This collection has great colour tops, great & flattering crop and it's 100% certified organic cotton. Here are some other great features, they are GM free. Not tested on animals. Does not contain animal-derived products. Printed in the UK with low waste printing tech. Made in a renewable energy powered factory audited for a wide range of social and sustainability criteria.
We are conscious that 100 billion items of clothing are bought each year, and with 3 out of 5 t-shirts purchased today thrown away within 12 months, a dump truck of clothing is going to landfill every second. We would like to contribute to a 'no waste' mentality and working with our partner company who care so the products are made from natural materials, using renewable energy, and everything they make is designed from the start to be sent back when it is worn out. They make new products from the materials they recover. Instead of making waste, we make new products from it. It's a circular supply chain.
And in their factory on the Isle of Wight, our t-shirts are produced in real-time, in the seconds after they are ordered. We only make what people actually need, when they need it. The conscientious application of technology has enabled us to demonstrate that there is a different way of operating, and it works.
We will be adding more items to our collection, we are always open to suggestions on what you would love to see next. Leave us a comment, and a review if you've purchased one of our boxy jumpers. We would love to hear from you.
]]>We are so excited to offer framing service to our customers. There’s nothing like receiving an art print ready to hang on the wall, with no hassle of trying to get the right mount and frame size, or waiting for ages to have it framed.
All of our Art prints have the option of 3 different frames and if you want to include a mount that can easily added too. At the moment we are offering Thin black wood frame, Thin white frame and Metal Gold Rose frame (a very popular choice), with white mounts to fit the frame of your choice.
If you are choosing a frame with a mount you should select the next size up of Art Print to ensure you have enough space around the image. For example if you have chosen an A4 Art print you would need a 30x40cms or A3 frame and mount. We recommend having a mount as it keeps the print away from the glass and therefore preserves your Art for longer. If you prefer your prints without a mount then you should choose same size frame and print. Most of our designs have a white border around them while others look better when the image goes right up to the edge.
We are always open to any specific requests and if there’s a particular frame that you want we can ask our suppliers if it’s possible. Just drop us a line at hello@doodlemoo.com
Starting a new year calls for new possibilities and new achievements, and this is not going to be just any year, this is 2021! After surely one of the toughest years any of us have experienced we need to prepare for all the great possibilities coming ahead. What better to do so than with a brand new planner and calendar. But don’t go for any old planner and calendar, go for the Creative Planner & Creative Calendar from us at Doodlemoo, designed with functionality in mind as well as fun and style.
Kate says "The most amazing planner everrrrrrrr! I love this planner. Firstly it has no dates so you can start whenever you like and add new things to do when you want rather than on a set date, which takes the pressure off! It’s also loaded with tips & things to do so you don’t have to add anything yourself, time saving. And it’s so cool to look at. In a sea of baby pink unicorn planners covered in corny feel good quotes it’s a tonic. This planner totally rocks - go buy one!"
To compliment the Planner (and to celebrate the end of this abysmal year!) we decided to create the Creative Calendar for 2021 (with dates) based on the same concept. We have packed this full of beautiful new illustrations and prompts to encourage you to be mindful and spark your creativity. Again there is a quote for each month ( such as ‘The beginning is always today’ for Jan, or 'We grow fearless by walking into our fears' June) and plenty of space for your goals and daily tasks. We wanted to produce a Calendar that is not just functional but also stylish and fun.
When you go for one of our Calendars you will receive twelve A3 loose pages for you to decorate your office/living space either by framing them, hanging with a magnetic frame or displaying with a poster clip (you can also order these from our website here)
Again we thought about the packaging and we send out all our Creative Calendars 2021 in a stylish black tube so it can be ready as a gift for someone you want to inspire next year.
I began by taking a picture of the space and designing a wavy rainbow motif on my iPad Pro. I used the Procreate app to create a few designs to visualise it before working the final piece on the wall.
I wanted to use the rainbow motif and I tried to think about how to make it a bit different and unique. I found a lot of Inspiration on Pinterest (you can see our mural boards here). We’ve made a few wavy line murals before, on my office and lounge walls, so I wanted to continue that theme but a bit more dynamic and interesting.
We only had 4 colours left from previous projects, so I worked on a few combinations using these and decided upon the one that worked best.
Once I was happy with the design, the next hurdle was convincing my husband (he was actually going to paint it as he does the best cutting in!) who surprisingly said yes straight away and really loved the idea (Chris is a fine artist so also loves colour).
