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In 2013, Princess Awesome co-founders Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair couldn’t find an awesome dinosaur print to make into a girl’s twirly dress. They didn’t want a print that looked like it belonged on boys’ sheets, and they didn’t just want to turn all the dinosaurs pink and put pearls on them. They wanted a print that was vibrant, clever, cute, and fun – so they turned to Spoonflower, and the rest is history.
[Read more…] about Introducing the Princess Awesome Design Challenge
Colorful Agates by camcreative
When you peel back the layers, there’s a lot going on beneath our feet. And this week’s Geology Design Challenge was the perfect inspiration to celebrate Earth’s materials, natural resources and the processes that have acted on our dynamic planet over the entire history of time. We’re loving the results of this week’s challenge and are extending an enthusiastic congratulations to grand prize winner camcreative, who will be receiving a $200 Spoonflower credit for her design, Colorful Agates. We’re also thrilled to congratulate second place (aspenartsstudio) and third place (sarah_treu) winners who will be receiving $100 and $50 in Spoonflower credit, respectively. Dig up your favorites in the top ten.
1. 336 votes for Colorful agates by camcreative
2. 316 votes for Geology Macro – Lapis Agates Mineralogy – Large Scale by aspenartsstudio
3. 295 votes for Sedimentary Discovery by sarah_treu
4. 293 votes for blue and green geode by karismithdesigns
5. 288 votes for Deep treasures. Geology. Dinosaurs skulls, crystals, rocks. by kostolom3000
6. 284 votes for rock stacks by cjldesigns
7. 240 votes for Nautilus fossils in sapphire blue by adenaj
8. 237 votes for River Rocks by vo_aka_virginiao
9. 233 votes for Dyed Agate-Ocean Blues by groovity
10. 226 votes for Watercolor Rock Collection by artfully_minded [Read more…] about Announcing the Geology Design Challenge Winners
Constellations by holaholga is the grand prize winner of the Aurora Borealis challenge!
Constellations by holaholga printed on vibrant Silky Faille
Congratulations to first-time Design Challenge winner, Olga Aleksandrova (holaholga) of Russia! Olga will receive a pair of Sloan Leggings sewn with white glove service from Sprout Patterns, and $200 in Spoonflower credit. The 2nd place winner, Brittany Vogt, will also receive a pair of Sloan Leggings from Sprout Patterns, along with $100 in Spoonflower credit. Third place (Virginia O) will receive a pair of Sloan Leggings from Sprout Patterns, along with a $50 Spoonflower credit. The rest of the top 10 winners will receive $20 in Spoonflower credit. See and shop them all here.
1. 401 votes for constellations by holaholga
2. 324 votes for Geo Borealis by c-hawk_studios
3. 318 votes for In the midst of an aurora by vo_aka_virginiao
4. 307 votes for Aurora Embroidery by marketa_stengl
5. 295 votes for Aurora Borealis by vinpauld
6. 278 votes for Arctic Song by nouveau_bohemian
7. 227 votes for Village Aurora by katielee
8. 225 votes for Aurora sky by elena_naylor
9. 220 votes for Aurora Borealis by whimsicalvigilante
10. 207 votes for Northern Lights by robyriker [Read more…] about Aurora Borealis Design Challenge Winners!
Who will take home the blue ribbon prize? Vote for your favorite entry in the Science Fair Design Challenge.
When
we proposed an earth science-themed fabric design contest, none of us
were sure what sort of designs would trickle in. But one of the best
things about our more obscure themes is getting a chance to see the
different approaches adopted by different designers. The winner this
week actually introduced us to a new term, stratigraphy (which
we will leave you to Google on your own). Believe it or not, the creator
of the winning fabric turns out to be an archaeologist as well as a
fabric designer. Congratulations to Erica Pitcairn!
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The voting totals, for those of you who follow them, were:
1. 645 votes for A Journey Underneath (border) by murex_textile_designs
2. 621 votes for Abundant Fossils by mag-o
3. 578 votes for Earthquake! Seismograph in Earth Tones by vo_aka_virginiao
4. 536 votes for ocean depth map by ravynka
5. 517 votes for Vintage_Oceana_Print by modernprintcraft
6. 464 votes for The Water Cycle by saenzdesign
7. 460 votes for sea_vents by melhales
8. 450 votes for Making Clouds by fox&lark
9. 440 votes for Kansas: the science of agriculture by dianef
10. 438 votes for Ammonite Mosaic in Blue by veramarie2
Spoonflower fans probably know what pride we take in offering the world's largest selection of geeky fabrics, in particular our science and math
categories. This week we decided to take that to the next level with a
contest for earth science fabrics. Please note that the earth sciences
— as distinct from the biological sciences — include geology,
meteorology and oceanography, but that distinction was probably lost on a
fair number of designers. No matter! This contest, like all our others,
is intended to provide an exercise in creativity over precision. Vote
for the fabrics you think capture our theme the best and we'll share the
winner next week.
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The participants are:
1. Burma Rubies by paragonstudios
2. OCEANOGRAPHY by
bluevelvet
3. 14 billion years ago, it
all started with a BIG BANG!!!! by coggon
4. A Journey Underneath
(border) by murex_textile_designs
5. A Meteorite Plaid by
de-ann_black
6. A million Little Pieces
by whimzwhirled
7. abstract from riverbed
by wordfabric
8. Abundant Fossils by
mag-o
9. agate mosaic by kociara
10. agatechunkcrop by
cathymcg
In the penultimate installment of our 12 Days of Giveaways we've assembled a very special set of treats. We've curated four geek fabric assortments, including a steampunk FQ bundle, a sci-fi FQ bundle, a science FQ bundle and an alt-aesthetic fabric bundle. With each of these fat quarter sets, we'll also include a 26-spool box of Gutermann thread. Pretty cool, no?
