XpatLoop interview

Check out my latest interview on XpatLoop.com!

Press: True Up

Take a look over at True Up! I am in the "New Release Tuesday" post! Bonjour! will be out very soon!

Thanks True Up for the post!

Press: OTTHON Magazine

Check it out! The March issue of Otthon Magazine! There are four photos of my pillows! I am so excited! My pillows were used in a photo shoot right before the holidays but I wasn't sure which issue I would appear in....well, its on newsstands now!

I love the below photo!

photo: Imre Barnabás, styling: Torma Beatrix

What a great way for me to start the weekend! Thanks Otthon!

Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines

Did you hear? The 2010 Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines is out! Ok, so it has been out for a few months but I just got my copy and am so excited to tell you about it! This new edition has an updated and extensive surface design section.

And, guess who was a contributor? :)

Below is from the table of contents.

I get loads of emails from those of you interested in becoming independent surface designers. I would recommend you invest in this book - it is filled with all sorts of invaluable information including sample contracts, surface design prices and trade customs!

Press: Otthon Magazine

I was very excited to see my Christmas cards in the December issue of Otthon magazine.

Check it out!

Also, don't forget tomorrow is the last day of my Etsy sale! I am giving a 15% off everything in my store! Just type in the code "holidaycheer15" at checkout and the discount will be taken off your items! Click here to shop!

Press on "True Up"

Thanks to True Up for mentioning Bonjour on their blog yestedray! Click here to read about my and my friend Khristian's next collections with Anthology fabrics!

Press on Print & Pattern!

I am so excited to be on Print and Pattern today! If you don't know Print and Pattern, it is a website that "celebrates the world of surface pattern design". Thank you to Bowie Style!

The 3rd Collection

I promise I will stop posting about the fabric collections but I am so happy about the excitement around the collections, especially "Sweet Tooth". Hawthorne Threads wrote a lovely piece about Anthology Fabrics and "Sweet Tooth". Click here to read all about it!

I have a challenge that I could use you help with. I have designed the third collection which will launch in November at the International Quilt Show in Houston. My challenge is naming this new collection. "Sweet Tooth" came so naturally. Everything about the collection is 100% me and if you know me at all you know I always have a serious sweet tooth (inherited from my father:).

So, this third collection was inspired by my recent trip to Beaucaire, France. I can transport myself back to those 10 wonderful days when I think about the following:

• Lavender fields and songs of the cicadas. Terracotta rooftops and old shutters in shades of blues and greens. Flower pots decorating balconies and door steps. Quiet siestas and afternoon naps. Enjoying a latte while a man with a baguette walks by, tilts his head, and with a smile, says "Bonjour".

photos taken in and around Beaucaire

So, any ideas?

Alluminare: Hot Happenings

Alluminare posted a nice write up today over on their blog. Check it out!

Also, I am currently working on a new design for them. It should be up by the end of the month!

click here to read Alluminare's blog

One Sweet Tooth Satisfied!

News Alert! The ladies over at Marie-Madeline Studio blogged about my "Sweet Tooth" collection AND they are selling the fabrics! Anthology Fabrics just sent my box to me so I haven't seen the real fabric yet. The photos below are from the Marie-Madeline Studio blog. I am so excited to get my box.

Thank you ladies for the blog and I hope your sweet tooth is satisfied:)

Expat Careers in Budapest: Diane Kappa

Check out my interview with Expat Echo!

alluminare interview

Do you want a little insight into me, my design process and inspiration? Michelle from Alluminare interviewed me last week. Click here to read the Interview.

Check out the new products from Alluminare with my designs!
I love this pattern in curtains!

Were you surprised by any of my answers in the interview?

"Exciting World of Pattern Design"

"Exciting World of Pattern Design" by Zeixs is finally out! !AND! I am so excited to announce that you can find me in the book! I submitted designs awhile ago and never heard back. I assumed I didn't make the cut...then I got an email with an advertisement for the book. As I was paging through the "preview pages" I let out a scream of shock when I saw my pillow and photo!

I ordered the book and am anxiously awaiting its arrival!

Click here to go to the website and order the book.

Diane Kappa :)

other designers that are in the book

I am unsure of the names and apologize for not being able to give credit.

Design 5 Seventy-One

My friend Shawna over at Design 5 Seventy-One just posted a great blog called "Goodnight Sweetheart". Tons of inspirational photos of bedding and pillows, not to mention a pillow by yours truly:) Check it out by clicking on the logo below.

Retes craving at CakeSpy!

A HUGE thank you to my good friend Jessie over at CakeSpy! Jessie has a series sweet tooth and I couldn't resist tempting her by sending a few photos of some of the delicious sweets Budapest has to offer! She wrote some very nice things about me here and I think I got her sweet tooth craving an apple retes!

Jessie's business has really taken off! Her illustrations are adorable and her sweet adventures are inspiring! Check out her blog here and her etsy shop here. Thanks Jessie for posting me on CakeSpy!