I have always liked this curly stripe fabric that I designed a couple years ago, and I finally had a reason to made something with it! I ordered it in Spoonflower’s Performance Pique fabric, because it’s nice and stretchy but light too. I was able to make the swaddle and hat with just a fat…
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1920’s Wallpaper Challenge
This week, Spoonflower challenged us to think on the roaring 20’s for the 1920’s Wallpaper Challenge. Art deco was very popular in that era when the Empire State Building was built in New York City. I think design from that era is classy, structured, and bold. I dig it. It was easy to find inspiration…
Barkitecture Design Challenge
The Barkitecture Design Challenge on spoonflower this week is once again outside my design passion. They want people to design wallpaper for pets. 😆 Is that really a trend? Are we really decorating entire rooms for our animals now? Well, I went for something light that a human might enjoy too. My design features songbirds…
Dad Joke Design Challenge
Ok, the prep for the dad joke design challenge was the most fun yet. The kids and I watched countless Dad Joke battles on youtube for ”research.” We then tested them on their dad to see which made him chuckle. Here are the runners up: My friend said, ”What rhymes with orange?” I said, ”No,…
Unexpected Still Life Design Challenge
I’m pretty excited about this week’s Unexpected Still Life Design Challenge for Spoonflower. Everything came together so well for this design. I had no idea what I was going to do for this challenge. Still life is not my favorite subject matter. The twist of ”unexpected” made it a little more interesting, but still. Yet…
Recipe Wallhanging Design Challenge
Process Remember that Monkey Bread Recipe from a few weeks ago? (I still make a batch almost every week 😆) Well, a good friend suggested I use it for this challenge. AND she gave me the design idea for the concept! Thanks, Kim! 😘 I wasn’t feeling very inspired for this design challenge, but she…
2023 Wall Calendar Spoonflower Design Challenge
I painted this funny little piece a couple years ago when I was learning the basics of watercolor, but it has remained a favorite (because it’s so true!). I thought it would be a fun calendar for anyone starting a new hobby or adventure in 2023. I added some lacy trim and away we went!…
Cardamom Sourdough Monkey Bread
& the Fika Spoonflower Design Challenge A new week and a new design challenge! This one made me drool (hence the sourdough monkey bread recipe card you’ll find in this post). Fika is a Swedish word for ”a coffee break with friends.” Books have been written on the concept! For a proper fika experience, you…
Otherworldly Botanicals Design Challenge
Process I painted these abstract florals a while ago and turned them into a repeating pattern. I thought they fit the “otherworldly” brief pretty well, and as we started up school again this week, I’ve been a little short on time! We’ll see how it does. If you like to vote, remember you can vote…
Victorian-Era Florals Spoonflower Challenge
My entry for the this week’s Victorian-Era Florals Spoonflower Challenge. I love a floral challenge, as it gives me an excuse to pull out the watercolors. I spent one afternoon looking up the Victorian Flower Language, picking, and painting flowers I thought were lovely. Side note: why don’t we all learn the language of flowers…