Tag Archives: #mingusmountain

Birds, Check. Cheerful Check, Check.

Gingham Cross Table Cloth, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Gingham Cross Table Cloth, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Gingham Cross Sample. Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Gingham Cross Sample. Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Gingham Cross

Well, mine is more of a calm check than cheerful. Haha. I seem to be in that mode. Last week I placed 966, out of 1309 entries.Thanks so much for voting! This check is getting lots of “favorites”. It’s nice to know it has appeal, and is not… bland. Votes are welcome.

Next week’s challenge design is going to be bright and bold. The theme is 1970’s throw pillows. Haha! Yikes. Avocado, harvest gold, burnt orange. Yeah, we need to bring those back.

This design was a learning experience. Woo Whoo! Love learning! I have made checks before, the hard way. This is quick, and it will be so easy to switch colors, and create a whole collection. What colors would you like to see? Christmas? Red, white and blue? Pretty pastels?

Cross Check Linen Texture
Cross Check Linen Texture

For The Birds, Yucca, Yucca, Yucca

A few days ago, the yucca was bombarded by the birds. Breakfast in the desert. I took lots of photos thinking, that may never happen again. Later that afternoon, they were back. And they brought buddies. I counted nine birds on one stalk! Yes, I took more photos. I even caught a couple beneath my window, and one was a chatty Cathy. Click any photo for a slideshow view.

“There is an unreasonable joy to be had from the observation of small birds going about their bright, oblivious business”
Grant Hutchison, The Complete Lachlan

A bird does not sing because it has an answer,
it sings because it has a song.
Maya Angelou

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Circles, Clouds And The Moon

Sunset, 7-12-22. SMD
Sunset, 7-12-22. SMD

Gorgeous monsoon sunset.

Sunset #2 7-12-22. SMD
Sunset #2 7-12-22. SMD
Sunset #3 7-12-22. SMD.
Sunset #3 7-12-22. SMD.

Brilliant super moonrise.

Super Moon 7-12-22. SMD
Super Moon 7-12-22. SMD
Super Moon #2, 7-12-22. SMD
Super Moon #2, 7-12-22. SMD

I like to think that the moon is there
even if I am not looking at it.
Albert Einstein

11 Days of Circles.

Whoa, Really?! How can we be at the midpoint already?

Day 12 WWM 2022, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 12 WWM 2022, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

May there be just enough clouds in your life
to create a glorious sunset.

Spoonflower Monochrome Moments

Cross Ikat Lumbar Pillow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Cross Ikat Lumbar Pillow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Spoonflower hosts weekly design challenges. They are themed, and there are prizes for the top 10 designers. A fun way to build your portfolio and shop offerings. It’s been much too long since I have taken part, but I am jumping back in.

As always, I learned a lot in the process. I designed this specifically for a decorative pillow.

In addition to the cash prizes for the top ten designs, the top 50 have their proof swatch printed for free. A proof is required before the print is available for sale. Winners are decided through public voting.


I’d love your vote!
Scroll through to select, and then click the submit button. Thanks so much!

Cross Ikat Sample, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Cross Ikat Sample, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Cross Ikat Wallpaper, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Cross Ikat Wallpaper, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
July Mingus Sky. SMD
July Mingus Sky. SMD

The luminous light that burns on the Arizona desert,
out of long miles of untouched sage and sand. . .
Yes, that’s where I want to be, on an observation car
traveling swiftly into the Southwest.
Losing myself in a shimmer of fine dust.
Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant

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