Make and Design with Carina Gardner
509 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsCarina Gardner unravels the everyday joys and dilemmas of design, making, and business. This inside scoop into fabric design, paper design, die cut design, and crafting will help bring more creativity and joy in your life. Carina Gardner has a Ph.D. in Design and was the Creative Director of Cartabella Paper Co. and MiniLou. She has designed everything from dishware to bracelets under her brand. She currently designs fabric and die cutting files while teaching other designers how to create meaningful design work while making a residual income online.
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Episode 136 The Difference Between Surface Pattern Design and Just Design
April 29, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MBThe name “surface pattern design” keeps coming up. Have you ever wondered how it differs from regular graphic design? In today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina breaks down the difference between the two and gives you tips on how to become the designer you’ve always wanted to become! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fa...
Episode 135 Why Flirting Isn't Enough
April 27, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.4 MBLots of people “flirt” with the idea of becoming a surface pattern designer or paper designer. Fewer people commit to the idea and even fewer make it their Plan A. Where do you fit in? __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designe...
Episode 134 How Your Small Habits Hinder or Help You
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.19 MBYou can build small habits into your day to make the design process easy. On the other hand, you may have habits that also hinder you. Carina talks about some of the small habits she has that both help and hinder her in the hopes that you can also build amazing habits and get rid of the bad ones! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carin...
Episode 133 What Level of Designer Are You?
April 22, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes - 6.3 MBCarina talks about the 5 levels you can hit as a designer. You could be at any one of these stages, but the goal is always to get to the next level! Identify where you are and where you want to be! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping ...
Episode 132 Strategic Thinking with Crista Grasso
April 20, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBCarina welcomes her friend Crista Grasso on the podcast to talk about strategy, systems, and team! As designers we are always looking for ways to up level our business and Crista knows alot about taking companies from single entrepreneurs to growing and scaling. Listen to Crista’s practical tips for building systems in your business and thinking strategically! You can find Crista Grasso at https://www.leanoutmethod.com/ for more on how she helps businesses scale! You can also che...
Episode 131 Why Imposter Syndrome Is Just Comparison Syndrome
April 18, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.82 MBOn today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about Imposter Syndrome. She finds that Imposter Syndrome only pops up when we compare ourselves to others. In that way, it’s not really Imposter Syndrome, it’s Comparison Syndrome. Have you ever had a moment when you look at someone else’s work and you think, “Wow. I’m not as good as them.” The feeling that gives us often makes us feel like an imposter. One tip that Carina gives us is to make sure we’re not comparing ourselves to people we s...
Episode 130 Who Was the Best Mr. Darcy with SuiKim Friedmann
April 15, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBCarina’s sister and Etsy expert SuiKim Friedmann joins the Make and Design podcast today. The sisters laugh a lot and discuss which version of Pride and Prejudice they like the best. They also take a deep dive into what it takes to set up an online coaching and mentoring program. This includes talking about how gratifying it is to see help people along in building their own careers. Their discussion takes them into a listing of pros and cons to programs that give you just course content and...
Episode 129 3 Powerful Design Strategies You Don’t Want to Miss
April 13, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.89 MBOn today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina talks about three powerful design strategies that will help keep you motivated and leveling up. These are strategies that will help you get paid for your design work. Strategy one: you need to work smart and hard. You need to be going out of your way to work smart. As you do, you will get better at design to the point that design work can become relaxing and happy even. Strategy two: Repurpose EVERYTHING. If you draw somet...
Episode 128 The Difference Between Photoshop and Illustrator
April 11, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.63 MBToday on Make + Design, Carina takes a quick look at the differences between Photoshop and Illustrator and gives some of the reasons that good designers use both tools. Photoshop is super useful for everyday things like editing photos. Illustrator is the main tool for professional designers though. The first difference that Carina goes into is the difference between pixels and vectors. In Photoshop, every image is divided into tiny little squares. When you enlarge pixels, the image be...
