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  • From Surface Pattern Designer to Fashion Designer: A 4-Year Transformation

    From Surface Pattern Designer to Fashion Designer: A 4-Year Transformation

    My 4th year as a surface pattern designer has been a pretty adventurous one. I am having fun! I am not waiting for anyone to invite me or give me a seat at a table. I am testing my own limits and it feels slightly rebellious! Things have changed a lot having after having a…

  • Journey of a Surface Pattern Designer: Year Three Recap

    Journey of a Surface Pattern Designer: Year Three Recap

    If you read my similar posts about my first and second year as a surface pattern designer (my first year post is still by far my most popular posts of all time!), then, you may be interested in reading this post about my third year as a surface pattern designer! The third year is the…

  • How I Discovered Surface Pattern Design Through Sewing Projects for my newborn baby

    How I Discovered Surface Pattern Design Through Sewing Projects for my newborn baby

    Before I learned about surface pattern design, I was doing sewing projects. When I was sewing I started a #gettingcrafty blog. I am sharing this older post because it shows you what you can do with my fabric collection available in my Spoonflower shop! I now wish that I was designing fabric when I made…

  • Recap of my second year as a surface pattern designer

    Last year, I wrote a post to celebrate my first year as a surface pattern designer. I enjoyed writing the post and it made me realize how much I was able to accomplish in one year. I am now celebrating my second year as a surface pattern designer and I wanted to share what I…

  • From Beginner to 100 Designs: My Year in Surface Pattern Design

    From Beginner to 100 Designs: My Year in Surface Pattern Design

    A year ago, I discovered surface pattern design. It was a life changing moment. I just couldn’t believe I spent all this time not knowing it existed. I immediately felt a pull, a connection and a feeling like I found a missing piece of my heart, a part of my heart that I never knew…

  • Creative Road Blocks

    Sometimes it just happens, you hit a creative road block! A creative road block can be a significant life change, even the pandemic counts! It can be that it’s hard to find the time in your life for creativity….We can’t rely on any one piece of work to be magic.

  • The key to unlocking time for creativity

    Why did we stop using crayons? I watch my toddler have so much joy for coloring and I wonder why don’t we all have a box of crayons around. At what age did we decide we were too old for crayons? Did our parents just take our crayons and toss them out in the trash…

  • Planning a Disney Frozen Toddler Party

    I am in the process of planning my toddler’s Disney Frozen themed party. My two-year old absolutely loves the Disney movie Frozen and Frozen II. She hasn’t really sat through both movies yet but that hasn’t stopped her from singing “Let it go” in front of the mirror everyday when I am getting dressed in…

  • What is a surface pattern designer?

    Surface pattern designers are artists who create patterns for a variety of surfaces, not limited to wallpaper or fabric. These patterns may be digitally manipulated to create a repeat. However, not all designs must be repeated. Understanding color and forecasting trends is important for surface pattern designers (see my color palette membership for help selecting…