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Stephen
Mebane, NC
Printing custom fabric for the people.
Interests: technology, sewing, blogging, crafts, internet, fabric, crafters, custom fabric, printing fabric
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Vote For Fabrics Inspired By Greek Myths
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In yet another attempt to carve out a niche for ourselves in the world of textile designs, our contest this week is for fabric designs inspired by Greek mythology. Vote for your favorites and check in next week to see... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Spoonflower blog
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Announcing the Fabric8 Finalists
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We're very excited today to announce the Fabric8 finalists, eight talented designers whose designs won the most votes to go on to the final round of our competition. Each of the eight finalists will develop an additional three designs to... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Spoonflower blog
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Renter Dec: Win Custom Wallpaper
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This week we're giving away two rolls of custom wallpaper! Our fully removable wallpaper is perfect for projects suited for rented spaces like those we've been sharing this month in our Renter Dec series. How will you use wallpaper to... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Spoonflower blog
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Who Will Make the Fabric8? Announcing the Semi-Finalists
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Yesterday we were excited to announce the semi-finalists in the Fabric8 Contest from Spoonflower and Robert Kaufman Fabrics. The 100 designs up for voting were selected by a team of fabric industry professionals out of a pool of over 750... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Wrappers' Delight: See the Top 10 Birthday Gift Wrap Designs
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Regular readers know that a few weeks ago we launched custom gift wrap. This past week we challenged designers in our contest to think about birthday designs that would look good on wrapping paper. The winner, chosen from a field... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Renter Dec: Project Inspiration Books Giveaway
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This week we are giving away two books with beautiful fully removable home decor projects perfectly suited for rented spaces, just like those we're sharing all this month in our Renter Dec series. The two books included in this week's... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Vote For Festive Birthday Gift Wrap Designs
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Although most of the designs in our latest contest would look lovely on fabric, the focus of this week's challenge is actually gift wrap. Vote for the birthday-themed designs you like best, and you may have a chance to order... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Announcing the Winner Of Our Contest To Design Sailing Fabric
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This time around we asked for sailing fabrics, but required designers to use a restricted palette of colors in their designs. The result, I know you'll agree, is an amazing group of fabrics (one that will make a lovely fat... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Win Custom Wallpaper + An Innovative DIY from The Bold Abode
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To kick off May's blog series dedicated to Renter Dec -- projects that are both beautiful and fully removable -- today we are sharing a project from Gwen Whitfield, the blogger behind The Bold Abode, who made a unique update... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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DIY Weddings: Custom Bean Bag Toss Game Set
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In the last project in our DIY weddings series, Spoonflower crew member Allie shares an easy tutorial for creating a custom bean bag toss game set for a fun, personalized touch to your wedding day! For my oldest sister’s wedding... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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A Flotilla Of Sailing Fabrics
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In this week's contest we asked designers to create fabric using no more than five colors chosen from a palette specified in the contest rules. The theme was sailing. So your challenge for this week is to choose your favorites... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Flocks Of Pop Art Chickens
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If you're into a country decor style, you have choices aplenty when it comes to chickens, from fabrics to wallpapers to welcome mats. But what if you're more of a chicken-loving modernist? Where, until now, could you go for your... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Evivart Custom Wedding Print Giveaway
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As part of our April DIY Weddings series on the Spoonflower blog, we're giving away a custom wedding print personalized for a happy couple in your life. One lucky winner will receive a geographic wedding print customized with your choice... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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DIY Weddings: Decal Table Numbers and Cupcake Toppers
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Up next in our DIY weddings series, Spoonflower crew member Caitlin shares two simple tutorials using decals to add a special touch to your wedding day. There are lots of ways to add a personal touch to your wedding. For... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Why did the pop art chicken cross the road?
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As you may know, here at Spoonflower we've managed to run fabric design contests every week, without fail, for over four years without repeating a theme. The strain of coming up with new ideas for contests never shows, however, which... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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10 Great Gardening Fabrics
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Here in North Carolina we've got more sowing going on these days than sewing, as the spring weather right now is just perfect for gardening. But when the crafting bug does strike, we now have the perfect fabrics for the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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DIY Wedding Giveaway: 3 Yards Of Custom-Printed Cotton Silk
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The most recent post in our DIY Weddings series was a brief tutorial about creating custom-printed pocket squares out of cotton silk for the groom and groomsmen. So this week's giveaway is for three yards of custom-printed cotton silk from... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Techcrunch video tour of Spoonflower
The folks from the technology news site Techcrunch stopped by our office on a visit to Durham a couple of weeks ago. They produced a terrific video tour of Spoonflower, which you can see below or on their site: TC... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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DIY Weddings: Custom Pocket Squares
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This week for our DIY weddings series, Spoonflower team members Abbey and Sharon share how they created simple Cotton Silk and Kona® Cotton pocket squares for the groom and groomsmen. When thinking of DIY wedding projects, we thought about what... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Friday Photo: Be Prepared!
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Today the Spoonflower crew -- including Jaysen here -- took turns training to use a fire extinguisher. We hope we don't ever have to use one, but it's good to be prepared! Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Get Out Your Gardening Tools
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Here in Spoonflower's home state of North Carolina, spring is in full swing this week. For many of us, that means getting outside and digging in to one of the season's great joys: gardening. So this week's contest is for... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Baby Animals Of All Sorts
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This week's contest has given us a set of ten unbelievably cute fabrics, all of which include baby animals. If you're not at least tempted by this week's limited-edition fat quarter bundle, then you need to get your heart checked.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Custom Printed Gift Wrap Is Back!
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Today we're beside ourselves with excitement as we announce the official launch of custom gift wrap on Spoonflower! As of this morning, you can upload your own design and have it printed on a roll of custom wrapping paper for... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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Green Kangaroo Wedding Gift Certificate Giveaway
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As part of our DIY Weddings April, this week we're giving away a $150 gift credit for The Green Kangaroo, a fellow North Carolina business that sells unique wedding invitations and stationery, including DIY wedding invitations. Fill out our entry... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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DIY Weddings: Decal & Fabric Invitations
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Next up in our DIY weddings series, Spoonflower staffer Laurie shares an easy technique for creating unique, handmade wedding invitations using both Spoonflower decals and fabric. In this DIY wedding tutorial, I'm going to show you have to make beautiful... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Spoonflower blog
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