Please do me the honour of voting for my new design at Spoonflower

I just finished up this new design, "Folkloric Lily Border" in time for the weekly challenge over at Spoonflower - this is the first competition I have entered over there in quite some time as most of the subject matter for them has not been pertinent to my style - but this one this week was right up my alley.

The directive was to create a border design with Mother's Day in mind as the inspiration. I thought the beautiful Madonna Lily was the perfect choice for the flower and then wanted to create a layered look that had the feel of a folkloric pattern from Hungary or thereabouts.

So I set to work painting up the three separate borders you see here pictured in watercolour on paper, then I scanned and cleaned them and put them together in Photoshop, adding the dynamic black ground which may not be so much in the sentiment of Mother's Day but looked so good I just couldn't resist. 

The design will appear as you see in the top picture please click
 HERE

to vote - the images are shuffled for each voter - each person can only vote once and multiple votes from the same IP address will be automatically disqualified, you don't have to sign in or have an account to vote and you can vote for as many designs as take your fancy. 

(if you click control F on a PC or command F on a Mac a search box will come up lower left and you can enter patricia_shea to quickly find my entry when you have landed at Spoonflower) 

Wish me good luck and my sincere thanks to you in advance for your vote!! 

I will be formatting this new design in all sorts of ways for scarves, leggings, totes, smartphone cases etc etc etc and will post links to all in my next blogpost.

THANK YOU!!!

A curated Mother's Day breakfast in bed - you have just enough time to pull it all together!

Doesn't your beloved Mum deserve breakfast in bed this coming Mother's Day Sunday May 12th - here's a smattering of items with links to help you pull it all together in a trice.

First of all get your Mum all comfy and cozy leaning against one of my own perfectly plumped pillows from Society6:

Next get your provisions in order - you'll notice only sweet treats are in order because that's what I would want :) - perhaps some Jammy Bakewell Flapjacks from Carrington Lane Bakery of Union, Maine:

 ...some Biscuits Roses from Histoire Sucree:

and some cupcakes from Aprilla Cakes of Casco, Maine:

but if you did have to have something non-sweet for your Mum's breakfast in bed you could get eggs from Farmetta Farm in Morrill, Maine :) - home of this chicken

  Then assemble a mug for your Mama's preferred libation, a coaster for said mug, a tray for said mug and coaster and a napkin/serviette:

Country Days Mug

From a selection of coasters and trays at my CafePress shop

Available HERE :)

Also give her a delightful and inspiring magazine to read, say perhaps British Country Living - subscription available HERE - best magazine in the world in my humble opinion :)

 ...and a stunning necklace to adorn her graceful throat from Jeweled Horizons

Later in the evening your Mater can relax in a luxurious bath and use her beautiful smooth as silk goat's milk soaps from compassionate goat farmer and soap maker in Winterport, Maine - Meadowfly Farm

...and before she goes to bed after a perfect day orchestrated by YOU you will call her on her mobile now adorned with a lovely case by yours truly :)

From my Society6 shop HERE

...and finally perhaps a Forever Bouquet of Flower prints from moi?

available in small and large sizes and in groups and individually too at my ETSY shop HERE

 Treat your MUM this Mother's Day!