Thrift Store treasures, what to pick as these shops sell basically everything! I decided upon fun kid themed musical instruments. Things to bash, shake and generally make a noise! With a bright color palette this would be perfect in a young child’s bedroom or decor in a school music room.
The calendar Tea Towel challenge can be counted on every year and this week is it’s time! I update all my calendars every year. Here is the entire 2026 collection
This was an interesting challenge to design for. I imagined myself lying in a garden meadow looking up to the stars! With all the light pollution we have in the Chicago area it never really gets very dark!
The palette of Jewel Tones is really up for interpretation so I think this challenge will be all over the place! I went for a patchwork sort of look which would really stunning made into overalls, or dungarees as us Brits call them!
The spoonflower challenge this week is to create a design that channels the vintage Americana-meets-British aristocracy look found in classic country clubs. Having split my life almost 50-50 between the USA and Britain, this prompt spoke to me but have to say the “sport” of hunting is very different either side of the pond.
I also did some line art versions.
I already have a whole collection of Animal Print Patterns on Spoonflower but it is the prompt for this week’s challenge so I conjured up something different.
If 70′ decor is making a come back then I cringe, but it is the prompt for this week’s Spoonflower challenge.
I fiddled about with loud geometric shapes but nothing really spoke to me so I went in a completely different direction and ended up channeling platform boots … as you do! It would make a really interesting wallpaper for a vintage clothing store.
70s Platform Shoes And Paisley
I also updated a old design I had done for a previous 70’s challenge to reflect the colorways of my new design
This week’s Spoonflower challenge is Festive animals and over the years I have created quite a few designs that fit neatly into this prompt. See my Christmas Festive Animals collection
I thought I’d be stumped for ideas for this one but I have been playing around with my Busy Dam Beavers and thought it was about time they had some Christmas fun. Beavers aren’t really an animal you associate with Christmas but that is how I like to roll!
Cottagecore is the prompt for this week’s Spoonflower challenge and it was a fun one to design for. I went for a soft color palette and transported myself to a floral meadow with free range ducks.
I have barely broken out my summer clothes but am already channeling fall, with thoughts of Halloween and ideas for the retro Halloween Spoonflower challenge.
I have gone super funky hippy psychedelic with a pumpkin and mushroom design. It is a bit wild!
