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Dieffenbachia For Spoonflower

Numb Tongue Wall Paper. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Numb Tongue Wall Paper. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

The Spoonflower challenge this round was for poisonous plants. Hmm. It had me wishing, once again, that I was better at drawing. I decided to go semi-abstract. Semi-mod. I don’t think I was successful. But I had a working, repeating pattern.

Dieffenbachia is also known as dumb cane. Dumb cane gets its name from the temporary speechlessness that can occur after chewing a piece of the stem. The cells of the plant are armed with stinging crystals, raphides, that are composed of calcium oxalate. If chewed or ingested, the raphides and sap of the plant can irritate the mucous membranes and cause swelling and inflammation of the tongue and throat. The plant is considered to be toxic to cats and children, though ingestion is not usually deadly.

The design name came to me after reading the plant description. It comes from a funny scene in one of the Star Trek movies. Captain Kirk has numb tongue and no one can understand what he is saying. Obscure, I know. But the movie made me giggle.

Numb Tongue, sample. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Numb Tongue, sample. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

There is texture through out. I mixed a wonky plaid with a linen for the background. And I mimicked the variations of color in the leaves.

I don’t feel confident to ask for votes on this one. Voting is open now until January 17th.

Dad’s birthday.

Numb Tongue Wall Paper. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Numb Tongue Wall Paper. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Bees Decree, sample. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

Bee Decree placed at 535 of 811 entries with 26 votes. You can see the top 63, here. Thanks so much everyone, for taking the time to vote.

You are bee-nomenal! 😊😊😊

I do feel a sense of accomplishment for the learning in this process. Adding that to my little pink book of techniques. Haha. 🙂

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes a year has been so disastrous and so terrible
that entering a new year will automatically mean
entering a wonderful year!
Mehmet Murat Ildan

Kindness, kindness, kindness.
I want to make a New year’s prayer, not a resolution.
I’m praying for courage.
Susan Sontag

Midnight Runner For Spoonflower

Midnight Runner Wallpaper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Midnight Runner Wallpaper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Midnight Runner Throw. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Midnight Runner Throw. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I am really pleased with how the background turned out on this. It was difficult to hide the seam. There are sections that look like the seam is showing, but it is just part of the coloring. This is for the Birding Design Challenge. Here is a close-up.

Midnight Runner Close-up. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Midnight Runner Close-up. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I had a few ideas to add more to this, but I opted to turn it in early so I could prepare for the 30 day gathering. I have started on the next challenge design. A complicated Victorian floral.

Voting is open until the 6th. So many amazing designs presented!

Midnight Runner Lumbar Pillow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Midnight Runner Lumbar Pillow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Midnight Runner Bedding. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Midnight Runner Bedding. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Granny Square Floral Sample. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Granny Square Floral Sample. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Granny Square Floral placed at 482 of 718 with 29 votes. I was blown away by all of the fabulous designs! Thanks so much for voting! 🙂

You gain strength,
courage and confidence
by every experience
in which you really stop to
look fear in the face.
You must do the thing you think
you cannot do.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Granny Square Floral For Spoonflower

Last week I designed two collections for the Spoonflower Granny Square challenge. I had no idea how I was going to create a faux-crochet effect. Looking at the challenge entries, I am amazed at the different ways designers achieved this.

My floral granny square has hundreds of layers. Each line, each petal. Whew! I knew that there would be lots of bright, colorful designs. So I decided to go with something softer. I am very happy with how this design turned out.

Voting is open now through the 30th. Yikes! The 30th? The 30-Day Creative Challenge is right around the corner! 🙂

Granny Square Floral Sample. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Granny Square Floral Sample. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Granny Sq. Floral Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Granny Sq. Floral Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I designed the basket weave first. And I think I will go back and increase the size of the pom-pom. It seems too small. WIth this design, I think the brighter colors work better. Which do you like best?

Granny Square Basket Weave Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Granny Square Basket Weave Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
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Granny Square Basket Weave Sample. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Twitchy Witch Close Up. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Twitchy Witch Close Up. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Twitchy Witch received 13 votes. Seems Appropriate. Haha. Unlucky 13 . Thanks so much for voting! I appreciate your support so much 🙂 Enjoy! 🙂

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