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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Keti Koti: Remembering a Painful Past


There are many holidays we create designs for, but this one is especially close to the heart. Keti Koti — which means Broken Chains in Creole — marks the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonies. It’s a moment in history that holds deep significance, even though it’s a part of our past we’re not proud of.

The Netherlands has long struggled to face this history. In school, we’re rarely taught about the Dutch slave trade. Colonialism is often framed as a period that brought us prosperity and built the foundation of our economy. But the human cost — the pain, the generational trauma, the poverty, the chronic illness, is largely left out of the conversation. Even today, politicians continue to sidestep the topic, and Keti Koti is still not recognized as an official holiday.

Every year, I create and share artwork and illustrations for Keti Koti to keep the memory alive, to ensure this moment in history isn't forgotten. I’m grateful to live in a vibrant, multicultural city where more than 170 nationalities come together. Our city was built on the very history we’re trying to reckon with. And while I cherish the richness of our diverse cultures — the music, the food, the warmth of so many hearts — I can’t forget that we’re enjoying these gifts because of a dark and painful legacy. It’s bittersweet.
What saddens me most is seeing the extent to which our government still avoids taking real accountability. We must talk about these things. Make Keti Koti and official national holiday. We must learn from history, especially now, because oh boy, are we repeating ourselves in 2025.

If you are curious about our other Graphic Design work for your own business; please reach out and send us a message.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

NEW Gymnastics Seamless Designs - Available for Licensing & on Fabric


Did you know as a little kid I used to be a pretty competitive gymnast? I actually did some serious competitions when I was little. But when my body changed I felt uncomfortable in those leotards and stopped gymnastics.

Never did I miss it, but when I was watching Queer Eye a couple of years ago I say Johnathan Van Ness, my spirit animal, doing some backflips. Then I realized I had never made and Gymnastics themed designs. I put it on my list to do, but over the years that list has become a multiple pages list of themes and ideas and Gymnastics was pushed back multiple times. Then Deanna, my girl at Carriage House Printery send me a request last week. "Do you have any Gymnast designs?" Well, uhm. I have made over 45.000 designs but no. I didn't make anything just yet. So I prioritized this one and squeezed this one in over the weekend.

I only created one design for now, which is available in 8 different color ways. On fabric, wallpaper and this seamless girls design is also available for commercial use. Send us a message if you're interested in using this design on your products!

If you are curious about our other Graphic Design work for your own business; please reach out and send us a message.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Make Love 🖤 Not War - use our FREE love & peace design & make your own little mark



Some messages should be heard just a little louder. This one is available for licensing. Completely FREE of charge, one week only. I want to make it as easy as I can spreading this message. Can't believe how history is repeating over and over again. Somehow our history lessons didn't stick. I am safe. And what a luxery that is! I am grateful every day but it's hard watching what's happening from the sidelines. This is the least my creative heart can do. It's about the little wins this week.


This design is available for licensing and available on fabric & wallpaper through our partners at Carriage House Printery & Spoonflower.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Customer Spotlight: Bear & Moo - Designs for Cloth Diapers



Ever since I started the business in 2011 Little Smilemakers Studio has been working for cloth nappy brands all over the globe. This industry has been growing and more parents are choosing a more sustainable way of diapering. And a big plus: they are a lot cuter than disposable ones! The first brand we worked for was Milovia, for which we also did some branding. After Milovia we worked on a completely new print identity for Bambino Mio. And after all these years we are still creating designs for cloth diapers.  

For 6 years we've been making designs for Bear & Moo. We started working with Hannah back in early 2019. And as the global market got greener and more conscious. Bear & Moo became the award-winning nappy brand and every won the business of the year award. They became trailblazers creating baby products for the concious parent. How cool is that? We are so grateful to work together with many talented ladies who are truly making a difference. And as you can imagine we are beyond excited to have them on our list of clients.


