Blog - Avalana Design

Watercolour Tutorial – Painting in 3 Easy Steps

Hello, and welcome to my first watercolour tutorial blog post! I will be showing you a behind the scenes and step by step look at how I create my watercolour paintings in 3 easy steps. Over the years I have undoubtedly developed my own unique way of painting...

TOP DRAWER 2019 – A BEGINNERS GUIDE

This post is a long time coming...but better late than never as they say! Well, I have to say Top Drawer was a success for me. I was honestly pretty nervous going down to the show, as it was my first big design exhibition, and where I would be presenting my new brand...

BESPOKE GIFT BUYING HAS NEVER BEEN SO EASY!

Ever struggled to think of that special gift idea? It doesn't matter what the occasion, or how big or small the budget, gift buying can be tough. Here at Avalana, I want my customers to feel they can come to me for that extra thoughtful gift. I can create designs for...

Watercolour Tutorial – Painting in 3 Easy Steps

Watercolour Tutorial – Painting in 3 Easy Steps

Jul 12, 2019

Hello, and welcome to my first watercolour tutorial blog post! I will be showing you a behind the scenes and step by step look at how I create my watercolour paintings in 3 easy steps. Over the years I have undoubtedly developed my own unique way of painting...

TOP DRAWER 2019 – A BEGINNERS GUIDE

TOP DRAWER 2019 – A BEGINNERS GUIDE

Mar 5, 2019

This post is a long time coming...but better late than never as they say! Well, I have to say Top Drawer was a success for me. I was honestly pretty nervous going down to the show, as it was my first big design exhibition, and where I would be presenting my new brand...

BESPOKE GIFT BUYING HAS NEVER BEEN SO EASY!

BESPOKE GIFT BUYING HAS NEVER BEEN SO EASY!

Sep 18, 2018

Ever struggled to think of that special gift idea? It doesn't matter what the occasion, or how big or small the budget, gift buying can be tough. Here at Avalana, I want my customers to feel they can come to me for that extra thoughtful gift. I can create designs for...

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HI, I’M HAZEL

Having worked for almost a decade through a variety of creative industries as an in-house designer, I felt the time was now to take the lead in my own creative journey.

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S H A D E S 🖤 • Roll up roll up!! I literally

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Roll up roll up!! I literally got these delivered the day after lock down, ordered the new range the week before so I could shoot for the website. I will be selling these at 25% off! There’s one of each you see here, first come first serve, so if you spy one let me know if u fancy a new lampshade 🖤 DM for details x

B L O G 🖤 P O S T • My Silver Orient Mural is

O V E R S I Z E D 💙L E O • No interior is com

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No interior is complete without a splash of leopard print and now you can adorn your walls with a sultry new take on this classic print. This rich navy, sapphire and smoke grey design features hand painted leopard spots in ink and watercolour – creating a rich and sumptuous finish that will add impact to any room. Now available in 2 sizes, the newest shown here, larger scale spots for creating real drama in your interior! Please DM for details 🐆

T H E •G R E A T• I N D O O R S • I don’t

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I don’t know about you guys but we have actually nailed the clock change for the first time 💪🏾 we r usually out out on the Saturday night every year and are left lying in until god knows what time, totally screwed from losing an hour! Well not this year - LOCK DOWN! We set our little alarms to get us up early, and completed our running club ‘isolation race’ where everyone taking part had to run their fastest 3k and submit their times to the club chat. Felt like I was gona pass out but was worth the buzz after 🤣 (now rewarding myself with a wee glass of vino)
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The pic above I am a sharing with you is one of the latest features for Avalana in the @thelondonmag So fantastic to see this, and it kinda makes me feel a bit sad that it all seems to be getting going for my wee business right as lock down hits 🙈 well, as I said before I had my blip and now I’m just doing everything I can to keep my head above water and bloody get thru this shit!! I ordered a few new lampshades just before the crisis, so I will be shooting some GORGE new product this week! And I will be selling these and some cushions I have in stock for a discounted price, on a first come, first serve basis! so keep ur eyes peeled folks!! Bag yourself some Avalana while it lasts!!xx

I K E A 🖤 H A C K • The first thing I did whe

W A L L P A P E R & F A B R I C • So today has

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So today has been a turn around. I woke up feeling much more positive than last night. Sun was shining and I just organised myself to the hilt in my office with all my supply chain, getting everything in order that has changed since this lockdown. I then got a message saying I was featured in @metro.co.uk !!! Bloody boost of all boosts it was!! 🙌🏽 I then took a few hours to myself in the afternoon gardening in our dirst ever garden that has plants 😆🌱 I felt like a proper green thumb, dead heading all the bushes and weeding my first patch of flower bed! Really needed that today to ground me back into feeling good again. I am generally a really positive person but last night got me. Thank u to all who messages me and supported me through my wee blip last night. •
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Wallpaper and fabrics are still on the cards for me to supply so please get in Touch if you like any of my designs! Samples available to post too 🖤

S T A Y 🖤 H O M E • Home is the place to be r

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Home is the place to be right now. Feeling a bit lost rn and with no official announcement for renters or the self employed I’m bricking it! I’m also so scared my wee business I’ve worked so hard to get off the ground is gona fall under. Trying to focus my energies on other things - tapped into a bit of gardening and Ive still been painting bits and bobs, keeping my mind in some wholesome activities. Orders have ground to a halt and my first return order has come through. 😢 Testing times for us all, my thoughts are with you all. I hope you are all stayin as safe and well as possible. xx

T O G E T H E R N E S S • In these times of unce

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In these times of uncertainty we really do have to take comfort in the fact that we are all facing this together. I am so grateful to be a part of this amazing online community in here - you are all such a wonderful bunch. I have been tagged in a few posts now sharing concerns and support for #smallbusinesses but I do not want to leave anyone out, so I just want to shout out every one of you who follow me, run your own business and anyone reading this post. Please support your local and small businesses as much as you can. I have just had my first ever returned order and I am not sure I will be paid for the project I have been working on over the last month. Two seemingly small things are going to make it hard for me to cover my rent and bills this coming month. Hard times will hit all of us in some way, let’s stick together as much as we can 🙌🏽 sending love & positivity to you ALL!!! 🤗😘

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