HELLO DODO

Play your cards right

2012-03-02T18:02:00.006Z

If you haven't seen them already this is our brand new shiny card collection! We think they're rather lovely, if we do say so ourselves! The 'My Mum's Lovely' card is already going down rather well on our NOTHS shop, just over 2 weeks now until Mum Day!

My Mum's Lovely card, Big Kiss card, YAY card, #appy Bday card all available in the hello DODO shop
We're off to Munich on Sunday for four days so expect to be inundated with pictures of sausages and lederhosen when we return! Ooh and don't forget it's still 15% off in our Etsy shop until 6pm tomorrow, use code GUTENTAG. Have a great weekend! :o)

Life lately...

2012-02-27T20:26:00.001Z

put a bird on it

2012-02-22T16:07:00.000Z

Where have the days gone?! I can't believe it's the last bit of February already! I had a lovely unexpected 5 days off over my Birthday last week which we crammed full of activities...a yummy meal out (Chilli Pickle Brighton is AMAZING), a day in London shopping and museuming, a (slightly messy) night out celebrating with friends and then a brief flying visit to Wales to meet my newborn baby niece Matilda!
We're both feeling a little jaded after such a whirlwind week! The 7 hour journey back from Wales didn't help either.. (I HATE YOU replacement bus service!) Luckily it's less than two weeks now until we pop to Munich for a little city break :o)
Whenever I go and visit my parents in Wales I love to watch the birds in the garden...you don't see these little beauties from our teeny top floor flat in Brighton, just great big noisy seagulls!

Bbrrrighton lately

2012-02-11T19:41:00.000Z

Maker's Boutique - Brighton

2012-02-07T10:07:00.000Z

Last weekend we took part in the Maker's Boutique at Brighton's Unitarian Church.
It was a lovely day surrounded by lots of talented, friendly sellers all showcasing original hand crafted items. For any Brighton based people we would definitely recommend visiting. It's great to meet local makers, chat to them about their craft and get inspired...

We'll definitely be there again sometime as buyers and sellers during 2012 :o)

click here for the 2012 markets dates

Mmmmm free coffee for all sellers... (bring your own mug) YAY :o)

Lovely ♥♥♥

2012-01-31T14:04:00.001Z

It's nearly Valentine's day and we've got some lovely items for that special
someone in the hello DODO shop... Check them out! ♥♥♥

Nice day

2012-01-26T17:38:00.000Z

Hello... well it's been a bit grey and rainy here today in Brighton so thought i'd post some bright, fun photos up :o) We've been super busy at DODO HQ, mixing the day jobs with finishing new designs to be launched very very soon! Can't wait till they are developed onto screens and we can start printing them. You can't beat the feeling of seeing the first successful one :o) Our DODO 2012 to do list seems to be getting longer and longer but it's exciting times and lovely new things on the horizon... YAY. Hope you all 'have a nice day' x

Devil's Dyke & More Murmurations

2012-01-17T20:34:00.002Z

Hello all! :o)

Things have been rather hectic here at hello DODO HQ since Christmas, including a veeeery long tedious bout of flu! (if you follow us on twitter, you'll have definitely heard about this!! oops!) Things are beginning to get back to normality now though and we've lots of exciting things to come...including brand spanking new designs (including one of my faves that I've wanted to print for yonks!) plus we've just taken delivery of a t-shirt press! Although bear with us while we figure out how on earth to use it...Yesterday Jam and I took a well-deserved break and went up to explore Devil's Dyke which was awesome and then headed to the pier for the sunset and to watch the murmuration magic! Sorry to bore you all with another starling post, but they're just bloody great.

Magical Starlings

2012-01-14T17:21:00.001Z

Brighton Pier is where it's at to see these little guys put on a show... Beautiful to watch and the noise is truly incredible. Need to make time to see them more often. Love them! :o)

il pleut

2012-01-12T18:44:00.000Z

It feels much more cheerful to say it's raining in french! Available in the hello DODO shop now in black... and soon to be available in a special lovely shiny silver :o)

Wibble wobble...