Episode 127 Shine a Light on Opportunity with Susie Tomenchok
April 08, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBOn today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina welcomes master of negotiation Susie Tomenchok. With years of experience negotiating deals for some of the largest companies in the world, Susie came to the realization that negotiation goes on all around us in every facet of life. Susie tells us about one of the opening stories in her new book, “The Art of Negotiation without Manipulation,” where her kids negotiated with her at Target. Her kids came up with a system that would allow them to get Su...
Episode 126 Tiny Steps to Create Something Really Special Over Time
April 06, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.04 MBOn today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about the progress that designers make over time. She talks about taking a somewhat embarrassing (for her!) trip down memory lane when she recently searched for herself on the internet. Over 15 years of search results, she saw a lot of progress in her design work. She had a similar experience when she taught college, seeing the huge improvement that design students made from their first year of college through their senior year of college. Wh...
Episode 125 Can You Make a Full Time Living as a Surface Pattern Designer?
April 04, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.91 MBToday on the Make + Design Podcast, design expert Carina Gardner gets real about what it takes to make a full time living as a surface pattern designer. In Carina’s opinion, there are a lot more possibilities beyond “surface pattern design” and she goes into other ways designers can expand their thinking to give themselves more revenue streams with their work. Carina knows many designers who make five-figure salaries in a year. She then delves into what it takes to earn a six figure salary a...
Episode 124 Creating (Not Finding) Your Flow
April 01, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 3.94 MBOn today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about flow state and not just how to find it but how to create it. Carina has discovered that to be the best designer possible producing the best work, she needs to get into flow. Flow occurs when you are so absorbed in the thing at hand that time stands still, you don’t notice the things around you, and you find yourself in an amazing state where you just move forward. Sometimes we don’t notice we’re in flow until after the fact. Flow state ...
Episode 123 The One Thing You Can Do to Explode Your Growth as a Designer
March 30, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.75 MBOn today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina delves into one thing you can do to change the trajectory of your business: becoming incredibly, crazy fast in Adobe Illustrator. Carina gives us a great example on how getting fast in Illustrator increases your pay rate since you can produce so much more work. Carina’s advice is to spend less time in the dozens and dozens of features in Illustrator and to focus on developing proficiency in the 10 to 20 actions that professional designers use ALL T...
Episode 122 What Should You Look for in a Good Community?
March 28, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.58 MBOn today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about what makes a good Community. The more that Carina has thought about her community, the more she’s thought about what it takes to lead a community. Community makes us stronger, more creative, and more likely to reach our goals. First, Carina shares her thoughts on finding a community that creates an atmosphere where members are comfortable giving and taking. Not only should the leader of the community participate and give; you shou...
Episode 121 Surface Pattern Design - 3 Mistakes You Need to Avoid
March 25, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 6.17 MBOn today’s Make + Design Podcast, Carina wants to help us become next-level designers because next-level is the level where you get paid for your work. To help us, Carina shares three mistakes that we should avoid. Mistake number one is designing at the same scale all the time. Find out what Carina means by this and why it’s holding you back from leveling up. Mistake number two is keeping your spacing and negative space consistent across all of your designs. Listen in to see why this is such...
Episode 120 Creative Thinking - Five Ways to Generate New Ideas
March 23, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 9.43 MBOn today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina gives us five ways to generate new ideas. Carina tells us the story of going to a movie with her kids that, at first, she didn’t want to go to but that she ended up loving and being inspired by. Here are the five tips: Change your environment. Find out what happens for Carina when she changes her environment–whether it’s moving to work from bed, from a hammock outside, or just from a different room in the house. See some...
Episode 119 From Designer to Business Owner with Annette Walter
March 21, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBCarina is joined on Make + Design today by brilliant business woman Annette Walter. Annette shares her career trajectory with us and then gives us great advice on how to run a business. Anyone who becomes good enough at their trade will eventually need to shift into business administration and leadership. She tells us how we can stay grounded as business owners when we have less time to do the thing that originally brought us success because we are spending so much time working on the busine...