This spring Hannah selected another bunch of our designs. Our green puppies & neutral hearts are now launched and part of they nappy & baby accessory collection. You can find these prints on cute bibs, wet bags and even re-usable sanitary pads I wish they sold on our Dutch market! We proudly present you the new products here on our blog.

Hannah licensed our designs non-eclusively but she does have an extended license with exclusivity to her branch. With the Premium license you can use our ready-made designs and keep them unique to your company without breaking the bank. Need some prints for your products too? You can find more info about using our designs and our licensing options on our website.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Finished Work: Knapsnoet - Logo Design & Branding


As a kid, I always picked the butterfly. I loved having my face painted. You can imagine how I enjoyed those colorful illustrations on my face! As I later turned out to be illustrating myself, I was excited to start this new branding project. Creating a visual ‘face’ for Snapsnoet. (translated: Pretty Face)

Knapsnoet was created by Mandy. Her passion in life has always been makeup. And she decided to turn her hobby into a business this year. With workshops for women who want to get skilled. And you can also hire her for theater grime, birthday parties. belly paint and business workshops.

Mandy wanted to create something she could see herself in. She had a clear understanding of what she wanted to say. Her brand should reflect her feminine self, soft and joyful. But her branding also needed show professionalism, she wanted it to reflect her skills and also attract other professionals, not only moms throwing Disney themed birthday parties. Nothing too cutesy. But cute enough. Something catchy. But also detailed. Creating a branding is about converting these contrasts into a coherent balance. Find that unique tone that makes a brand professional & personal. A lovely design problem to solve.

For her logo, we decided to create something neutral with a soft pink base. A minimalist catchy smiley is incorporated, reflecting the face painting, and a swoosh in the background as a shape to tie both the visual and typography together.

For her branding we also created some graphic designs. Flyers, business cards and for those we created a series of abstract painted illustrations. With all this, we set the base for future branding. With these designs, she can tell her story and attract her ideal clients. What do you think about this project?

Need a logo for your business too?
A logo is a visual symbol or graphic that represents a brand. It is the first point of contact between a business and its audience and serves as the foundation for the overall brand identity. If you are also looking for a logo designer who can create a strong visual identity? Reach out and send us a message. Let's get to know each other!

Monday, March 24, 2025

Carriage House printery: Sweet pastels and quirky prints for this year's Easter Fabric Collection by Little Smilemakers Studio



Next up is Easter! We love making prints for Holidays but quite frankly we don't sell too much of 'm business to business. But we do sell a ton of fabrics with every holiday. Come have a look at our Easter fabrics. We just added some last-minute prints for Easter to our carriage House Printery collection.


These designs are available for licensing. These designs are available on fabric & wallpaper through our partners at Carriage House Printery & Spoonflower.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Mixing Surface Patterns with Wall Art & Fashion Prints



For almost 14 years we've been creating prints designs. The past few years we've also created a lot of other graphic artworks. Last month we sent out our new Fruit Punch collection and next to our usual print designs we also created some wall art and fashion prints that immediately sold out.

For the warmer season we created a range or joyful summer visuals. These were all sold within a few days. One of our clients loved these series so much she wanted to create a range of visuals to use for her product rage next to the licensed surface designs she uses. Since we have a lot of illustrations ready-made in stock we'll be creating some more matching designs combining illustrations, print design, and cute typography quotes and funny sayings.

Licensing print designs
The designs featured have been licensed non-exclusively. That means it it still available for licensing for you if you want to use it for your production. If you like to license our prints for your business too please send us a message. We license print designs all over the world and we love to welcome new collabs.

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Finished Work: Mels-Vida - Logo Design for a Hair Salon



We love going back to our roots and get our teeth into a branding project. Melanie has been a hair stylist for almost 20 years and this year she opened her own salon. And we got to dig in and create a new identity for her business. A well-crafted logo and cohesive branding can significantly impact the success of a business. It builds brand recognition, and creates a sense of trust.

