Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Join us in this episode with Tracy Mooney, Editor of Quilt Maker Magazine and Quilt & Easy Quilts, as she takes us behind the scenes of creating each issue. Tracy also shares her experiences and tips for overcoming the challenges of pursuing your passion. Episode 296 Behind the Scenes of Quilting Magazines with Tracy Mooney __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making,...

Carina spoke to BYU Idaho in March to the Art Department and Faculty. Listen to some of her thoughts on her time spent there in today's podcast. Episode 300 Some Thoughts After Teaching at BYU Idaho __________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of ma...

You have to take the actions each day to build momentum in your design business. Carina talks about how she drives her own actions with excitement in today's episode. Episode 295 Building Momentum to Drive Your Designs __________ 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....

Carina's guest today is Meg Goodman who owns a podcast production company and hosts the Sew and So Podcast for Bernina. She talks about going from broadcast at the age of 13 to not getting around to retirement because of her current creative pursuits. Learn more about Meg and the stories of quilters in today's podcast! You can reach her via Instagram  @flintrockllc Email her at megoodman...

Carina talks very candidly about Marketing and Sales Vehicles. If you have never heard this language before, Carina breaks down why these are so important and how you can start thinking about using them in your surface pattern and craft design business. Episode 293 Do You Have (Or Even Understand) Marketing Vehicles? __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled...

Carina talks in depth about what it took to get her Ph. D. Her struggles led to satisfaction in a field of study she loves. She talks about the rewards that come to those who are willing to do hard things. Learn more on today's episode! Episode 292 Why Struggle Equals Reward __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Wit...

Are you doing the right simple things your business to be profitable? Learn the one question you need to ask yourself to make sure you are implementing the right things. Follow her instagram @paperplannerclub Episode 291 Paper Planner Club with Mim Jenkinson __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On...

Carina came directly back from a workout to tell her experience of weight lifting and how it relates to becoming a designer! She talks about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Learn more about how it's okay to do hard things and not like it when you are getting started! Episode 290 Sometimes I Want to Cry When I Work Out __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Mone...

Carriece Jefferson from Crafty Hands Club is on the podcast today talking about how storytelling has become a focus for her magazine and membership. Learn more about this creative business in today's episode! You can reach Carriece Jefferson in  Instagram @craftyhandsclub Or her Website https://craftyhandsclub.com/ Episode 289 Successful Storytelling with Carriece Jefferson of Crafty Hands Cl...

Are you doing the right simple things your business to be profitable? Learn the one question you need to ask yourself to make sure you are implementing the right things. Episode Simple = Profitable __________ 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...

Sometimes we can get a little out of balance with our ideas of what it is like to be a designer. If we can balance our ideas and our implementation, we are building a great design business. Learn more on today's episode! Episode 287 Are You Addicted to the Vision? __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spendi...

Today Carina talks about her early career as a designer and how she refused help. It took her longer to reach her goals because of it. She talks about ways she got help and what she let go of to have the business that she has today. Learn more in today's episode. Episode 286 Refusal to Get Help __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern an...

Carina goes over some of the ways you might be losing money in your design business. Learn more about how you can make some changes that will make you more profitable in today's episode. Episode 285 How Are You Losing Money __________ 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:/...

Do you know the difference between building or maintaining a design business? Carina goes through the different ways you might be building or maintaining your design products in this episode. Episode 284 Are You Building Or Maintaining A Design Business? __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Thin...

Carina dives into how adding Live Retreats to Design Suite happened. She recaps 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 USA...

Carina dives into how digital designing gave her stability that her contracts did not. Learn why digital is such an amazing way to become a profitable designer in this episode. Episode 282 Why Digital is So Profitable __________ 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.carina...

Carina talks about starting her design business and what it took to get to $100,000. Learn more about the differences between contracts, digital designs, and so much more. Episode 281 0 to $100,000 __________ 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...

If you are stuck somewhere in the design process, learn more about why that confusion is happening and how to fix it! Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here: https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 280 on the Make and Design Podcast: 3 Reasons Confusion Happens __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Patte...

To be a good designer, we also have to be able to explain why we designed something the way we did. Learn why words matter for a designer. Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here: https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 279 on the Make and Design Podcast: Your Words to Clients Matter __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, F...

Hindsight is 20/20 and there are many things Carina would have changed early in her design career. Learn about some of these things so that you can evaluate your own design business practices. Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here: https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 278 on the Make and Design Podcast: 3 Lessons I Wish I Had Learned Early in My Desi...

Are you super frustrated right now in your design business? Are you having trouble making money? Maybe you are missing this one thing. Learn more in today’s episode. Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here: https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 277 on the Make and Design Podcast:  If You Are Frustrated, You Are Missing This One Thing __________ Watch Ca...

Carina runs into aspiring designers whose main focus is the notoriety around being a designer. Learn more about what Carina has to say about fame. Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here: https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 276 on the Make and Design Podcast: If You Want To Be A Famous Designer... __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become...

What are the two things that will make you a great designer? Learn about it in today’s episode! Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here: https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 275 on the Make and Design Podcast: Two Things That Will Make You A Great Designer __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern...

Design isn’t just about design. It’s about a lot of different things that make your business grow. Learn more about winning in your design business in today’s episode. Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here: https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 274 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why You Are Not Winning As A Designer __________ Watch Carina’s FREE tra...

Design shouldn’t be magical and easy all the time. If it was, everybody would already be doing it! Instead it is the designers who role up their sleeves and get down into the hard work and strategies that make things really happen. Purchase Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper here:  https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designprofitprosper Episode 273 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why Des...