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The Timeless Pattern that Never Goes Out of Style: Gingham
Pattern designers keep up with trends in the market, but there are some types of patterns that never go out of style. They have a classic, timelessness and elegance that is useful in textile design (…)
Mini Valentine’s Day Pattern Collection
My Mini Valentine’s Day Pattern Collection is filled with pink and red hues, florals, hearts, and little love notes. The Mini Pattern Collection features the prints: valentine floral toss, valentine hearts, valentine plaid, and valentine love letters.
A Blooming New Design in my Spoonflower Shop: Magnolias in May
Last spring, I reopened my Spoonflower shop, with a renewed sense of eagerness to see my designs on fabric. This week I have my Magnolias in May pattern available!
The Art of Annual Planning: How I Plan Creativity in My Design Business
Annual planning allows me time to reflect on my goals, as well as what I need to improve in the coming year. This allows organization to my design work…
Spooky Sweet Pattern Collection for Halloween
I created a mini Halloween Pattern Collection last year featuring cute ghosts, leaves, and candy, and this year decided to finish it into a complete collection featuring my standard 9 patterns.
Mini Pumpkins and Zinnias Pattern Collection
Another mini pattern collection for fall featuring pumpkins and zinnias in a bright color palette! The Mini Pumpkins and Zinnias Pattern Collection features the prints: pumpkins & zinnias, fall zinnnias, painted pumpkins, and orange pumpkins (…)
New Pattern: Pink, Yellow, and Orange Zinnias
Zinnias are one of my favorite cut flowers! My new pattern, Pink, Yellow, and Orange Zinnias is the pattern I am using in my new website redesign. This pattern is available in my Spoonflower shop (…)
Southerly Design’s Spoonflower Shop: On Reopening A Spoonflower Shop with Pattern Collections
Spoonflower is a print-on-demand fabric company that surface pattern designers can utilize to sell fabric online (…)
Celebrating Pollinators During Pollinator Week
Nature is one of the best sources of inspiration for art. Last week was Pollinator Week, to raise awareness of pollinators. It encourages people to grow plants that attract the butterflies (…)
How to Create a Custom Color Palette in Adobe Illustrator Using a Photo
Creating a custom color palette in Adobe Illustrator is simple and fun! It can help you hone your style too when you decide on the types of colors you want to use (…)