)
Flowers in bloom in May



Blossomays (purple)
Flowers in bloom in May

xoxo,
Lynn

Lovelinks

Its been awhile since I did a pure heart inspired pattern so here's a lovely trio for Jinjerup's Mother's Day theme. Designed them in cute little bursts of pastel yellows, pinks and blues :)


Love links (yellow)
hearts, hearts & more hearts in pinks and yellows



Love links (green)
hearts, hearts & more hearts in parsley and lemon



Love links (pink)
hearts, hearts & more hearts in peach and pink

May blossoms

Blossoms in May! Flowers in sweet palettes of peach, blue and pinks.
:P yups, I'm still very much into peach, I can't help it, it almost seems innate at this point! giggle* I shall be releasing 2 'Freebie of the week' this week as I missed last week's! (finger points at towering mountain of work in corner) Stay tuned for them! :)


may blossoms (peach tango)
sweet blooms in an all peachy glory!



may blossoms (blue overture)
sweet blooms in an all blue-teal glory!



may blossoms (light acid pink)
sweet blooms in an all pink, light mauve glory!

Off to bed now!
xo,
Lynn

Tea cup owls

I really love this next batch of patterns, the colors so tug at my heart strings :)
I had a fun time mixing and matching them!

Plus the funny thing is I keep saying TOWLs instead of tea owls, so I've decided to go with tea cup owls instead! :P The tiny darlings look so cosy in their little cups, quite adorable, yes? chuckle* I love me towls, especially the pink sherbet one at the bottom.

Any faves, anyone?


tea cup owls (sky blue)
cosy owls in their tea cups!



tea cup owls (persimmon)
cosy owls in their tea cups!



tea cup owls (pink sherbet)
cosy owls in their tea cups!

Matriuska Love

In lieu of Mother's Day this month, Jinjerup shall be celebrating it with patterns themed and designed-inspired by motherly love! First up, here's a cute pattern series called Matriuska Love. Plenty of cuteness in the form of matriuska dolls and their precious little ones :)


matriuska love (pink)
Adorable little matriuskas in a trio of pink, blue & yellow



matriuska love (orange)
Adorable little matriuskas in a trio of orange, green & pink



matriuska love (blue)
Adorable little matriuskas in a trio of purple, blue & pink

Recycle chic

Greeting citizens of this planet, Happy Earth Day!! :D Thank you very much for your feedback, am super glad you guys like the Recycling labels we shared on Tuesday! I am sure you guys shall put them to good use. Let's put in a little more effort to help save this great planet we call home :)

Well, onward march, next up, we have this new trio of patterns called Recycle Chic, using the recycling logo as a repeat motif. These patterns come from a slightly different design approach, than my previous range, being more subtle in color and message. Think these would look quite nice on printed on totes or recyclable non-woven bags!


Recycle chic (sakura)
Recycling pattern in pretty sakura tones



Recycle chic (faded sky)
Recycling pattern in faded light sky blue tones



Recycle chic (tangerine time)
Recycling pattern in calm pastel orange tones

Recycling is fab!

:) I've had this pattern in my head for a few days now, just had to put it to print! I don't practise as much recycling as I would like to but I'm making it a point to start doing more now, better late than never, yes? I'm liking neons, today oh yes yes yes ;)


Recycling in neon 1
Let's make recycling, a habit together!



Recycling in neon 2
Let's make recycling, a habit together!



Recycling in neon 3
Let's make recycling, a habit together!

Feeling a burnt out these few days, so much work from work, I hardly have a moment to myself. Perhaps that's why I'm attracted to the neon palette this time around? lols* Sub-consciously, I needed a fresh batch of colors? Think I've been working with way too much reds & blues & greys (@work.. urghh..Corporate colors all look the same) Oh well.. am off to bed now. Am too drained for anything else, nighty night folks!

Happy Recycling!

:) I'm back (after a week of going through my taxes.. urgh.. & other misc stuf I've had to sort) feels much better that its all done now! From today till the end of April, Jinjerup shall be on the Earth day theme, just like what we featured last year, there'll be plenty of 'environmental-friendlyness' coming right up.

To kick things off, we've got our first pattern ready & its called Happy Recycling, say hello to cute little cans, glass & plastic bottles ready to do their bit to save the earth!


Happy recycling cans
Recycle to reuse your metals!



Happy recycling plastic
Recycle to reuse your plastics!



Happy recycling glass
Recycle to reuse your glass!

Plaid bunnies

grin* Bunnies are adorable aren't they?
Here's a new bunny-inspired pattern with a plaid background, I couldn't really think of a fitting name in time so have decided to call it bunny plaid :P How original! chuckle* I'll spend more time thinking of better pattern names with Jinjerup's next month's theme!! It's going to be interesting! ;)


Plaid bunny (orange)
A plaid of bunnies in orange



Plaid bunny (pink)
A plaid of bunnies in pink



Plaid bunny (green)
A plaid of bunnies in green

I'm going to test blogger's new 'Pages' function, so if you see awkward, unrelated buttons on Jinjerup's site, don't worry! I'm just playing around with it, in real time! :P
Take care folks, have a great Easter weekend!

