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We’re sweetening December with local Chocolateer, Videri

November 22, 2016

Videri Chocolate Factory owners in front of Spoonflower printed backdrop

striking a pose in front of their very own Spoonflower-printed backdrop!

Today we are so excited to introduce you to Starr Sink Ratto of Videri Chocolate Factory, a hand-crafted chocolate business right in our backyard of Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ve long been friends of the Videri folks, gifting their chocolates each year for the holidays, so we were thrilled when they offered to treat our designers to some chocolatey bliss! That’s right — the top 10 lucky winners of our T-Shirt Design Challenge (open for voting now) will be receiving a bundle of Videri chocolate bars. Get to know Videri a little better, (their Instagram is dangerous territory for sweet-tooths out there) in our quick Q & A below.

1. When and how did Videri get started?

Videri Opened on December 15th, 2011 (about to have our 5th birthday!) fun side note: I found out I was pregnant on Dec. 23rd. That was not in the business plan. Ha. My son is four years old now, and likes to “work” at the Factory.

How the Walls of this Pizza Shop Went From Blah to Pi-zza!

November 7, 2016

When you think of pizza, what comes to mind? Gooey cheese? Endless amounts of toppings?…Spoonflower wallpaper?

When local pizza trailer ( yes, that’s a thing in Durham!) Pie Pushers began planning the opening of their first store-front location in downtown Durham, they reached out to Spoonflower with a unique custom printing idea. While we knew this partnership would be the perfect blend of design, community support, and lots of creativity, we were mostly focused on one thing…pizza.

With the help of Spoonflower’s smooth wallpaper, learn how owner’s Mike Hacker and Becky Cascio transformed the two shop restrooms from blah to pi-zza!

The Pie Pushers’ logo inspired the all-over wallpaper repeat

Blankets For Good: Employee Sew-In at the Greenhouse!

August 5, 2015

With customers all over the globe, Spoonflower loves collaborating with our friends overseas but when we have the opportunity to help our North Carolina neighbors, we jump at the chance! This past week, Spoonflower employees came together for an employee sew-in to make blankets for our neighbors at the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service.

Toiles de Brugge & Brooklyn, Chattanooga, Haarlemmermeer, Paris, Tilba, Le Roy, Riverside, and Yosano

March 8, 2012

Last week's contest challenge required designers to create Toile de Jouy fabrics inspired by the histories of the places where they live. The top ten offer a world tour as well as a set of mini-history lessons, with toiles de Brooklyn (NY), Chattanooga (TN), Haarlemmermeer (Netherlands), Paris, Tilba (Australia), Le Roy (NY), Riverside (CA), and Yosano (Japan). For the second week in a row, however, the winner is a Belgian designer (we erred in last week's newsletter when we wrote that Zesti was Dutch). Cally, of Forest&Sea, won the most votes with her fascinating "Medieval Woodcut" toile depicting Brugge, Belgium. Lovely work!

See the Top Ten Your-Town Toile Fabrics

The final tally:

1. 586 votes for A Medieval Woodcut – Brugge by forest&sea
2. 508 votes for Brooklyn Landmarks Toile – Aqua by carcamella
3. 449 votes for Chattanooga Toile by chickoteria
4. 422 votes for Haarlemmermeer Toile de Jouy by chameleonfire
5. 420 votes for Paris sera toujours Paris… by mouchette
6. 409 votes for ABC_Cheese_Tilba_toile__blue-bone_ by pavlova_is
7. 387 votes for Le Roy, NY Toile by jennartdesigns
8. 369 votes for The Eastern Shore of Virginia, a history in toile by ceanirminger
9. 357 votes for Riverside ~ Arts and Innovation by vo_aka_virginiao
10. 351 votes for Yosano Toile – Red by siya