We started off drawing the design directly on the wall in pencil following the sketch I’d put together. There was a lot of drawing done to get it right which wasn’t a problem as we knew we could rub out the pencil marks and cover it with the paint afterwards. If you don’t have much experience painting or don’t have a steady hand you could use masking tape but its better to go freehand. The hardest part was getting the lines to flow perfectly and not kink anywhere.
As a piece of advice for anyone wanting to try this make sure you define the lines or borders first and then paint the inside of each colour afterwards. Don’t worry too much about mistakes as you can fix them afterwards with a finer brush.
Always make sure you let the paint dry before you attempt to do the colour next to it, we did our mural over a few days. We used two coats of Valpar paint as it covers really well and the colours are so bright and strong.
After we’d finished we retouched the rest of the wall with white paint so that it all looked fresh and crisp.
This rainbow mural space is now our favourite reading corner. Sometimes I move my mini desk there to change my working environment and be next to the garden door. I think its added so much character and fun to our home and it always makes me smile when I catch sight of it.
Now I can use my mural as a backdrop to photos for my Instagram and for my product photography, even for family fun photos. We hope to see you making your rainbow mural soon! Check Hotbox storage for the best and sexiest toolbox, comes in lots of different colours.
Let us know if you have any questions about doing a project like this and share with us if you are making your own rainbow inspired mural too.
You can find more interior inspiration on our Instagram and check out our wall art and wall mirrors for perfect additions to your home.
Don’t forget to comment below 😍
Emily
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Set up a dedicated environment
I have been working in my front room for a while. It’s my office space so I decorated it as a work space, to make it feel like a design studio, it has my prints around and things that inspire me. It’s important for me to feel happy in this space given that I spend lots of time here. When my husband Chris started working from home I assumed that he would be working in my office but the 1st thing he said was that he wanted his own space. I wasn’t so sure but he insisted and now looking back I think was the right decision as we are not in each others pockets, especially as we are together for family time as well. We moved the boys in together and he has turned Leo's room into a proper office-hopefully this will be a short term solution.
This has worked really well for us but obviously it’s not always possible to take a room in the house but even if you take a small area which everyone respects as a ‘work’ place it can set up boundaries and when the kids see you there they know you are working. I think it important to have plants around to create a nice environment, have good lighting, a table or desk and a good chair. A nice view is a plus.
Set up a working time
A lot of the concern about working from home can be that you won’t get work done but we find it quite the opposite. It’s really hard to set boundaries and sometimes work at all hours. When you work from home it is so tempting to say I’ll just sit and do something for 5 mins and then by the time you’ve got up it’s 11pm and no evening for relaxing. It can be a good thing if you’ve taken the morning off or decided to do something with the kids but generally having a routine is a must. I try to be on my desk by 9-9.30 after I’ve dropped the kids to school and try to finish at 5-6.
But now with the kids at home all the time it’s a totally different ball game as we will have to be helping them with homework and activities. If you don’t have kids then best to stick to 8 hours or whatever works best for you. Switching off and doing other things is important for wellbeing and productivity. Take regular breaks (we make tea for each other and chat) We also make a little time to have a sit down at lunch (at least 30 mins) When you finish your work day make sure you are doing other fun things for you and not work related.
Get dressed as if you’re going out to work
Yes it is so important not to work in your pjs! It will make you feel better, happier and more motivated. I used to think the dream was to work in pyjamas but it totally isn’t ( maybe the odd day is ok ha 😎
I do have to get dressed as I usually take my boys to school, I then go to the gym and then set to work. Nowadays (self isolating) I’m doing a 30 mins gym class indoors (nike training app) at 9 am with the boys and Chris and then having set them an activity we get to our studios to work.
Talk to friends in your field and find support groups
Virtual contact is key at this time of isolation. When I’m working on graphic design projects I often chat on Skype with my designer friends, show them what I’m up to and ask their opinion. This way I feel less lonely and it is nice to have another set of eyes, and chat to other like minded people.
In my product based business, Doodlemoo I am part of a few support networks and hubs, so when I’m feeling lonely I ask questions and know that these people are working on their own too. It feels like having people around even though they’re not physically there. Make some time to find these networks or set up some groups with friends you can chat with. Now with Zoom and Skype it’s never been easier to connect.
