Lilacs and Bitty Bugs

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bugs, floral, lilac, pattern, purple, tiny, twigs

This design is inspired by the tiny twigs and florets of my Spring lilacs, where I imagine purple bitty bugs hiding among the tufts of lilac florets.

This pattern will be available on Spoonflower soon.

Jazz Trio

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design, floral, orange, pattern, purple, repeat, spoonflower

A trio of abstract shapes, reminiscent of flower forms, appear to spin and pulsate to a sparkling jazz melody.

 

Plum and Ivory

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creative, design, ideas, ipad, ivory, kaleidoscope, mandala, pattern, photography, purple, repeat, spiral, surface design

Ideas for patterns in repeat created with the Kaleidoscope Camera app by Binary Noise Ltd on my iPad.

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©Alice Frenz 2014

Spiral Sewn Taffeta Hat

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alice, iridescent, purple, sewing, spiral, taffeta, top hat

I found this hat at a local thrift shop. It’s made of iridescent taffeta which appears to shift from more red purple (magenta) to more blue purple (blue violet). The color shift is due to different color threads used for the warp than the weft, blue and red. They optically mix to create purple.