This is a really hard decision to make, but I think it’s time to retire my PlanetJune Commissions – at least in its current incarnation… I first created my own Kickstarter-with-a-twist commissions system over 5 years ago. My crowd-funded system helped me to see which of my potential animal designs may be most popular by […]

The first cycle of the new and improved PlanetJune Commissions system is complete, with the completion of my Capybara pattern. (That takes my total to 18 commissioned designs in 5 years!) The system is much more efficient now: you can manage all your pledges from within your PlanetJune account, and each new commissioned pattern is […]

Ever since I designed my African Violet pattern in 2009, I’ve been steadily building my collection of crocheted plants in crocheted pots. I love how they look realistic, but not in a tacky plastic-faux-plant way – they’re obviously handcrafted. Whenever I give a crocheted plant as a gift, it’s always really well received. And they’re […]

PlanetJune Commissions has been revamped to be easier, faster and more fun. The basic premise hasn’t changed – you can help to choose and crowdfund new PlanetJune crochet pattern designs by ‘voting’ with your commission pledge! But I’ve reworked the mechanisms to make it more fun for you from now on, and so you won’t […]