Set a home routine for the kids
We decided to isolate a bit earlier as our kids can get asthma so the 1st day we knew we had to think of something and explain to them that it’s not a holiday. We wrote a paper with a day structure and drew out activities they can pick from (they ar 7 and 10). So even if they are more grown up they still need a lot of guidance and prompting or they will just want to be playing games all day. Our 1st rule is that the games are at the end of the day and they need to get all their tasks done first. They range from art, to learning to reading, cooking (with me) and a little rest time too.
If you have little ones it’ll be a lot trickier and I think being flexible with your routine will be key. We are sharing some free printables that hopefully will help with keeping them entertained for a few hours I really hope this helps you. You probably know this but try dividing the day between working a few hours in the day around naps and a few hours in the evening.
Get fresh air
We have been on little walks and adventures around our area where there's no one around and makes for some quality family time, which we will need at this critical time, even if it is in the garden, when the weather is nice i usually have my lunch outside sitting in my hammock or swings.
Hope these help, we would love to know what tips you've found useful share below.
Check our products and Art Prints to make your office a happier place HERE.
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After a successful Kickstarter campaign in October 2019, our dateless Creative Planner has been making its way all around the world and we are so proud as only a few months ago it was just a concept in our heads!
Every year my goal has been to be more organised and get more things done. I always have so many note books, planners and diaries on the go but I’ve never found anything that keeps me motivated or inspires me to stretch myself. So in 2019 I said to my partner “I want to create a Planner full of colour and inspirational things to help people be more creative, get motivated to get stuff done and feel happy while doing this". I had a few strange reactions, (including questions of “would people actually want this?”) and a few set-backs but the idea stuck in my head and eventually we managed to produce this beautiful and inspirational Planner/Diary which is helping loads of people all around the world to get sh**t done!
I decided to write a page with a theme for each month to guide people through the year, or if you choose you can read it all and then go back. I also created an exercise to go with each month’s theme so it can be explored though out the month. Each month also has a Doodlemoo artwork that you can tear out with an inspiring quote on the reverse. We have designed the weekly pages for the month to be as useful as possible, with a prompt of 'This week I'm going to' and 'This week I did' to help you reflect back on achievements and feel good about them. We wanted our planners to be full of colour and so we designed each month to feel different.
Getting support is really important so we have created a Facebook closed group for Creative Planners to get that extra community feel and to encourage people all of us to keep going. Here we share insights, motivational prompts and we have just done our first live event where I chatted with Sunita Harley from Lucky Things Blog about Setting Goals and sticking to them (this month’s theme is all about setting goals).
The Creative Planner features:
• 3 Cover designs with spot varnish, lush soft touch feel
(Lightning bolt, Kiss me wild and tropical heart)
• Dateless (so you can start whenever & can be gifted all year round)
• 13 removable artwork pages by us at Doodlemoo
• Monthly Theme like Inspiration, Setting Goals, Self Love & activities for each theme
• Easy to write on inside weekly pages
• Durable cover & binding
• Striking inner pink thread
• Bookmark (do it for you)
• Gift-wrapped in a luxury black box
What people are saying:
"Best Planner I've ever had, thank you"
"I made a start recently with some of the great ideas in the creative diary. It’s really helping me to focus."
Our Creative Planner was designed and brought to life in just a few months, thanks to the collaboration with designer Sarah Preager from Spectra Studio who helped me bring my idea to life and who made our amazing Kickstarter Campaign video.
Our planners are now stocked at a few shops including We Built This City in Carnaby Street, The Reigate Pop Up Shop, Gerrards Reigate, Yes I want it, Kissed by Betty and Not on the High Street.
If you would like to know more about the Creative Planner you can come and chat to us at any time. Here's a video which would show you the inside.
Do it for you! Buy The Creative Planner Here
Would love to know what you think, leave your questions bellow ;-)
]]>I’ve always suffered from the January Blues. It’s officially the saddest month for many here in the UK, with 20th January being the worst and most depressing day of the year. For someone like me, that grew up in sunny South America, the winter days seem to affect me even more. So I thought I’d share 5 things I do for you to try to beat this dismal January.
