Pop Art Portraits

I am diggin' these portraits (and all the work) done by New York City artist Craig Redman. Sophia Loren and Woody Allen are just two of the many you can view here.

Make a Font in 10 Minutes! (Freebie Alert!)

Over the weekend I discovered the iFontMaker app for iPad. Wow. Using the simple interface, you can literally make a font in 10 minutes!



Once you have created all your characters, the app then emails you a code so you can go to the website and download TrueType and Web Font versions, and even make the font public so others can use it as well. Here are two of the four fonts I've made so far. Both of these are public--if you'd like to download them, simply click on the font name below the sample. Enjoy!


First Try Unicase

Lilianne

Three Cheers for Pattern!

Check out these amazing kaleidoscopic pattern elements Cassandra C. Jones makes from photographs of people and things! This group in particular, called Good Cheer, is entirely composed of cheerleaders. Cassandra says on her website:

Good Cheer is an installation of wallpaper that is composed of snapshot photographs of cheerleaders performing routine stunts that flaunt their briefs. This type of photograph, a young girl in uniform with one leg up in the air, has a duel connotation of family values and pornography all in one image. Good Cheer surrounds the viewer in this paradox of ethical ambiguity.





You can see more of Cassandra's work, including some really cool animations using still photographs, here.

Sweet Swedish Sippers

You might recall I did a Friday Finds post a few weeks ago that featured some really cool mugs. Well, at the time I hadn't yet seen these. What little beauties they are! Littlephant bone china mugs are designed in all their '50s splendor by Swedish illustrator Camilla Lundsten. You can find them here.

Geekly Chic Records & Tapes Coming to a Store Near You!

I am so excited to announce that my Mix Tapes and Stars on 45 designs have been picked up by Riley Blake Designs and will be available (on bolts!) in stores and online in March 2013! Both are part of their new "Geekly Chic" line, featuring work by myself and two other designers. And each design comes in three different colorways! Click here to see the full line, and here to find a store near you!




There's just a tiny bit of bad news: now that the designs will become available on 100% cotton from Riley Blake, they will no longer be for sale on Spoonflower starting in March. So if you want Mix Tapes or Stars on 45 printed on any other fabric besides cotton, you have a few months left to order.

Advance samples of the fabric have already been circulating around recent quilt shows, and people are making some fun stuff! A couple of photos I've found are shown below.



Photo by Erin Singleton

Favorite Links Friday

Gearing up for the holidays. Loving the new Spoonflower gift wrap. Planning a contest/giveaway (stay tuned!). Listing some interesting links.

1. How to make an infinity scarf the lazy way
2. Party marshmallows
3. Beau coop
4. Vintage sheet duvet cover
5. Making a reversible bag (includes freebie PDF pattern)
6. Literally the best thing ever: Madonna

Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

Cut-and-Sew Pattern: Holiday Cocktail Napkins

This week's Spoonflower contest features a cut-and-sew pattern for making holiday cocktail napkins. Here is my entry, along with some closeups of each napkin. If you like the set, you can vote for it here. This set coordinates with my Holiday Tea Towel, and two new holiday fabric/gift wrap designs, shown here and here.