Visit my new online shop DESIGNS BY MARYLOU to purchase. These are the newest item in my sewing world. Such great little bags to not only hold jewelry, but small trinkets, small perfume bottles, essential oil bottles, anything that needs a tidy organized place. Easy way to secure your jewelry at home or while traveling.… Continue reading Handmade Travel Jewelry Bags
Had an idea this summer to make tea towels for Christmas and holiday gifts this year. My favorite online fabric shop (Spoonflower) was having a fantastic fabric sale which I couldn't pass up. I took an old tropical leaf design I did a couple years ago, and transformed it into the design. I used a… Continue reading Happy Holidays Tea Towels
The Colour Gang spotlight for February was all about the color of candy. Apparently this color category is a worldwide trend right now. Seems to me it would be an on-going trend as I mean, what child (including adult children) doesn't love a great piece of candy now and then. I prefer dark chocolate, but… Continue reading Add a Little Flower Power to your Spring Fling
Surface pattern design using Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night for inspiration.
I love flowers, especially Christmas holiday bouquets. I'd rather have fresh flowers decorating my home then any other type of decoration, any time of the year. After 44 years of decorating our home for Christmas my husband and I have pared down the inside decorations. We love the Christmas tree. A beautiful wreath on the… Continue reading Joe’s Christmas Bouquet
Having so much fun with the terrazzo patterns. I updated the original design to make it a technical repeat pattern using the original blue shades I used in the previous post. I’m a fan of those beautiful blues. Since the holidays and Christmas are right around the corner I thought I’d rework the colors using… Continue reading Terrazzo Holiday
Just loving The Colour Gang from Make It In Design. Every month something new, and every week also. Last weeks Color Challenge was all about the color Blue. We were provided a pdf about Blue, which also included a blue pallette to work from (shown below). "Blue colour is everlastingly appointed by the deity to… Continue reading Terrazzo Blues
October on Make It In Design's The Colour Gang was about simple color pallets for generic occasions. While a lot of folks don't send cards snail mail anymore, some do, and also give gifts, and "just because" cards are always fun. In fact, the trend is coming back to sending speciality made cards. I mean… Continue reading Generic Occasions
Being a member of The Colour Gang on Facebook is such a boost for me in the creative surface pattern design arena. The Colour Gang is a Closed Facebook Group administered by Make It In Design (the British company I’m currently enrolled in pattern design courses). I’m having a blast  learning new concepts, gaining in-depth… Continue reading Shades of Autumn in Two Colors
What a fun creative brief. I’m in The Colour Gang group at Make It In Design which every month sends out Creative Briefs, fun exercises, research, all sorts of fun stuff about color, surface pattern designing, the latest trends in color and excellent information on how to get yourself visible. This month is Monochromatic and… Continue reading White Fern in Black of Night
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