Hi, I'm Jocelyn

a surface pattern designer and maker.

I started this website back in 2009 with a passion for creating beautiful, custom items to personalize your nest. This has looked different over the years with one-of-a-kind sock and glove animals, personalized ornaments, art prints, custom invitations, baby rattles, and sewing patterns. It has been a joy to make items that become part of a family's traditions.

I have recently fallen in love with surface pattern design. It has taken over my thoughts and my days and I love that it's something I can pursue from anywhere in the world.

Five years ago I left Texas and have been adventuring in Scotland with my husband and 3 children. We aren't sure what's next but love this amazing country where I find so much inspiration for my art.

I love making artwork for companies and products. If you are a company that would be interested in licensing my work please get in touch.

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Continuing on with the swan theme I thought I’d

Continuing on with the swan theme I thought I’d take a closer look at them and make some pretty floating feathers.

We have some beautiful swans that live in the pond near our house.  I love the combination of their gracefulness and fierceness.  I’ve added a little video I took during our first lockdown last year from one of our daily walks.  It was wonderful seeing the swans up close…but not too close.  You’ll hear lots of giggling from the kids since they enjoyed being so close to them.

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Want to see what I made with these? These are 3 of

Want to see what I made with these? These are 3 of the pens I like to use sometimes when I want to give a pattern a more painted look. The pens (Sakura Pigma Brush Pens) have thick, brushlike nibs that really feel like a paintbrush.  It’s been fun to try out using different types of pens to get different textures when putting the sketches into Illustrator.  Of course sometimes I break out the paint as well but using pens can be a nice way to take things on the go and they make less mess. Because I do all the coloring in Illustrator I can just use black pens to make the marks.

You can swipe left to see the little floral sketches in the book and then again to see the final pattern.

I’d love to hear if you have a favorite tool for your art!

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Happy March everyone! We had gorgeous weather here

Happy March everyone! We had gorgeous weather here today. I hope wherever you are, you did too. It was fun creating this squiggly swan pattern. It’s not a continuous line but kind of has that feel to it.

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Between working on distance learning with the kids

Between working on distance learning with the kids I sewed this little tooth fairy pillow that is going down south. One thing I’ve learned during this pandemic is that kids still lose teeth even when the world stops.

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Here is a simple blender pattern for my Dear Audre

Here is a simple blender pattern for my Dear Audrey Collection. It’s called “String of Pearls”.

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Wouldn’t it be so fun to have a guitar covered i

Wouldn’t it be so fun to have a guitar covered in flowers?! This pattern was made using a stone flower I saw on an old stone building in Italy (remember back when we could travel?) and also antique doilies.

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How about an explosion of flowers and ribbons and

How about an explosion of flowers and ribbons and spots…oh my! This busy little pattern makes my heart happy. 🌸🎀🖤

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Here is another pattern from my Dear Audrey collec

Here is another pattern from my Dear Audrey collection. I love the mix of it being a simple lattice but with bows and curly cues. It would work well in so many color combinations too.

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Since most of my TX friends are experiencing crazy

Happy Valentine’s Day! We don’t really do much

Happy Valentine’s Day! We don’t really do much for this day as a family but I thought I’d share a bouquet of flowers with you. We left a little gift on the table for each child along with a simple, handmade valentine that Ken and I each wrote to tell them how much we love them. I am also reminded about the ultimate love story which is told to us in the often repeated verse John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

I hope that whether you do much for this day or not that you have a really wonderful day and know that you are loved fiercely by the creator of the universe.

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