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Floriography Pattern Design

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023

Floriography, here is another new word for me and the prompt for the Spoonflower challenge this week. Floriography is the language of flowers, a means of communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. The practice gained popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in Victorian England. During this time, flowers were often used to express emotions and sentiments that were not easily spoken aloud due to societal constraints. How cool is that!

I had fun researching this one and in the end created a floral with ” Timeless Memories” It features Forget-Me-Nots to express enduring love and remembrance, while Lily of the Valley adds sweetness and the promise of happiness. Ferns contribute sincerity.

This is the 200th Spoonflower challenge I have entered and it is quite fitting I am featuring Timeless Memories!

Timeless Memories Floriography

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The design coordinates with my Shade Garden Collection

Serene Wallscapes

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

I am plodding on with my commitment to enter every single Spoonflower challenge again this year. There is so much drama going on around changes coming to the platform for designers and there is so much unknown stuff. Without designers it is a platform of NOTHING. It is all a bit distracting and disheartening.

So let’s go to a serene place for this week’s challenge and float away with some beautiful soft hued swans

Serene Swans

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Of course I also rustled up a little complimentary design too!

Both can be found in various scales in the Serenity Now Collection

St Patrick’s Day

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023

The prompt for this week’s Spoonflower challenge is “Other Holidays” I have never designed anything for S Patrick’s day which is hugely popular here in the USA so I thought I’d have a bash at that. The strange thing is most Americans don’t realize that St Patrick is just one of the Patron Saints , We also have St David for Wales, St George for England and St Andrew for Scotland!

St Patrick’s Day Celebration

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and I also rustled up a little collection to party on down with my hero design!

St Patrick’s Day Fun

Surreal Wallpaper

November 6, 2023November 13, 2023

I have designed some odd things in the past and I definitely tapped into my weird side to create a surreal wallpaper for this week’s Spoonflower. I imagined birds breaking through from the outside world and pecking and removing design pieces from a wallpaper. Odd yes, I know!

Surreal Bird Break Through

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Apricity

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

I am betting you have no idea what apricity means and that was me too until about a month ago. It is the theme of this week’s Spoonflower challenge. It means basking in the warm rays of the sun on a cold winter’s day. I am a HUGE fan of doing this!

It is such a wonderful concept and I got so into the prompt. I created a whole collection. But for the challenge I brought two sweet little hedgehogs out of hibernation just so they could enjoy on concept of Apricity!

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and here is the rest of the Apricity Collection

East Fork Design Challenge

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023

We are back to designing repeat patterns for the Spoonflower challenge this week and it is another East Fork pottery challenge. I have to say I am not in love with the palette for this week and will most likely jazz up the designs I have created with a color palette more pleasing to my eye!

I took a whimsical approach and created a design with mushrooms and mice!

East Fork Mushrooms and Mice

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I actually created quite a few design options for this challenge, they are all now for sale in my shop in a new collection which also includes some basic coordinates.

Shop East Fork Midnight Swim Collection

Pantone Intangible Palette

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023

This week the Spoonflower challenge is another Pantone challenge, the last of 4 pantone challenge for this year. We started with Viva Magenta– I came 1st, then Ultra Steady , I came first again. The third challenge was Mega Matter – I came 2nd in that one. The pressure is one again to at least get in the top 10!

All of the palettes we have been given to work with have been a tad bit tricky and this week the intangible palette has it’s challenges. The whole brief of the challenge was a little odd but I took my inspiration from the word intangible and thought about the intangible nature of the wind. Windy meadow was born!

Windy Meadow

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I also created a monotone repeat of the design… using the Pantone intangible palette. See the Pantone Intangible collection

Witty Wordplay

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023

It is another Spoonflower wall hanging challenge this week. Wall hangings have never been a big seller for me despite my past entries placing well. The prompt this week is Witty Wordplay.

Here is what I came up with!

Be Pre Peared

It is naff, it is cheesy but I really don’t want to invest any more time on this challenge hahah!

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But I also came up with this… but it is a little too risky for a challenge entry. However it is for sale in my shop and would make a great gag gift for Christmas!

Festive Beverage Tea Towel

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

Every year Spoonflower has a recipe tea towel challenge which are always fun to create. Last year I created a tea towel for one of my favorite soups, Carrot and coriander and the previous year it was sugar mice. Before that is was Perfectly Boiled Eggs This year they are calling for festive beverages and this is what I came up with.

The Naughty Elf Cocktail

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I also built out a whole collection around my naughty little Christmas elf!

Naughty Christmas Elf Collection

2024 Calendar

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

It is that time of year for the Spoonflower calendar challenge. Calendar tea towels have sold quite well for me over the years and I always update past calendars for the new year. Check out my 2024 calendars

I always like to take a look at the designs I have created in the last 12 months and see if any of them speak “calendar ” to me. There were three designs this year.

Waking up with the Birds