Introducing My Mini Holiday Collection. Available Now.

The other day my son asked me to create a pattern for him, so that we could order a blanket off spoonflower. I asked him what kind of pattern he wanted, and he said “This” and presented me with his Christmas sweatshirt from last year. The red hoodie, adored with a frazzled Christmas tree, and a pair of googly eyes bouncing about. This would become the inspiration behind my holiday collection.

My first thought was “how do I make this a pattern?” I started by drawing trees is a fun cartoon style. I knew I wanted trees, stars, and ornaments to be featured throughout the collection. My first version were bright in color, with heavy line work. After bring them into Adobe Illustrator and vectorizing, I ended up not liking the bold black lines. So I went back to the drawing board, literally.

My next version focused on two shades of green that I thought worked together and I alternated them until I got a tree form I liked. Next I added big eyes just like the ones on my sons sweatshirt, and after that the rest started the fall into place. A few rough stars, and ornaments later, I had all my motifs ready to be put together. Which happened relatively easily, and now I’m ready to introduce you to the:

Cheer & Charm Holiday Collection

The first pattern, “Christmas Sweater,” is the hero of the collection. With its bold red color and large smiling trees, this pattern is my son’s sweatshirt – now transformed into a festive holiday design that’s full of cheer and silly.

Next up, “Cheerful Ornaments” is a blender pattern that adds the perfect touch to your holiday designs. Featuring playful, rainbow ornaments, this pattern brings an extra pop of joy to any seasonal project.

Then there is “Light up the Season” which captures the joyful colors of a string of Christmas lights. A holiday favorite turned into stripes. It’s ready to brighten up your creative space.

Last but not least is “Starlit Pines” inspired by a favorite place of my, the tree farm. These rows of trees come to life while waiting to join a family for Christmas day.

I’m very happy with how this collection came together. Building any collection of art can be a difficult process. Even when the topic seems to inspire you. It can still be difficult to translate your ideas into a physical piece. What seemed like a silly idea thrown out by my son, soon turned into flowing ideas and a cute mini collection for the 2024 holiday season. If you are interested in purchasing any of these patterns they are available now on Spoonflower, for licensing information you can email me here

❤ Kelly