Straight after an amazing weekend spent at Finders Keepers here in Melbourne, I'm back to work, planning a special sale in my Etsy shop to celebrate my first anniversary. On November 1st it will be one year since I launched Maze & Vale and I've accumulated a year's worth of misprints, samples and special edition pieces that will all be going cheap, cheap, cheap. I can't quite believe it's actually been such a short time that I've been hand printing fabric, it feels so very right to me and I enjoy it so much, the time has just absolutely flown.
As a thank you to everyone who has followed this journey and a further celebration of my first year, I'm also giving away two sets of six handprinted fabric panels, one here on my blog and one on my Facebook page.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post telling me what you would like to see (or see more of) from Maze & Vale in the next 12 months, what colours you'd like printed, what patterns or basecloths or ideas you'd like explored - I'd love to hear what you think. Your comment will put you in the running for the first set of six handprinted, 100% cotton panels, each measuring roughly 34cm x 42cm and screen printed by hand with custom mixed, solvent free inks. If you'd also like to have the chance to win the second set, head over and like my Maze & Vale Facebook page, then leave a comment on the giveaway photo there. Each giveaway is open to anyone worldwide and includes shipping costs. Comments will close October 31st and I will randomly choose two winners on November 1st - good luck and thank you! x
Congratulations! I love all your prints, so I suppose all I'd like to see is more of those :) I really like your colour choices and think they all work together very well.
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DeleteI really love your work and sense of colour. I tend towards earth palettes but am always inspired by other peoples ability to generate such beauty in the vibrant colour range. I think you should make what inspires you so that you enjoy the process. Congratulations on your year
ReplyDeleteGenerous giveaway - thank you! I adore the red you use so more more more of the red!!! Thansk for the chance!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm a double dipper...entered on fb too because I'm desperate to win some of these to go with what I already have. Happy birthday Maze & Vale!
ReplyDeleteI love everything about your design and sense o color mix and match... Maybe more of handmade stuff like those gorgeous bags (I'm waiting for them to appear in the shop!) Wonderful giveaway! I've never won anything, but there's a first time for everything! xoxo Mirna
ReplyDeleteit's the greys and yellows i'm so attracted too, but the simplicity, too... the negative space, the softness. congratulations on this year and on making this dream you've had come true!
ReplyDeleteI really like the colour of the first feather in the first picture, and red, so more of that would be nice. I'm also a fan of inky blue. I love your feathers and rain clouds.
ReplyDeleteI know you're all about the muted tones but l love your use of deep colours like the peacock blue! I'd like to see more colour combinations in your printing. Individual feathers in different colours on the same piece of fabric, for example.
ReplyDeleteWow, has it really been a year? I love your little prints, the x and o's and the little lines, very pretty in a different way.
ReplyDeletelove your fabric!!!! really love the white on grey/tans. more of that would be nice.
ReplyDeleteI love aqua and grays, and especially your nature inspired themes. Keep up the awesome-ness!
ReplyDeleteI love your prints so much. They are just beautiful. I'd love to continue seeing grays. In general I love the colors you choose. Maybe explore some leaf shapes or acorns or even some twigs would all look great and be cohesive with what you have already.
ReplyDeleteYour fabric is just so pretty! Would love to see more prints in red. Thanks for the sweet giveaway!
ReplyDeleteoh, such gorgeous fabric ! Thanks for the chance to win. I'd love some more prints in blue. Congrats on your one year!
ReplyDeleteLove everything. Would like to see more use of Red!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the anniversary - I've been quietly following you since you OneGirlDesignWorks days, and have marveled at your transition to fabric printing and how beautiful they are. I really appreciate the way you work with both muted colours and bright ones, and would like to see you continue working with linen, a particular favourite of mine. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful! I really just like seeing all the photos on your blog - so much inspiration - so just more of the same I guess. I like the grays and other neutrals.
ReplyDeleteLike others, it's difficult to suggest other than what you're doing now, because I love it as it is! I like that some are neutral and some with more vibrant colors. Dusky red and teal are favorite colors of mine.
ReplyDeleteI love your patterns, I would like to see more warm colors like dark greens and blues. thanks for the giveaway.
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I am a big fan of your cloud and feather prints i don't know what to suggest as i love your palettes, especially the mustard and greys and your prints are always so beautifully done, i will keep my eyes peeled for your misprint and sample sale!
