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I’ve entered my “Western Bighorn Sheep” design in the current Spoonflower “Western Americana” Design Challenge! CLICK THE IMAGE below to go to the Design Challenge Voting Page! Public voting closes Tuesday December 3. 
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QUESTION: Can you tell what words are scrambled up in this new print design that I created for babies and newborns? I’ve entered this one in this week’s Spoonflower “Welcome To The World” Design Challenge! Public voting opens Thursday Oct 24 and you can link to the Voting Page HERE. Note: I forgot I actually entered the Pink version, but it comes in Pink and Blue, as you can see! . My concept for this one...The scrambled letters are meant to convey a heartfelt message (okay, okay, please resist any “funny” answers to my question!), but also nods to childhood development, learning letters, reading and playing with toy blocks! . To SHOP these designs in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor, click on the images below (links to the Small-Scale versions). Both colourways come in Small-, Medium- and Large-Scale versions! 
The current Spoonflower Design Challenge is “Wallpaper Backsplashes” and I took that theme literally! I entered my “Splatter” design (Abstract Expressionism for the walls?) in this colourway, and I want to thank everyone who helped me decide which colourway to enter! Public voting is open until Tuesday Oct 22 and you can link to the Voting Page HERE! I'd love your vote for this one! And if you'd like to SHOP this design, you can check it out in my Spoonflower Shop by clicking the IMAGES below!    I was kinda surprised late on Sunday Sept 1 to find out that entries for the next Spoonflower “Refined Bohemian Wallpaper” Design Challenge would close Tuesday Sept 3. Usually, the Challenges happen every 2 weeks, and since the last one closed August 27, I expected the next Challenge entries would close Tuesday Sept 10 (ie. I should have had another week to create a new design)! So it was a BIT of a scramble, but I did manage to enter my new “Bohemian Garden” design. If I had had more time, I would have fussed ALOT more over this one, but ya know, it was kinda liberating to not do that! Maybe there’s a lesson learned in that, something about spontaneity perhaps?! Public voting for this Challenge closes Tuesday Sept 24, so you still have lots of time to vote! Link to the Voting Page HERE! Click the IMAGES below to SHOP this design in my Spoonflower Shop (it comes in TWO colourways too!)  Of course, I couldn’t resist adding an alternate colourway of my "Bohemian Garden" design to my Spoonflower Shop too: Neutrals, Lavender and Mauve on Powder Blue (see below)...Maybe this 2nd colourway is more “Refined” after all, hmmm, what do you think?!  Playing Catchup #1: My Entry for the Spoonflower "Conversational Wallpaper" Design Challenge!9/15/2024 Whoops! It's been busy here at the studio over the last part of Summer, especially since I was away for most of July, but here's my "first" catchup of my entries for the last two Spoonflower Design Challenges: "Conversational Wallpaper" and "Non-Directional Ditsy Holiday" (see my next Blog Post!)! Apologies that voting for these Challenges are now closed, but I just wanted to share the story behind these new designs. And you can SHOP them in my Spoonflower Shop by clicking the IMAGES below! My "Conversational Wallpaper" Design Challenge Entry: "Pasta Potluck" My “Pasta Potluck” design has a bit of a long history here at UnBlink Studio...I originally created this design quite awhile ago with a set of my Mom’s vintage glass Pyrex casserole dishes in mind (remember those?!) For whatever reason, I moved on and forgot about this design, and so it was relegated to sitting on my hard-drive... But the Spoonflower "Conversational Wallpaper" Design Challenge got me thinking about this design again, and I thought that it just might suit the Challenge theme quite nicely! I did have to really re-work it and OF COURSE, I felt the need to completely revise the COLOURS, but I now love its vintage-y, kitsch-y look all over again! If you’d like to see those original Pyrex dishes that inspired this design, have a look below, my Mom gave them to me! Public Voting for this Challenge closed Tuesday August 13 2024.    I just got back from an absolutely FANTASTIC (can I say it again, FANTASTIC) trip to the UK, spending time in London, the Isle of Wight and along the Cornish Coast where we stayed in the small fishing village of Polperro and hiked the gorgeous amazing Coastal Path! I really loved staying in small old hotels full of character, and came to love starting the day with a Full English Breakfast served on an outdoor terrace. Very civilized! So here's my ode to the "Full English Breakfast" which usually includes: eggs, toast, sausages (in my case, veggie), mushrooms, tomatoes and baked beans, with tea, of course. I must go back! . AND I've just entered this brand new "Full English Breakfast" food-themed pattern design in this week's Spoonflower "Yes, Chef!" Design Challenge! Public voting for this Challenge opens Thursday August 1 and you can link to the Voting Page HERE. . And a SHOUT-OUT to @claremontpolperro in the coastal village of Polperro, Cornwall. It was mostly your breakfasts I had in mind when I designed this pattern! Thank you for our recent stay and your hospitality, we loved your hotel and Polperro! Click HERE to SHOP this new pattern design in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor (it comes in several scales too)!  I’ve entered my new “Garden Beauties” floral print in the Spoonflower “Vintage Glam Metallic Wallpaper” Design Challenge! This Challenge was a bit, well, challenging because it required envisioning how the gold metallic of the wallpaper would change the overall look of the design (FYI: white parts of a design will print as gold metallic). I stuck with just Black & White or, I guess, Black & Gold. If you’d like to see how this floral looks in its “original” Black & White colours (available on non-metallic wallpapers) scroll down to the last image! . If you would like to vote in this Challenge, SO SORRY! Voting closed Tuesday June 4 (WHAT? June already?!), but you can still vote in the next Spoonflower Design Challenge: "Cottagecore Halloween"...See my next Blog Post! . If you'd like to see my "Garden Beauties" Gold Metallic wallpaper in my Spoonflower Shop, just click the images below!  
