The final Spoonflower challenge of 2020 was to come up with a design they can use on their packaging.
The thought process behind my design was one that depicted a community of designers where each creation is crafted with LOVE. I call my pattern “Made with Love“
Pleased as punch to come in at number 46 and earn my 30th automatic proof of 2020. Interested in seeing a breakdown of all my challenges, click here
Pantone announced their 2021 color for the year today and it turned out to be not one but two colors, Illuminating and Ultimate Gray.
Illuminating is a sunny bright yellow and Ultimate Gray is to me a downright boring gray … or grey , depending on which side of the pond you live on.
They remind me of the color combination you get with a hard boiled egg ..that little gray line the outlines the yolk.
The thought process from Pantone is that the yellow is for optimism and the gray is for dependability and sort of reflects the mood moving forward in 2021 and hopefully away from Covid and all the mess it has created.
Maybe I was ahead of the curve as I was using a very similar color paring back in 2017 with the create of my first fabric collection: contemporary circles
I have created a new collection on my spoonflower and RedBubble shops in celebration of the 2021 Colors of the year – only the two solids and a one design so far but I will be adding more patterns shortly!
Shop collection on
This weeks Spoonflower challenge calls for a repeat design created using a single unbroken line which captures movement- Continuous Line Contour
That. I can tell you, is quite a challenge!
My mind immediately went to something flying through the air and I revisited the design I had created for The Artistic Voice challenge and played around with it for quite some time to turn in into a design made from a continuous line.
One of my favorites ways to use wallpaper is on the back wall of a bookcase or shelf unit so I was excited to see the Spoonflower design challenge this week. The prompt was to design a wallpaper specifically to as a backdrop in a DreamBox. A Dreambox is the ultimate storage and work area for craft projects.
My approach was to design something interesting to look at but not compete with whatever supplies are going to be adorning the shelves. In my experience craft supplies have enough going so I opted for a restful monotone blue design and Blue Boho Spiralize was born.
I have had extra time this week to come up with a design for the upcoming Spoonflower challenge – Microscopic world which prompted a design illustrating hidden world we never knew existed.
I played around with virus, fairies and nothing really floated my boat until I started drawing tiny little inch worms. I have named my design Creative Inchi Worms – a riff on my Spoonflower screen name “Creativeinch”
What a fun design to use in kids decor!
Voting starts Thanksgiving day – 26th November
She plays to win, The Queen of Hearts is the antithesis of game night and my repeat fabric for this weeks Spoonflower challenge features quirky playing cards.
What fun these were to draw!
Big hugs if you vote for my design!
I went quite literal for this weeks Spoonflower Design Challenge – Snail Mail.
I reworked my snail design so my little garden snails were carrying little letters.
It makes a fun mask for a mail carrier!
Who doesn’t love curling up with a good book and if you are anything like me putting that book down can be tricky and often lead to some midnight reading sessions. The inspiration for my entry for the Cozy reading challenge was born.
Quirky cats and book worms!
As usual your vote means the world to me!
After the success of my Eggtastic tea towel in one of the recent Spoonflower challenges, I decided to build out a complete collections which I have called …
The Eggtastic Mrs Chicken collection!
The collection consists of five coordinating prints inspired by my original tea towel and are perfect for kitchen decor.
The design I came up for this weeks Spoonflower Challenge – Vintage Travel is inspired on where I grew up – Wales. It is a beautiful green land with plenty of opportunity to get off the beaten path where the only interaction you may have all day is with a sheep!
