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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…

March 20, 2025

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…

March 6, 2024

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…

April 12, 2023

How I became a verified merchant on Pinterest: Tips for artists and surface pattern designers

I was on the train to NYC, headed to my first textiles trade show two weeks ago and I got an email from Pinterest. Two weeks later, I am now a verified merchant on Pinterest! I still can’t believe it so I have to share with you how this happened! In 2020, Pinterest launched a…

February 14, 2023

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…

December 4, 2022

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…

February 12, 2022

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.

November 4, 2021

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…

October 3, 2021