To be entered for a chance to win one of the geek fabric bundles along with a set of Gutermann thread, leave a comment on this blog post or on the corresponding link on the Spoonflower Facebook page. We'll accept entries that come in up until 7 am EST on Dec. 11th, but please be sure to leave us enough information to be able to track you down by listing your Spoonflower username in your comment.
(Steampunk bundle: CLOCKWORK COLLAGE by Ophelia, STEAMPUNK BIRDMAN, VARIATION II by Mudstuffing,
STEAMPUNK AVIATION by Mouo, LETS_ROLL BY VO_AKA_VIRGINIAO, VINTAGE HOT AIR BALOONS RUST AND STEEL by RAVYNKA, VINTAGE_EPHEMERA_ZOO_CREAM by RAVYNKA, STEAMPUNK_SKETCHES by Mytinystar,
AMBITIOUS PLANS by Shirlene, STEAMPUNK NETWORK by Pantsmonkey, DIRIGIBLE BICYCLE by CurlyCue,
STEAMSTRINGS by Jasmo, WINGS FOR BRAINS by Nalo Hopkinson)
We'll choose four winners and announce the results tomorrow, December 12th, around 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. Tomorrow we'll also hold our last giveaway!
Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Day 10 drawing for handmade goods from Spoonflower Etsy sellers: Adrianne Hamilton, Spoonflower user princezz1252, Jane Riddles Sheffler, Spoonflower user mariao, Ruth Knapp Vallejos, Spoonflower user Staceysew, and Veerle Lesecque.
Our Alt-Aesthetic fabric bundle today consists of Mershim by Cateanevski, GHOSTS—NIGHTSHADE by Cateanevski, GIANT FLYING SQUIRREL ATTACK TOILE by ThirdHalfStudios, DOTD SKULLS WHITE SMALL by ThirdHalfStudios, BEAUTIFUL BONES: SIRENAS – GOLD by JessicaSoon, ALICE IN STEAMLAND DOLL PATTERN by CurlyCue, BLACK SPIDERWEBS ON YELLOW by MuddyFoot, AMBITION by Nalo Hopkinson, and LARGE GHOSTLY SQUID DAMASK by PattySloniger.
Sci-Fi bundle: TIME TRAVEL MAP by Jenimp, MADMAN IN A BLUE BOX by StudioFibonacci, GREEN NEBULA by Corseceng, INVADERS LIME by ThirdHalfStudios, VITRUVIAN DALEK by StudioFibonacci, STARFLEET – COMMAND by StudioFibonacci, THAT'S NO MOON… by ThirdHalfStudios, MACROCOSM IN FOG by DolphinandCondor, and TIME IS A MAN MADE CONCEPT by PoetryQN.
Science bundle: IDIOM PUZZLES by PrimeNumberGirl, CHEMISTRY ALPHABET by Melisza, EQUATIONS AND EQUATIONS by PrimeNumberGirl, CHEMISTRY LAB by Craftyfolk, LITTLE FLAME TEST by Spellstone, SCIENCE1A by Muhlenkott, SALTLAB SEA-GREY SOLID DOUBLE CHAIN by Saltlabs, SPRING POLYGONS by Saltlabs, CHALKBOARD GEOMETRY by SaltLabs, LINED PAPER- GRAPH PAPER by Mayabella, and USEFUL MEASUREMENTS DRESS AND SKIRT by Primenumbergirl.
Congratulations to Samarra Khaja (sammyk), a New York-based graphic designer and illustrator. Her "Glass Menagerie" won the most votes in the Fabric Of the Week competition devoted to science- and math-themed fabric designs. You can also find more cool stuff in her Etsy shop, www.samarrakhaja.etsy.com.
Science fabric top ten:
1. 590 votes for Glass Menagerie by sammyk
2. 465 votes for Charles Darwin by lisa_brown
3. 427 votes for mad science by avelis
4. 315 votes for Apollonian gasket by tilde
5. 314 votes for chalkboard geometry by saltlabs
6. 308 votes for Fishy by anahata
7. 306 votes for quintbacteria1 by jkayep2
8. 297 votes for Chemistry Lab by craftyfolk
9. 286 votes for Paramecia by jenimp
10. 276 votes for Newton's Apples by wastenotsaks
Thanks to everyone who participated! Check out new themes on our upcoming contests page.
Fabric Of the Week theme for this week invites textile designs with a science or math theme. Vote for as many of the 80 fabrics as you like through Tuesday of next week and we'll announce the winner on Thursday.
The participants in this week's contest are:
Good luck!
In the newsletter yesterday we posted two new Fabric Of the Week themes, one of which has a deadline of Monday. [note that we have a new process for entering contests, explained in the How to Enter section of the upcoming contests page]
Snow. Contest for fabric designs with a theme of snow. Submissions are open now, but will close on Monday, February 22, at noon EST. Voting will take place next week.
Science. Fabric designs using science (and/or math) as a theme. Submissions are open now, but close on Monday, March 1, at noon EST.
For instructions on entering, contest rules, etc., please see our upcoming contests page.
