Pattern Pulse

Hey there! Welcome to another issue of Pattern Pulse, where I share updates from my studio, thoughts on a current trending style, and new design releases. Let’s get into it! 🎨 Studio Updates Currently I’m writing this ahead of a quick trip I’m taking to Las Vegas with some friends. I don’t normally vacation in the summer as I’m really not a fan of the heat. While everyone else is outside, I prefer to stay in the chill AC, so even I surprised myself when I said yes to visiting one of the...

Hey there! Welcome to another issue of Pattern Pulse, where I share updates from my studio, thoughts on a current trending style, and new design releases. Let’s get into it! 🎨 Studio Updates A few months ago I decided to pick up a new creative hobby. I’ve been carving rubber stamps and block printing. Most of the creative work I do involves a screen and I was craving something a little more traditional to do with my hands. My only struggle is the materials can get expensive over time. 😓 But I...

Hey there! It’s been a little while—so long that I have a new last name. 😅Thanks for sticking with me! I ended up doing quite a bit of traveling in April, and by the time I got home, I was feeling exhausted. So I gave myself permission to pause the newsletter while I focused on personal things and other parts of the business. It always feels a little awkward coming back after a break, but I missed sharing what I was up to. Since then, a lot’s been evolving behind the scenes. I’m still selling...

Hey there, and Happy Sunday! I took more than half of this month off to do some traveling, be with friends, and fill my cup. One of the challenges with running a business compared to working a full-time job is that I have more responsibilities than I did when I was working for someone else. As a software engineer, when I wanted to take off, I just took off and someone else would fill in for me. With the business, it’s just me, and I’m on the hook for keeping the thing running while I’m gone....

Hey there, and Happy Sunday! You may already know this, and maybe you can relate, but I can be a bit of a perfectionist. It’s very difficult for me to release work into the world if it feels like I could have done it a little better. I’ve had the (completely wrong and unhelpful) belief my entire life that what I produce is a reflection of my self-worth. So releasing “bad” stuff is really hard for me. The problem with perfectionism is that when I let it take control, then I release very little...

Happy Sunday, friend! It’s finally time to for me to tell you what I’ve been working on for the past month. I mentioned in my last newsletter that, while I’ve loved connecting with customers on Spoonflower, I’m really wanting to take more ownership over the sales of my products. More ownership means more control over what I sell and how I sell it, and it also means I receive more in return for the effort I’m putting in. I’ve been working with a business coach for a little while now, and we...

Happy Sunday! It’s that time for my monthly review where I reflect on the past month, celebrate my wins, and make a plan for the upcoming month. Let’s jump right in— March Goals & What I Accomplished 1. Add another 200 designs to my Spoonflower shop, following my new workflow. Done! I’ve been loving my new process. It’s allowing me to work with my creative ebbs and flows and giving me more space to focus on other things in the business. 2. Enter any new Spoonflower design challenges. Two new...

Hey there, and happy Sunday! In my February monthly review, I mentioned that I was working on a new super-secret project (sorry, I’m still not ready to share details!), and I’ve been in the thick of research and planning for that project this month. When I started the month, I was at the peak of the “new project high.” Whenever I start a new thing I’m always super excited and believe it’s the best idea ever. Then I start to really dig into it and run into obstacles, roadblocks, and...

Hey there! Happy Sunday and Spring! As a creative, I find that I default to always wanting to create new things from scratch. But I’m starting to remind myself that my older work doesn’t need to be forgotten. I can always go back and re-use, re-create, or re-imagine. So this week I did just that. I pulled out a pattern design that I created for a friend last year who was wallpapering her half bathroom. She really wanted these scattered ginkgo leaves in black and gold— I really enjoyed how...

Hey there, and Happy Sunday! I’ve been working with a business/mindset coach for a few years now, and one of the mental blocks that she’s noticed will come up for me over and over again is the thought that, “I’m not very successful.” It’s a weird block because it’s not something I think consciously out loud, but my coach can tell by the way I speak that it’s what I subconsciously believe. She finds it amusing because she could sit down and write a huge list of all the ways I’m already very...