The season is off to a great start with today's release of The Spoonflower Handbook.

What if learning to design fabric was as easy as messing around with pencils and paints? The Spoonflower Handbook puts surface design for fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap well within the reach of creative people everywhere.

What used to be a prohibitively expensive and time-consuming process is now available to anyone with a computer, Internet connection, and an idea! At the forefront of this revolutionary DIY movement is Spoonflower, a North Carolina startup that produces designs for hundreds of thousands of creative people worldwide.

With step-by-step tutorials and projects that span a wide spectrum of skills, The Spoonflower Handbook is written for both new and experienced users of this print-on-demand technology. Covering everything from equipment to software to working with photos, scans, repeats, vector files, and more, it is an essential guide to a booming new creative outlet.

Excited to try Spoonflower but not sure where to get started? Check out our #HowToTuesday from last week for a fun new way to honor your favorite child (the dog).

Beginning today, the Spoonflower team is celebrating the book's release with a special giveaway! Check out their site for more info on how you can enter for a chance to win 2 free custom yards of fabric!