Two Threaded Poppies

Starting Wednesday off right, with a massive brainstorming session together over awesome plans for Two Threaded Poppies and all our secretly brewing ideas in our notebooks here! 😀 - If you haven’t noticed yet, there are a lot of changes happening around here at TTP. And we’ve been actively asking all of you over our Instagram stories what sort of content you’d like to read and see more of. Nothing makes us more excited than creating posts and visuals that are completely tailored to all of you and enriching your lives through it! So keep a look out for all of this slowly rolling out over the coming weeks and months. Things are going to get super cool around here (check out our IG stories for a sneak peek)! - In the meantime, we’re going to keep scribbling all our goals, strategies, and ideas in these beautiful pads with this pen (made of SOLID BRASS!! The weight for writing is SO NICE) both from @bespokepress. We LOVE how they have illustrated native Australian flora in such a subtle and elegant way. And get this, the paper is made from heavyweight chlorine free pure wood fibre paper. Such a wonderful way to incorporate quality that is also good for the environment! (use the code “twothreadedpoppies” for 10% off anything off their site!). - Happy bump day everyone! (at Sydney, Australia)

Hi! My name is Jillian. You may or may not be fully aware as I tend to love working in the background (+ am not fond of being in front of the camera) while my sister does all the talking via words here, but I am actually the other half of Two Threaded Poppies! I’m in charge of the visual content you see here - so the logo, icons, alot of the photos & flatlays, the blog design and pretty much anything visually pretty that is seen here on TTP. - So I've been on insta for quite some time now, but I realise I haven't spent alot of time showing my face or telling much about myself here, so I figured its time for a proper intro as I'd love for all of you to know me better! - I’m a graphic designer. Jenny & I actually did the same degree at uni (years apart of course haha!), and while she found her true calling in photography and writing, I actually love design and being able to create all things visually beautiful for my job. While I do alot of branding work for others, my favourite kind of design work is anything to do with typography and layout - think magazines, books + journals, stationery. My heart lies within print design ❤️. - My other passions in life include food (brunch for days 🤤🤤), exploring and travelling to places I’ve yet to see and spending quality time with those I care most about. - Fashion wise, I tend to gravitate towards neutral colours, and simple cuts and pieces as I love classic looks that are a little more minimalistic and effortless. - A typical example of an outfit that is totally me (tap for details), is this photo of myself snapped above while I was visiting Melbourne over Easter exploring the National Gallery of Victoria- this installation by Yayoi Kusama was one of my absolute favourites because of how inclusive and participatory it was - it felt like I was a part of the artwork itself. - People, friends and family describe me as the quiet one, but in truth, I love meeting and talking to new people; I want to start conversations through my designs and I hope to share more about me over the course of this year and getting to know you all! I hope that you all enjoy what I will eventually be rolling for TTP here on instagram and the blog. (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

JILLIAN | Nothing beats authentic croissants from Paris, but @lunecroissant did a pretty darn good job making ones that taste just as good (almost)🤤 Happy Easter from Melbourne 🐣🥐 #ttpeats (at Lune Croissanterie)

JILLIAN + JENNY | When its our friend's birthday and we have too much fun messing around with new wrapping paper, this is what ends up happening in our rooms! Gifting this beauty off to a loved on today!! - I know people say there's no point in wrapping things so nicely because people just throw it away - NOT TRUE. Hands up if you are you one of those people who carefully peels and unwraps gifts when you receive them this gorgeous?? I know we are!! We take tonnes of photos first (effort must be preserved in pixels okay! haha), then peel the tape very slowly, and then carefully unwrap the paper so it doesn't rip. @bespokepress seriously know how to do their giftwrapping paper sooooooo amazingly well. Everything is lovingly designed in house and printed sheet by sheet. - The card you see in the flatlay is also from @bespokepress and is carefully and painstakingly letterpressed with alot of love and care on their vintage presses. We love knowing that when we gift something off, the outside is as full of love and care as the present inside as well. We hope our friend loves this package that is going off her way today!! 🙂

JILLIAN | never forget ✨ #jillhandletters (at Sydney, Australia)

JILLIAN | Favourite brunch spot in Chicago 🤤🤤🤤 Their crunchy French toast was the best I’ve had 💯💯 To see my other food recommendations, head on over to my mini city guide of Chicago that I put together on my latest US and Canada blog post 🇺🇸🇨🇦 link in bio or here: http://twothreadedpoppies.com/a-white-christmas-us-canada/ (at Kanela Breakfast Club)

JILLIAN | 📍Vancouver, British Columbia - More on the blog: http://twothreadedpoppies.com/a-white-christmas-us-canada/ (at Vancouver, British Columbia)

JILLIAN | Some Tuesday morning motivation 💖 because you got through Monday... so you can get through the rest of the week 💪🏼💪🏼 (at Sydney, Australia)

JILLIAN | THE BEAN! finally ticked that off my list ✔️✔️ If you guys haven’t already done so, you should really check out my US and Canada post up on the blog 🙃 because it includes a mini city guide of Chicago and it’s pretty much the next best thing to New York, so show the post some lurvveeee ❤️❤️ and tell me if you’ve been to any of these places I travelled to - I would love to know your experiences there! - Link in bio or here: http://twothreadedpoppies.com/a-white-christmas-us-canada/ (at The Bean)

JILLIAN | I shared my US & Canada photos on the blog as a little travel diary ☺️ You can hear all about my white Christmas and I’ve included a bonus city guide with places to go and eat. Guess which city 😉link is in the bio or here: http://twothreadedpoppies.com/a-white-christmas-us-canada/ (at Whistler, Canada)

JILLIAN | Been back in Sydney for almost a week and I finally had time to open my Christmas gifts that we’re waiting for me 😏 Like this 8 piece lip set from @bareminerals that my family friend kindly gifted me! The colour range is awesome, thank you Aunty Christina 💖 Also, more content from my America trip will posted on the feed and our blog to make up for the lack of updates I made whilst I was on it 😂😂 Forgive me!! But exciting stuff to come!! (at Sydney, Australia)

JILLIAN | 🎅🏻🎄✨Don't forget my Christmas freebies are up on the blog! 🎅🏻🎄✨I created 6 Xmas card designs and I'm hoping you'll all like them enough to use them!! Here are a couple featured - but you can find them all on my blog post (link in bio or here: http://twothreadedpoppies.com/christmas-printables-2017/) Tag me if you do end up printing them out, would love to see them in use! 💕💕 Signing off for today as I head off to America first thing tomorrow for a white Christmas ❄️✈️

JILLIAN | ✨🎄IT'S HERE!!🎄✨ I've finally dropped my Christmas card designs on the blog today - and they're available for free download if you click on the link in our bio or here: http://twothreadedpoppies.com/christmas-printables-2017/ ❣️ I really hope you enjoy this year's designs as much as I have enjoyed creating them 🙂 please do tag us if you print them out and use for your loved ones! I would LOVE to see them in use ☺️Merry Christmas fam ❤️

JILLIAN | ✨Sneak peak of 1/6 FREE printable card designs that I'll be releasing on the blog real soon 😉✨ (yes, there will be hand-lettered ones too) #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas

JILLIAN | 🎄🎄🎄So good to get back into the creative groove after not hand lettering so THE LONGEST TIME. A little rusty, but I've got some cool Christmas things coming on the blog soon 😉😉annual Christmas cards 😉😉#stay tuned

JILLIAN | Missing my once home 🇬🇧😢 (at London, United Kingdom)

JILLIAN | From a while ago... before all the chaos of uni 💆🏻 (at Social Hideout)