Showing posts with label robins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robins. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Announcing...The Festive Christmas Holiday Robins and Berries Collection



Image shows how a quilt design might look if made from the 25 various red, dark green, silver and white fabrics from the "Festive Robins and Berries " Collection
My "Festive Christmas Holiday Robins and Berries
 Collection" available now on Spoonflower


Hello there

It's that time of year again. When I make a post that will delight some (who may be wondering what took me so long to get around to it) and annoy others (who may not wish to see this kind of thing until December 1st at the earliest).


There are good reasons for this

For those in the latter camp, please bear with me. But as this is, above all,  a collection of co-ordinating designs for on-demand printing onto fabric and wallpaper, I really do need to post this now, so that people who want to make things (or plan special festive decor) have a chance to do so before the actual main event.

Image is a photo of a table with fruit, and the table runner on it is a dark green fabric covered with a modern red berry and grey stalk hand drawn botanical pattern.
"Festive Red Berries and Silver Grey Branches
 on Dark Green," Table Runner




Plus, as I type, Spoonflower says there's a discount of up to 30% on purchases made at the moment (discounts being applied at checkout, as far as I can see). If it's gone by the time you click this, it's not false urgency-obviously, I just have no control at all over Spoonflower's  sale schedule.

Image shows bright red-pink napkins and cutlery. the napkins have a grey botanical trailing leaf and berry pattern on them too.
Festive grey on pink red botanical napkins,
available on Spoonflower.



Either way, I can say, hand on heart, that I put a *lot* of work into making this the best it could be. So whilst there are main showstopper type patterns, there are also less busy ones, very simple blender designs, and even solid colours like this pinky-red, so that if you're seeking a plain, exact match with other colours in the designs (eg for quilting) you should be able to find it.


There's fun, too...

If you're wondering how I designed the main picture for this post, no, I haven't suddenly become a quilt designer. It's just that Spoonflower's own tools for seeing how designs might look as a set of festive dinner napkins,


Image shows twelve squares, each bearing a pattern from the Festive Christmas Holiday Robins and berries Collection, in shades of red-pink, dark blue-green, white and silver grey.
Napkin collection mock-up, created
using Spoonflower's "Fill a Yard Tool"







Image shows four lengths of fabric laid out ready to form an infinity scarf, each bearing a pattern from the Festive Christmas Holiday Robins and Berries Collection, in shades of red-pink, dark blue-green, white and silver grey.
Infinity Scarf Fabric Lengths mock-up, created
using Spoonflower's "Fill a Yard Tool"




 for example, are *really* easy to use, and massive fun.



Finally

If all this isn't your thing, thank you so much for bearing with me. And you never know, as Spoonflower does make items on demand as well as sell fabrics, you might yet know someone, later in the year, who'd love a robin tea towel, for example ;-).


Image shows a tea towel, with a dark blue-green background, upon which robins, each red, white and silver, are set in a half-drop pattern, Each robin is surrounded by his or her own spray of red berries with silver-grey branches.
Red Robins and Berries Tea Towel,
available on Spoonflower



Thank you

In any event, thank you so much for reading down this far, and I really appreciate your being here.

More soon, and on a totally different topic, I promise.

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Thursday, 5 December 2024

New Printable "Holly and Roses" Christmas Design

Image shows a mock-up of a card front laid on creamy paper. The card features a watercolour bunch of roses,. The border of the card is wide, with a hand-painted variegated holly and berries pattern, The card front is edged in dull gold digital glitter.
Tap or click here to see the "Holly and Roses"
Printable Christmas Card Sheet in more detail...

Hello there

Hope you're doing well, however the winter season is appearing for you.

Here, I'm behind, as ever. But I've realised (and not for the first time) that our good old home printer can be my friend. In other words, fear not, because even if traditional Christmas cards may or may not get to you in time to send, you can print, make and send the printable variety for a good while yet (assuming that you're reading this close to the date I'm typing, in early December).

So, it seems like high-time to showcase one of my newest designs first: Holly and Roses. Great to cut out and send as it is, or with added layers featuring the floral jug, the sheet itself also includes a blank tag to cover the "Merry Christmas," message, if you'd rather say something else.

(And yes, if you're eagle-eyed, and have been reading this blog for a while, you might notice that whilst the holly in this design is new this season, I've been waiting a while to find just the right place for a variation on that  jug of roses and lilies...)


There are lots of printable options

If the "Holly and Roses" design is too floral for your festive tastes, there are plenty of other options. For example, this cute penguin family from a little earlier in the year are going strong in my Craftsuprint shop...

The image shows a square card front, resting on a blue paper mock-up background. The card features a pen and watercolour drawing of two penguins, and their cute pengion chick. The card has a thick silver digital glitter effect border.
Click or tap here to see this cute penguin family
on a full card making sheet.


And, if you're especially into all things really traditional, then click or tap here, to see how this "double robin," graphic...



Image shows two hand-drawn robins in mirror image. Each is on a hand-drawn log, surrounded by holly.
Tap or click here to see how this "double robin" graphic
fits into the card-making process


...is actually part of one of my best-loved printable cards...


Finally

Finally, if you'd like even more choice, and to explore matching papers, inserts and Christmas/festive/holiday verses that match the cards too, click or tap here to see all my printable Christmas designs at Craftsuprint.

As for me, this is my last posting about new designs for the year. But...am planning to post some fun stuff for us all in the next few few weeks. 

So, as ever, thanks so much for being here, watch this space and...

More soon.