See below for my new "Garden Beauties" floral print in its original Black & White colourway (pssst, it also comes in a lot of other colours too in my Spoonflower Shop!)  Recently I’ve posted print designs with CRABS and SHRIMPS, so when I saw that the current Spoonflower Design Challenge is “Crustacean Core”, I thought, hmm, time for LOBSTERS! Public voting for this Challenge closes next Tuesday May 21, and I’d love your vote for my new “Lobster Dinner” design! You can link to the Voting Page HERE! . FUN FACT: The claws of mature lobsters are different, one is the larger “crusher” claw (this dominant claw can be either left or right) that moves slowly and is used to break up hard food; the other is a smaller “pincher/cutter” claw that moves faster and is used to tear up soft food (they can even catch small fish with it!) I wish I had known this fact before I finished my new “Lobster Dinner” print design because then I would have had fun exaggerating that difference...But I see that the claws did end up being different anyway!  And it just so happened that Uppercase Magazine and the website They Draw announced a joint illustration comp (entries closed May 10 2024), so I couldn't resist adapting this repeat pattern into an illustration in the required square format! Have a look at my "Lobster Dinner" entry below and on the They Draw website!  And now for something COMPLETELY different... Every once in awhile, I really like to “experiment” a bit with my print designs, and this time I was inspired by the Spoonflower Design Challenge theme: “Party Walls”! For this theme, I immediately thought about BALLOONS...This Challenge was for Wallpaper, but I really think my new “Party Balloons” print design also makes for some REALLY FUN bedding and home decor too! What kid (or adult!) wouldn’t want this pillow or sheet set (see below)?! What do you think?! Sorry for the late post, but public voting for the "Party Walls" Challenge closed May 7, but you can vote in the current Challenge HERE! And you can still shop this design in my Spoonflower Shop HERE. This links to the Large-Scale version, but it is also available in a Small-Scale and Medium-Scale version too! 
