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The Drawing Board
katespaindesigns.blogspot.com
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Works in-progress, inspiration and scattered thoughts of a surface designer/patternmaker (aka: professional doodler).
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Pencils Down

Times up! Were packed and ready to head to NY bright and early tomorrow morning. If youre interested in peeking in on the show, ill be Instagramming and tweeting from our booth so you can follow alon...

18 may 12

Furry...Wait, What Day Is It?

 Have the hours in the day gotten shorter or is it just me?? The pedal is to the metal around here as we put all the finishing touches on our Surtex booth. Exciting! We "move in" to the ...

14 may 12

Happy Happy

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva JordanLove you, Mom!Wishing all of you Moms a wonderful day....

13 may 12

Furry Friday (and a Sneak Peek!)

New fabric has arrived! Im so excited to share this first peek at Cuzco (pronounced Kooz—Koh). More on the inspiration for this collection soon, but for now, spread the wings of your imagination and ...

27 apr 12

Furry Friday

Earlier this week, i was cleaning up a bit and noticed that (one of) Franny and Lous kitty beds needed a wash. So i plunked the bed by the kitchen door and went down to the basement to toss the fabri...

20 apr 12

Crate Plates on Sale

Look what just sprouted! Its a springie sale at Crate that includes my Chase plate designs! What a fun lunchtime surprise.photos © Crate and BarrelAlso, while were on the topic of "greens"......

18 apr 12

Two Day Sale!

photo © Joss and Main. All rights reserved.New kitchen aprons, tea towels and oven mitts made by Peking Handicraft, Inc. are on sale for the next two days at Joss and Main! Sign up, sign in and check...

11 apr 12

Furry Friday

TGIFF! The other day, my dear friend Molly, who gave us Franny and Lou, sent me a picture of their Mom, Stella. So sweet! Weve added her to our family photos :)Have a wonderful weekend!xo,kate

30 mar 12

Moving Forward

I was pleased to read C&T’s CEO, Todd Hensley’s, post on the C&T blog the other day.  I sincerely appreciate his trying to bring this to a close and to move forward to more creative and ...

29 mar 12

On Copyright and Tote Bags

**For an update on this post, please click here**Spring is a wonderful time for new beginnings and fresh starts. In gardening terms (since i love to garden), sometimes this means pruning out the old ...

23 mar 12

Excuses and Winners

First the excuses.It was a beautiful day yesterday. I mean a no-jacket-almost-short-sleeved kind of day. Sunny, warm and a perfect time to be in the garden! Just look how much these grew since the ot...

19 mar 12

OverJOYed

Happy Friday! I am so thankful for all of your comments about what youre thankful/grateful for. Last night, as i was reading each of them, i was completely overwhelmed with such a positive feeli...

16 mar 12

Spreading Some Joy and Good Fortune

Hello, friends! Its been a snoozer on here lately and i am sorry for that. Lots of good stuff going on behind the scenes (despite the late nights and giant piles on my desk) and some new exciting ann...

15 mar 12

Mystery Solved

Wasnt the Mystery blog hop fun? I realized somewhere along the way that making guesses is not so easy! So i dont know about you, but i cant wait to see what some of the items were...still scratching ...

02 mar 12

Seeing Spots and Dots

 I love dots. In our bathroom alone, there are dots onour shower curtain:on our bath mat:and in a framed doodle i painted using a strong brew of tea:I love them so much that i think i could desi...

01 mar 12

Friday Hodgepodge

Do you ever have a week where you feel like this by the end of it?thats me on The Bubble Rock Trail in MaineYou start out thinking, "How am i ever going to finish all the stuff on my to do list?&...

24 feb 12

Mystery Hop Stop

Welcome hoppers! Today is my day of theand i just wanted to take a minute to thank Kimberly Jolly and the crew at Fat Quarter Shop for all the work they do not only to keep customers happy, but also ...

21 feb 12

XO

Love has no desire but to fulfill itself.  To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.  To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of lo...

14 feb 12

Furry Friday

Franny, birdwatchingHave a wonderful weekend!xo,kate

03 feb 12

Designing In Progress

Shhh...listen carefully...whats that sound? Uh, do you hear it too? I thought so! Its been a while so im popping in here to break up the cricket chorus and let you in on a few things that are going o...

01 feb 12

Perfect Timing

It hardly ever happens that the stars and planets align to bring two new items to stores at the very same time and in the same season. But on a rare occasion, this serendipitous intersection does occ...

20 jan 12

Happy News Will Come To You

I am so excited to share that Good Fortune should be landing on the shelves any day now! If you cant wait...you dont have to! Its already available at Fat Quarter Shop (shameless, i know).Julie ...

18 jan 12

Its A Mystery

A little before Christmas, i got an email from Kimberly Jolly at theFat Quarter Shop inviting me to be one of the designers for their2012 Designer Mystery Block of the Month Club. I barely finished r...

11 jan 12

Furry Friday

On January 1st of each year we (usually) do lots of cleaning around here to start the New Year off sparkling and dust-free. Now to see how long we can keep it this way! One of the other things we do ...

06 jan 12

New Goodies

Yesterday, i was thinking i should probably get a blog post ready to let you know about some fun new stationery items that will be arriving in Michaels Craft Stores® any day now. Im really excited to...

05 jan 12

Meteors and Colored Pencils

Well, we did it. We set the alarm clock for 3 a.m. When it went off at that godforsaken hour, i could tell that we were both clinging to the blankets as long as we possibly could. But we pried oursel...

04 jan 12

Fresh

Happy New Year! Hope everyone is off to a wonderful beginning to 2012. Ive cleared off my bulletin boards, erased my memo boards, filed paperwork, cleaned off my desk, sharpened my colored pencils an...

03 jan 12

Furry Wishes

Wishing you an abundance of love and joy throughout the holiday season — and a very happy, healthy New Year too!With love from,kate, pete, franny and lou

23 dec 11

Just In Time For (Next) Christmas

With a little less than a week until Christmas, im about knee-deep in gift wrap and tissue paper...and there is hardly a day where i dont find packing tape stuck to my shoe or sleeve (or worse). The ...

19 dec 11

Good Omen

Im going to take it as a good omen that a bright yellow balloon landed in our tree today.There was no note attached, which i admit was a little disappointing.So i am going to attach this note to 12 b...

13 dec 11

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