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Please excuse the mess...

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Hope all's well with you.

Here, the image says it all. Please excuse the mess (and any broken links etc) as this week has been one of revamping everything about the look and feel of BoundingSquirrel. Click here to see the website, if you're reading this as a newsletter,  and you'll see even more of the changes that have happened already).

All-in-all, it just felt like time to keep every bit of the whimsy, but update everything to reflect that some of my designs also find happy places on fabric, wallpaper and home décor as well.

All the potential changes could take some time, but it's all gone well so far. My intention at the moment is to keep on posting without any interruptions.

In the meantime, thank you so much for being here, and for your forbearance.

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Introducing...The Springtime Garden Collection

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Hello there.

This week's post is a simple invitation. Take a nice deep breath, and come for a stroll in the fresh air of a whimsical springtime garden, filled with yellow, white and blue wild flowers...

That's the feeling I most wanted to create in my new "Springtime Garden," collection at Spoonflower. In addition to fabrics, the designs are also available on wallpaper, as this picture shows...

Delicate Blue "Forget-Me-Nots on Cream" Wallpaper...

(Seeing that wallpaper may also solve any mystery you might have felt around just why I was drawing all those forget-me-nots a few weeks back, too...).

Floral "Springtime Garden" Curtains

The image above shows the "Springtime Garden" design after which the collection is named, in action on some happy curtains, lifting everything in the space around them.

But I'll leave you in peace now, so that you can have a proper stroll around the full collection here.   

Have fun, and I'll see you next week.

More soon.

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The Happy Land of Bears on Bicycles...

Just a bear on a bicycle...

Hello there, and may life be treating you well, wherever you are.

This week,  I found myself yearning for something more. A deeper, cuter, and more profound level of escape. And I found it in a brilliant new course run by the illustrator Lisa Glanz.

"Drawn to Whimsy" has reminded me that, some time ago, I used to draw lots of whimsical animals, like this one, or these marmots.

The Drawn to Whimsy workbook (besides being a permission slip to spend extra time in the happy land of bears on bicycles) has given me just the encouragement and structure I needed to approach it all in a more unified way. As well as *the* cutest course notes I've ever encountered.

And a whimsical whale with a suitcase.

So both the drawings you see on this page are informal coursework and work-in-progress, rather than having any final outcome or destination as yet. (And no, I'm not an affiliate for Lisa's course-just enthusiastic about it).

Also, yes, the flowers will return (and/or join the animals...). But in February here, the fastest route to a world of whimsy, just for now, has been these cuties and their friends. I hope you've enjoyed it too, and as ever, thanks so much for being here.

More soon.

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Everything's Coming Up (Sketchy) Roses...

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and wallpaper at Spoonflower...
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Hello there

Hope this post can help you find some much-needed whimsy in the world.

In truth, I was going to blog about something else today. But this collection became finished and on sale today...And so I couldn't resist sharing the news, and an initial pic or two, with you.

The story behind it...

The "Sketchy Roses," collection is designed to bring the country-cottage feeling of a sleepy Suffolk village into your home and life, but with a modern, line-drawn, and more whimsical twist.

Like quite a few of my designs, it's a homage to centuries-old house we lived in when I was small, complete with multiple fabrics, textures, and yes, roses growing by the door. Whether you prefer maximalist bright pink roses and dopamine decor, tiny subtle petal textures, or a more traditional print in between, there will be a pattern or print in this collection with your name on it.

Spriggy roses take the stage

This design, with its sprigged roses...

Watercolour Rose Sprigs & Leaves
 Patterned Fabric-
(Image courtesy of Spoonflower)

 
has somehow become a central piece, with its country freshness being the spirit behind the whole collection. And if you happen to be a Spoonflower member, please do vote for it amongst the other lovely designs in their latest competition (if you see this post before the competition closes on Feb 10th 2026).

Yes, it's also confession time...

If you've been reading this blog for a very long time...First, thank you. And secondly, yes, there was a previous "Sketchy Roses" collection. It was (and is)  on printable papers only, and after weeks of work, I managed to list it in the wrong section of my Craftsuprint shop, and then fail to promote it properly...

So these designs are both a re-birth of those original papers, and a complete re-imagining of the collection. Some designs, especially the tiny blender patterns, are completely new. Other very "loud" designs from the original collection have been taken away completely.

I hope that this collection will bring you the joy it was always meant to, but in a much bigger way, in its 2026 version.

Finally...Let's Not Forget the Forget-Me-Nots...

Finally, as promised, here are the answers the "Forget-Me-Not" quiz from last week.

A2

B4 (Digital Acrylic brush/pen-either brush or pen is a correct answer)

C1

D3

As I said last week, there are no prizes, but hope the guessing was fun. More on those motifs anon.

In the meantime, thanks so much for reading down this far, and for being here. I really appreciate it.

More soon.

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