valentine's day

Announcing the Significant Otters Design Challenge Winners

February 15, 2018

Significant Otters Design Challenge Winner: One Otter to Another by camcreative

From One Otter to Another by camcreative

Valentine’s Day may have been yesterday, but today we’re feeling the warm fuzzies for one of the world’s most playfully adorable mammals in our Significant Otters Design Challenge. Our hearts aren’t the only ones that have been stolen, either! The Spoonflower community has declared their otter-love for grand prize winner camcreative, who will be receiving a $200 Spoonflower credit for her design, From One Otter to Another. We’re equally enamored with second place (christinewitte) and third place (irenesilvino) winners who will be receiving $100 and $50 in Spoonflower credit, respectively. See the top ten collection here.

1. 470 votes for From one otter to another by camcreative
2. 451 votes for Otter Life at Bering Strait by christinewitte
3. 424 votes for Pattern #74 – Playful otters by the river by irenesilvino
4. 403 votes for Otterly Adorable by gingerlique
5. 396 votes for Design of fabric with cute otters. Adorable funny animals and beautiful plants. by kostolom3000
6. 384 votes for Otterly Fun – Summer Nautical by heatherdutton
7. 376 votes for Otter pattern – Dark green background by elfi_yang
8. 328 votes for Swimming Otters Blue by adenaj
9. 298 votes for Significant Otters by sarah_treu
10. 292 votes for Cuddling Otters in blush – © Lucinda Wei by lucindawei [Read more…] about Announcing the Significant Otters Design Challenge Winners

Calling All Sweethearts! Create Your Own Valentine Chocolate Box Pillow Plushie

January 22, 2018

Calling all sweethearts! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and Heidi Kenney, designer of all things cute and tasty, has created a chocolatey treat especially for you. Using just a fat quarter of Fleece, Heidi’s Valentine Chocolate Box Pillow design is perfect for your best friend or partner in crime, your mom and even your one and only true love (yourself, included!). Our favorite thing is that this chocolate box won’t melt or go bad—it’s meant to last as long as love itself. Follow along below with Heidi’s simple step-by-step tutorial and make your very own valentine plushie.

Materials needed:

One fat quarter of Heidi’s Valentine Chocolate Box Pillow on Fleece
Sewing machine
Coordinating thread
Fiberfill
Scissors and/or rotary cutter

Step One: Cut out both hearts and the long strip of red from your fleece fat quarter.

This DIY Candy Heart Garland is Galentine’s Day Approved

January 16, 2018

Remember when you were in elementary school and giving out a box of candy conversation hearts was the easiest way to express your admiration for your classmates? While the way we express our love (and taste buds!) may have changed, we can’t help but get that feeling of nostalgia when they make an appearance every Valentine’s Day. With some help from Spoonflower designer caja_design, we’re showing this popular sweet treat a little DIY love with a beginner-friendly garland using one of our no-sew friendly fabrics, Fleece! Keep reading to see the full how-to including step-by-step instructions for a blanket stitch.

Announcing the winners of our #SFSewInLove contest!

February 15, 2016

Thank you so very much to all those who submitted your beautiful love stories and sweet Valentine's crafts with us in our #SFSewInLove contest! We loved hearing about what matters most to all of you, and we're so excited to share the winners of this month's photo contest! These three lucky winners will receive a deluxe prize pack from Fiskars valued at $113.00 which includes the following goodies:

6 #SFSewInLove Entries That Are Making Us Swoon!

February 12, 2016

Are you a hopeless romantic busy at night crafting your valentine the most thoughtful handmade gift? Are you baking the perfect heart shaped pretzel for your Galentine? Is your handmade Valentine's Day card so punfully perfect? Last week, we asked our loyal Spoonflower community (that's you!) to share love stories and show what they were making this Valentine's Day by entering our #SFSewInLove photo contest! With nearly 80 entries, we can confidently say the "love is in the air".

Now it's your turn to show the love! Vote for your favorite photos until Sunday, February 14th at 6pm EST over on the Spoonflower Facebook page. Winners will be announced on the blog Monday, February 15th so be sure to come back and learn who the three winners are! Winners will be receiving a prize pack from our friends at Fiskars with all the supplies you need to stay crafty in 2016.

Today, we've rounded up 6 entries that are making our hearts a flutter! From crafting to cooking, and family to felting, our love for the creative Spoonflower community is to the moon and back! Happy voting!

Whether you're spending a honeymoon visiting the Shire or hand felting an owl hat for the tiniest Valentine in your life, the L word can be shown in many different ways!

Embroidered hearts and little cooks in the kitchen make everyday Valentine's Day!

Punny Valentine's Day cards and a felted chocolate cake are the perfect way to have a guilt free Valentine's Day!

Here's to wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day filled with your favorite L word… love, laughter, lust ( and dare I say lazy!).

-Meredith

Announcing the #SFSewInLove Contest!

February 3, 2016

Is it love…like…lust? Or maybe just laughter? We want to know how you celebrate Valentine's Day.

Submit photos that best capture what makes you happy, or let us see what you're making this Valentine's Day! Directly upload an entry or submit your photo with #SFSewInLove on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter before Monday, February 8th. Beginning February 8th, the public will be able to vote on their favorite photos.

Three winners will receive a prize pack from our friends at Fiskars with all the supplies you need to stay crafty in 2016!

Voting will close on February 14th at 6 PM (Eastern), winner announced on Monday, February 15th.

The Perfect DIY Gift for Valentine’s Day

February 1, 2016

5 Fast Valentine DIYs

February 13, 2015

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, but no need to panic if you haven't had time to find the perfect present for the ones you love! These quick and simple DIYs are the perfect way to show friends and family how much you care–and you can whip them up this evening!

A wall of 3D paper hearts is a lovely reminder of how much you care.

Or string up a sweet paper heart wall hanging.

Make a DIY heart friendship bracelet for your bestie–friendship never goes out of style!

Give someone your honeycomb heart as a stand-alone symbol of affection or embellishment on a gift.

And, when all else fails, say how much you care with flowers in a Mason jar!

Vote for Your Favorite Steampunk Valentine Fabric!

February 6, 2015

Ah, the heart. It is an unpredictable and wild thing…unless you add some machinery and a little steam power. Check out the romantic fabrics submitted for the Urban Threads Steampunk Valentine Design Challenge and vote for the design you think would make the perfect embroidery pattern!

VOTE NOW!

Create a Custom Photo Album

February 3, 2015

Create a personalized photo album to give to your loved ones this Valentine's Day. Spoonflower crew member Eloisa shares how to use PicMonkey to make your own!

Thoughtful gifts for your loved ones are appropriate for any occasion, especially for Valentine’s Day! Surprise your friends and family with personalized photo albums by adding their names, photos, special colors and other embellishments with our woven wallpaper!

In this tutorial, I will be converting a dull, impersonal photo album to an awesome, special personalized present!