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Cherry Tree Interiors opens its doors in Harborne

After months of negotiation and weeks of building and decorating (and moving furniture and stock from two different locations) Cherry Tree Interiors finally opened its doors on Wednesday.

Ok, so the sign still isn’t finished (our builders were very good but slower than we anticipated but by Sunday, this will look so much better!)

We are so proud of it, it’s a small business with a big heart and a real passion for creating beautiful soft furnishings, giving new life to old furniture and providing some rather gorgeous lifestyle accessories from the likes of Wood & Willow, Dora Designs, Pip Studios, Parlane, Riverdale, J-Me and Westgate Clocks. Art and photography by yours truly, Tony Shill and This is a Limited Edition.

Here are the first images of the shop as we opened on Wednesday.

Gorgeous glass pendant light in the window, attracting lots of attention (and rightly so!)

Traditional renovated Welsh dresser displaying pretty lifestyle products and silk cushions designed and made by Maxine in-store.

Wood and Willow and Dora Designs sit side by side atop traditional renovated pine coffee table and a post modern extendable dining table.

A stunning, renovated Regency dresser displays Pip Studios vibrant wares.

The walkway from the front to the back of the shop entices with flashes of retro furniture, furnishings and artwork.

Stunning Harlequin wallpaper and soft furnishings are perfectly complimented by a renovated 1950′s retro cabinet displaying Westgate clocks, handcrafted scrapbook albums and gatefold albums covered in Orla Kiely papers (by yours truly) and photography by Tony Shill.

A renovated retro rocking chair and fab bubble clock by Westgate.

Harlequin wallpapers and fabrics, cushions made by Maxine in-store and stunning silk curtains and pelmet – so luxurious!

Black Villa Nova ‘Naples’ wallpaper, a stunning renovated Regency sideboard, plum cut velvet cushions and ghostly art by Geraldine Georges show how to decorate with black.

The entrance to my new home at the back of the shop, compact and bijou but perfectly formed and working out just fine!

We’ve had a trickle of people of the last 3 days, lots of interest in what we are doing. A few sales, a few bookings for consultations and a potential craft class booked for June.

The future’s looking very bright!

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Kuler- simply rock and roll!

There are a few things that rock my design world on a regular basis: paper – preferably patterned, textured and heavyweight, seriously talented paper artists like Jen Stark and Yulia Brodskaya, letterpress projects, retro wallpaper designs (you should see my studio and my dining room!), typography and of course, Kuler.

For those of you not in the know, Kuler is an internet application from Adobe Systems that lets people try out, create and save various color schemes. If you’re creating websites, digital scrapbooking supplies, interior designs, fabric patterns, or any other visual, you can experiment with color variations and browse the thousands of wonderfully named themes from the Kuler community; names such as Tears of a Clownfish, Enchanted Getaway and Bubble Coconut. Not only do they sound wonderful, they are a veritable feast for the eyes – how can this not make you smile?!

It is an invaluable resource for me and can spark my imagination in an instant. If I’m having trouble building a scheme around an old photo, I simply select colours from my photo, make a note of the RGB, CMYK or Hex number, go to Kuler, key in the codes or numbers and it builds schemes for me or suggests pre-designed schemes from the community. If I’m struggling to design a digital scrapbooking paperpack, I can jump to Kuler, select a scheme from the community and build my product around those colours.

My Banyan Tree paper pack for digital scrapbookers is designed around a colour scheme I fell in love with whilst browsing the community on Kuler. It remains one of my favorite colour schemes -  not only forming the basis of my paperpack but also the colour scheme in my bathroom…

Seriously rock ‘n’ roll!

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Scrapbooking: Photoshop Brushes

A collection of photoshop brushes for use on your digital, hybrid and traditional scrapbook pages, cards and art projects

If you see something you like, click on the link to take you to my website where you can purchase these products as .zip downloads (can be used instantly, so not waiting for the postman!)

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INDO BRUSHES AND STAMPS

Indo brushes - Personal License

Beautiful Indonesian inspired brushes and stamps

£1.50

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SPIROMANIA Part I BRUSHES AND STAMPS

Spiromania Part 1 - Personal License

Unique collection of retro inspired brushes

£1.50

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STITCHED FLORALS BRUSHES AND STAMPS

BR0608 - Stitched Florals - Personal License

Delicate lacey brushes and stamps to add interest, texture and detail to your scrapbook pages, cards and crafts

£1.49

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STITCHED VELLUM POCKET BRUSHES: Vol 1

BR0808 Stitched Vellum Pocket Brushes Vol 1 - Commercial License

 Vellum pockets brushes with die cut and embossed patterns and shapes

£1.49

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STITCHED VELLUM POCKET BRUSHES: Vol 2

BR0808 Stitched Vellum Pockets - Vol 2 Commercial License

Vellum pockets brushes with die cut letters of the alphabet/numbers 0-9 in a curly font

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STITCHED VELLUM POCKET BRUSHES: Vol 3

BR1008 Stitched Pocket Vellum Vol 3 - Commercial License

Vellum pockets come with die cut letters of the alphabet/numbers 0-9 in a scruffy font

£1.49

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Scrapbooking: Digital Papers

A collection of Digital Papers and Paper Kits for digital, hybrid and traditional scrapbooking.

If you see something you like, click on the link to take you to my Digi Boutique where you can purchase these products as .zip downloads (can be used instantly, so not waiting for the postman!)

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Banyan Tree Mini Kit

MK0109 Banyan Tree Mini Kit

A great little mini kit with strong, vibrant colours,
unusual textures and the prettiest flowers.

Pack contains
5 Patterned Papers
    5 co-ordinating solids    3 12″ zig-zag stitch lines
3 Orchids with/without drop shadows
    2 Hand painted lillies     3 Brads
1 Pearl button
    Set of monthly date tags

£2.99

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Winter Wonderland Mini Kit

MK2708WinterWonderlandPersLic

This wonderfully wintery mini kit is perfect for all
your snowy and frosty photos

Pack Contains
5 Patterned papers
    5 co-ordinating solids    2 co-ordinating
12″ ribbons    3 co-ordinating folded ribbons    3 flower crystals
3 round crystals
    3 raffia photo wraps

£2.00

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Berry Rosey Paper Pack

BerryRoseyPaperPackPersLic

One of my favorite paper packs – richly textured with the softest rose pattern and grunge edges. Perfect for weddings, love, minimilist and classic layouts.

Colours Include:
Red, Burgundy, Light grey, brown and light brown

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Northern Soul Mini Kit

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Clean, retro and modern graphic patterns with co-ordinating ribbons and embellishments

Pack contains:
4 – 12″ x 12″ retro inspired patterned papers    4 – 12″ x 12″ kraft paper solids
6 – 12″ long flat textured co-ordinating ribbons
    6 – cut and folded textured ribbons
5 – painted wooden square brads
    2 – patterned die cut panels

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Little Black Book Paper Pack

PP1808LittleOffBlackBookPersLic

Who says black is boring? Black and white papers with unique, fresh white
patterns and cool textures.

Pack contains:
8 – 12 x 12 papers of 300 dpi quality
Patterns include: tracks, fleurs, bling, black velvet, studded, retro, spiro and bamboo

£2.00

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