Before you turn away in horror, a rat wrap is not a lunchtime snack, it's wrapping paper printed with my unique hand-drawn paisley rat pattern. Today a customer has ordered a roll of satin gift wrap with the rat print. This is the first ever order of any of my designs as gift wrap. All of the designs available in my Paisley Power Spoonflower shop can be ordered as fabrics, wallpaper or gift wrap. We all appreciate a carefully wrapped present, especially with thoughtfully chos

Submitted in March 2014 this design was my second entry to design a print for leggings for the Front Row Society, a fashion brand based in Berlin, Germany. I used a photograph from a trip to Ghana, Africa in 2013. I sliced the photo into thin strips and shifted them to give an interesting effect and unexpected colour changes. I love to experiment when I am creating my designs. Inventing new techniques and discovering skills online from other designers helps to keep my designs

Submitted in March 2014 this design was my entry to design a print for leggings for the Front Row Society. http://www.frontrowsociety.com/boutique/m/contest/submission?id=9633&cid=82 #design #competition #leggings #print #pattern #patrickmoriarty