Thoughts & Sketches

As I work to build and maintain this new portfolio of surface pattern designs, I will also be sharing my thought process and sketches. 

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What's Your Surface pattern Design DNA?

Design DNA
Thank you! 47th Place for Garden of Mirthly Delights out of 1438 entries in Spoonflower's Jewel Toned Boho design challenge.

47th Place for Jewel-Toned Boho
32nd Place for Hunt Club Foxes & Horseshoes!

32nd Place for Foxes & Horseshoes!
Royal Order of Armadillo design was voted 27th out of 1387 entries in Spoonflower's New Animal Print design challenge.

27th Place!
49th Place! Vintage Hidden Scaries placed #49 out of 1145 entries in Spoonflower's Vintage Halloween design challenge!

49th Spot for Hidden Scaries
2nd Place Win for Birds & Birders Toile de Jouy!

2nd Place for My First Toile!
Mary Jones Design Logo.

And guess what else?
Uppercase Magazine, April 2025 Issue, Cover "Keep Making Things".

Guess what?
Art Deco Great White Egret placed 75 out of 1673 entries in Spoonflower's Art Deco design challenge.

#75 for Great White Egret!
Baby Elephant Garden placed 63rd out of 1360 entries in Spoonflower's Pet Doodles design challenge.

63rd Place for Baby Elephant Garden
29th place win for Poppin' Poppies in the Bold Floral design challenge at Spoonflower.

29th Place for Poppin’ Poppies!
47th Place for "A Gothic Love Story" in Spoonflower's "Heritage Revival" design challenge.

47th Place for A Gothic Love Story
Winter Poppies placed #41 out of 1934 entries in the Statement Wallpaper challenge.

41st Place for Winter Poppies!
Kalahari Safari placed #61 out of 1449 in design challenge.

#61 for Kalahari Safari!
24th place for Fishing on Moonrise Lake in the Cabincore Wallpaper design challenge!

24th Place for Fishing at Moonrise Lake!
30th Place for Old West General Store in Spoonflower's Western Americana design challenge - thank you!

30th Place for Old West General Store!
Top 7% for Crown of Verona design!

Top 7% for Veggiecore Design
Boho Terrarium voted #8 out of 1550 entries!

#8 for Boho Terrarium!
Living room curtains printed with my "Moroccan Zig Zag" design arrived, tied with a bow.

Home Decorating
Mockup of the 2025 Year of the Snake calendar design.

2025 Calendar Challenge
19th Place for Mind Your Own Damn Business design in Spoonflower's Conversational Wallpaper Design Challenge! Thank you!

19th Place Win!
10th Place Win for Vintage Tinned Treats! Thank you!

10th Place Winner!
51st Place in Spoonflower's Preppy Wallpaper challenge for Preppy Palm Beach Garden Party. Thank you!

51st Place for Preppy Wallpaper!

Sue’s shoes
Lapland Solstice repeating pattern design was voted 51st Place!

Lapland Solstice 51st Place!
Mockup of throw pillow featuring the Lapland Solstice repeating pattern.

Quilting the Solstice
King of the Butterflies design ranked 79th place in Spoonflower's Hide & Seek design challenge! Thank you!

79th Place for King of the Butterflies!
82nd Place out of 1452 entries for Kitschy Witchy Kitty design! Thank you!

Top 6% for Kitschy Witchy Kitty!
Fortune teller wallpaper inset into hair salon cutting station, viewed from side

Whimsigothic Salon
Bedroom wall featuring wallpaper printed with Bees & Poppies design in red.

Matching walls and pillows

64th Place for Art Deco Gilded Garden!

Cottagecore Halloween challenge