Logo design and branding are crucial elements of a business’s identity. They go hand in hand to create a cohesive, recognizable presence in the market and communicate the values, mission, and personality of a company. We created a brand new logo for her business and created various graphic designs. The inspiration for her logo came from her two biggest passions in life: travel & hair. We wanted to make a cute and inviting visual, complementing her radiant character. Fun, playful, and creative. We also created a surface pattern for her give-aways & business related product line.

Need a logo for your business too?
A logo is a visual symbol or graphic that represents a brand. It is the first point of contact between a business and its audience and serves as the foundation for the overall brand identity. If you are also looking for a logo designer who can create a strong visual identity? Reach out and send us a message. Let's get to know each other!

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Finished Work: Thea Fashion for Kids / Boys Summer collection



We have some beautiful new pieces for Thea Fashion to show you. We've been working with Angela for a couple of years. Before the pandamic she already licensed designs of ours. Every month she selects some designs of ours.

Over the years she has launched numerous designs for her fabric collection. Her customers make the most wonderful creations. This spring she picked one of our surf themes for her boys collection. We also stated making visuals to apply on t-shirts and accessories. Usually she's all about color but for this launch she used more neutral colors and earthy tones. Our shaka design was part of our Sea & Salt collection and we're so excited it has founds a home at Angela's fabric store. And look what customers already created with our seamless print design and visuals.

Angela Loves pairing up her prints with neutral tones and basic textures. Stripes and checkers are easy to mix and match. All of those prints sure form a cute boys collection. Contrasting or color blocking.

Licensing print designs
This design was licensed non-exclusively. That means it it still available for licensing for you if you want to use it for your production. If you like to license our prints for your business too please send us a message. We license print designs all over the world and we love to welcome new collabs.

Saturday, June 1, 2024

The Big Archive Clean-Out Sale / License seamless designs for only €35 per print - all summer long



With over 34.000 designs and a bunch just waiting to be loved we needed a big spring clean! We are preparing to add new designs into our sale section and this Friday the first designs will be announced. These forgotten beauties will be available for €34 only.

Make sure to sign up to our newsletter to view our selection of seamless designs. We’ll be adding more themes and colors every week for as long as we need to organize things. I know a bunch of our followers are waiting for a sweet deal. So make sure to sign up to that list and get first dibs. Here’s a tiny peek already. We're including some oldies made during our first years. We are including tons of abstracts, animals, botanicals. Boho & Retro styles and many more.


Licensing print designs
If you like to license our prints for your business too please send us a message. We license print designs all over the world and we love to welcome new collabs. You can find more info about licensing on our website.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Customer Spotlight: Buckle Me Baby - Print designs for PJs



Over the years we worked with a couple of trailblazers but when we got an email from Dahlia explaining what kind of product she created we got so excited to jump in and create some prints for her.  

Her story all began while raising her three kids and struggling to get them into their car seats during the colder season. With their coats to be too puffy they were not safe to keep on. But those cold rides were no fun for her kids either. Safety shouldn’t be a struggle, and she created the perfect coat for kids that could be kept on safely in those car seats. From 2016 to 2020 she developed her product got it tested and approved. And in 2020 she appeared on Shark Tank giving her that boost to keep going and create some real magic.

We love her Buckle Me Baby Coats, and we are so honored to be part of her creative journey. It’s where solving a problem and making something easier truly is a form of art. My designer hearts sure loves what she makes! If only all products put on this planet made this much sense. In her shop she also has other pieces of clothing for little ones and for her Pyjama Collection she used some Little Smilemakers print designs we really want to show you. We love the finished pieces. They turned out cute right?

Dahlia licensed our designs non-eclusively but she does have an extended license with exclusivity to her branch. With the Premium license you can use our ready-made designs and keep them unique to your company without breaking the bank. Need some prints for your products too? You can find more info about using our designs and our licensing options on our website.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

The Lookbook - Midnight Kitty / Print designs for cat lovers



Over the years we’ve been working together with tons of dog accessory businesses all over the globe. We created many dog designs but cats weren’t as represented in our portfolio that often. Probably because we don't need so much gear for these fluffy ones. We do have some cat accessory customers buying our fabric. But we don't focus on the cat target group very often. This year I decided it was time to dedicate some time to creating new cat designs.