Episode 118 3 Ways You Can Become the Best Surface Pattern Designer (That You Haven’t Heard Before)
March 18, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.22 MBOn today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina gives us a list of three ways that you can start thinking differently from the competition in order to make it as a surface pattern designer. A surface pattern designer is a designer who focuses on creating 2D designs. Fifteen years ago a surface pattern designer would have been called a graphic designer. The new title is fun though! Tip #1: See the world in shapes. Design is a learned behavior and anyone can learn it. Listen in to see what c...
Episode 117 How to Become a Designer (At Home)
March 16, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MBOn today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina takes two steps back from her usual tips and strategies about design to talk about how to become a designer. Carina gives us two nuggets of wisdom when it comes to becoming a designer: First, you have to know the software that professional designers use to produce their work. Learn what these are as Carina walks through the most important skills and softwares you need to become a designer. Second, you need to find a marketplace. Hear wh...
Episode 116 How to Spell SuiKim
March 14, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBOn this episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina is joined by Etsy expert, coach, and her sister SuiKim Friedmann. You may know SuiKim as “Kim” because that’s the way she originally branded herself. With fun banter as only sisters can pull it off, Carina and SuiKim discuss the origins of their names and SuiKim overcoming the fear of having a name that is unique. Find out what the tipping point was for SuiKim in her decision to move from www.kimcrafts.com to www.suikim.com when it came ...
Episode 115 My 3 Favorite Tools For Designing Right Now
March 11, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.27 MBOn today’s episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina talks about her three favorite tools for doing design work right now. Give it a listen to learn the three tools that Carina finds essential to design work (Spoiler: one is hardware, one is an item you might find around the house, and one is an accessory for an iPad Pro). Carina also talks about what those who join her new Accelerated Designer Workshop Series will learn this year. Check out the workshops at https://www.carinagardnerco...
Episode 114 Why Staying Motivated is Easy When You Have a Community
March 09, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.22 MBOn today’s episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina tells a story of a recent realization: she didn’t have any testimonials from community members on her website! The testimonials that came in were eye-opening. Listen in to this episode to learn about ways that having a community can help keep you motivated in your design career. If you’d like to join our community then go to www.carinagardnercourses.com/bootcamp. We can’t wait to see you there! __________ Download Carina’s fre...
Episode 113 Why Your Digital Preview is As Important As Your Design Work
March 07, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 4.53 MBOn today’s episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina tells about how she found early success in her design career because she spent almost as much time on her previews as she did on her product. A preview is simply a marketing tool, a visual layout used as an icon to sell a product. Listen in to get two tips on how to create great digital previews! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepu...
Episode 112 Time Management for Creatives with Megan Sumrell
March 04, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBTime management guru Megan Sumrell joins Carina on today’s episode of Make and Design, and explains why they’re launching a course called “Time Management for Designers.” For Megan, good time management skills free designers up to unlock their creativity. This course sets designers up so that they can feel like the sky is the limit in terms of how they design. Megan and Carina talk about how they teach in the same way, giving learners step-by-step, bite-sized, doable chunks. They’re super ex...
Episode 111 How to Use Fear as A Tool with Katie Ann Powell
March 02, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIn today’s can’t-miss episode of the Make and Design Podcast, the multi-talented Katie Ann Powell tells us the story of how she learned to have confidence by overcoming fear. She shares insights into how getting into pageants after high school helped her develop as a person, and tells us the things she’s learned from some of the amazing experiences she has had so far. Katie Ann was First Runner-Up in last year’s Miss Utah pageant and currently serves as Miss Greater Salt Lake. She uses her v...
Episode 110 How to Batch Your Design Work
February 28, 2022 11:00 - 7 minutes - 5.43 MBIn today’s episode of Make and Design, Carina talks about how “batching” is a HUGE strategy for managing all the things we have on our plates as designers. Learn the three ways that Carina batches her work and how batching makes your products more marketable. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper ...
