While we were out shopping this week, we discovered that we’re not the only ones digging Garden Botanicals. We saw many shelves stocked with botanical patterns as well as home furnishings. Check out all the lovely things we found…
Today is Earth Day and we’re grateful for the beautiful things on our planet…especially burgeoning flowers and lush landscapes! This week, we’ll be planting a few seeds and featuring sneak peeks of some Garden/Botanical patterns that will be available for instant license and download in the soon-to-launch AFB Art Marketplace.
Since we’re focusing on RECYCLING & REPURPOSING this week, our pattern picks this week started out as one thing and ended up repurposed as a pattern… The typewriter in the above pattern started its life on notecards from Jill’s stationery line and then she translated it into a pattern. Tracey Atkinson created the […]
Our Shopping Around feature today is a little bit different from past weeks. Today, we’re highlighting some products from Frecklebox.com, an online gift shop that sells personalized gifts for kids. AFB designers created the following patterns and Frecklebox repurposed them to use across multiple product lines. We love how one design can work on […]
We’re kicking off Earth Week by focusing on Recycling and Repurposing, specifically in pattern designs. Today, we’ll showcase a couple of lovely patterns designed by Anna Bondoc… Both of the above patterns were created by hand and then translated into a digital medium. Here’s an excerpt from the Anna Bondoc website, describing the fascinating process […]
Liz Ablashi is in the spotlight today and talks with AFB and founder Jenny Morgan about designing through AFB and more. Jenny: Liz joined AFB in the last year, and is one of those people who is just always together and a pleasure to work with. On top of that, her designs are great, and […]
In line with the soggy midwestern forecast this week, our pattern picks are related to rain and the rainbows we hope to see after the showers end! These will soon be available for instant license and download when the AFB Art Marketplace launches.
We had a rainy day out shopping this week, but found some cute stuff for the showers of April and the rainbows that follow!
April is in full swing and we’re experiencing rain today in the midwest. That means it’s time to break out the rain gear so we can slosh through the showers to get to the rainbows! Here are a few sneak peeks of patterns that make rainy days feel more lively & joyful… All are quite […]
In the spotlight this week are the fantastic work spaces of two AFB Members, Christa Sorauf and Angie Bowman. We can really see how each designers’ workspace influences and reflects their designs. First, we’ll take a tour of Christa Sorauf’s new office for her company, Jolie Kolaj. We love the bright pink! Jolie Kolaj […]