Category Archives: surface pattern design

New 2025 Collection

Just a quick share. I’ve updated my Spoonflower shop with a new collection for 2025, “Mushrooms.” I’ve also tried to get better about adding coordinating solids, simple blenders, and different scales to all the collections I’ve been uploading. I really like this purple colorway, which was the second color way I did after making theContinue reading “New 2025 Collection”

Monday Mood Board

Well, hello. Wow – first post of the year. I know you’ve been wondering where I’ve been. I’ve been here, thinking and contemplating. There’s been so much to contemplate lately.  I made these little mushroom motifs because I thought it would be fun to practice my drawing skills in Illustrator after being away from itContinue reading “Monday Mood Board”

Gift Wrap Hacks to Take Your Presents from Ho-Hum to Ho-Ho-Ho

I know – we haven’t even made it through Halloween and you don’t even have the brain power to think about Christmas yet. I’m not trying to add to the stress, but I thought I’d write a quick post on creative ways to do a little gift wrapping. Nothing necessarily new, time-saving, or mind-blowing here,Continue reading “Gift Wrap Hacks to Take Your Presents from Ho-Hum to Ho-Ho-Ho”

Motif Monday

I mentioned in my last post that I’ve been focusing on a few Christmas designs. These are part of a pattern called “Cozy Whippet Christmas Eve” – I really wanted to call it “Not a Creature was Stirring”, but thought the title should more accurately fit the image. For the search engine. (eye roll). IContinue reading “Motif Monday”

Christmas in July

Well, I’m feeling a little just a little happy with myself for setting and getting my goals accomplished for the holidays. Though I took it a little easy on myself by working with what I already had and focusing only on what I can get done in a day, I am not beating myself upContinue reading “Christmas in July”

Monday mood Board

These little ones never seem to disappoint and they are pretty amazing too. I planted a few about 5 years ago and they have been dug up, dragged about, and trampled (thanks Sprocket.) Year after year- they rear their pretty little heads. Nothing seems to phase them and they thrive wherever they happen to land.Continue reading “Monday mood Board”

Just About There

Super excited to share this tiny little sneak peek with you. Just a snippet of the process. According to Amazon, my book should be live in 72 hours. I had such anxiety over hitting that publish button. I’ll probably have nightmares about it tonight.