Collections - Overview

Spoonflower’s Collection tool lets you save specific designs in related groups for a variety of uses. Spoonflower Artists often create cohesive collections to organize their shop and promote their Marketplace designs, while a maker might create a collection to gather and narrow down choices for an upcoming project. Collections are also the starting point for every Fill-A-Yard® project.

Collections may include up to 1000 designs and can consist of your own uploads, Marketplace designs, or a combination of the two. Each collection will also have a distinct URL that can be shared with others if the collection is public, but you can decide whether to make a collection public or private!  In order to create a collection, you’ll need to register for a free Spoonflower account if you have not done so yet.  

This article will cover the basics of creating a collection and adding designs to it, but if you’re a Spoonflower Artist, you may also be interested in The Benefits of Designing in Collections and Collections for Artists.

Creating a New Collection

Adding Designs to a Collection

Editing or Deleting a Collection

Accessing Personal Collections

Common Issues & FAQ

Creating a New Collection

While most people create collections and add designs while searching our site, you can also build collections ahead of time through your Collections page.

• Log in to your account 
• Hover over the user profile icon in the upper right corner and click Collections 
• From the Collections page, hover over the gray box on the left and click the '+' or Create a new collection link (shown below) 

• Fill in the fields in this New Collection pop-up window (shown below)
  • Public - searchable and viewable by others in the Marketplace 
  • Private - only for you, and always indicated by a lock icon

    

• Click Create to save the Collection
• Search the site and begin adding to your collection following the instructions below.

Adding Designs to a New Collection

To add designs to a collection, follow the steps below.  

1. Log in to your Spoonflower account
2. Go to any product page in Spoonflower's Marketplace
3. Look for the Collection icon (+) near the design image and click (shown below) 

   

4. The Add to Collection pop-up menu will appear, as shown below. From here:
   • Search for your collection or scroll the menu
   • Add the design to a collection by clicking the gray plus (+) icon 
   • Remove the design by clicking the teal check icon 

   

   • If you need to create a new collection:
     • Click Create New
     • Fill in the Name, Description and determine visibility on the Create a New Collection page 
     • Click Create
     • Click the gray plus (+) icon next to this new collection 
5. Click Done once you’ve added the design to the collection(s) of your choice.  

Editing or Deleting a Collection

To edit the basic information of a collection:
Click on the pen icon that appears when hovering over a collection block. 

Make any necessary changes and then click Update.

To change the top 3 design thumbnails featured in your collection cover:

1. Go into the Collection page and hover over the design you want to feature.
2. Select 1, 2, or 3 to update the position of the design, as shown in the image below. The page will update after a couple of seconds. 

To delete a collection:
Click the trash can icon in the upper right of the Collection page (shown below). 


NOTE: Deleted Collections cannot be recovered. They can only be rebuilt manually. 
 

Accessing Personal Collections

To navigate to your saved Collections, hover over the profile menu in the top right corner of the site and choose Collections. Tabs will be displayed and organized by collection type: 

• Designed: This displays collections with only your original designs
• Collected: This displays collections you’ve created that can include both designs found in the Marketplace or your original designs
• Featured In: If you’ve publicly uploaded your own designs, this displays the collections created by others that include your work

Click on any Collection in these three tabs to view its designs.

Common Issues & FAQ

▶ How do people locate my collections?

Customers can search our Marketplace for collections on a certain theme. They may locate your designs by dropping a key term into the search bar and choosing In Collections to navigate to the results. 

However, for more reach, you can also copy and paste any public Collection URL to share with friends and customers through email, social media and more.  Artists may want to review Collections for Artists for even more ways to create value from collections. 

See also: Finding Coordinating Designs and Fabrics

See also: Fill-A-Yard® Guide

See also: Favoriting Designs