Christmas Fabric + Christmas Fonts

This year I am all in decorating and making things for Christmas gifts. I am knitting (which I love) and sewing (which I hate). Creating something is especially good during this crazy time. If you want to make things now is the time to start.

I’ve wanted a funky, contemporary Christmas tablecloth for years. I finally designed this fabric. We have an unique tree that was the inspiration and this will be perfect with it. Some of these ornaments are from my Yuletide Doodles font, the rest I drew.

The ornaments are large which is great for a tablecloth but less so for smaller items. The dot pattern coordinates nicely as napkins with a tablecloth or as a stand alone fabric. This set is called Mod Ornaments and Mod Dots go here and scroll down.

Here are the Contemporary Christmas Trees in both large and small. Especially nice if you do a black and white contemporary Christmas. They can be found here. The trees are from my Woodland Doodles font.

My newest fabric is called Christmas Quilt. It can be used for Christmas (or not). And would make a great quilt (or any number of things). I am going to make some napkins with this fabric. Check it out here. These trees came from my Christmas Doodles font.

These fabrics are just a few simple examples of how I use the fonts I’ve created.

Think big. Be inspired. Make something.

Don’t these fonts just say “merry”? They are each discounted to $9 for a limited time on my site only. Make your own Christmas cards, add the illustrations to your holiday letter. If you want to make something to sell contact Rae at the link above for a license to do so. www.outside-the-line.com/fonts

Get your Christmas music out and start creating.

Christmas voting on Minted...

It is Christmas time for any artist who designs Christmas items. Here my two entries in a Minted Christmas challenge. I am very pleased with both and I am creating a new script lettering style for my Minted work which I am happy with. Some of you have been asking how to vote. If you would like to vote here is the link.

And here is my second entry. And this is the link. Any votes are greatly appreciated. 5 is the best, in case you are wondering.

This week is a Spoonflower week for me. I have several new fabrics that I am putting up in their Animals by Land contest. Hope your week will be filled with fun and creativity too.

Art Therapy #18

Yes, as you know this is where Rae and Nancy make art postcards and mail them to each other to bring some art and and sanity into our lives.

This is a change of address postcard. It will be available early April at Hatch Art House here in Madison as well as here on my site. Perfect housewarming gift or a closing gift for all realtors. Sold in packs of either 20 or 40.

Here I am playing with the brushes in Procreate on my new iPad. I can see how this is going to be a great tool. Once I learn it. So much to learn, so little time. Always.

Again trying out art supplies... markers, nail polish and stick on letters. Not crazy about this but then we don't love everything we make.

Here is an interesting non-postcard from Nancy. It is a pop up card that she made. She said if I liked it I could keep it. I do and it will go in my ever expanding Christmas file.

As I have said Nancy is multi talented. She writes, sings and is a band. Here she is singing her 3rd song. Enjoy and see you next week.

Art Therapy #15

Here we are again. This is where Rae and Nancy make art postcards and mail them to each other. My guess is that we exchanged our cards 30 weeks last year. So 30 times I went to the mail box and there was a slightly oversized kraft envelope from Nancy with something thoughtful or silly or fun.

My goal is always to do something quick because in all the other art things I do I think too much. I did a series of these Black Haired Girls. They were fun.

Inspiration came from this shot of 3 vintage mannequins. I am awaiting mine which is the first one. If anyone knows the age of these plz leave a comment. I am guessing they are from the 40s or 50s.

I have endless art supplies in my tiny office. I ran across a couple boxes of these silver and gold metal stars. In fact I glued them on everything, packages, cards etc.

Nancy and I seem to both be trying our hand at watercolour again. I particularly like the white space behind the flower. A reminder to me to leave some white space. Also like how she painted her leaves. Nice one!

Another bit of Spring just as the North has gotten cold and snowy. Thanks Nancy for that.

Back again in a couple weeks with more postcard art. In the mean time plz send some real mail to someone. It really does mean a lot. I have 3 friends in their 90s who I send a postcard to every week. It means a lot to them. And they tell me so.

3 Christmas Cards and 1 New Year's Card now on sale at Minted.com!

So very excited about my collection on Minted. And you can enjoy 15% off using the code JOY17 at checkout. Expires 11/6. Here is the link to shop https://www.minted.com/store/raekaiser

Plz vote for Rae.

I hate to ever ask anyone to vote for me in anything.

But things have changed in the last few years with how we buy things... Netfix, Amazon, iTunes for movies, music, books and pretty much everything else. Buying fonts has also changed. Now there are discount places where you can buy a $1500 bundle of fonts for $39. I can't compete with that.

So I am trying to break into Minted. Minted is a website that has Challenges, which are really Contests, which is really Spec Work. Artists create art based on the current challenge and people vote.

If you do not win you get nothing. I you do win it can be profitable and then you get your own store.

Here are my entries for the latest Christmas Challenge.

Wilderness Christmas will be offered in both color ways. https://www.minted.com/design-rating/821679

Contemporary Ornaments with a retro feel. https://www.minted.com/design-rating/827401

These 4 Holiday cards all use my doodle font illustrations with a few extras drawn and tossed in. https://www.minted.com/design-rating/827381

A water color tree with Outside the LIne fonts. https://www.minted.com/design-rating/821675

This one is probably a bit out there, but I am trying to find my Minted style. https://www.minted.com/design-rating/821661

So, if any of you have the time and energy to vote that would be great. If not I completely understand. We are all too busy.

If you do... 1. Click on a link. It will first make you sign up on Minted. (Sorry)
2. Go back to this post and click on the individual links to vote.

thanks!
Rae