Last summer we had to say goodbye to our 19-year-old black cat Duvel. And this collection is a little celebration of his spooky night shenanigans. We still miss our little Duvel and the past months we’ve seen him come to life on several of our client’s products. I am so happy he’s living on in our designs & fabrics now.

Last January we rescued a new kitty. She’s around 8 years old and brings us so many laughs. It’s truly amazing what these small creatures can do for us. Time to celebrate. Inspired by our oldie and with the joy of our new cat. Hope you like this new mini-collection! All designs are available for licensing. If you license our designs we will send you the original files which you can use for your own production. This covers commercial usage too. Want some more info? Shoot us a message.

These designs are now available for licensing. And we also have some of these designs available on fabric & wallpaper through our partners at Carriage House Printery & Spoonflower.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Finished work: Days of Gold - Day Care in the Woods - Logo Design



Rainbows & Sprinkles has been one of our long term clients. We created hundreds of prints for Lucy’s sportswear brand. Last year we created a logo for her basic line of sports pieces before she decided to change course and sell her business. While creating designs we discussed our mutual love for animals and her biggest dream was to be surrounded by animals all day. In the summer of 2023 she found a large plot of land with stables, horses, right up the hills and surrounded with woods. She decided to change everything and start a Day Care. A place to grow up and play surrounded by nature and animals. 

We were so sad to see her leave Rainbows and Sprinkles, but she’s such an inspiration. She turned her life around and has worked on opening up her day care for months. For her new business we created a brand new logo design reflecting the surroundings of her new Nature day care: Days of Gold. We created some really crisp clean cut designs, freehand logo’s and some designs with badges reminding us of the scouts. Did you join them when you were a kid?

As a kid I grew up in the country side with lots of space to play. Take care of animals, build bridges over streams and little huts. So this logo was a fun piece to create. Something I could personally relate to. Here we’ll explain the logo designing process, so you can have a little insight on how we work. In case you need something for your branding swell.



Step 1: The Business Before we start we want to know everything about the business. Is it already ‘out there’ as an established brand? What are the core values. Some insight about the philosophy is key to create something that really connects. A logo should reflect your brand in a flash. What makes you different than others in your branch. We ask all the questions before even making a quote. For Days of Gold it was a smooth process since we know Lucy personally. This step was quickly taken. But most people we create logo’s for need some time figuring this out first. And we are happy to guide and assist when you still need to find out your business identity. It’s all part of the branding.

Step 2: Who’s your customer For Days of Gold we knew it would not be attracting the usual parent. Playing outside in the mud all day is a little different than your usual day care. Knowing your customer is really important. You have to understand what it is they’re looking for and what connects them to your brand.

Step 3: The Quote We have several packages for logo design and branding. Some of our customers just look for a catchy visual that sticks. Some want the whole shebang with a website and all the graphic elements attached to branding. This particular job was reduced to a logo design only to start with.

Step 4: The Design process When we have a clear agreement and laid down the basics above we start the design process. Usually this starts with a brainstorm and a free sketch routine in which shapes, notes and illustrations are put down on paper. For some designs we create everything by hand on paper. So did we for the first drafts. From there we translate those sketched onto the computed and create new vector sketches in Adorable Illustrator. For every logo design process we create a minimum of 3 design options, and branding directions, to choose from.

Step 5: The first presentation In our first presentation we put all sketches we made and create a story on how the design was developed. And how it involved during the process. Resulting into three proposals that are ready to use. We create some mock-ups and color versions for each proposal and explain why we made certain design decisions. Because it’s not all drawing. A logo design has an entire philosophy attached that will lift up your business. And normally you can’t see that in a blink. So we create a little guidance so a design makes sense for everyone.