Episode 109 A Simple Strategy for Designers When Setting Started in Instagram
February 25, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.14 MBOn today’s Make and Design Podcast, host Carina Gardner offers advice on one of the questions she gets most: how does a designer leverage Instagram? Find out why you can’t judge whether someone has monetized their work based on the number of followers they have on Instagram and the best way to approach Instagram as a designer. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY _________...
Episode 108 Submitting a Fabric Line with Melanie Collette
February 23, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.41 MBOn this episode of Make and Design, Carina welcomes special guest and Riley Blake designer Melanie Collette. Melanie talks about the process of getting a fabric line accepted by a major company for the first time. Hear about how, after initially getting no responses from fabric companies, she sat down, studied what made the fabric lines that she was buying special, and then incorporated all she learned into a focused effort to have a fabric line accepted by a specific company. Hear the whole...
Episode 107 The Power of Letting Someone Else Hold Your Hand Through Difficult Software
February 21, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.17 MBIn Episode 107 of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina reflects on the lessons she learned from creating and teaching her new Illustrator Whiz Workshop. Find out how a workshop can help you get through basic tool learning so that you can get to the fun part of designing! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric desig...
Episode 106 Why You Need a Deadline
February 18, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.11 MBIn today’s episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina Gardner talks about how deadlines can help you move faster. Learn the differences between internal and external deadlines, and discover how you can make your internal deadlines as effective as possible. Carina is going to be launching a new class with time management guru Megan Sumrell on March 1st. The course is all about time management for designers! Learn how time management can help you unleash your potential as a designer,...
Episode 105 Coming Soon with Jill Finley
February 16, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.05 MBOn today’s episode of Make and Design, Carina is joined by fabric designer Jill Finley of Jillily Studio, who tells us what inspired her to make her new fabric line for kids. You’ll want to check the YouTube channel on this one so that you can see the fabric! (https://www.youtube.com/user/carinagardner/videos) Jill’s fabric line and a book about how she made it, called “Quilted Hugs,” will be released by Riley Blake in March! You can find Jill at www.jillilystudio.com and on Instagram ...
Episode 105 Coming Soon with Jill Finley
February 16, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBJill Finley is a fellow Riley Blake designer. She has a fabric line coming out in a few weeks. Join us to get an inside scoop! find out more about Jill at https://www.jillilystudio.com/index.htm Find out more at http://www.carinagardner.com Watch this episode as video at http://www.makeanddesign.com Want to become a designer? Check out Carina’s next Design Bootcamp at http://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designbootcamp.
Episode 104 Loving Your Style
February 14, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.04 MBIn honor of Valentine’s Day, Carina shares some tips about learning to LOVE *your* style. Carina shares how her style has shifted over the years and how leaning into your current style fills your work with authenticity. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passion...
Episode 103 How I Have Used Journaling To Take My Design Work to the Next Level
February 11, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.64 MBDesigners, take note–literally! In this episode of Make and Design, Carina shares how she uses journaling to map out her big ideas and make them happen. She also goes into specific detail about how to plan and map out a project that’s an entire collection of related pieces. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric ...
Episode 102 5 Favorite Softwares I'm Using Right Now
February 09, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.4 MBWhat programs do you use as a designer? In today’s episode, listen in as Carina Gardner chats about her top five favorite design tools that she uses to run her business. If you’d like to learn Adobe Illustrator, check out the replay from Carina’s Illustrator Whiz Workshop from January at https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/illustratorwhiz. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.co...
Episode 101 Why It Isn't All About the Glory
February 07, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.64 MBIn this episode, Carina Gardner explains why a designer's online persona isn’t always indicative of a successful brand. Hint: becoming a great designer is better than having a big online following every time. Tune in to find out why! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educ...
