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Announcing the Winners of the Aquatic Design Challenge with Bucketfeet

February 23, 2017

Underwater Party by Innamoreva

Underwater Party by Innamoreva in this week’s Aquatic Winner!

See the entire top 10 on Spoonflower

The competition was fierce this week, but in the end Innamoreva came out on top with her cheerful Underwater Party design. Can we come? Inna (hailing all the way from Riga, Latvia) will receive $250 from Bucketfeet, and a licensing agreement including royalties in the amount of $1.00 for every pair of shoes sold. She’ll also receive a pair of shoes with her design from Bucketfeet and a $200 Spoonflower credit. 2nd place winner Julie Lynch will receive a $75 credit to Bucketfeet.com, along with a $100 Spoonflower credit. 3rd place winner Timone will receive a $75 credit to Bucketfeet, along with a $50 Spoonflower credit. See the rest of the top 10!

1. 242 votes for Underwater party by innamoreva
2. 231 votes for ocean creatures by cjldesigns
3. 195 votes for Down by the Water by timone
4. 191 votes for Squids and Serpents by nuk
5. 180 votes for Mermaids and Jellyfish – Cassiopeia by ceciliamok
6. 178 votes for Sea Dreaming by fizah_malik
7. 177 votes for Sea Spirit Animals by mag-o
8. 170 votes for Spirit of the Sea by appaloosa_designs
9. 166 votes for angelfish by jill_o_connor
10. 164 votes for Catfish by lindiart [Read more…] about Announcing the Winners of the Aquatic Design Challenge with Bucketfeet

Announcing the Winners of Our Rainforest Design Challenge with Bucketfeet

February 16, 2017

Otomi Toucan by Chris Jorge is the winner of this week’s design challenge with Bucketfeet!

“Otomi Toucan” by Chris Jorge printed on Spoonflower’s vibrant Silky Faille

Big congrats to first-time Design Challenge winner Chris_Jorge with her vibrantly colorful and energetic “Otomi Toucan” design, which will be made into a limited run of shoes from Bucketfeet! Chris will also receive a pair of shoes with her design from Bucketfeet and a $200 Spoonflower credit. 2nd place winner Pinky Wittingslow will receive a $75 credit to Bucketfeet, along with a $100 Spoonflower credit. 3rd place winner Nadia Petremand will receive a $75 credit to Bucketfeet.com, along with a $50 Spoonflower credit. Remaining top 10 designs will receive a $20 Spoonflower credit, and a discount code for 20% off at Bucketfeet.com. The entire top 25 have been made available for sale, you can check them all out here!

1. 275 votes for Otomi Toucan by chris_jorge
2. 219 votes for Rainforest Choir on Stone by pinky_wittingslow
3. 214 votes for jungle_m by nadja_petremand
4. 208 votes for Rousseau’s Jungle Large2 by sarahjean
5. 193 votes for Watercolor toucans with monstera leaves – white by mirabelleprint
6. 189 votes for Mr Snake in the Rainforest – Green by andreaalice
7. 187 votes for rainforest friends by analinea
8. 183 votes for Toucan Play This Game by jody_mcmullen
9. 176 votes for toucan-pattern_2 by michaelzindell
10. 174 votes for Hawaiian Rainforest I’iwi Bird Sighting by honoluludesign [Read more…] about Announcing the Winners of Our Rainforest Design Challenge with Bucketfeet

Announcing the Mountain Animal Design Challenge Winners

February 9, 2017

Mountain Spirits by italian surface designer, Gaia Marfurt

Mountain Spirits by Gaia Marfurt is this week’s Design Challenge winner

Complimenti a Gaia Marfurt on winning this week’s Mountain Animal design challenge with Bucketfeet! For every design entered into the February challenges, Spoonflower will be donating $1 dollar to NARF, an organization that works to protect Native rights. Bucketfeet will also be donating $1 per pair of shoes (from the winning designs’ footwear lines) sold. Gaia will receive $250 from Bucketfeet and $200 from Spoonflower, a licensing contract for a run of footwear, and a pair of shoes featuring her design. Check out all of the top 10 winners here, and all of the top 25.

1. 333 votes for mountainspirits by gaiamarfurt
2. 246 votes for Rocky Mountain Ecology by christinewitte
3. 241 votes for Mountain Animals by sarah_treu
4. 226 votes for Woodland mountains with buffalos, mustangs, bears and Teepees by rebecca_reck_art
5. 207 votes for Mountain Animals / Retro Color Palette by matite
6. 205 votes for mountain spirit by gemmacosgrove-ball
7. 199 votes for Mountain Alpacas by jill_o_connor
8. 180 votes for Mountains by jeanna_casper
9. 179 votes for mountain friends by analinea
10. 176 votes for High in the Mountains – © Lucinda Wei by lucindawei [Read more…] about Announcing the Mountain Animal Design Challenge Winners

Announcing the Winners of our Desert Design Challenge with Bucketfeet

February 2, 2017

Painted Desert Geckos by cjldesigns is the winner of this week’s design challenge

A mockup of “Painted Desert Geckos” on a pair of Bucketfeet slip-on shoes.