Step 6: An hour of tweaks In our pricing we include an hour of changes after the first presentation. Usually it only takes some small tweaks. For Lucy, it was almost an immediate go on the first draft. She chose the circular logo. Easy to use as a badge on clothing and versatile. the premises also has a glamping on it, so with this shape we could also expand to logo versions per business. For this project we didn’t even need that extra hours but for some projects we need some more time to tweak and adjust.

Step 7: Payment In case you haven’t worked with us before. We never send out any finished artwork before we get paid. After we receive our payment in full we wrap things up.

Step 8: Finishing Up The last step is creating files that are workable for our clients. We have clients that need different types of files and versions. We all include those. Logo files for web. Logo files in high resolution for print. And Pantone colors. If you work on an entire branding project with us this is the moment we can go further and talk website & graphic items.

Need a logo for your new start-up or project? Or does your business need a re-vamp? We would love to take on your branding. Check our website for more info & rates. You can contact us there directly by filling out the contact form.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Customer Spotlight: Kiki & Lulu / Joyful print designs for little ones



A new season a new print! Every season Kiki & Lulu has another Little Smilemakers design in their collection. This spring they launched a design that was based on one of our all-time best-selling designs.  

Kiki & Lulu is a company based in the United States. Their mission is to create joyful pieces for little ones that are high quality and beautifully manufactured. Kiki & Lulu have the most adorable PJ’s and kids pieces. Soft and comfy and always carrying colorful designs. For their beautiful range we created some wonderful print designs. We are so grateful working together and see our designs come to life. How cute is this little boy in our surf print? Pinch me! This finished piece sure deserves a spot on the blog right?

Our surf design is our non-exclusive design portfolio and was altered to match Kiki & Lulu's wishes. We changed some detailing, removed some here and added some extra illustrations there. Need some prints for your products too? You can find more info about using our designs on our website.

Monday, April 8, 2024

The Lookbook - Pinky Blossom / Where Seventies meets Nineties / Flowers for Summer



We have sent out four new lookbooks to our insiders last week. If you're signed up to our newsletter you might have seen them already. It's time to show them to you on the blog too. We created 4 new collections. New Abstract Aztec designs, Patriotic prints for 4th of July celebrations, a new collection with cats for fall and new flowers. We keep on making those!

Behind the scenes we create a ton of designs for exclusive usage. The ones that don't make the cut eventually end up in our non-exclusive design stash and can be licensed from there. We have customers that bring in requests we didn't cover. Themes we want to create a collection around. And we create lookbooks from designs made in our studio in between jobs. With this balance of input we can show you new lookbooks regularly. The first of this batch of four are these new colorful flowers.

The past year we license many flower designs. Especially large scales and over sized prints are doing well and the contrasting ditsy flower. This new Pink Blossom Flowers print collection reflects this mix of trends. It's a collection in which the Seventies meet the Nineties. With use of Nineties detailing and retro touches. Which one of these gives you all the granny vibes? And which one do you think is most nineties? These designs are perfect for summer creations. Back to school products, swimwear and dog accessories. See something you like? These designs can all be commercially used through licensing.

These designs are now available for licensing. And we also have some of these designs available on fabric & wallpaper through our partners at Carriage House Printery & Spoonflower.

Thursday, March 28, 2024

New Summer Romance Collection - Available at Carriage House Printery - Print on demand fabrics



For 2 years now we've been working with Carriage House Printery. A family-run company that prints fabric on demand. The past couple of months we've been growing our CHP portfolio, and we're adding new designs every week. 

This month we released our summer collections. Seamless surface pattern designs created around different summer topics. We covered some new boho designs, neutral surf themes. We covered romantic florals and little bees and poppies. And we just released our Summer Romance Collection that's inspired by the tropical lush jungle. With leaves and flowers, sweet quirky shaped fruits. All in bright colors. For this collection we created a more minimalist style but were inspired by maximalist color palettes.

