
Aggressive Prices
I had to make a big decision about my shop. How much should I charge for a service? It’s a question as old as time for artists. How to price… Read more Aggressive Prices →
Designer, artist, crafter. I want to eventually make a living from my designs and crafts, and that’s what my blog is all about: my creative journey.
I had to make a big decision about my shop. How much should I charge for a service? It’s a question as old as time for artists. How to price… Read more Aggressive Prices →
You may have seen notifications from me if you follow my blog the last few days. That’s because I upgraded my plan and opened a store! The Silver Stitchery I… Read more Officially Open: The Silver Stitchery Stand-alone Shop →
Coupons make sales. Even if it means you make less profit, sometimes it’s worth it. Be good to your customers and they will be good to you. I’m trying to… Read more My goals →
Remember I sdetailed my plans to use Redbubble.com as an outlet for some of my designs? It turns out the one piece that sells there is a watercolor piece of… Read more A Strange Turn of Events →
It’s ok to be on a path different from the one you start out taking. My experience in the last 2 years has underscored just how unpredictable life is. While I still love design work, The exact type of work I do has shifted. I recently started a 50 Day Logo Challenge. By subscribing to an email list, I received 50 prompts to design logos. The challenge has made he think differently about what’s good or not because I had to work with so many ideas but only for a… Read more Journeys Have Many Paths →
I loved Bird Box. It’s a fantastic story told from the point of view of a woman who isn’t perfect and has a lot of social/bonding problems – I can relate, lady. She, along with two children, is trying to get to safety down a river after very strange paranormal incidents cause people to commit suicide. This review is going to be as spoiler free as I make it. Most of my thoughts are not going to be about the story’s details, but about the quality and foundations of the… Read more Bird Box Review – Don’t watch if you’re a Realist →
This post will be updated as I make more days. Day 1: Rocketship Day 2: Hot Air Balloon Day 3: Panda Day 4: Single Letter Logo Day 5: Driverless Car… Read more 50 Days of Logos – #dailylogochallenge →
After having my Cricut a couple of weeks, I’ve happily discovered that it’s the precise intersection between designing and making. I have an idea, I design it in Illustrator, and I test it with my Cricut. That workflow is very satisfying because I have the confidence that my files will work beautifully for everyone who buys them. I don’t rely on anything from the Cricut Store. I want my designs to be sellable digitally. It’s a great resource if you are not a designer and just want to make items… Read more Design Meets Craft →