Julie Lynch (cjldesigns) is taking home the grand prize this week for her lovely painted desert geckos! Julie will receive $250 from Bucketfeet, $200 from us, a licensing contract for a run of footwear, and a pair of shoes featuring her design. Shop all the top 10 winners here — and don’t forget, select home décor fabrics are 15% off ’til Monday!

1. 326 votes for painted desert gecko by cjldesigns
2. 314 votes for Desert Animals by mag-o
3. 276 votes for Painted Desert by jill_o_connor
4. 275 votes for Wolf in the cactus desert by heleen_vd_thillart
5. 270 votes for desert friends (black) by analinea
6. 255 votes for desert owls by mirabelleprint
7. 224 votes for Desert Critters by seesawboomerang
8. 198 votes for armadillo by grace_andersson
9. 193 votes for Fennec Fox (Vulpes Zerda) by susan_polston
10. 192 votes for Сamels and geometry by alenkakarabanova [Read more…] about Announcing the Winners of our Desert Design Challenge with Bucketfeet

February Design Challenges

January 13, 2017

We’re so excited to announce that we’re teaming back up with our friends at Bucketfeet for a whole month of challenges in February! Seeing our community’s designs on shoes was pretty amazing, we knew we had to pair up again!

Bucketfeet empowers artists to share their stories and perspectives using the universal language of art and a shoe as their canvas.

Out of respect and celebration of the rich and diverse cultures of Native American peoples, this month’s design challenges will be inspired by “Spirit Animals” (also known as power animals or totems) with 4 sub-themes: desert, mountain, rainforest and aquatic. For every design entered into the 4 Bucketfeet themes, Spoonflower will be donating $1 to the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), an organization that works to protect Native rights. Bucketfeet will also be donating $1 per pair sold.

These practices allow us to remain connected to the animal guides so they may teach us their powers and give as lessons of life. These acts remind us that all things in creation are our brothers, sisters, cousins, and more importantly, our teachers and friends. As humans, we too are animal spirits. — Manataka American Indian Council

Bucketfeet + Spoonflower Make the Coolest Shoes

July 24, 2016

Remember our May Design Challenge with Bucketfeet, the company who works with artists to create amazingly unique shoes? Well, they decided to feature not just the winner but three Spoonflower designers in this limited-edition oceans-themed footwear line! Not only are they offering the winning design, Under the Water by lavish_season, but they also included two more Design Challenge top 10 finalists in this capsule collection: Oh, the Hue-Manatee by spottedpepperdesigns and Life at Sea by mimipinto. We’re so thrilled to see these designs come to life! Read on to get to know each of our talented designers whose designs will be featured.

Vote For Your Favorite Ocean Designs!

May 19, 2016

Today's the day–we've got a boatload of fresh ocean themed designs for you to vote on! Out of over 600 entries, Spoonflower and BucketFeet have narrowed it down to the top 100 designs, and now we turn over the voting to our community to pick the top 10. Once the top 10 has been decided, BucketFeet will choose which design they would like to turn into a pair of limited edition shoes. Vote for your favorites until Wednesday, May 25th at 6PM EDT!

Aaron is an artist and photographer who’s been largely influenced by an incredible curiosity about the world. Through his passion for creativity and exploration, he helped co-found BucketFeet, a company whose mission is to connect people through art. Before we launched this Design Challenge, we asked Aaron to curate 10 of his top picks from the Marketplace for a beautiful fat quarter bundle, which you can purchase here.

Introducing our May Design Challenge

May 2, 2016

Are you ready for our second month-long Design Challenge? Spark a conversation around Ocean Conservation by submitting an Ocean-themed design that you think would look great on a pair of shoes. The winner will have their art featured on a limited-edition run of BucketFeet shoes, cash prizes, and much more.

Don’t design? There’s a chance to win a great giveaway, too! Read all the Design Challenge details and get to know the brand, Bucketfeet, by tapping the button below.

Please note that there are no scale requirements for this challenge, and the previews during voting will be shown at the fat quarter size, 21″ x 18.” Bucketfeet will work with the winning designer to make sure the production-ready version is scaled appropriately for shoes.

Want to see how your design looks on a pair of Bucketfeet shoes? Download the Photoshop file template and instructions here. Using this template is totally optional and not required to enter the contest, we just thought you might want a fun mock-up to share with friends and help you visualize how awesome your design is going to look on a pair of kicks!