Patterned Valentine’s Day Printable

February 10, 2016

Just like Leslie Knope, I’ve been scheming ideas for small gifts to give my favorite ladies for Galentine’s Day! These little treat boxes should do the trick.

After creating some fun gift wrap for Design Love Fest over the holidays, I’ve been hoping to do more free printables, and I finally got a moment to work on a sweet little project with my friend Emma Trithart! I created a special version of my dense dash pattern in a dusty rose quartz color, and Emma contributed her lovely hand-lettering to fit on this little printable gift box.

Download the patterned box template, and then cut, fold, and fill with your favorite candy or small surprise!

Napkin Folding for Casual Dinner Parties

December 15, 2015

Editor’s note: I’m excited to share another post from contributor Alexandria Austin! As we get ready for holiday feasts, I hope you’ll enjoy her napkin folding tips as much as I did! -Erin

The holidays are here, and that means a slew of family gatherings and dinner parties full of delicious food and memorable conversations. Throwing a dinner party can be just as much fun as attending, but you may be looking for some dinner party décor ideas to spruce up your table in time for holiday entertaining. Today, we want to share some simple napkin folding techniques that are perfect for a casual gathering.

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DIY Gift Wrap

December 7, 2015

I loooove patterned gift wrap. Choosing the perfect wrapping paper and embellishments is almost as fun as finding the gift itself, and I even teach workshops on how to print your own gift wrap!

Did you know that Cotton & Flax offers a gift wrapping service for any purchase made in our shop? It’s true! Just select the gift wrap option during checkout, and let us make things easy by wrapping your holiday gifts for you.

Prefer to go the DIY wrapping route? I’ve got a new gift wrap DIY project over on Design Love Fest, where you can download a free printable gift wrap sheet. Need more inspiration? Check out my tutorials for DIY yarn wrapping, Furoshiki-style fabric wrapping, and hand-printed gift wrap here on the blog!

Guide to LA Fabric Stores

August 18, 2015

If you love a good fabric store, today I have a treat for you: a guide to my favorite fabric shops in LA!

After moving to Los Angeles in 2010, I spent a lot of time driving around the city, visiting all the fabric stores I could find. I was experimenting heavily with printing on locally sourced fabric, experiments that would eventually lead to founding Cotton & Flax. At the time, I was just beginning to get to know LA (let’s be honest, I’m still getting to know LA), and all the awesome creative resources it had to offer.

I take pride in the fact that I still source the majority of my materials for Cotton & Flax from local shops and fabric distributors. I’d love to share some of my favorite LA fabric stores, so that locals and visitors alike can enjoy these fantastic shops!

Edit 5/11/17: Sadly, many of these amazing fabric shops have shut their doors since I wrote this post a couple years ago. I’ve made some edits to reflect those changes.

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DIY Personalized Sketchbook

March 30, 2015

Create your own patterned notebooks!

Update: I’ll be teaching this class in person on Saturday, October 8th in Los Angeles! Get more info about the block printing workshop and sign up here!

I often experiment with hand-carved stamps to try out new patterns that I’m thinking of adding to the Cotton & Flax collection. It’s a quick and easy process that lets me see results right away, rather than taking time to burn a new silkscreen. I decided to try out a new technique: printing my original patterns on blank notebooks!

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10 DIY Holiday Gift Ideas

November 7, 2014

It might seem early to be talking about holiday gifts, but if you’re like me, you take the partial DIY approach to holiday gift giving (aka: buy a few, make a few!) Making gifts by hand can take a while, so I’m getting a jump on my DIY holiday gift projects now.

In case you need some DIY inspiration, check out this roundup of 10 projects that would make perfect holiday gifts! Click read more to see the full list.

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