Here are my top 5 things to beat the january blues:
Write affirmations every morning. Try writing 2 lines about how your day will be. You could also write “Today I am…. and I will…” Perhaps you’re looking to find a new freelance job, you could say “I am desired, I will receive work”. Or if you are looking to find a new house; “I am ready for my next location. I will receive a call from the estate agent….” Manifestation is a way of thinking that attracts what you want or need and helps bring that energy into your life & day. Set the mood for the day and write it on your diary/ calendar/planner. If you don’t have time in the morning try saying it to yourself a few times throughout the day. “The mind is everything. What you think you become” - The Buddha (there’s more about this in our Planner)
Get active! Gym classes, running, skipping, Yoga… I go to my gym classes 3-4 times a week, punching and kicking it all out with my favourite class, Body Combat. The energy is amazing with some great music and a group of people beating out the stress. I drag myself there even when I’m feeling tired and it always makes me feel so much better about the dark days and winter weeks. Apart from keeping you fit exercising gives you an enormous sense of well-being. Regular exercise has been proven to have a profoundly positive impact on depression, anxiety, ADHD, and more. It also helps with sleeping better, relieving stress, and boosts your mood and memory. I have my best ideas while doing my exercise classes as it takes me out of my normal environment and I can think while I exercise. It also gives me a break from the desk and usual work activities. A few years back when I worked at a design studio, I started feeling anxious and having panic attacks. I decided instead of taking the train I would cycling (45mins around London) and in a few days I felt so much calmer. I think because I had to stay focused on the roads in the morning I stopped getting worked up before arriving to work. If you want to clear your mind and bring in some great energy then Yoga and Pilates is also great for wellbeing and managing these dark winter days.
I really recommend setting yourself a challenge. Personally, I don’t believe in extreme New Year’s resolutions like dry Jan or dieting, they feel like punishments and are always hard to stick to. I think a challenge should be more about having a focus or a goal of something you would like to achieve. Set yourself a deadline, maybe the end of January (or more if you want to be flexible) and announce what you are going to do to others who can hold you achieving it, which will keep you more focused. In our Creative Planner we touch on this and have set up a creative challenge of drawing every day/week with your eyes closed or using your left hand just to give you a few minutes to let go of control and free your mind. Last January I remember I was working on my new website, I wanted it finished by the end of January, and this gave me something to focus on (no time for January blues then, Ha!).
This January I am part of two business challenges, which means I am in a Facebook group with other creatives trying to improve a specific area of my business. I am also running my own Creative Planner private group, which I am having fun with and it’s also keeping me focused. What challenge or goal are you going to set yourself?
Trying something new and pushing yourself to do unexpected things really helps with creativity & inspiration, as well as wellbeing and mental health. You might meet new people or discover new interests. Why not try pottery, drawing classes, pole dancing, anything that is not your normal routine. Pushing on and trying new things not only helps us to overcome fears but also expands our minds and makes you learn something new, which invigorates your life with energy and excitement.
I went to a great chat the other day about the benefits of journaling and heard how a lady had cured her illness by journaling everyday. So what is journaling? It’s a bit like keeping a diary, you write, draw, monitor how you feel, the moods, what you do in your daily life. Some people just write for 20 mins (the key is to do it freely without judgement, just whatever comes to your mind). You can add the affirmations to this, or just write for 5 mins everyday, anything that comes to your mind, without thinking. Let out all your thoughts and ideas. Writing helps remove mental blocks and allows you to use all of your brainpower to better understand yourself, others and the world around you. It has been scientifically proven to help you clarify your thoughts and feelings, reduce stress, get to know yourself better and solve problems in a more effective way, even with others.
I hope these suggestions help you with this dreary time of the year and that you’ve enjoyed this article. Our dateless Creative Planners include great content to help with all of the things we’ve chatted about here. We designed them as a companion for you to have the best year.
Buy your Creative Planner HERE
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I have been admiring Noissue's personalised and branded tissue paper for a while now. As a designer, I love seeing all their collaborations with illustrators, designers and lovely brands and their Instagram is just full of sumptuous styles and colours. So when they agreed to collaborate with us here at Doodlemoo I was so excited and set out to create something really special using our designs and illustrations 🙌🏻
The Noissue website is really user friendly; you can bring in your design and adapt it in a variety of ways and positions using the Noissue pattern option or you can just send your own set branded tissue paper design. You are able to choose from one or two colours with many of the options available and their bespoke tape is digitally printed so the design can be as many colours you want.
I find having our designs on our very own tissue paper and bespoke tape makes the whole packaging experience more fun and yet professional. It really brings our brand to life.
It's also important for me that Noissue is really serious about the environment by offering eco branded tissue papers, compostable mailers and bags. As an added bonus with every order you get to plant a tree and even choose it's location! Obviously I chose the Amazon rainforest being Venezuelan!
