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I’ve just entered my new “Flower Bouquet Tiles” floral surface pattern design in Light Delft Blue in the current Spoonflower “Delft Tiles” Design Challenge! I say “new”, but I created these floral bouquet illustrations awhile ago for a wall art series (in some different colours) requested by one of my agents at the time. But when I parted ways with that agent, these florals just kinda lurked around on my hard drive...until this Challenge was announced! Because these florals were originally created for square art prints, they seemed perfect for a tile layout! So, here’s my NEW “Floral Bouquet Tiles” pattern design! If you'd like to vote (I'd appreciate your vote, of course!), you can check out the Voting Page HERE! And find this design in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor (this links to the Large-Scale version, it also comes in a Small- and Medium-Scale too). And keep scrolling to see my new "Flower Bouquet Tiles" pattern design in other colourways!  You can find this new floral pattern design in my Happywall Shop on Wallpaper too! Ships from Sweden.   And here are more colourways of my "Flower Bouquet Tiles" print design: Dark Delft Blue and my Light Soft Blue and Pretty In Pink Colour Palettes! All are available in my Spoonflower and Happywall Shops too!   
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Two Overlapping Spoonflower Floral Design Challenges: "Retro Nouveau" and "Vintage Florals"!12/8/2025 Not exactly sure why (probably due to US Thanksgiving?), but Spoonflower is currently running two over-lapping design challenges all about floral pattern designs: "Retro Nouveau" and "Vintage Florals". Here are my entries! Although voting for the "Retro Nouveau" Challenge closed Tuesday Dec 2 (again, sorry for the late notice), you can still vote in the "Vintage Florals" Challenge until Tuesday Dec 9. Link to the Voting Page HERE! And be sure to check all the Florals and Botanicals in my Spoonflower Shop HERE! “Retro Nouveau” Wallpaper Design Challenge There seemed to be a bit of confusion as to what this Challenge entailed: “This mashup mixes the organic motifs and ornate shapes of Art Deco with the bold colors and geometric patterns of a retro vibe.” So on one hand, it sounded like a request for Art Nouveau designs (and the accompanying image seemed to support this), but then “Art Deco” and “geometric patterns” was also mentioned. Hmmmm! So I decided to create an Art Nouveauesque (is that a word?) floral superimposed on a geometric Art Deco background...And included some of the Challenge’s suggested colours (Dusty Pink, Burnt Orange, Emerald Green, Golden Ochre) for good measure! Here is my brand new “Maybelle” floral pattern design which I’ve entered in this Challenge! Winners will be announced on Friday December 12 (NOT on a Thursday which is usual)! 
"Vintage Florals" Design Challenge I think there’s something very comforting about a nice big vintage floral pattern design, like a blanket you’ve had forever that used to belong to maybe your grandma (or maybe you don’t even remember where it came from!) and that you should, but just can’t, throw out, even if you’re trying REALLY HARD to “purge” your closets and bookshelves and storage rooms, which I’ve been doing recently with varying levels of success...So here's my brand new "Big Bloom Hydrangeas" floral pattern design in soft vintage “faded” Antique Colors: Maroon, Pink, Dusty Blue and Blush on Deep Blue. Maybe this one will become someone’s future “un-purgeable” blanket! I like the vintage English Cottagecore feel of these blooming flowers (while being a bit Maximalist too!)...But look closely, there is a bit of an abstracted “modern” twist to how I created each bloom!  
And OF COURSE, it comes in some other colourways too: Antique Apricot and Teal (left pic below) and Antique Rose and Lavender (right pic below)!
 I want this dress, btw! :)
UPDATE! My "Year of the Snake" Design ranked 56th out of 1628 entries in the Spoonflower "Minimalist Cheater Quilts" Design Challenge! Thank you to all who voted! . Happy Lunar New Year! Here’s my new “Year of the Snake” pattern design to help celebrate! I’ve also entered this “Year of the Snake” pattern design in the Spoonflower “Minimalist Cheater Quilts” Design Challenge in the first Red colourway. I had asked in several places which colour people preferred, and the results were pretty close, but RED came out slightly ahead (and it’s auspcious too!) Check out the Voting Page HERE! Public voting is open now and closes Tuesday Feb 11 2025. And you can SHOP this design in my Spoonflower Shop. Click HERE to see the Large-Scale version, but it comes in both a Small- and Medium-Scale version too AND in several colourways (see below)!  See below for more colourways of my "Year of the Snake" pattern design! You can click the images below to SHOP the Large-Scale versions of each colourway in my Spoonflower Shop (they're also available in a Small- and Medium-Scale too)! TIP: If you ever have an issue finding one of my designs in my various Shops, including my Spoonflower Shop, save yourself some time and just get in touch with me. I'll provide you an easy-to-use handy link!