Chick chirp

Here's Jinjerup's first Easter pattern of 2010, introducing a cute new chick inspired pattern called chick chirp! Plenty of little chickys in a 3 unique color palettes. I can't decide which I like best, the rainbow version or the spring one. Oh & stay tuned for Jinjerup's Easter 2010 freebie ;)


Chick chirp (rainbow)
Cute chicks come in many colors



Chick chirp (fresh)
Cute chicks come in many colors



Chick chirp (spring)
Cute chicks come in many colors

They're going to be awesomely cuter than usual!! :P
Coming up real soon! :)

Cookies galore!

Let's say you were a snacks manufacturer having a competition where the grand prize is a lifetime's supply of your fave cookies or fave chocs, frankly, if I was the winner, I'd pick the cookies anytime! I love cookies of all shapes and colors :P (well, provided they are tasty to eat of course!

I've illustrated some of my fave cookie snacks: linzer hearts, chocolate chip cookies and I-don't-their-name-rectangle cookies but are great for dipping in coffee (I nicknamed them polka for their dots) :D

Do you guys have any fave cookies or snacks too?


Cookies (linzer hearts)
Great for the nibbles, these lovely hearty cookies are!



Cookies (polka)
Great for coffee dipping, these tasty polka dotted cookies are!



Cookies (chocchip)
Great for the munching, these absolutely yummy chocolate chip cookies are!

This week's scrumptious freebie's coming out soon, stay tuned for it :)

Liquorice all sorts

As requested by Trix, here's a Jinjerup take on liquorice all sorts.
:P Even though, I'm not a big fan of how liquorice tastes, I do love how they look. Their colors and shapes are oddly fascinating! Now, I wonder who designed them as such?

The first two designs are based on the existing original and fruit flavours, whilst for the third, I've added in how chocolate might look like in the all sorts style :)

I'm rather curious about the fruit all sorts, as I've never seen them before I googled up on these all sorts! Has anyone ever tried them? Are they nice? Do they taste purely fruity or do they have a liquorice taste as well? :P Oh please do share!


Liquorice (original)
a cute display of traditional liquorice all sorts



Liquorice (fruity)
a cute display of fruity flavored liquorice all sorts



Liquorice (chocolate)
a cute display of chocolate flavored liquorice all sorts

Biscuit rolls

Lovely to snack on, biscuit rolls are such a hit! grin* I usually grab a handful (or 2) to munch, and a handful is about 5-6 rolls :P they are that addictive. Biscuit rolls look like thick straws made of biscuits (complete with stripes).

Most of the time, the rolls are filled with a strip of flavored creamy icing, these flavored rolls come with colored stripes which are the same color of the icing inside. For instance, strawberry flavored rolls get pink stripes whilst chocolate ones get brown stripes. & sometimes, they come plain, these types of rolls are usually fatter in diameter. You should try using the plain ones as straws :P they go really well with coffee!

chuckle* If let's say the biscuit rolls get left out of their containers for a little too long, they tend to go really soft, with no more crunch in them. It was actually my fave moment when I was a kid, cause when the biscuit rolls got soft, you could unroll them! lols* Then you'd have an unrolled striped biscuit sheet, all the better to get to the icing inside! :P

I've found Martha Stewart recipe on them too :P
You can find it at the bottom of this post ;)


Biscuit rolls (vanilla mango)
Lovely biscuit rolls with yummy vanilla mango creamy icing



Biscuit rolls (coffee cream)
Lovely biscuit rolls with yummy coffee and cream icing



Biscuit rolls (strawberry orange)
Lovely biscuit rolls with yummy straweberry & orange creamy icing


Martha Stewart's Candy Stripe Cookie Sticks recipe> click here

Iced gems

Oh cute little biscuits of my childhood, you are sorely missed! :P
Iced gems were so next on Jinjerup's Snacks & Treats theme list, for you guys who aren't familiar with what they are, I'll try my best to give you a description of what these precious yummies are.

They're actually little round biscuits with cute dollops of hardened icing on top, and they come in 4 colors of icing. The ones found where I am are usually pink, white, yellow & green. Wonder why they didn't make more colors plus I wonder who got to choose those colors, why pink, yellow, white & green? :P Well, from what I've just read, the updated color palette of these iced gems are white, yellow, orange, red and purple.

Sugary goodness in every little munch, I used to bite off all the icing, keeping them aside to nibble after finishing off the round biscuit base! :P From what I recall, I got really hyper from all that sugar! grin* If you guys have never tried them, you should, they are very adorable!

If you had the chance to pick 4 colors for your customized batch of iced gems, what colors would you choose? :)


Iced gems (originals)
Cute little itty bitty biscuits with yummy original colored icing on top



Iced gems (orangerush)
Cute little itty bitty biscuits with yummy orange-ish toned icing on top



Iced gems (jollymolly)
Cute little itty bitty biscuits with yummy jolly colored yummy icing on top