 The current Spoonflower Design Challenge is “Textured and Tonal Wallpaper”. When I saw “textured” I immediately started thinking about ikat weavings (maybe because I have several beautiful Indonesian ikat textiles hanging in my house, not to mention stacks of batik fabrics, woven silks, Indian block prints, call me obsessed...ANYWAY...). So I created my “Diamond Ikat” to enter in the Challenge. And then it got me motivated to re-fresh my “Spice Islands” Collection in these new Exotic Colours (Hot Pink, Purple, Red, Blue, Dark Teal, Blush Sand)! Now the whole "Spice Islands" Collection is available in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor, and in my Sweden-based Happywall Shop on Wallpaper. Selected designs from this Collection are also available in my Society6 Shop on Bed & Bath, Tech Accessories, Apparel and much more! . Although I entered the first “Diamond Ikat” colourway in the Spoonflower Challenge, I ended up falling down the colour rabbit hole AGAIN, so you can see it now comes in a BUNCH of different colourways! Public voting for this Challenge closes Tuesday April 23. Sorry for the late notice, but if you're in time you can link to the Voting Page HERE!     My Entry for the Spoonflower "Treat Yourself" Design Challenge: "Tempura Udon" (Of Course!)4/3/2024 The current Spoonflower Design Challenge is “Treat Yourself” and here’s my idea of a special treat! Imagine staring into a big steaming bowl of “Tempura Udon”, especially if you’re sitting in a little noodle ya in Kyoto after a full day of sightseeing and wandering about, on holiday...but I digress... Public voting for the “Treat Yourself” Challenge opened Thursday March 28 and closes next Tuesday April 9. You can link to the Voting Page HERE! . Eye Roll Note: When I asked my husband what he thought of my new “Tempura Udon” pattern design (I really like it, so I thought he’d say “Cool!” or “Groovy!”), you know what he said? “It looks like it’s in a square bowl”. Yeeees, but it’s a repeat pattern, soooo....🙄 . SHOP This Design! This yummy design is now available in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor in several scales. You can SHOP the Medium-Scale HERE, but there is also a Large-Scale and Small-Scale version in my Shop too! If you prefer, my "Tempura Udon" print is also available in my Happywall Shop on FUN Wallpaper too! Ships from Sweden!  I DID IT! I managed to finish a new design to enter in the current Spoonflower “A Trip To The Beach” Design Challenge! I spent WAY too long revising my popular “Coastal Stories” Collection with brand new Seaside Colours because I was inspired by this theme, thus I nearly ran out of time to create a NEW design to enter. But I think these little “Shrimps” make a very nice addition to my (now re-coloured and expanded) “Coastal Stories” Collection! Public voting for this Challenge opens today Thursday March 14 and closes on Tuesday March 26. You can link to the Voting Page HERE. I would love your vote for this one just because I love these cute guys, and I bet they’d be tasty too! . See below for more print designs from my "Coastal Stories" Collection and you can check them all out in my Spoonflower Shop HERE. All are available on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor in several scales!  See below for more pattern designs from my "Coastal Stories" Collection! 
The current Spoonflower Design Challenge is “Warm Minimalism”, but does anyone really know what “Warm Minimalism” is? I certainly didn’t, and whenever I searched the term I would get lots of prints with archways and abstract arch shapes. So I thought, hmm, I like archways! Which got me thinking about arched “vomitoria” (plural for “vomitorium”)... FUN FACT: Vomitoria were passages used in ancient Roman buildings, such as in the famed Coliseum, designed to provide rapid exit for lots of people in a very short amount of time, ie. so they could spew forth, thus comes our word for “vomit”. ...So here is my design for the current Spoonflower “Warm Minimalism” Design Challenge which features a series of arches looking out at a sunny sky with clouds. I was considering calling it “Vomitorium”, but thought maybe that created a bit of a distasteful image (at least for those of you who already knew the etymology), so I decided to call it “Ruins” instead! And it comes in two colourways (see below)! Click the images to see the Large-Scale versions in my Spoonflower Shop (they're also available in a Small- and Medium-Scale version too)! . Public voting for the “Warm Minimalism” Spoonflower Design Challenge closes Tuesday March 12. You can link to the Voting Page HERE.    BOING! BOING! BOING! HELLOOO! BOING! BOING! BOING! HELLOOO! BOING! BOING! BOING! HELLOOOO! BOING! BOING! BOING! SPLASHHH!... . Thanks to everyone who helped me decide which version of my “Froggy Says Hello” repeat print design to enter in the current Spoonflower “Leap Year Frogs” Design Challenge (the repeat version with the cream background in the first pic below)! Voting is now open until Tuesday February 27. I’d love your vote for this one! You can link to the Voting Page HERE! If you'd like to SHOP these cute little guys on Fabric, Wallpaper and Home Decor, click the images below to link to the Medium-Scale versions in my Spoonflower Shop! But NOTE: they are each also available in a Small- and Large-Scale version too!
  I’ve entered my "Forest Biome Mushrooms" in the current Spoonflower “Forest Biome Wallpaper” Design Challenge! I had thought I’d do it in more typical “mushroom-y” colours, but I guess you can see how that went! Public voting for this Challenge opened Thursday Feb 1 and closes Tuesday February 13. You can link to the Voting Page HERE! . AND if you'd like to see this fun print design on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor in my Spoonflower Shop, CLICK HERE (this is the Large-Scale version which I think is best for Wallpaper). It also comes in a Small-Scale and Medium-Scale version too! . AND of course I couldn't resist adding this design to Graphic Tees in my TeePublic Shop! Scroll down to see!   AND as I said, I couldn't resist...I had to adapt this design for Graphic Tees (and more) too! Now available in my TeePublic Shop!  |
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