ReplyDeleteI really love your small scale prints especially, and the most muted and soft colours - I guess the ones that are most different from many of the others out there. Hopefully one day I'll be able to buy some. Good luck for the next year. I'm sure it will be a good one. Juliex
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 1 year for your etsy shop!
ReplyDeleteI really like your style/signature and don't instantly think of a suggestion for anything new or different, but that is what you are interested in. How about printed fabric with less negative space, same palette.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations...I love your style and creativity...but this would be my christmas list of wishes if I went into your shop on Christmas day!
* Soft cotton gauze scarf with some of your unique overprinting
* Assorted fabric covered buttons with some of your smaller prints
* Large quilted drinks coaster
* OOAK overprinted fat quarters
Oooh that would be a great Christmas :-)
Your colour choices are perfect!
Thank you lovely lady
Jules x
julielmorgan@live.co.uk
Hi Leslie, I am already a big fan of all your prints and colours :) but am especially drawn to the softer colour palettes - the muted greys, mossy greens, dusky blues, anything aqua and the lovely buttery yellows. I also love the smaller scale prints - so would love to see more of those. As to patterns and designs, the ones that reflect nature or natural elements are so wonderful. I know everyone is doing stars at the moment, and I love them too, but what about tiny little moon crescents? Or some little florals maybe? Anything you do will be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! I can't think of any colorways you should add---you already print all of my favorite colors! I'd love to see some scrap packs for quilting in your shop. It's always fun to get an assortment of fabrics for a project!
ReplyDeleteOne year! Well done! I love the lotus root prints the best -- I'm not sure how you could possibly improve them, but perhaps a version with smaller scale version of the lotus could be fun!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! I love the feathers the best! I'd also love to see scrap packs in the shop. :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Love all your fabrics so far - especially like dove grey, buttery yellow, cotton candy pink, clear baby blue and the teal. Maybe some soft greens? My favourite print is the clouds. Random polka dot type stuff is always good. Is it cheesy that I'd like some little love hearts? Or maybe little envelopes? You've probably got better ideas than I do though!!! Some prints on soft gauze could be fun.
ReplyDeleteAlmost congratulations, my gosh where does time go? I am proud of all you're carving out for yourself - in years to come I can say I "knew" you in the very very early days - pre Maze and Vale! I am a sucker for green and it's not a colour I think you've used much of yet. I also think your style lends itself to more textured raw fabrics, although perhaps that affects the printing? Whatever you do, I know it will be wonderful.
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it has only been a few weeks since i found you. i to would love to see some scrap packs in the shop. i do adore your colour mixings but maybe a few melon tones, almost sparkling green of the honeydew and the washy ornage of a rockmelon.
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your 1 year anniversary! I've bought some of your fabrics for a grey and yellow quilt I'm planning. I love your colour palette as it stands, but perhaps some more rough-hewn fabric, or linen, might be nice? It's all lovely as it is though!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary Leslie! I love your printing, hopefully we cross paths at Craft Camp again next year. I love your overprinting work. I love your ink colours and would love to see more on white/bone fabrics. I also love your drop cloths, I don't have anywhere to hang them though, maybe you could sell larger pieces unmounted next time you have one to cut up? xoxo Anna
ReplyDeleteWell done! I would love to se more of that delicious teal colour that the feathers are printed out of in the top set :)
ReplyDeleteJust do more of what you're doing :) Great work
ReplyDeleteHi, I have just come across your blog for the first time. Congratulations on your first year!! There are so many talented people out there making beautiful things. Your nature inspired prints are lovely in the muted colours. The flash of red is great.
ReplyDeleteI love your current colour schemes, so I hope you keep on printing with the greys/aquas/mustard. Some different fabrics might be interesting, especially lighter weight fabrics (I'd love a gauzy scarf with that feather design!)...although the stiffness of the paint may not be conducive to that.
ReplyDeleteHi, I would love to see an advent calendar kit for 2012 including your lovely numbers. And if you can release one very quickly, I can have it completed for my baby's first Christmas!
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Feathers all the time!
ReplyDeleteI'm really into grays and aquas/teals/turquoises right now so more prints with those colors please. I like how vibrant the reds come out too.
