I love all kinds of design and art, but for me, there is nothing quite like designing tangible items that people (myself included) can bring homes to use, enjoy and love. I get a little rush of excitement when I see my ideas come to life–It’s like magic! You may remember a few months back I made a repeating pattern tutorial that demonstrates how to make a pattern from little sketches and doodles.
Now, I have taken my doodles one step further and made pillows, woven blankets and even plates–and it’s way more simple than I could have ever imagined, I just uploaded a jpg to Shutterfly and that was it. It’s bananas. Boom. Boom Boom. All of the sudden I have a mini home collection.
I’ve always wanted plates with my artwork on them. I even tried to paint some thrifted plates with porcelain paint a couple of years back, but the paint quickly chipped off like a cheap manicure …But not these! These plates are super legit! They remind me of something right out of a fancy shmancy boutique. Seriously this process was so effortless and fun that I want to print my whole house with pattern on pattern on pattern. The possibilities are quite endless.
This also gets my brain churning for other ideas…like making pillows from Ida’s artwork or making #FaceTheFoliage plates.
Let me talk about this woven blanket for a minute (yes I’m using it like a rug here because I’m crazy like that). But I mean… what the what? How did they make this thing? It’s amazing! And cozy! And it has my watercolor woven into it. Mind blown. I think it works well as a blanket, but could also make a fun tapestry to hang on the wall, like behind a sofa or bed.
Whether it’s for a gift, a fun way to spruce up your pad, or simply because you want to see what your doodles look like woven into a blanket, this whole Shutterfly home-decor situation is the bomb.
And now all I want to do is make like 100 more decor items using my other patterns :D
Designs, Styling & Photography by J. Blakeney
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Catherine says
This is hands-down the coolest thing ever! I had no idea you could do anything more than print photos, calendars etc. with Shutterfly. Thanks for the tip!
Your prints are gorgeous – I hope you do end up doing a line :)
Justina Blakeney says
Thanks so much! Yes when I saw that you could make everything from blankets to plates I was amazed!!
Peter says
Wow this is really cool – the patterns sort of remind me of art from that children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” :)
Justina Blakeney says
Oh my gosh I love that book–and Maurice Sendak’s illustrations are AMAZING!!
Erica Chan Coffman says
Mind blown! This is amazing!!!! xx
Justina Blakeney says
Thanks homegirl!! You should totally try it out it’s SUPER fun to see the patterns coming to life!
Centsational Girl says
Mind blowing isn’t it to see your designs in print? Love it! I use Spoonflower and Zazzle but how cool to discover Shutterfly does it to, now we can all be indie designers! And YES to Face the Foliage plates!
xo ~ Kate
Justina says
ooo thanks mama! I haven’t tries Spoonflower yet but I’ve been tempted my their wallpaper on more than one occasion–you should try your patterns on the Shutterfly Acrylic tray. That’s my next purchase. ;)
Gosia says
O wow it looks amazing, totally crazy! Such a great idea, and your pattern is so cool!
Justina says
Thanks so much! I was totally tripped out by it too!!
Kiran says
Love the pattern!
Your blog is such a visual delight! You are a true inspiration.
Justina Blakeney says
SO sweet of you to say! Thank you Kiran!
Jeanetta says
Looks amazing, Justina! I LOVE how your pattern looks on product. That throw blanket is bananas. I license my art for manufacturers to put on their products. It so much fun to see your work come to life and see people enjoy it. We should chat!
Justina Blakeney says
thanks so much! I’d love to chat! let’s get coffee!! xxx
Jeanetta says
YES! I’ll hit you up! xo
Katie @ Red House West says
LOVE IT ALL!!! And while it inspires me to make my own, it also inspires in me a yearning for yours :) Hope you do a home line – those plates are dreamy.
Justina Blakeney says
Thanks so much Katie! So sweet of you to say!!! xoxo
Samantha says
Coolest digital print project ever.
Justina Blakeney says
thank you so much!!!
miranda says
whoa, that’s amazzzzzzzzzing! esp. the plates!!!!!!!!! i love that!!!
Anna says
You MUST do a home collection that we can all purchase! These all look so amazing!
RH says
SO GORGEOUS! But the links to the plate/pillow/throw blankets don’t seem to be working anymore :(