Have you seen all our newest designs already? You can find this collection and many more new themes on our website. These print designs are now available for licensing. And we also have some of these new designs available on fabric & wallpaper through our partners at Carriage House Printery & Spoonflower. Want to be kept in the loop and get these new prints straight into your inbox? Sign up to our newsletter and become a Little Smilemakers insider.

If you want to use our designs or illustrations for your business you can find more info about using our designs commercially on our website.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

All you need to know about licensing print designs // A little talk about the basics of art licensing, creating a steady visual output and creating a coherent print collection




We’re already a couple of weeks into the new year and as we are finishing up some awesome new projects we made a bunch of custom designs for, it is time to plan and schedule our new exclusive design mailing. Last year we’ve welcomed over 30 new clients, and we’ve seen an increase in exclusive design buyers. With this little talk we hope to give you some insight into what we do and maybe it helps you a little figuring our how licensing print design works and what works for you and your business.


We've been on the art licensing market for almost 13 years now and I dare to say we probably have the largest portfolio of ready-made designs available. The market is getting more and more saturated so finding unique designs and using exclusive surface pattern designs is getting more and more important. Using unique designs for your brand is so very valuable for the credibility of your product towards customers. It makes you stand out from the crowd, builds trust and it lifts your product. We are passionate about creating not only a print design, but also creating a steady signature look that suits your brand. Reflecting the values and strenghts of every single business we work with. We love working with small businesses and trying to find a solution for various budgets. Design is our passion. You'll see.


Licensing artwork for your business
We have two different types of standard licensing available. If you are in need of on-trend surface pattern designs for your company and you are on a budget we have a great amount of ready-made print available in our non-exclusive library. All designs we create that are not licensed exclusively are added to this continuously growing database. At the moment we’re releasing this blog post we have over 30.000 designs available for licensing. You can find our current rates for licensing non-exclusive designs on our website. This is a great option if you’re on a budget or starting out and want to test the waters and find your own unique signature design series. The non-exclusive license comes with a standard duration for production usage of 24 months. And even though we license our designs non-exclusively we avoid licensing to competing businesses. A pretty sweet deal.

Our second licensing option is going full exclusive. This one is a little more pricey. But we always tell our customers this investment always pays back generously. A unique design is key for commercial products and selling on large scale. Most of our non-exclusive licensees grow into this license after a little while. We create new exclusive collections every season and send them out into the world in our exclusive mailing which you can also sign up for by joining our list on the website. These designs are available exclusively for a limited amount of time.


Yes you can hire us for custom projects!
We also take on custom projects. We’ve been working together with kids fashion brands for clothing, shoes, swimwear. Woman’s fashion and accessory brands. We create exclusive designs for online pet supplies and accessories. You name it, we’ve done it. The first step we take is determining what our clients wishes are. What their values are. Their target and ideal customer. Together we work on finding this unique one-of-a-kind voice for their business. For some businesses we create very minimal designs, abstracts with a Scandinavian touch in moody palettes. But we also create whimsical prints, full of fantasy and illustrations in bright popping colors for our clients that need a more playful tone in their designs. What we think is most important for our clients is finding that unique voice and translating that voice into print designs. Creating a strong one-of-a-kind coherent collection.

If you are looking for some guidance and are not yet sure how to find your way in using print designs on products we can make things a lot clearer for you. With our global client base we are always researching trends and markets all over the world, so we have a pretty good insight into what works, what doesn’t work and what trends will be coming next. Because your target’s market is constantly changing we offer free trend reports on our website to give you a general overview and give some basic insight about trends that are key for selling print-based products; how they work, if and when they are applicable to your product and what’s coming next. You can find them in our tools section and download the trend report pdf files for free. Every business is unique and so is every collab we have. We’d love to give some guidance and assist you in creating that perfect print collection.

Ready to know more? Check our website for more licensing info. Download our free trend reports. And sign up to our newsletter and receive new designs directly into your inbox and if you have any questions, please fill out the contact form so we can help you!

