On-Demand News
All the news and offers from my licensing partners.
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New Pattern: Ice Lollies (Free Worldwide Shipping!)
This week’s Sunday pattern features my Ice Lollies and is now available in my on-demand stores. I’ve already made patterns with my Ice Cream characters…
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New Pattern: Kawaii Bell Peppers (25% off today)
This week’s Sunday pattern features some kawaii Bell Peppers and is now available in my on-demand stores. This is another pattern idea I started ages…
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New Pattern: Pastel Planets (25% off today)
This week’s Sunday pattern is my Pastel Planets and now available in my on-demand stores. It looks pretty simple but getting the stars to balance…
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New Pattern: Kawaii Lemons & Limes (25% off today)
My 100 Day Project has reignited my passion for creating repeat patterns and I plan to post a new one every Sunday. It turns out that…
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Party Rings Biscuits at Society6 & Redbubble
My 100 Day Project is going really well (too well? I’m worried about posting a total dud now!) but one set of characters is already…
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Kawaii Easter Bunny & Easter Eggs On-Demand
Easter is coming up soon and there’s still time to order my cute characters and patterns from my on-demand shops. Kawaii Easter Bunnies This Easter Bunny…
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Cute Clouds at Society6 & Redbubble
My first new patterns of the year feature some cute clouds and are now available on-demand. Society6 Both the happy clouds and happy and sad…
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Thortful Advent Calendar Review
I buy an advent calendar every year. It’s mostly for the chocolate, but also because December goes past so quickly and it’s great to have…
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by Marceline
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