Oilcloth Lunch Bag Tutorial / How-To

I found a tutorial QUICKLY for an oilcloth lunch bag! I have some oilcloth that I've kept for years, not knowing what to use it for. I'm definitely going to use it for this lunch bag, and I'm sure I'll have enough of it to make a matching makeup bag, too! I'll probably make some for my Etsy.





Click the title of this post to get linked to Skip To My Lou's tutorial!

or copy and paste:

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/05/08/lunch-time/

Free business cards

I just got my first business cards in the mail the other day.
They're purty, and red, and they have my shop and email and stuff on them. But I hadn't put my blog on them because I wasn't using it at the time, so I guess I'll just have to write it on them myself. Which is fine! At least I have business cards!
Oh, and I also got an awesome new phone- for free.

So I think my Etsy quota will be AT LEAST 2 new items a week. That means I better get working!

<3

Business and Life Goals: Within the next year...

I know, it's totally the middle of the night. But I'm awake, as usual, and I have a bit of a sore throat.
I've been thinking about my business/life/stuff goals for the near future. In no particular order:

1. Have some sort of monthly quota(and income!) for my Etsy, and diversify my products. Do sketches. Post them here. Develop blog concepts.
2. Keep up daily blog entries, include more writing (and of course keep posting pictures) and refer to current favorite blogs and websites.
3. Develop, improve on photo quality for blog and Etsy.
4. By this time next year, have enough quality inventory to enter into a craft fair. Preferably the one in Austin in October or maybe Fiesta Arts Fair, King William Fair, First Friday here...
5. Get and keep this voice teacher job!

That's all I got for now. I'll probably add to this list later.

sewing peaches 'n cream

Another new owl! This, of course, is my favorite because it's the newest, and I did a new little thing to make it look like he has feathers. I'm becoming more passionate about embroidery. If you want to see some super-cool embroidery, (based here in Texas!) check out:



http://www.sublimestitching.com/

The "Day of the Dead" pattern is one of my favorites.

I can't wait to get some of those patterns and try them out myself!

my collection...

i'm building up a collection of owls! they're all for sale on my etsy: http://www.carlygarza.etsy.com/ , except for the little owl lamp that snuck into the family photo. i think i'm progressing in quality with each new owl i make and each new embroidery technique i learn. i'm becoming way more dedicated to my shop, and should be posting new items several times a week.

another new owl!

this is my new blue owl stuffie.

proud of this one. new embroidery techniques, and i discovered that my camera isn't as crappy as i thought it was! yay!

the owl i meant to put up yesterday

yay! i love him. i'm making another one. a cuter one. blue... anyway, you can find owls like this on my etsy. click on the "etsy mini" over there ---> on the right side.

http://www.carlygarza.etsy.com/

update on this owl (july 12 2008):

ok so i just put new better pictures of this little guy on my etsy, but i gave it away to my bff tonight. so i put the new pics here on my blog. he's gone into a new home. :)

mmmkay.

wow, so i haven't written in this thing for almost a year. no one reads it anyway. i mostly write in my lame other one. which is more visible. well, this will be the more artsy blog. the real one.

babe and i fixed up the apartment! we've got a computer corner, music corner, and (the best part) a sewing and crafting corner just for meeeee!!! yay! love it. i made a little owl today. i'll post it tomorrow.

check out

http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/

i love miranda july. i want to be like her.

oh and also:

http://www.carlygarza.etsy.com/. that's my shop. yay!