2012-01-06T15:32:00.001Z

Poor Pete is at the bottom of the pecking order! We photographed these pigeons ourselves, cut them all out by hand, scanned them in and made this digital collage. Now available in the hello DODO shop ;o)

Also by following us on Twitter and re-tweeting our 'WIN a pigeon tower giveaway' you'll be entered into the prize draw (that'll be made when we reach 500 followers) :o)

Why did the crab blush?

2012-01-03T15:11:00.001Z

Now available in the hello DODO shop :o)

Christmas-Instagram

2011-12-31T13:48:00.001Z

Tick, tock, tick, tock...

2011-12-19T19:25:00.000Z

Xmas is getting super close now! Thought it'd be a nice time to showcase a newbie in the hello DODO shop. Hello Mr Cuckoo Clock. :o)

Bartie's Boutique

2011-12-14T18:59:00.000Z

Hello! Almost forgot to post these photos of our stall at Bartie's Boutique last Saturday. I was representing hello DODO as Jam was off galavanting around Tenerife! I was sharing the stall with our lovely friend Anna and her Drawing Room, check out her pics from the fair! It was an absolute luxury to have a day of sitting down, drinking ~~rocket fuel~~ coffee and getting to have a good natter. Plus we met some really lovely people :o)
It was our first ever craft fair with DODO and we're hoping to do a whole load more next year, though probably in Brighton as opposed to Worthing. If anyone knows of any good ones we should get involved with let us know!

Wooooooooooooosh

2011-12-05T21:22:00.001Z

Just a quick post whilst watching a very tense episode of Masterchef! God I hate those food critics!!
It's all a bit manic here at hello DODO HQ, our BOGOF sale continues (although not for much longer!) and we've been preparing for our first ever craft fair, Bartie's Boutique in Worthing on Saturday. We're sharing the stall with our good friend and illustrator extraordinaire Anna, you can find her work here. We took a quick break today to post a load of hello DODO goodies off to people and to remind ourselves how awesome Brighton beach is in the Winter! :o)

Tales from Wales

2011-11-26T17:50:00.001Z

Hey all, hope you're having a lovely weekend :o)
I'm back now after a few days in Wales visiting the fam. Was really lovely to see everyone (animals included!) and to get away from it all but also nice to come back to Btown (plus Jam was starting to go a bit doolally on his own..)
Here's a few snaps from my trip!

Ten Green Bottles...

2011-11-21T19:16:00.001Z

Happy Monday! Ok, so not a happy day for most but I'm off work this week so it's been rather nice. If you follow us on twitter you may have already seen this, but I would like to formally introduce our new original hello DODO screenprint, available in our shop... Ten Green Bottles!

We hope you like it as much as we do! Still loads of designs to be added soon so do stay tuned :o)
P.s. Only a few more likes on our Facebook page and someone will WIN a free screenprint of their choice!!!

Light on Brighton

2011-11-16T21:09:00.001Z

Merry Christmas! Well ok, not quite yet! We've just been to the big switch on of Brighton's Christmas lights though and we're feeling rather festive at hello DODO HQ. Not that anyone else in Brighton is! What a miserable bunch! I think I was the only person singing along to the Christmas carols with the Brighton Gay Man's Chorus. The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear!

And who was there to flick the big switch? None other than...DRUMROLL...Mark Fowler from Eastenders!

Who was actually fairly cheerful about the whole affair! Not that you could tell from my unfortunate photo... At the end I was about to gingerly ask for a photo with him (no, I'm not a fan, just for the lolz!) but he was sort of whisked away by the security just before I plucked up the courage...doh.

Anyone else feeling festive yet? :o)

Spotlight!

2011-11-09T22:07:00.002Z

Hey all! Just a quick update as it's probably nearing bedtime...
We had a ridiculous productive day planned, filled with burning new designs to screens which was kind of ruined when the bulb in our exposure unit decided to blow. Apparently you can't buy 1000watt halogen bulbs in the whole of Brighton! BOOOOO. Thanks to Amazon a new bulb should be winging it's way to us soon! Gotta love the interweb.

