Make and Design with Carina Gardner

In today’s episode, Carina talks about the power we each have to make our dreams come true. When we take actions we can give ourselves the momentum to build our design businesses. Learn more in today’s episode! Episode 262 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why You Are Powerless If You Aren't An Action Taker __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface...

Carina talks about the one thing that differentiates the hobbyist from the business owner. If you can make this one thing happen, you have an actual business!  Episode 261 on the Make and Design Podcast: Do You Have A Hobby or A Business? __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Wo...

Carina talks about the three reasons designers are struggling to create. Join her in this episode to see what we can control and can’t control as designers. Episode 260 on the Make and Design Podcast: What Prevents You From Creating __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work htt...

Carina sees lots of ways that designers don’t even realize they are losing money. Learn 3 ways she sees designers losing money and time in today’s episode. Episode 259 on the Make and Design Podcast: 3 Ways to Lose Money as a Designer __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work h...

Designers go through evolutions just like any other career. Learn more about the journey of a designer in today’s episode. Episode 258 on the Make and Design Podcast: The Evolution of a Designer __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/free...

Carina dives into how adding Live Retreats to Design Suite happened. She recaps in January 2023 in Hamilton, Missouri at the Missouri Star Quilt Retreat Center. Learn about the activities, tours, and workshops Design Suite enjoyed while they were there. Watch the youtube channel for excerpts of the event at www.youtube.com/carinagardner Episode 283 Recap on the January Live Retreat in Quilt Town U...

When Carina reads about designers, she loves to see how they stand out. She specifically loves Coco Chanel for the way she made her mark. Learn more about how we can use the designers before us to teach us how to differentiate ourselves as designers. Episode 256 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why I Love Coco Chanel __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled S...

Mari Reisberg works with creatives to help them find ways to incorporate daily acts of creativity. Learn more in this episode about Mari and her methods. You can find more about Mari at www.sustainingcreativity.com. Episode 255 on the Make and Design Podcast: Creative Crisis with Mari Reisberg __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craf...

Dig in with Carina as she talks about 3 things that make a designer different in this market. You are going to love learning how to set yourself apart! Episode 254 on the Make and Design Podcast: 3 Things That Make A Design Different __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work ht...

So much of the drama in getting our design work happens in our head. Learn how you can create a drama free zone as you design. Episode 253 on the Make and Design Podcast: Drama Free Design __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/freetraini...

Carina talks to Meg Goodman who is the host of the Sew and So Podcast for Bernina and Michaelynn Rose the Director of Marketing for Bernina about what is new! You don’t want to miss this episode!   Want to learn more about Bernina? Go to bernina.com to learn more about where you can get one of their products! Episode 252 on the Make and Design Podcast: What's New At Bernina with Meg Goodman a...

Success for all designers looks different. Determine what will make you feel successful to win in this design game! Episode 251 on the Make and Design Podcast: What Does Success Look Like to You? __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/fre...

Design Suite’s Etsy coach SuiKim Friedmann joins Carina today as they talk about Carina’s recent Regency experience, making money, and more! Episode 244 on the Make and Design Podcast: Your Etsy Shop with SuiKim Friedmann __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.ca...

Do you know what a designer’s most powerful tool is? Find out in this episode what Carina uses to keep her on track as a designer! Episode 249 on the Make and Design Podcast: A Designer's Most Powerful Tool __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardne...

Carina goes over the 4 traits that good designers have in common. Learn how to utilize these traits to build your own design business! Episode 248 on the Make and Design Podcast: Four Traits of a Good Designer __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardnerc...

Carina talks to Meg Goodman who is the host of the Sew and So Podcast for Bernina and Michaelynn Rose the Director of Marketing for Bernina about Bernina’s family business. Learn more about what makes a Bernina sewing machine so exceptional.   Want to learn more about Bernina? Go to bernina.com to learn more about where you can get one of their products! Episode 247 on the Make and Design Podcast:...

Carina has a brand new workshop that she is giving away for free! It will go over the 3 secrets that aspiring designers need to know about. Learn more about these secrets as well as her Design Suite program in this episode. Episode 246 on the Make and Design Podcast: How to Become A Money- Making Designer __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Patt...

Carina talks about her first job, her daughter’s first job, and how it relates to the hard work that goes into a designer’s first year. Episode 245 on the Make and Design Podcast: My 15 Year Old Got A Job! __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardnercours...

Design Suite’s Etsy coach SuiKim Friedmann joins Carina today as they talk about adding Etsy to the mix in Design Suite and all the wins Design Suite members are having. Episode 244 on the Make and Design Podcast: Your Etsy Shop with SuiKim Friedmann __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things T...

What we do today can be a blessing to our future selves. Learn more about things you can do today that will make your future brighter as a designer. Episode 257 on the Make and Design Podcast: Gifts to Future Me __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardne...

It’s the beginning of the year so Carina shares what she is doing for her one word in 2023! Learn how she came to decide on this year’s word. Episode 253 on the Make and Design Podcast: My One Word in 2023 __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardnercours...

Carina loves the new year and starts dreaming about big things to come. Use this beginning to move forward in positivity and action! Episode 253 on the Make and Design Podcast: Dreaming Big in 2023 __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/f...

It’s about to be a brand new year. Carina talks about goals vs. vision in today’s episode. Learn what she is changing in her New Year’s Resolutions. Episode 241 on the Make and Design Podcast: Your Vision for 2023 __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That Don’t Work https://www.carinagard...

Mindi Huebner is a mindset coach and we talk about the upcoming 2023. Learn more about the science behind how we change our thoughts around our identities.   Find Mindi’s podcast at www.mindihuebner.com/podcast Follow Mindi at https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdXR36nP/   Episode 240 on the Make and Design Podcast: Design Identity with Mindi Huebner __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A M...

Hey! It’s the day after Christmas and Carina reflects on the year. It was a banner year for Carina Gardner, Inc. Grateful to all of you who have come along on this design ride with me. Episode 239 on the Make and Design Podcast: A Day After Christmas Reflections __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time...