Customers Spotlight: Sierra Creek Studio // Handmade Bags

Sierra Creek Studio was developed by Deb Barbour as a post-retirement design workshop. And every since she's been creating beautiful bags with our fabrics. Time for a little feature to show her creations. 

With art and artistry at her core, Deb has approached her handcrafted Charlie Collection of shoulder, sling, belt, crossbody & tote bags with a belief that stories are shared through image and artistic expression. So every bag is a one-of-a-kind piece created to inspire in its everyday use and to bring unique art, patterns, & color to every street.

The original Charlie Bag was inspired by the flexible shoulder bag Deb carried as she and her husband photographed street art with their family dog Charlie comfortably tucked inside! Since, she has evolved a collection of bags which are crafted using unique textiles designed by artists across the globe and sustainably printed in the United States.

Designs featured in this post are available on fabric in our Spoonflower shop. We also have these design available for licensing. If you want to use our designs for your business you can find more info about using our designs commercially on our website.

Made with Little Smilemakers Studio Fabric // Top 5 February 2020

It is so exciting to see a finished project after working hard on a new collection of design or a series of illustrations for our clients. But with finished fabric designs it is even a bigger surprise to see what customers create. To see how final products evolve when people put their own creative energy in there is amazing.

If you browse around on Etsy or Instagram for some kids fashion or home decoration you are very likely to stumble upon some Little Smilemakers prints. Most creatives with small home-based businesses sell their projects via the internet and tag us via Instagram. So we see some amazing things pop up in our feed every month. We love how Little Smilemakers creations are the foundation for other creatives all around the world to work with. So here is our monthly blog post that features some creative results from Russia, United States, and the UK. This month we selected a whole bunch of minimal designs in earthy tones which have been growing in popularity. They were turned into the most gorgeous items. This month we had a hard time choosing, there’s so much to choose from! We’ve selected some baby nursery pieces, women fashion creations and dog accessories. Take a look and see if there is something for you in there. This is our February top 5 selection. Enjoy!


1 // Poppy & Ted
For this brand we licensed some really cool minimal designs. Paige has a great eye for stylish minimalist prints and right before Christmas she licensed a bunch of new designs from us which are now available in the new walk and wear collection. Nothing beats a cute customer image featuring these furry creatures. We love how the new prints turned our and wanted to have them featured for this monthly Made with too. But stay tuned, we’ll be writing a little more about Paige and her dog accessories next months when we can show you the entire finished collection. She already has lots of Little Smilemakers pieces available in her shop. So if you can't wait go take a look.


2 // Mjolk
This Russian company specializes in baby nursery textiles and soft baby wear. For three years in a row they added some of our designs to their collection. We wanted to show you how beautiful our cotton balls turned out in their new winter range. Every print they license gets turned into rompers, hats, little mittens to protect you little one from scratching himself during sleepy time, and they have some beautiful blankies made with this print. Stay tuned for more designs, there’s a lot more coming this spring! Curious to see all their products? Take a look at their website.


3 // Sugar & Stone
This January we had another Spoonflower customer request in our inbox. If we could change some colors and add some new leopard designs. Hannah has been busy creating these gorgeous headbands and her business has launched just a few weeks ago. We love seeing what she’s building. Her style is very minimal with a hint of boho and she chooses a earthy neutral palette for her creations. Exactly how we love it! Her baby girl is one of our fave models, so adorable! Wanna see more? Check her shop for all headbands, swaddles and baby accessories.





4 // Learoo
Learoo’s baby textiles are too cute to resist. This LA based company has created some cute little swaddles with our lucky minimal design. They have licensed this design to use on their baby products and we love a cool minimal in rust. Their style is modern, Scandinavian and ahead of the trend. A great company to sell our surface patterns to. Most of our US customers go for bold whimsical designs. Learoo is serving the stylish moms. Finally a brand that dares to be different. Curious to see more. Check their website for all mom & baby products.


5 // Prints
Prints Clothing is an Australia based company run by Shannon. You can follow Shannon via Instagram where she takes on custom design requests. Her style is bold and colorful and we love her printed creations that are full of fun and joy. This summer she created a one-piece with our abstract fruit fabric which we adore! Obviously! So we wanted to give her some extra love and a little shout-out in this Made with post. if you’re looking for something unique reach out to her. You’ll be the shining light of the party in her creations.

If you'd also like to create something with our designs, you can purchase a piece of fabric in our Spoonflower shop. All designs featured here are available in our Spoonflower shop. Or you can license our designs for your own production. Curious to know more about licensing? Check our website for more info.

Dog Accessories // Poppy + Ted dog collars and leashes

When I started the studio 8 years ago, surface pattern designs was not very much a thing. And there were not may designers targeting kids or pets. We’ve always worked on designs for all target groups. We’ve designs prints for walking sticks and wheel chairs, baby nursery textiles and kids collections. And of course we have lot’s of clients in the woman’s and mens fashion industry. The past year we’ve been working with lot’s of pet businesses, somehow our designs are getting more and more popular for dog and cat accessories. We’ve been adding three new pet accessories businesses to our list of clients only this past month! But Poppy + Ted must be our fave so far.

Poppy + Ted is an online dog accessories shop. Focussing on dog collars and leashes. And for their spring collection they have used a whole bunch of our print designs. We love the story of Paige, who started her webshop simply because she loves sewing and creating. Teddy is her model sidekick, the Frenchie part of the team, and her business was named after both her niece and her fave furry colleague/friend. Her dog accessories, leashes, collars, and harnesses have become a great hit and it is awesome to see her small business growing.



Paige has a soft spot for animal prints and minimals, and used a whole bunch of our leopard designs for her new spring/summer collection. She even matched her manicure with the new collection. Obviously, we needed to share her fun creations on our blog. Take a look on her website and enjoy her minimal, abstract inspired new collection.

All designs used for her pet products are also available on fabric in our Spoonflower shop. So if you’d like to use one of these designs take a look in our webshop. Various scales and colors are available. But if you need another version, just reach out. We’re happy to help and add new colors and scales for you. Are you curious about how to license our designs for your business? Click here to send us a message and let's chat!