Dandelions and Daydreams
Farmhouse and Cottage wallpaper and textiles Dispatching wishes with dandelion fluff, holding buttercups under our chins to see who liked butter (everyone), and plucking daisy petals to see if our school crush loved us back. Picking sweet blueberries, bees softly buzzing as they worked in the warmth of the sun. Lying on old quilts on […]
Sylvie’s Cottage
a FRENCH COUNTRY Collection Wallpaper and Textile Design By Judy Beau Decidedly old-fashioned and softly feminine, this romantic French country wallpaper and fabric collection was inspired by a love of vintage textiles. Florals influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement dominate these designs, but classic ticking stripes and ginghams have a moment in the spotlight, […]
Buttercup Bliss
Inspired by a design prompt, but destined for a collection, this buttercup design satisfied a desire of mine to play with Arts and Crafts style. When Spoonflower announced a “Buttercups Home Decor” theme for their weekly challenge I actually sighed …
Stripes
DESIGNS by MOTIF Stripes BY JUDY BEAU I love a good, hard-working stripe. So it’s no surprise that they make frequent appearances in my collections. Cabana stripes with a gothic twist, classic ticking stripes in cottage colors, floral stripes, traditional shirting stripes, playful retro stripes — they all find a home here. Available on a delightful […]
Sea Turtle Paradise
This Sea Turtle Paradise print has been a popular piece, so I thought I’d put together a quick share of the inspiration and process behind it. The seed idea for this theme came from my sister, and so requires a tiny backstory …
Ode to the Polka Dot
As I was wrapping up my latest collection, I found myself so in love with the color palettes that I did not want to say goodbye. So I did what I always do when presented with this problem. I created a simple pattern and played with color …
Dandelion Dreams
You can see I made the move from “retro” to “vintage” vibe with this design. It has romantic cottage charm, yet is not entirely conventional. While I’m a big fan of traditional cabbage roses, I feel dandelions are truly unsung heroes …
Mossy Milieu
I’m not going to lie. Sometimes I’m just not into the theme of the weekly Spoonflower Challenge. This theme was “Mosses.” I wasn’t feeling particularly inspired and could only visualize a sea of …
Sweet Dreams
The theme of this week’s Spoonflower Challenge is “Room-Specific Wallpaper.” The assignment (I’ve started thinking of these as homework assignments) was to choose a room and create the perfect wallpaper design to adorn the walls …
Retro Campers
The theme of this week’s Spoonflower Challenge is “Time Machine” and the directive was to create a design around your favorite time period. I’ve been wanting to do a retro camper design …