Patty Sloninger is the artist behind the shop, and her work is whimsical and lovely. And web-wise, you can find her all over.
She blogs.
She flickrs.
She prints.
She fabricates.
I was particularly excited about her tandem bike calendars and since the 2012 version wasn't in the shop yet, I asked whether I could have one when they were finished. And after I was wishy-washy about which color to choose - I was trying to picture where my brother and fiancee would put it-- the lime would be cute in the kitchen, the yellow in the home office, the blue in the office office? - she sent all three! It's taken me much too long to share this on the blog. Was a matter of seeing my sister-in-law-to-be in person again for the exchange.
The packaging is simple and cute-- she takes the time to letter the address beautifully. Such a nice addition. I love knowing that a package you might order to be sent as a gift would arrive with personal touches. The prints themselves are perfect, I love the year included in a sticker on the luggage.
I'm glad I'm not the one to decide which one would go where. They're all adorable.
She included an adorable note on a card that features designs from her "Backyard Baby" collection for Michael Miller. I love the soft, sweet color palette. The coordinating print is available in her shop.
Her shop also includes the calendars on tea towels.
And through the magic that is Spoonflower she can match custom name fabric to her other prints. How amazing is that? Yay for living when we do. So many options for making things personal even if you're not crafty like that yourself. Maybe A can ask her to make this "June".
Sweet, yes? Stop by Patty's blog for more of her beautiful work. Have you ordered anything custom lately-- from Etsy, Big Cartel etc? Telllll me about it.
this is so funny- the only fabric i have ever purchased on spoonflower was a piece of the Jude fabric pictured. it was for my friend who named her son Jude. the colors were perfect to frame and hang in his room
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