pond_ripple's Fabric Blog

*Before getting too far into this, let me just go ahead and say that I was asked to create a dream living room post for Arhaus. You can visit their living room section HERE  and their Instagram HERE . They aren't compensating me and all of the opinions​ here are my own.*  Most of the images are on THIS Pinterest Board that I used to get my ideas together So designing a living room is actually quite fun. Since it's a "dream living room" I've decided I'm not looking at prices or worrying about nitpicking a floor plan.  The three major things that I would love is a comfortable couch, a desk to work at, and a huge window seat with built in bookshelves. So there should be lots of  sunlight coming in to fill the room, and high ceilings. I'm imagining on the wall opposite the window a hanging garden set up like this one. The french cleat idea is genius! For the backdrop for everything, I am thinking a dark blue paint like this for the walls...

Limited Color Palette Succulents We know our community loves to create and sew with designs inspired by succulents, so we thought we’d try a Design Challenge using this theme with a restricted palette twist! Evocative of a desert sunset; deep, cool greens and earthy corals take the lead in in this limited palette challenge. Whether you use watercolors, vectors, or a block print technique, we can’t wait to see what you come up with! Black and white are optional, and you must use at least 2 of the colors from our palette shown above. Please use only the full opacity of the colors, transparent variations will not be accepted. Entries will be previewed at the fat quarter size: 21″ x 18.”  Submissions close April 11, 2017 at 3 p.m. Eastern. Voting begins April 13, 2017.  See official rules. Here's my entry for the contest. Unicorns as little ceramic planters are filled to the brim with cacti and succulents. Sice they only gave us two greens to work with, I used th...

Paper-Cut Florals Channel your inner Matisse during his cutouts phase as you dream up a bold and graphic floral design. Actually taking scissors to paper is not required, but do your best to create the same effect whether you use print making, digital, or hand painted methods. Entries will be previewed at the fat quarter size: 21″ x 18.” Submissions close April 4, 2017 at 3 p.m. EDT. Voting begins April 6, 2017.   Here's my entry; I couldn't resist making some fairies to go with the flowers! Fairy Garden Paper Cut Fairy Garden Paper Cut Fairy Garden Paper Cut Fairy Garden Paper Cut Fairy Garden Paper Cut