Are you carving or painting this year?? One of our favourite times of the year is when we get to decorate pumpkins! Our boys absolutely love this spooky season and every year we try to combine our Doodlemoo designs with Halloween to make some fun pumpkin designs.
Last year’s pumpkins got so much attention and were re shared lots on social media. This year they were featured in Parade magazine as one of 26 best pumpkins to make, you can read the article here. When designing this year’s pumpkins its really felt like the pressure was on!
So here are some tips and details of the materials we used to achieve our vibrant colours and great coverage:
TIP 1 ~ We aim to find a variety of sized pumpkins and gourds and try to figure out what best suits each shape. This year we've found some ghost gourds that are so good that we've just left them bare and painted just little details, like eyes or a mouth. If you have a rough idea of what you want to make then that can inform what shape and size you buy or sometimes its best to improvise and be inspired by the odd shapes they come in.
TIP 2 ~ What paint to use for pumpkin decorations. We find that just using wall paint can work really well. We use any left over wall paint we have or tester pots we have around. We also combine these with the acrylic paints we have for the kids painting activities. It helps to have a bit of a colour scheme in mind, unless you’re going for something really multi colourful. We had quite a lot of pink paint left from the show we did a few months ago so that gave us lots of different shades to use on the pumpkins. Pink features a lot in our brand so that’s the main colour we wanted to go for, then black and also teal. We left the ghost gourds naked as their whitish look is too gourd to be painted!
TIP 3 ~ Tool yourself up with lots of different sized brushes, this will allow you to do all sorts of details. Make sure you have plenty of time to let them dry, you can't do them all in one go, we usually take about two/three days. Its important to let them dry well and you might need a couple of coats. We have painted a black and white lightning bolt on our teal pumpkin and had to make sure it had dried really well to ensure the new colours looked good. Acrylics usually dry very quickly so are better for details, and should you make any mistakes don't worry, just let it dry and go over it again with the base colour. Most of all be patient!
TIP 4 ~ If like us, you want some of your pumpkins to have details then you can use stickers, or cut some paper to stick on and paint on. In ours we decided to print a few elements on sticker paper, like some lips and letters. Last year we painted a mouth on one and found it a bit tricky, so we decided to use stickers this time. You will need a steady hand and some patience. If this is the effect you are after then you can download our Sticker sheet here
TIP 5 ~ Make sure you have fun! Remember anything goes, if you feel colourful then paint them like a rainbow, or you can go monochrome, with lots of different tones of one colour. We love painting and decorating pumpkins with our two boys. They really enjoy painting pumpkins as much as carving them for Halloween and can't wait to put them outside to make the house all spooky.
So what will you make this year?
Oh and if you get bored you can turn them into plant pots! we did these last year and they looked so good!
Don't forget to share your creations with us and tag us on socials. Instagram @doodle_moo and Twitter @Doodlemoo
]]>We are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to produce our Creative Planners and today I am pleased to be able to say we have hit our target of £3500! It's been a huge learning curve and a little daunting when we first set it up. This is our first campaign and we have loved using Kickstarter (very user friendly) and so we thought others might find it useful if we shared what we have learned along the way.
Here are the key points we have learned from doing a Kickstarter campaign:
When running a kickstarter campaign most of your backers will be people you know- family, friends, colleagues and most importantly networks. I have attended a lot of networking events over the past few years and have met and connected with lots of other amazing creative business people, some becoming friends. During this campaign these connections have really come into their own as I reached out to them to help share what we were doing. I found it amazing how many of these lovely people have helped us so don’t underestimate the power of networking and being genuine to people!
When you want to promote your crowdfunding project it always helps to have a good following on social media. If you've worked hard to connect with your customers and grow a quality following you will have a much better chance of getting backing from this already engaged group. You will be able to interact with them, get them excited about the project and they will really understand what you're trying to achieve. Doodlemoo now has 11k Instagram followers many of whom have shared the campaign on their stories which has really helped spread the word. Twitter is also great for doing regular updates and connecting to people with similar interests. Our campaign has had a few retweets which also really helped. Facebook groups are invaluable and even my personal facebook page has been useful.