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!    Playing Catchup #2: My Entry for the Spoonflower "Non-Directional Ditsy Holiday" Design Challenge!9/15/2024 Whoops again! To continue on from my previous Blog Post, here's my "second" catchup of my entries for the last two Spoonflower Design Challenges! Apologies that voting for this Challenge is now closed, but I just wanted to share the story behind my new "Festive Garlands" design. And you can SHOP this design in my Spoonflower Shop by clicking the IMAGES below! My "Non-Directional Ditsy Holiday" Design Challenge Entry: "Festive Garlands" When I check out all those mouth-watering racks of single-sheet gift wrap in stationery stores around the Christmas holidays, it’s usually the “non-traditional” designs that catch my eye. So, for the Spoonflower “Non-Directional Ditsy Holiday” Design Challenge, I just felt the need to do something a little different, ie. something that would catch my eye in a shop BUT would still say “Holiday” to me! So here is my brand new “Festive Garlands” botanical pattern design that has some Christmas colours and festive sparkle-y bits! What do you think? Does it say “Holiday” to you (or maybe “Festive” or “Party Time” or...)? Click the images to see this design in my Spoonflower Shop!  
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)!  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!     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!  Oh My Goodness! LOOK at the Amazing Project from Grace & Folk Using My "Sunrise" Wallpaper!1/24/2024 OH MY GOODNESS…LOOK! 😍😍 Here is a fantastic use of my "Sunrise" Wallpaper purchased from my Spoonflower Shop. So much thanks to the folks at Grace & Folk for choosing my design for this amazing drinks cabinet re-do project. Cocktails, anyone? . For all the details, please read on for all the info as posted by Grace & Folk in their Instagram Post about their project... . "A BEAUTIFUL BUREAU FOR A BEACHSIDE PROPERTY! 💗🌊🏝️🍦🍬💛 Oh my goodness gracious, we are OBSESSED with this babe!!!!! Its giving us 1920s Ice cream parlour vibes and we are HERE for it!!! 💗🌊🏝️🍦🍬💛 Our customer brought us her tired old bureau in need of a facelift and requested Colour, Art Deco and Seaside-y to become her holiday home drinks cabinet and we think we delivered!!!! 🤤👌🏼💗 Initially a challenge, since we’ve always associated Art Deco with Black and Gold…We then found this FABULOUS paper by @unblinkstudio and paired it with customs mix colours using @frenchicpaint‘s “Apple of My Eye” & “Raspberry” as bases! 🍏💗 Et Voila! It’s fresh! Its vibrant! And just what we need in this grim grey weather!!! 💗🌊🏝️🍦🍬💛"
All photos are courtesy of Grace & Folk.
Because Summer is almost here, right?...NOT! I’ve entered my brand new “Tennis Rackets” design in this week’s Spoonflower “Court Sports” Design Challenge in Summery Purple and Pink (first pic below). Public voting closes on Tuesday January 30 and you can link to the Voting Page HERE! And of course, I couldn't resist trying it out in a gorgeous Coral Orange colourway too, see below! Click the images below to link directly to these designs in my Spoonflower Shop! . BTW: starting 2024, Spoonflower Challenges will run every TWO weeks, rather than weekly.   If you can’t go to the Tropics, let the Tropics come to you! I’ve entered my “Tiki Room” design in this week’s Spoonflower “Block Print-Inspired” Design Challenge! Link to the Voting Page HERE! Public voting closes next Tuesday Dec 19. . A bit about this design: my "Tiki Room" design isn't really new as I designed it several years ago but never knew what to do with it...until now! It was inspired by time spent living on the Big Island, Hawaii and by a made-in-Japan "funny face" tea set sourced at a thrift shop and given to me by my husband! I like giving my older designs that are just living on my hard-drive a new life with some "adjustments" and brand new colours! 
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