In the meantime, I just wanted to put a little spotlight on our lovely typographic screenprint It Takes All Types. This print is currently being featured in the UKhandmade Christmas Showcase. I definitely recommend having a gander, let's all have a happy handmade Christmas this year :o)

It Takes All Types, available in the helloDODO shop.

Life's a Beach

2011-11-06T21:29:00.000Z

Hello all, hope you're having a lovely Sunday! We're having a very sleepy night in after an eventful weekend in Dorset. The place we were staying was awesome, right on the seafront...best view EVER.
Highlights of the weekend...mistakenly thinking we'd found David Bowie's house on Sandbanks! (no, he doesn't live there at all...the house is just named after him BOOOO) and slightly inebriated fireworks in the garden and later on (after food and cocktails) on the beach as well.

Check out the view from the garden! If this is the owner's second home I'd sure love to see where their first one is...

And me hanging out with a massive plant (check out the pot, gaffa tape solves everything!) in the massive conservatory of the massive house...(massive theme!)

Lotsa weird and wonderful knick-knacks about the house. We had a slightly disturbing walk-in-wardrobe/kids cupboard complete with knitted doll's clothes and Famous Five books in our room.

We even had a view of the Isle of Wight, spot the Polar Bear :o)

Jonny and Jam....of course it was only a matter of time before the ball went over the edge!

Plant pot fireworks, awesome! Hope you all had lots of bonfire night fun. Off to catch up with the X Factor now. We don't have a TV (through choice) so have to wait for everything to be uploaded before we can watch it. Looking forward to seeing Florence & The Machine's new song and hopefully celebrate Frankie's exit!

2011-11-01T18:39:00.000Z

White Night

2011-10-31T22:10:00.000Z

Wellllll, it's been a rather hectic week! In between the day jobs and getting new things ready for the hello DODO shop, Jam and I have somehow done White Night here in Brighton AND been to see PJ Harvey at the Royal Albert Hall. Phew! If you've never heard of White Night, it is AMAZING. Once a year, from 6pm to 6am, venues all across the City are open with loads of art, music, film..fish! Yes, fish! The Sealife Centre is open all night. And even better...everything is free!
I only managed to take a few decent photos between running around from venue to venue, check out the pig nosed turtle, love that guy!

Here Come The Gulls

2011-10-24T12:59:00.000+01:00

We always thought we'd move to London. We wanted to be somewhere vibrant, creative, inspiring... It never occurred to us that you could have all of that and be by the seaside! We've lived in Brighton for a year now and we both feel a real connection here... I can't see us ever leaving.

Here Come The Gulls is a little ode to Brighton. It started off as a extremely bad (sorry Jam!) paper cut which we then made in to a foam stamp. Luckily, it's come on a lot since then! And yes, that incredibly cheesy song that's always on TV adverts is partly to blame (if you haven't got it yet, just replace 'gulls' with 'girls'). You can find Here Come The Gulls in our shop.

Brighton just wouldn't be Brighton without the gulls. They are a constant source of entertainment! We live in a top floor flat with great views and in the Spring we got to watch the entire process of two gulls on the roof opposite build a nest, sit on it for what seemed like forever, hatch a little ball of fluff (see below!), watched him slowly grow, listened to his endless squeaking until he finally got the knack of flying and off he went..

2011-10-22T16:32:00.001+01:00

Hurray!

2011-10-18T23:32:00.003+01:00

Hello from hello DODO!

We are Ali and Jam, a screenprinting couple based by the seaside in Brighton, England.

We have been working away at this little dream of ours for a while now and are very excited to finally be able to showcase our designs in our Etsy Shop!

We will be updating this blog regularly with shop updates and random fun things :o)

Here are a few examples of screenprints available in our shop so far... click on our Facebook link on the right and 'like' our page and you could win one of these lovelies!

2011-10-17T23:01:00.000+01:00