ReplyDeleteLove the nature-inspired prints and the simplicity of the designs. Maybe a few multi-color prints?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about dill and Queen Anne's Lace? Also, you could incorporate some nice greens, maybe. I love your work already, so I don't feel there's a lack, but maybe this will help with ideas.
ReplyDeleteI'm totally new to your shop, but I love the colors, especially the red. And, those circle shapes are really cute.
ReplyDeleteI love your textiles, you are a great inspiration too...
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see some reds and orange prints. Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteOh congratulations on your anniversary.
ReplyDeleteI love your colour palette, I was thinking some 'vegetable' type prints would look lovely done in your style.
Agreed that I love what you do already! Love simple clean designs. I like too that your designs arn't limited to a specific space - they can be used in homewares, clothing, stationary etc.
ReplyDeleteyour fabrics all remind me of natural things, and i'd love to see you design a floral pattern. thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeletei love the grey base cloth with the white printing and more small scale prints please!
ReplyDeleteI love your fresh designs and would love to see some more handmade items showing off your fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI love the muted colour palette you use, and the organic nature of your cloths and designs so I can't think of anything else I would like to see from you- just more of the same! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your first year! Now that you've figured it all out *wink*, it will just get better and better from here. I adore the grays you use and would like to see them paired with navy. All the best!
ReplyDeleteI would love to know if you can print on the cotton gauze-type fabric that Aidan & Anias swaddle blankets are made on. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteLove your fabrics! Great muted colors.
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog so I can't give much feedback right now. I can see I'll be spending a lot of time checking it all out.
I've spent some more time exploring your work so I've got feedback now (I'm not trying to enter twice I swear)! On your easy shop, you sell some drop cloth artwork that are accidental prints of your work. It'd be kinda neat if you enhanced some of the plainer ones with deliberate color contrasts (maybe splatter the color?) or tried to add an element of a deliberate pattern overlay once the scrap was finished being accidentally dripped and patterned on :). Keep up the awesome work!
ReplyDeleteI love what you are doing! i'd love to see some warmer colours in the inks, and I really love the overprints that you've done, I think they were just drop sheets, but they look fabulous!
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Wow- just found your prints, and I love them. I adore deep jewel tones, especially plum, so I vote for more of that. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI love exactly what you are doing so I'd love to see more of the same. Your colors are so vibrantly rich without feeling overdone. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteooh, finally catching up on last weeks posts! Forgot to say on the FB page 'congratulations' and very happy it's a success for you! Oh, and another entry for more yummy stuff wouldn't go astry either!
ReplyDeletecongratulations! am a long-time follower of your blog, love your eye for colour & pattern. keep doing what you are doing! know that it works! well done!
ReplyDeleteI love the colours you use. I'd love to see some of the prints in white on indigo or red backgrounds. Congrats on your first year!
ReplyDeletei love your neutrals and would love to see what you would do with more blues...Congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a year Leslie! Gone fast.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see some teals and dusty pinks. And maybe you could try printing on knits for kids clothes etc. That would be fun. :)
congratulations on your first year!
ReplyDeletei love your creations so much!
if i can ask, i'd like to see some patterns on green colors.
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I love what you do Leslie. Congrats x
ReplyDeleteI am commenting to enter the giveaway. Leslie, I'd love to see the color purple. You pick colors so well, I bet you have a perfect, muted purple, maybe printed on grey. Which would coordinate great with a turquoise green color.
ReplyDeleteoops... got in just in time! I can't think of what I'd like to see more of really. But I do like that extra large crosses done by accident, so I'd be happy with more of that! Perfect binding fabric methinks... xx
ReplyDeleteMany moons in your lovely colours please.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on a full and creative year!
Congrats on your first year! I have an old oobee (I think his name was Dandelion?) and have enjoyed seeing you transition to new creative pursuits! I love your greys - I find "nice" grey fabric in the right shades can be hard to track down, so I'm rapt to have some of your greys already. Maybe a more opaque yellow as well as the mustard? Look forward to seeing where you go next!
ReplyDeletegreat giveaway! congrats!
ReplyDeleteid love to see you document more of the process...i love your stamp carving posts.
your colour choices are so wonderful, but im always down with the earth tones, shades of brown/moss greens etc.
happy halloween!
adrienne
Thank you all so much for your kind words and suggestions! COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED and a winner will be announced later today. x
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