Summer Fun | modern florals

Design thoughts on Spoonflower’s Party Wall Design Challenge: Creating Bold, Cheerful Floral Patterns:

This mini-collection has been an incredibly exciting and fun project for me. It all began with Spoonflower’s Party Wall Design Challenge—a creative competition that asked designers to craft wallpaper that is bold, bright, and bursting with cheerful motifs. The challenge aimed to inspire designs that would be perfect for a playroom or as a backdrop for a fun, lively party.

After playing around with a few different ideas, I finally settled on a theme of bold, simple, and graphic floral images. These designs stood out to me as both festive and playful, perfectly suited for any celebration. At the same time, their versatility makes them an ideal fit for a vibrant playroom, bringing life and energy to any space.

Here is a mock-up showing these modern, colorful floral motifs as wall paper. I think it would make for a spectacularly fun room.

The Creative Process and pushing boundaries with new designs:

Participating in Spoonflower’s design challenges has been a tremendous way to push myself creatively. These challenges encourage designers to step out of their comfort zones, try new things, and explore innovative ways of designing. While this particular floral pattern is comfortably within my design wheelhouse, the challenge spurred me to experiment with a slightly different colorway—a departure from my usual palette.

This new colorway gave the pattern a fresh, modern twist, enhancing its appeal as both a playroom wallpaper and a party backdrop. The process of creating this design also inspired me to develop two more coordinating patterns, expanding the original idea into a cohesive mini-collection.

Here are the two cute coordinating patterns I developed to accompany the main floral medley design.

The importance of creative challenges:

I’m super grateful that I participated in the Spoonflower challenge. If it weren’t for this opportunity, these designs probably would not exist today. It’s so important for creatives to continually push themselves, try new challenges, and work within different limitations. These experiences not only help us grow as artists but also lead to the creation of new and exciting designs.

More importantly, it’s essential to keep making, creating, and simply doing. Each new challenge presents an opportunity to refine our craft and introduce fresh, innovative products to the world. I highly recommend seeking out and trying design challenges in your area of creativity. 

Shop the collection: Bold, Bright, and Fun Patterns

If you’re interested, these bright bold patterns and prints are available in my Spoonflower shop. They will definitely add a touch of bold, cheerful energy to your home ,as fabrics, wallpapers, and home decor items in my Spoonflower shop. Whether you’re decorating a playroom, planning a party, or simply looking to brighten up a space, these versatile designs will definitely make a statement.

Explore the collection and bring a little more color and joy into your life with these fun and festive patterns. Visit my Spoonflower shop to discover more!

rebekka connelly

Rebekka Connelly is an artist and surface pattern designer creating bold, colorful, and optimistic patterns and prints. Known for her modern and playful style, she creates and licenses an array of products from fabrics and wallpaper to paper goods that brighten spaces with her use of color and charming imagery.

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