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I got these yellow flowers from this lovely local shop on the weekend. They're a bit like protea but smell strongly of manuka honey. No-one knows what they're called- do you? (Please leave a comment if so!) They're greatly cheering up the kitchen windowsill, making the dishes a nicer job to complete.

Their golden yellowness inspired a bit of fabric printing. I carved the drop shape from rubber, and used yellow ink to stamp it onto linen. I'm thinking of sewing the linen up into pillowcases. Partly because I've always wanted yellow bedding, and partly because I thought a blog post about them could be called 'raindrops keep falling on my bed', no wait… 'tears on my pillow…' Okay, I'll stop now.

Happy new week to you!

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10 responses to “drops fabric”

  1. Emily Avatar

    Are they a type of grevillea? I know that grevilleas often have a sweetness to them. The wattlejacks sup on them outside my kitchen window!

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  2. Sandy Snowden Avatar

    Hi Melissa,
    What kind of ink do you use? Do you need to set it so it will still remain after washing?
    Sandy in the UK

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  3. Eva Avatar
    Eva

    Made me smile. Happy new week to you too x

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  4. Margie Avatar

    I love the colour yellow

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  5. theperfectnose Avatar

    Lovely. Thanks for sharing and brightening up my day.

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  6. Lesley Avatar
    Lesley

    They look a bit like pincushions – a relative of the protea family I think. We used to grow them in our garden in SAfrica, but they were more orange.

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  7. Angeia Avatar

    Love the yellow drops!

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  8. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    Hi Melissa, Lovely flowers and gorgeous raindrops! If you contact http://www.proteapatch.co.nz/ and send them a photo they should be able to tell you exactly what species it is. Kind regards

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  9. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you jo- for some reason i’ve just seen this comment now! ? will do that. : )

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