Small renovations to our 60s home - Jane Foster

We moved into our 60s home (well, built 1967) last August and have started to make small changes to make it feel more coastal / Scandi  in style. We took up the carpets in the entrance, hall and stairs and have painted all the floors white. The floor in the entrance was horrid bumpy concrete so this has also been painted white whilst we work out if we're ever going to put something else down or not.
Here are a few photos around the home - our challenge is to make the changes on the smallest of budgets! We do everything ourselves which makes us enjoy our home more.

Jane Foster's New pre-school books giveaway! 123 and ABC published by Templar

I'm having a giveaway open to all my blog and Facebook followers - I shall be choosing two lucky readers to win a pair of my new books published by templar - My 123 and ABC shown here below. I will sign each one and send you a few post cards too! All you need to do is leave a comment below as to who would like them and why? I will choose at the end of the month.

Mollie Makes Magazine issue 54

I'm a huge fan of the magazine Mollie Makes so am always delighted when I spot myself or my work being featured. I was suprised to find 2 small features this month, issue 54.

New Jane Foster Kitchen Textiles for Make International

Am thrilled my new kitchen textiles are now available from Make International here. Will also be sold in John Lewis.
Here are some of the new products.

New Screen Printed Scandinavian Dolls and Doll Kits by Jane Foster

I've finally got round to screen printing my new Scandinavian style Russian dolls! Here they are below, available here. I really enjoyed designing these - you can buy them as a kit to make the mum and four children or you can buy the larger red and yellow ones ready made.

My handmade quilts / bedspreads past and present - Jane Foster

Some of you probably don't know that I've loved making the odd quilt / bedspread over the past few years. As I've a huge passion for vintage and retro fabrics, you might like to have a look at the vibrant, multi coloured snap shots here below. I also have a Pinterest site here dedicated to my quilts and created a board for Pinterest to show fabulous quilts made by some of the world's fabulous quilt makers around the world, which others can pin to. Do have a look as there are over 400 examples and  over 600,000 followers!

The Miffy photos below some of the dolls quilts I've made. My Fun With Fabric book shows how I make my easy vintage quilts / bedspreads and cushions.

The New York Times have reviewed my new books - Jane Foster's 123 and ABC

Am thrilled to discover that the New York Times have recently reviewed my new children's book 123 published by Templar.

New Scandinavian Flower Fabric Cushions and Bags - by Jane Foster

Have been having fun with some new paper cut screen prints - here are my new Scandinavian Flower fabric cushions and bags that I printed in my studio yesterday. Available from my website here.http://janefoster.co.uk/shop/92/