A brief design process post for a tea towel challenge for the custom fabric printing website, Spoonflower.
Tag: home decor
Recipe Wallhanging
Wall Art Design Process My design this week features a painting I did a few years ago. My sister sent me a pic of her happy hour drink one night, and I thought the reflections were so pretty. I wanted to try to capture them with watercolor and ended up being pleased with the painting….
2024 Wall Calendar
Spoonflower Calendar Design Process It feels a little premature to be designing a calendar for next year…like setting up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving…but the retail world plans ahead. The print on demand fabric website Spoonflower has to get their designs ready for the new year now. So this week, designers were tasked with designing for…
Cartography Challenge
Cartography Challenge Design Process This week, I’m participating in the Spoonflower design to create fabric inspired by map making that will look nice on a throw pillow. I started by pulling my copy of Undaunted Courage off the shelf. Lewis and Clark are the first thing that jumps into my mind when I think of…
Monochromatic Bedding Challenge
Process I actually made this design for the challenge from two weeks ago, but it didn’t quite pop enough for that one. However, I really loved it, so I tweaked it a bit and went for it! This design came about after my mom went walking in the field across from my house and took…
Pantone Design Challenge
Another Sheets Challenge Spoonflower once again asked us to design a pattern that would look good on sheets. The funny thing is, they also have voters view the design on a sheet set mock up. It’s nearly impossible to see the details, thus the smaller designs that work better on sheets don’t do well on…
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…
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!…
Birding Spoonflower Design Challenge
This design took me ten hours! It’s definitely a personal record for hours invested in a Spoonflower design challenge. First, I painted the Lilac-breasted Roller, a gorgeous bird from Africa. Then I painted all the botanical elements. Lastly, I combined everything in the illustration app Procreate on my iPad. That alone took 6 hours! Here’s…