Joyful Expressions
Anyone else LOVE winter? I think winter is pretty... white snow, light blue or gray skies, and soft billowy clouds. I think winter feels comfy... flannel, knits, cashmere, and cozy fleece. I added the next seasonal banner to my shop and was inspired by all these things. Enjoy! This fabulous … [Read more...]
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in the Spoonflower Tea Towel Calendar contest. I really enjoyed being a part of it! I absolutely love the number one choice design! Design by addilou The wonderful thing about this contest each year is Spoonflower offers a two for one deal for any fat quarter sized fabric! I will definitely be taking advantage of … [Read more...]
I believe you can find inspiration wherever you are. And, there are so many ways to be inspired. As a graphic designer, I am just WOW'd by others that can illustrate. I do not have that gift. I would love that gift. I try and am just so dissatisfied with the results. But, that's okay, I have other gifts to share. So, since the holiday's are coming up... I thought I'd share my favorite spots … [Read more...]
So, here it is! If you read my last post you know I've been putting in some hours in Photoshop designing a calendar-inspired tea towel for the Spoonflower contest. Here she is... what do ya think? I hope you love it because I'm gonna need some votes! I'll be posting again when the contest goes live, which should be quite soon! This will be available for purchase either on Spoonflower … [Read more...]
Here is friday again! The weekend is here and this weekend around town it's a big one. Game Day from ESPN is in town to cover the Notre Dame game. Everyone is talking about it! There's always lots of traffic over home game weekends, but this weekend there seems to be twice the traffic. So, I think I'll stay in this weekend and work on some fun projects. I just downloaded the new Pantone Spring … [Read more...]
Since I took this job, it's been hard to get my right brain to work. My creative side has been sleeping. But I did get some inspiration a few days ago and have been working on this new collection most of the weekend. These 8x10 prints are ready in my Etsy shop and are very affordable. In fact, I reduced all my pricing in my Etsy shop. I don't have a lot of purchases in my shop, but I am … [Read more...]
All the DIY Home and Garden Bloggers are doing laundry, picking outfits, planning meet-ups and kissing babies goodbye for a weekend of F-U-N! I will be following along with them on facebook, twitter and instagram. So excited for them and all the great things they will be learning at HAVEN CONFERENCE. I love their tagline... because there's no place like home. So I promised to reveal the … [Read more...]
Custom design is really fun for me. I don't take on too many projects because I like to give it my full attention. A few months ago, my blog friends, Heather and Vanessa from At the Picket Fence, contacted me and asked me to design their business cards for the Haven conference they are attending the end of June. I was thrilled. It took a little time to generate some ideas back and forth. … [Read more...]
I woke up the other week with this message on my brain. So, I wrote it down so I could see it, ponder it and wonder what it's meaning was to me. Nothing profound came to me. I took a picture today of this sign and shared it on my social media links. I did have one of my E-friends say they needed that sign, maybe that was it's purpose. Everything is better when shared. And, I believe, timing … [Read more...]
I've been so busy lately. Work, work, work. But, what I love about my work is it's fun! Being able to design ideas that form in my head or to create something to celebrate the season truly is a gift. I am working hard and going to bed tired, but it's an accomplished tired. So, today I'm here to show and tell you about some new designs. LEADING LADIES COLLECTION I am so inspired by these … [Read more...]
Hi All! Spring has sprung so early this year. It gives me so much inspiration and I am a designing fool these days. I may have a great opportunity coming up in April that if it comes to fruition, I thought I better have a really creative business card to present. There are high standards when you are dealing with other creative people. So, I designed something new. Everything was made by … [Read more...]
Sometimes creativity comes in spurts and leaves me quickly. This week it has come to visit and stayed! Which is so fun. I've created three new spring pattern collections. I've already shown you one HERE. The additional two are quite different. Sometimes I feel like I have multiple personalities when it comes to design. The first I will share is summer inspired. The colors red, white and … [Read more...]
Here is the complete collection I designed for Spring 2012. The colors come from the Pantone color collection for Spring 2012. These are very festive colors, from the brights right into the pastels. I had such fun creating these patterns, I hope you enjoy them. THE SPRING 2012 BRIGHTS BY CURLY WILLOW COLLECTIONS THE SPRING 2012 PASTELS BY CURLY WILLOW … [Read more...]
After church today I was inspired by the message of volunteering. I go to a mega-church, a movin' shakin' church in our community. I have been volunteering as a graphic designer there for a few years. There are so many of us that it's pretty rare they use what you design. They send out a mass call to action to design and after you submit your work, they decide what works best for their message. I … [Read more...]
