Sand Dunes, Sea Turtles, and High Fashion

See this?

Jonathan Saunders                                     Paul Smith

Spring/Summer 2015 Women's Ready to Wear 
by Jonathan Saunders and Paul Smith that caught my eye.

And see these little guys??

Photo courtesy Holly Beck

So, here is this,

That I designed for your Beach Cottage.

And, this:

Turtle Bay Bedding Ensemble.

Available in Basic Cotton, Linen Cotton Canvas, Eco Canvas, Cotton Silk, Silk Crepe de Chine, etc. at my Spoonflower fabric shop here .

And yes, I am still awash in the Fall Runway Shows and gobbling up the fabulous palettes and patterns being shown there - I simply can't get enough of it!

I'm Back!

Wow.  Has it really been since October??  Here we are at the end of May, 2013 and it seems like only yesterday that I put my Blog aside to design new fabrics.

I'm so happy with my new styles and new skills in Photoshop and Illustrator; so happy I took this time off to "get in the zone".  Some of my new collections are POWIE as far as color goes, and some are subtle and calm.  I don't know yet which I like better!

Here are some samplers of some of my new collections:

Penny Baloo

Turtle Bay Blue

Turtle Bay Grey

I'm going with the flow and letting it all pour out - somewhere in all of this, my personal "style" has to emerge!

I have been busy, busy, busy, learning Photoshop CS5 and Illustrator CS5 a little better.  A HUGE help has been this website:

Lynda.com

My tip of the day is that if you are struggling to absorb as much as possible from some new digital software, go and sign up with this website!  There are hundreds of videos to show you how to do just about anything digital.  And the best part is that not only are the teachers great, but you can pause and replay videos endlessly.  

Today is the start of my new online course with Lilla Rogers:

Lilla Rogers online Studio School

And I will keep you posted on how it goes!