A 2016 Success - Tea Towels
Hi there. How are you?
It's the week between Christmas and New Years and I'm in a contemplative mood. I'm thinking about my progress in 2016 and what I can do better in 2017.
After doing my year end accounting, I was feeling pretty blue, pretty defeated. Monetarily, 2016 was pretty pathetic for my art biz.
Then, I started thinking back at all of the new things I made this year. The new connections I've made, the wholesale accounts I've gained and the successes I've had. I DID make some progress.
Over the next few posts, I'm going to celebrate my successes in 2016 and look back at what I've made. Sound good?
First up: Tea Towels
This year, I introduced 2 new tea towel designs, both of which started as drawings in my sketchbook. Let me show you the process.
Veggies are a hit!
I introduced my veggie print tea towel at a holiday craft sale I did earlier this month. I'm happy to report that it sold like gangbusters! They went over big as gifts for mom and grandma. I've just got a handful of these left.
The origin story
In January of 2016, I took part in a 31 day drawing challenge with Creative Bug. (See all of my drawings here.) Each day, participants were given something to draw. The Day 17 prompt was root vegetables and man did I have fun with that.
My Day 17 drawings turned into a pattern for a tea towel.
The magic
I scanned in my drawings, and with some Photoshop and Illustrator magic, I turned them into a pattern. Then, my friends at Merchop screen printed them for me. This is my favorite tea towel design to date!
The detail
I'm so impressed with the detail in this print. Merchop has got this tea towel printing down!
My tea towels have sold so well in 2016 that I am excited to make add a few more designs to the collection in 2017.
Have a tea towel design idea for me?
I'd love to hear from you.
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