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Easter Designs are here & a little update from our creative studio



It's been way to quiet here on the blog. The past year we've been in this very bad relationship with social media consuming all our time! But it's time to get back to what we love most and that's reating print designs! And of course we still want to have a platform to showcase what we're doing. Our blog space seems to be a good spot for that. Without adds and spamming followers without consent. This feels like a safer space to put our work out there.

Last month we launched 4 new collections and if you're signed up to our newsletter you probably have viewed them already. We created new valentine designs, St. Patrick's Day patterns and we created a great amount of new print designs for Easter & Springtime. And, 4th of July! if you also want to stay in the loop and view new designs: Sign up to our newsletter!

Hopefully in 2024 we can revamp this page and get more consistent posting what's going on behind the scenes and what's been leaving our creative studio! We have so many beautiful projects to share. Logo designs, new dog accessory collabs. We've been working with some new fabric supplyers, so next to Spoonflower you can also find our designs at Tiska & Carriage house. A lot to share so stay tuned!

Licensing print designs
If you would like to license our prints for your business too please send us a message. Reach out if you need something custom for your brand. We license print designs all over the world, and we love to welcome new collabs.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Customers Spotlight: The Paws // Helping streets dogs on the island of Bali - Bandanas now available at Nordstrom



What a world this would be if we didn’t have people caring for the planet and animals like this brand does. The Paws raises funds for pups in need. It all started when Libby moved to Bali and saw the large number of dogs living in the streets of this Island most will consider to be a paradise. It wasn’t the paradise we know for lots of these furry friends living on the island though.

She created a collection of dog accessories and matching hair accessories for all dog moms in order to raise money and take care to these beautiful neglected creatures. With every purchase a big chunk will go to medical aid, surgeries, medicine. There’s still so much to do in so many countries but small acts like these are inspiring. For others to start doing the same, stop neglecting your surroundings and start acting. Libby has saved, nurtured and brought life to those dogs in need. So we can only give her as much as a spotlight as possible to support what she’s doing. Curious to read more and see what she’s up to? Her Instagram feed is filled with the most hopeful messages and breath taking images of rescue dogs.

If you have a dog or have a friend with a furry companion you can also support this cause by purchasing one of her beautiful pieces. All products are handmade in Bali. Let this brand inspire you to take action too. You know the drill. You don’t have to spend anything to show support. Just visit her Instagram follow and like their posts. Small acts of kindness is all we need.

Licensing print designs
Libby has been licensing our designs to print all fabrics used for her collection. Her textiles are made in Bali, so are the hand-made accessories. If you like to license our prints for your business too please send us a message. We license print designs all over the world and we love to welcome new collabs.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Lookbook: The Cozy Winter Collection - New Trends Fabric Collection & Surface Designs



Every summer we work on new Christmas & Seasonal designs. They’re always planned 6 months ahead of time so our customers have enough time to license designs and plan their production. This year we didn’t make just one collection but three Christmas collections. The Cozy Winter collection is created for our younger audience. It’s a mix of whimsical winter elements, animals, and botanicals. 

Typical Christmas & Winter themes are covered again this year and for this Cozy collection we selected a neutral palette with a pop of lilac and a hint of vintage. Lilac has been the trending color of the year. And it matches the red and greens of the more traditional palette very wel. The more orange and rust colors give the collection a touch of Seventies. Terracotta is here to stay a little longer too.

We’d love to see these prints being licensed. And can’t wait who’s first to license one of these prints. Pattern designs are now available for single use or, if you’d like to launch a consistent batch of products, you can also license the entire collection at once.

New in the licensing business?
If you own a company and need print designs for your products you can license our designs. Licensing will get you the rights to our artwork to produce your own products and use our print designs. Licensing starts at €124.

We’ve also put some more info about licensing on our blog earlier this year, so if you’d like to read more about that and check out if licensing could be something for you read the blog post. We made an easy step-by-step about what you need to keep in mind before licensing print designs. You can also visit our website for more info or send us an email and we’ll find an A to your Q. All prints shown here are available for licensing. And they are all available on fabric in our Spoonflower shop too!


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