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
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.
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
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
I signed up for another great venue with Make It In Design (MIID). They started a fantastic Group on Facebook called The Colour Gang that is all about surface pattern design and COLORS! It truly is a very informative and hands on learning Group. August was a free month for anyone who already was a… Continue reading The Colour Gang – Make It In Design
WOW! What a challenging, fun Summer School 2018 session I just completed at Make It In Design's The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design, an online school located in Manchester, United Kingdom. For the month of August I was given two Trend Briefs and two Creative Briefs (assignments) to complete. The Trend Briefs will be judged… Continue reading Summer School 2018 – Make It In Design
Above is my take on the 3.6 Geometric & Graphic Trends (ladies swimsuit patterns) for this Creative Exercise in Make It In Design online course. It was a bit of a challenge, taking me a couple weeks to complete. There were a lot of research lessons in this section, which led to a whole lot… Continue reading Geometric and Graphic Trends
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