Announcing July 2023 Design Challenge Themes

Spoonflower’s Weekly Design Challenges encourage creativity by inviting our community to submit designs around a theme and vote on favorites to win weekly prizes. See what design challenges are coming up and which designers were crowned grand-champion in past challenges here.

Be sure to visit this post to learn more about Spoonflower’s Design Challenge rules and moderation process.

This week your challenge is to create a wallpaper design that doesn’t have a clear up or down, it could be installed in any direction and still make sense. 

Non-directional wallpapers look beautiful installed traditionally on the wall, but they also work well for unique applications like ceilings. As Spoonflower customers get more and more creative with wallpaper, we challenge you to create non-directional designs that work for these exceptional use cases! 

Entries will be previewed on a roll of wallpaper. Submissions close June 27 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins June 29. Winners will be announced July 6. See official rules.

Imagine your latest design adorning the table for a cozy brunch or afternoon tea in the French Countryside.  

French country design is the perfect blend of rustic and refined. Often referencing life in the French countryside this style incorporates soft colors, farmhouse influences and vintage-inspired elements that come together to create something sophisticated but comfortable.  

Note: While designs with images from the public domain are allowed on Spoonflower.com, they will not be accepted for this challenge. Read more about rules surrounding copyright and original artwork for design challenges. 

Entries will be previewed on a fat quarter, cropped to an 18″ x 18″ square from the bottom left corner. Submissions close July 4 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins July 6. Winners will be announced July 13. See official rules.

It’s time to design for spooky season with this monster-themed challenge. 

Whether your style leans cute and bubbly or mysterious and spooky, we invite you to create a monster menagerie that’s ready to hit the town this Halloween. While designing imagine your pattern being used on haunting home decor, adorable apparel and creepy craft projects. 

Entries will be previewed on a fat quarter, cropped to an 18″ x 18″ square from the bottom left corner. Submissions close July 11 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins July 13. Winners will be announced July 20. See official rules.

Set the table for fall with East Fork’s core colors in this autumnal limited color palette challenge. 

When autumn arrives it often signals a sense of slowness that brings with it more time spent around the table with family and friends. Whether you look forward to big boisterous parties or cozy intimate gatherings, we challenge you to use East Fork’s core colors to design something you’d be proud to display on your autumn table. 

An Important Note About Your Entry 

Artists must: 
Use two or more colors from East Fork’s core color glazes, listed below. 

Artists can: 
Add textures and gradients that may introduce lighter or darker variations of colors in this palette, but East Fork’s core colors need to be dominant in the design. Honoring the glaze colors is key! 

Artists cannot: 
Use white or introduce new colors that are not featured in the palette. 

The East Fork core colors are Amaro (#AB614A), Blue Ridge (#415C82), Morel (#948272), Black Mountain (#212121), Eggshell (#DDE4E6) and Panna Cotta (#EDE6D6). 

The winning design, hand-selected from the top 50 by East Fork, will be printed on tabletop items and featured in the Spoonflower Pop-Up Shop at an East Fork retail location. Any design entered in the Design Challenge is subject to be included in any East Fork or Spoonflower retail location (in-person or online) and included in marketing materials at the sole discretion of East Fork and Spoonflower. Learn more about our partnership with East Fork.

Entries will be previewed on a fat quarter, cropped to an 18″ x 18″ square from the bottom left corner. Submissions close July 18 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins July 20. Winners will be announced July 27. See official rules.

One Grand Prize Winner each week will receive $200 in Spoondollars. The winner will also receive additional exposure in our email newsletters and social media mentions.

The 1st place winner for the East Fork Autumnal Table Linens Design Challenge, chosen by East Fork, will receive a $200 Spoonflower credit, a Big Potter’s Nesting Set and one set of East Fork mugs in the glaze color of their choice (from currently available core color glazes), one Spoonflower tablecloth featuring their winning design and will be included in Spoonflower’s Pop-Up Shop within an East Fork retail location. 

The 2nd place winner will receive $100 in Spoondollars.

The 2nd place winner for the East Fork Autumnal Table Linens Design Challenge will receive a $100 Spoonflower credit, one set of East Fork mugs in the glaze color of their choice (from currently available core color glazes) and one Spoonflower set of dinner napkins featuring their design.

The 3rd place winner will receive $50 in Spoondollars.

The 3rd place winner for the East Fork Autumnal Table Linens Design Challenge will receive a $50 Spoonflower credit, one set of East Fork mugs in the glaze color of their choice (from currently available core color glazes) and one Spoonflower set of dinner napkins featuring their design.

4th through 10th place winners will receive a $20 Spoondollar credit.

The 4th through 10th place winners for the East Fork Autumnal Table Linens Design Challenge will receive a $20 Spoonflower credit, one set of East Fork mugs in the glaze color of their choice (from currently available core color glazes) and one Spoonflower set of dinner napkins featuring their design.

Each of the top 50 entries, determined as set forth above, not receiving one of the foregoing prizes will be automatically proofed for sale in the Spoonflower Marketplace (approximately a $5 value) (the “Runner Up Prize”) if winners are verified sellers.