Dishfunctional Designs: pillows

Friday, March 24, 2017

Find Your Magic - New Inspirational Design Now Available!

Hi friends! Last year I wrote a blog post entitled, A Meditative Sketch: Find Your Magic, where I featured the above illustration. It's a simple drawing that came from my heart, and it's become one of my very favorite creations. It's so simple but I think it flows so well. I love everything about this design - the shape, the flow, the color, and the message.

I decided to add some color to it and then create some products with the artwork so that I could share it. You can now find this design in my Soiety6 shop!

Here are just a few examples of this new design on a few different products. All are available in my Society6 shop so be sure to check them out! The floor pillows are so cool!

Tote bag available in 13", 16" or 18"

Amazing floor pillow available in two sizes and in round or square!

Wall tapestry available in 3 sizes!

iPhone and iPod cases as well as skins and laptop sleeves and skins are available in all different sizes too

These canvas pouches are SO cool! You can get the three different sizes pictured above, or the three together as a set. Check them out!

I just love the pillows! There are square, rectangular (like the one above) and large floor pillows that you can order in circular or square.

Metal travel mug is also available in ceramic, and of course also available as a traditional coffee mug :)

Throw pillow (indoor or outdoor, and different sizes available)

I hope you like them! Let me know what you think.

Also new...TWO other collections...I just finished a collection of amazing eye-candy scales from mermaids, dragons and serpents, and maybe I'll feature those in a future blog post, but they're available right now in my Society6 shop.

I've also been working on a collection of forest-inspired designs and I think they're really neat. I'm so excited about these new designs and have been working on them daily. It's been a nice little break from jewelry making, and it's so refreshing to mix things up and allow my creativity to go in a few different directions.

Here is a little preview my Forest For The Trees collection, which I will be adding more designs to shortly! Click the image below to see more and be sure to let me know what you think.

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I hope you have a great week!

Love, Laura

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Monday, November 14, 2016

The Evolution Of A Design From Drawing To Finished Product

This summer I worked on some illustrations and was really pleased with my finished designs...

I drew some mandalas, artistic feathers, and some other various designs...and I blogged about them just a little bit over the summer, and shared a couple very short videos on my YouTube channel as I was drawing them.

I decided to transform my designs into textiles and a few different products, and turn them into a collection available in a few different color schemes, and here are a few samples...I think the pillow below is especially beautiful!

Boom Mandala throw pillow in Ocean

My original drawing, which is a freehand drawn mandala sketched in ink.

I always wanted to design home decor and fashion, so I am excited to get started and test the waters with designing some test products of my own.

Bloom Mandala in Plum comforter

It's really amazing to see the transformation of something that was once just and idea in my head, and then a drawing, turn into a beautiful product that people can wear or use in their homes and everyday lives.

Bloom Mandala in Plum iPhone & iPod Case

Bloom Mandala in Plum iPhone case

Bloom Mandala in Turquoise Carry-All Pouch

Canvas Carry-all pouch available in different sizes!

All products pictured in this collection (plus more not shown here) are available for purchase at Society6. I'm working on a brand new collection and hope to have it up soon after the holidays. I hope you like them!