Episode 100 It's My 100th Episode! Let's Talk About Milestones
February 04, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.67 MBWe finally reached the 100th episode! Today, Carina Gardner will talk about milestones and the important role that they play in our daily lives. Learn more about Carina as she shares a story about the achievements that have changed her life for the better. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper de...
Episode 99 First We Have to Crawl to Walk
February 02, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.26 MBStruggling with instant gratification? In this episode, Carina Gardner dives into the time that it takes to learn new skills. In the long run, patience and perseverance will help you develop the tools that you need to be successful as a designer. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and de...
Episode 98 Morning Routine Run Down
January 31, 2022 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.63 MBLooking for the perfect way to start your day? In this episode, Carina Gardner talks about her morning routine and how it has helped her succeed in life and in business. With the right plan in place, you can plan your day with intention and purpose. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and...
Episode 97 Why Liking A Lot of Different Mediums Can Make You Win Faster
January 28, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MBTrying to find the right niche on social media? You don’t need to stick to one medium in order to be successful. In this episode, Carina talks about the benefits of using different mediums to express your creativity. Learn how to use social media to expand your audience, no matter what you are sharing! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Ca...
Episode 96 Broadway and Mini Quilts with The Tattoo Quilter Christopher Thompson
January 26, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWhat do Broadway and Riley Blake have in common? Christopher Thompson, the Tattoo Quilter, joins us to talk about his recent move to New York City and the experiences that have informed his career. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping...
Episode 95 Why You Need to Accelerate Yourself As a Designer
January 24, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.32 MBReady to get to the next level of design? In this episode, Carina Gardner shares the importance of accelerating yourself as a designer. The market is changing rapidly, and trends are always evolving. This is the perfect time for you to explore new ideas in the design field. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric design...
Episode 94 Why You Have to Make Mistakes to Move Forward
January 21, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.22 MBExperience is the best teacher! Join Carina Gardner as she shares some of the benefits of making mistakes in your design business. After all, you have to make mistakes in order to move forward and accomplish marvelous things in your life and career. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and d...
Episode 93 Take More Risks Not Less
January 19, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBAfraid of taking risks? In this episode, Carina Gardner explores the benefits of being a risk taker in business. The more conservative you become, the less likely you are to succeed in the highs and lows of design. Join her as she shares her tips for incorporating risk into your career. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a ...
Episode 92 3 Unintended Consequences of My Design Business
January 17, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBWhat are some of the unintended consequences of pursuing a career in design? Join us as Carina Gardner shares three of the unintended consequences of her design business and how they have affected her career. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about he...
Episode 91 Quilt Pattern Design with Melanie Collette
January 14, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.84 MBWant to learn more about quilt pattern design? In this episode, Melanie Colette joins Carina Gardner to explore quilt design and share her latest patterns. Learn more about Melanie Colette by visiting her website at http://www.hellomellydesigns.com/. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and ...
Episode 91 Quilt Pattern Design with Melanie Collette
January 14, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 12.1 MBMelanie Collette is a talented quilt pattern designer. We talk about her newest patterns in this episode. Find out more about Melanie at https://www.hellomellydesigns.com/. Find out more at http://www.carinagardner.com Watch this episode as video at http://www.makeanddesign.com Want to become a designer? Check out Carina’s next Design Bootcamp at http://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designbootcamp.
Episode 90 Real Life Example of Making Time to Help Your Kids With Their Big Dreams
January 12, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBRaising kids is the one of the most rewarding aspects of adulthood and married life. Join Carina Gardner as she shares 90 real life examples that will help you work with your children to accomplish their dreams. __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about...
Episode 89 Modeling Creativity For Our Kids with Bonnie and Audrey
January 10, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.04 MBHow do you share creativity with your kids? In this episode, Bonnie and Audrey join Carina Gardner to share their tips and tricks for modeling creativity for children. You can listen to the Outnumbered Podcast by visiting their website: https://outnumberedthepodcast.castos.com/ . __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric ...