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Vote for Cotton & Flax – Win $100 gift card!

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In case you missed it, Cotton & Flax is a finalist for a grant from West Elm! Thanks so much to all of you who have voted for Cotton & Flax already. A grant like this would be a game changer! It would provide the opportunity to expand into a larger studio space, and take on more ambitious projects. If you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time – voting runs through the 13th!

As a thank you for your support, I’m doing a giveaway! To enter, simply vote for Cotton & Flax, then leave a comment here on this post telling me that you voted. You’ll be entered to win $100 of your favorite goods from Cotton & Flax! You have until 11:59 on 10/14/14 to enter. This giveaway is now closed, thanks so much for your support!

*Our randomly selected winner has been notified via email! Thanks for entering!*

West Elm Local Grant – Cotton & Flax is a Finalist!

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I’ve got some big news! Cotton & Flax is a finalist for the West Elm Local Grant!

West Elm frequently partners with local makers + designers to hand pick regionally sourced pieces for their stores (you might remember that the LA store began carrying my work earlier this year), and this year they are awarding a $25,000 grant to help a local maker grow their small businesses from the ground up.

Similar to the American Made award I mentioned a couple weeks ago, there is a public voting component to this grant. I hope you’ll take a moment and cast your vote for Cotton & Flax – your support will help me expand into larger projects and offer a wider range of goods – including often requested fabric yardage!

Thanks for all the support you’ve shown Cotton & Flax this year. Opportunities like these have been so exciting, but it’s the day to day support from my friends and fans that makes Cotton & Flax possible.

Weekend Sketching

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I spent hours sketching and developing new patterns this weekend, which was such a treat. Normally I use sumi ink, hand carved rubber stamps, or my brush pens to sketch pattern ideas (you can see a glimpse into my sketchbook here), but this time I brought out my watercolors and spent an afternoon painting. I’ve really been drawn to blues and greens lately, especially this dark teal color… something I might return to in the Spring.

Cotton & Flax sketchbook

American Made Awards – Vote for Cotton & Flax!

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I’m proud to share that Cotton & Flax was selected as a finalist in the Design category of Martha Stewart’s American Made Awards! It feels absolutely wonderful to have been chosen as a finalist, I think it’s fantastic that Martha Stewart honors the maker community in this way each year.

Voting starts today, and I would really appreciate your vote. Winning a one of the ten honoree spots would be incredibly beneficial for the growth of my company.  It would mean an opportunity to bring Cotton & Flax to the next level – starting with taking on new, larger projects (like printing fabric yardage, something that I’ve gotten many requests for over the years), and expanding my team here in Los Angeles.

I hope you’ll visit my profile on the American Made site to learn more about my commitment to USA-based production and the values behind my business. Your vote gets me one step closer to moving into a larger studio space and accomplishing some big goals for Cotton & Flax! If you feel inclined, please share my profile with friends and family – I’m depending on my amazing support network to spread the word about this competition. Thanks for voting, and thanks for all the support you’ve shown Cotton & Flax!

Cotton & Flax is an American Made Finalist!

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I’m proud to share that Cotton & Flax was selected as a finalist in the Design category of Martha Stewart’s American Made Awards. Voting starts in just a couple weeks, but head over to the American Made site now to read my profile, and learn more about my commitment to producing all Cotton & Flax pieces in the USA.

Retiring our 13″ Pillows

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If you’re signed up for email updates from Cotton & Flax, you’ve already been alerted to the fact that our 13″ pillows are now 25% off! The 13″ pillows are going to be retired, and replaced with a bolder 16″ pillow, so the remaining stock of small pillows is on sale until they sell out.

There are less than a dozen of these sale pillows left, so head over to Cotton & Flax’s online shop and take advantage of the sale!