CO9: February 2012

Meet Mrs Frog! Owner of The Frog Shop!

Meet the stunning Mrs Frog!

Created by Hayley Kendal, an artist and maker of sculptural beings made of discarded objects, from Gloucester UK.

Please find Hayley on Twitter @KendalSculpture or visit her blog over at Hayley Kendal Sculpture

All images (c) Hayley Kendal

Antique Bronze Earrings by Life's Big Canvas

Alice in Wonderland rabbit earrings (c) Life's Big Canvas

We love these funky earrings by the unique Pesky Basics for the wonderful, quirky store... Life's Big Canvas

Headphones earrings (c) Life's Big Canvas

Made from antique bronze charms, we particularly love the converse boots!

Converse Boots earrings (c) Life's Big Canvas

Anchors earrings (c) Life's Big Canvas

Please check out Life's Big Canvas and watch out for our upcoming giveaway of a very cool piece of Pesky Chloe's jewellery!!!

ALL IMAGES (C) LIFE'S BIG CANVAS

Help us celebrate! Win an "Is This Art?" Cushion

CustomOneNine have kindly agreed to give away one of these incredible Is This Art? cushions to one of our wonderful twitter followers to help us celebrate our blog's very first birthday on 1st March.

To win one of these cushions for yourself, please simply follow @customonenine on twitter and comment on this post below telling us which cushion you would like and why! Simples!

So will it be Warhol, Dali, Pablo or Bacon for you? PS. we will post the winning cushion anywhere worldwide!

For extra entries, please retweet, pin on pinterest or share on facebook (link us in). Thank you!

K3 Kettle via TwentyTwentyOne

We are big fans of TwentyTwentyOne and regularly spend a morning browsing their award winning design store.

This morning, whilst desperate for a cup of tea (CO9Cloud's kitchen is currently in the pieces in the garden as we are having some building work done!) we came across this beautiful 1938 British design classic the K3 Kettle.

Made from magnailium with sycamore.

TwentyTwentyOne "provide an unparalleled selection of furniture, lighting and accessories", if you are not already regular visitors to their site, be sure to check them out! TwentyTwentyOne

Image (c) TwentyTwentyOne

England v Wales Rugby by John Jensen

In anticipation of today's big match we came across this wonderful Wales v England Painting by the famous British illustrator and cartoonist John Jenson

Come on England!!!

Three Little Birds and other great Papercuts by Kyleigh's Papercuts

As Kyleigh's Papercuts put it "Armed with a scalpel & headful of lyrics, I create typographical papercut art to adorn your home!"

CO9Cloud particularly love this homage to Bob Marley, "Three Little Birds"...

Kyleigh's Papercuts also create beautiful bespoke Family Trees which would make a lovely gift!

Please visit www.kyleighspapercuts.co.uk to view all their gorgeous work!

All images (c) Kyleigh's Papercuts

Unique Patchwork Chairs by Kelly Swallow

All images (c) Kelly Swallow

We're obsessed with Kelly Swallow's Chairs and we know you probably all are too!

Each chair is individually sourced and then lovingly upholstered with vintage or designer fabrics.

To view all of Kelly's Unique Patchwork Designs please visit her site HERE.

All images (c) Kelly Swallow

Googly Eyes Gumball Bracelets by Randomeyes Boutique

Assorted Drinks and Junk Food Bracelet (c) Randomeyes Boutique

The original googly eyes gumball jewellery!!!

Mix Colour Crayons Bracelet (c) Randomeyes Boutique

Designed and created by Randomeyes Boutique.

Assorted Bakery Items Bracelet (c) Randomeyes Boutique

Assorted Bubblegum and Chocolate Bar (c) Randomeyes Boutique

As well as these brilliant bracelets and other jewellery, Randomeyes Boutique also make kitsch pins, cute magnets, kawaii hair slides, mobile charms and quirky keyrings, which can all be found over on their SITE.

Assorted Ice Cream and Ice Lolly Bracelet (c) Randomeyes Boutique

Please check out their awesome range by saying hi on twitter @kitschandquirky or paying them a visit HERE.

Incredible photo-real paintings by Sarah Graham

Blonde Bombshell (c) Sarah Graham

Sweet Temptations (c) Sarah Graham

One of our favorite artists, Sarah Graham, is an oil painter from Hitchin in the UK, who creates these amazing photo-real paintings of toys and sweets.

Lollipop Carousel (c) Sarah Graham

Cupcake Gems (c) Sarah Graham

All are available as limited edition prints & originals from galleries across the UK. Please check out Sarah's website to see more of her stunning paintings and for details on where to buy them. We're off to count the money box to see if we can get an Alice in Wonderland print for ourselves!

Alice In Wonderland (c) Sarah Graham

We're off to see the Wizard! (c) Sarah Graham

Sarah's website also contains an explanation as to her painting method which we think some young budding artists may well appreciate. Here's a pic of her in action...

Sarah also runs studio based day-long art classes, a unique workshop inspired by her own methods. Sarah says "The aim is to demonstrate a relaxed approach to painting, and for people of all abilities to come away with a final piece they can enjoy & feel proud of. The emphasis is on fun, and just having the opportunity to experience life in the studio and unleash your inner artist."