Episodes

  • Do have tons of ideas but don't have the time to implement them? Being idea rich and time poor can sometimes feel disheartening. Learn what you should do with those ideas!

    Episode 475 Idea Rich, Time Poor

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Most design businesses have multiple streams of income. Sometimes this includes client work, online platforms, manufacturer deals and more. Learn more about the best ways you can utilize multiple streams of income in your first years to become a profitable design business.

    Episode 474 The Multiple Streams of Income A Designer Experiences

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

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  • Carina talks with Tiffani Hawkins, Viveca Chenoweth, and Jennifer Burba in a live panel for the Design Suite Maker Conference about their design businesses, shops, and why they decided to start their own design businesses.


    Get the All Access Pass to this conference here: https://www.designsuitecourses.com/design-suite-maker-conference-all-access-pass-4


    Join a Design Bootcamp to learn more about Design Suite here: www.designsuitecourses.com.designbootcamp


    Learn more about the University of Arts & Design at www.uad.education

    Episode 473 Design Suite Maker Conference with Tiffani Hawkins, Viveca Chenoweth, and Jennifer Burba

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Carina gets real about the mistakes that she has made in business in the hopes that it helps you in your own business.

    Episode 472 Real Life Costly Mistakes in Business

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Design Suite Coaches Aja Fillmore, Sharia Morton, and Julie Thompson sit down to share the juiciest details about their favorite aspects of the Design Suite program. From celebrating members' big wins to revealing insider tips on sparking creativity, these coaches offer an inspiring and behind-the-scenes look at what makes the Design Suite experience truly exceptional.

    Episode 471 Crafting Creativity Design Suite Insights with Aja Sharia Julie

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Have you ever had a client who had unrealistic expectations? They wanted A LOT for very little? Or maybe a client who asks for revision after revision after revision. Or maybe a client who demanded things happen in a timeline that was unreasonable. Welcome to owning a business! Carina breaks down some of these circumstances and what you should think about and avoid.



    Episode 470 Dealing with Unrealistic Expectations From Clients

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Have you ever wondered how many hours you REALLY need to put into your design business to get it going? Carina talks about your hours and how you can go from being a beginner to an expert.

    Episode 469 How Do You Go From Novice to Ninja Designer

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • During a leadership retreat for Design Suite, Carina Gardner, Sarah Cannon, and Lisa Baldwin take a moment to spill the tea on what’s really happening behind the scenes. Get ready to dive into their exclusive conversation as they reveal the latest insights, surprises, and exciting developments within Design Suite.

    Episode 468 Behind the Scenes with the Leadership Team with Carina, Sarah, and Lisa

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Strong designers may not always look strong. Nor do they always make the correct decisions. But they do act in ways that other designers do not. Carina mirrors some of the things she did early in her design journey to help you create a strong design business.

    Episode 467 A Strong Designer's Journey

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Let's talk about the difference between those that know their industry and those that teach...because there is a big difference. Learn more as Carina talks about industry expertise and how you should always be looking for it!

    Episode 466 Industry Experts vs. Teaching Experts

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/




    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • The first sale requires a lot of prework that many creatives get stuck on. Carina lays out the simple plan for moving forward if you are ready to get your first sale.


    Episode 465 How To Get The First Sale

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/


    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Selling your work might feel difficult because you love it and are not sure what it is worth. Carina talks about how selling your work is a natural evolution to creating a successful business.

    Episode 464 Why Sales Feel So Icky To An Artist or Designer

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Do you operate from a place of creativity? Carina explores our habits and operations to see if we are operating from a place that is positive and creative.

    Episode 463 What Fiction, Martha Cooks, and Mickey Mouse Do For My Creativity

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Stephanie Socha has been podcasting on her show Make and Decorate for over 7 Years. During that time she has shared her work in interior design and has recently taken the leap into patterns, hand stitching and the fabric world. Learn about her transition and how podcasting has helped her build a network in today's episode.

    Learn more about Stephanie at the Make and Decorate podcast and on her site https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate and on instagram at @stephanie.socha.design

    Episode 462 Interiors to Patterns with Stephanie Socha

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

    __________

    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • What do you do when your sales are down? Carina offers 3 tips for your next right step when things are going well in your creative business.

    Episode 461 esign Sales Are Down, So What Do You Do Now?

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Finding creative balance is a bit of an acrobat act. On one hand you want to make smart decisions about what you are doing, but the other side requires dreaming big and resting. Carina talks about how you can find creative balance and how you NEED creative balance to be a good designer.

    Episode 460 How Do You Find Creative Balance?

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Been feeling stuck? Need some new ideas? Carina talks about 10 ways you can "download" creative ideas from James McCrae's book The Art of You. She recently lectured on this class in one of her classes at the University of Arts & Design Business and goes over some things you can do to get inspired.

    Learn more about the University of Arts & Design Business at www.uadb.education



    Episode 459 10 Things You Can Do to Download Creative Ideas

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Ann Swanson has written books on the science of yoga and mediation. Her knowledge bring a new perspective to the field. If you want to know more and also join her free meditation class, visit her at https://www.annswansonwellness.com/meditation-for-the-real-world

    Episode 458 Meditation and Yoga with Ann Swanson

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more


    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

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    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • At Live bootcamps people always ask how you can get the inside scoop. Carina always says what no one likes to hear and that is, you have to pay to play. That means you have to go to shows, network, join programs, and anything else that will help you learn the industry and talk to buyers and manufacturers. This is a key component that so many creatives miss because they are unwilling to put themselves out there.


    Episode 457 What Got Me The Inside Scoop When I Had No Network

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more

    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells


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    About Carina Gardner:
    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey. 

  • Carina goes through several of the "Day in a Life's from Erin Austen Abbott's book How to Make It. She looks at the daily activities of people who are doing their creative work for a living and things you can do to mimic their activities.


    Episode 456 How to MAKE it: Lessons From the Book of 25 Creatives

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    Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tips on market trends, pricing, and self-promotion. By understanding what buyers are looking for, you can make your art more appealing and boost your sales. Click below to learn more

    https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells

    __________

    About Carina Gardner:

    Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.

    Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.


    Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
    Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/



    Calling all my budding creatives and designers - I have a new workshop - Start Your Design Journey which is our new Design Bootcamp intensive. This new workshop is a single day, three hours long and it combines everything I teach in a week into a single day plus a few new things. You can find out when the next session is by going to designsuitecourses.com/journey.