One of the things that has really helped us in this campaign has been our video animation. I feel it really reflects my brand and gets across what our project is all about. We wanted to keep it short, fun and for it to explain, playfully what the Creative Planner is all about. We came across lots of people that were initially a bit sceptical about Kickstarter not having heard of it, but once they'd watched the video they told me they totally got it and wanted to pledge. These days people don’t have loads of time to read lots of blurb, so make sure you have a video that grabs people attention in the first few seconds. Our video was put together in collaboration between Doodlemoo and Spectra Studios. Sarah is so great at this and you can contact her directly if you're interested in something similar. I think the video helped us get picked by Kickstarter as a ‘Projects we love” as soon as we published the project which gave us even more visibility on the platform.
It's well known that people need to see something about 7 times before they take action! It's really hard but even if you feel that you're repeating yourself, you need to keep promoting the project throughout the campaign. I have been on Twitter, Instagram stories and Facebook everyday as well as updating my friends and family via Whats app. It feels like you might be bugging people but they lead busy lives and sometimes need that extra nudge or reminder about your campaign. Also don't assume everyone reads all your posts all the time so I'd say talk about it every day to keep people excited, updated on how it’s going and what total you've reached! After all if you don't do the shouting about it, who will?
People don't have to pledge to get the item you are campaigning for but they can still be rewarded for a contribution. We offered an early bird reward at £20 to receive a Planner to encourage people to pledge quickly as well as prints for pledges under the cost of the Planner. What we didn’t anticipate was people wanting options for 2 or even 5 Planners! We quickly opened new pledge options and these then became quite popular. It's really important to be open and listening to suggestions of how to adapt and improve things.
We gave ourselves only 2 weeks to get our kickstarter campaign done! prelaunch, page and video ready prior to kickoff and with hindsight we should have had a little more time to prepare, I'm pleased to say this time it worked for us. I did read a bit about setting up a successful Kickstarter campaign in advance. I read some blogs, listened to a few podcasts from people who had done one before and studied similar successful campaigns on the Kickstarter platform all of which really helped. But as first timers we really didn't know the platform that well, even having watched many Kickstarter projects as subscribers to their newsletter. There are quite a few videos on Youtube giving advice, so do your homework!
We were lucky to have produced a prototype of the Planner beforehand that we could photograph and we also put together some mock ups to show things like alternative covers. It’s so important to have great photos, people need to be able to imagine how the product will look, why it's so cool and how it will help them. You really need to make it easy for people to see and imagine how it might fit in with their lifestyle.
Simon Sinek says - "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it". The story behind your project is as important as the item itself. If you have a good reason for your project to exist you will have a much better chance of getting people buy into it. Why did you decided to make this, why is it important to you and why should it be important it for them. I recently spoke at an event about my Planner and what had motivated me to make them. This really made me consider my why and how I would express it. I talked about how I wanted to share what I'd learned over the last few years from working on my own in a creative business, often feeling lonely, lost and struggling to focus on getting things done. This was my way of helping those in a similar position. The honesty of my motivation seemed to resonate with people at that event and most of them ended up backing our project even though we'd only met that night.
So we've learned a lot and I'm sure there is still more to come. The most important thing I think is to just do it!It's such a great platform to help creative ideas off the ground. We hope you found these insights useful, we've really enjoyed our first campaign on Kickstarter and it certainly won't be our last!
If you're interested in our Planners you can watch the video and read all about it here
I have used command strips for one picture in my home but I still prefer the traditional approach to hanging. When placing the frames on the wall take into account where the string or the attachment for the picture is as this will determine the height and level that it hangs. In terms of frames I have quite a few from Ikea as they have all our standard sizes, they have a wide variety and their prices are hard to beat. Some wood ones however tend to expand or change shape with time, so always use the wire provided. Their metal frames are my fave as they look quite sleek and are great if you are not using mounts (mounts can be good as they protect the prints from the being in contact with the glass). Most frames these days come with perspex instead of glass and tend to attract more dust as they are static so make sure you peel the cover and place your print as soon as possible to avoid getting dust inside. (perspex is great for kids rooms as it's light and doesn't break). If you are using glass always clean the glass with window cleaner so it is super clear and again, avoid getting dust inside which can damage prints over time. Other great options for picture frames are Habitat, Made.com, H&M home and frame.co.uk. We also stock some magnetic hanging systems which are good if you change your prints quite often. I hope you find this article useful, let us know if you have any other questions in the comment box below. We would love to see how you get on! share with us on socials. You can find some other gallery wall examples on our Pinterest board 'Gallery wall' and Instagram feed.
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'Storage boxes for small pieces impose some order, leaving shelves to house artwork and a display of favourite items on top and everyday toys further down'