Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Christmas is just a couple of days away! Hope you are have plans for this holiday and are sharing it with those you love. Episode 238 on the Make and Design Podcast: A Little Christmas Cheer __________ 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/freetrai...

There is always a tug a way between what is easy and putting effort into something. Let’s talk about the differences and how we can put more effort into our design businesses. Episode 237 on the Make and Design Podcast: Easy vs. Effort __________ 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...

There is always a tug a way between what is easy and putting effort into something. Let’s talk about the differences and how we can put more effort into our design businesses. Episode 237 on the Make and Design Podcast: Easy vs. Effort __________ 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...

Why DOES great design matter? Let’s talk about it in today’s episode. Episode 236 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why Great Design Matters __________ 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/freetraining __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner...

I’m sitting down with my friend and Creative Director Cindy Cloward. She talks about how Riley Blake got started and introduces Riley Blake’s new line of Batiks! This is a not-to-be-missed conversation! Watch on the youtube channel at www.youtube.com/carinagardner to see all the stunning fabrics. Episode 229 on the Make and Design Podcast: Doing Things We Don’t Like Doing __________ Watch Carina’s...

Building a new design business requires a lot of time. Sometimes illness, family, friends, and life circumstances get in the way. Carina talks about some of the things that can make running your successful design business difficult and how to overcome crazy circumstances. Episode 234 on the Make and Design Podcast: When Life Gets In The Way __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A...

If being an artist is a natural gift, than how do we grow from it? Carina debunks some of the ideas around natural talent in this episode.  Episode 233 on the Make and Design Podcast: Is Being An Artist An Innate Talent? __________ 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.car...

The first year is an investment as a designer. Learn more about what the first year looks like as a design business owner. Episode 232 on the Make and Design Podcast: The First Year 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 https://www.carinagardnercourses.com/fre...

Today Carina’s guest is Faigie Kobre who teaches art with alcohol inks. Learn more about what she does at https://creativityreignited.com. Episode 231 on the Make and Design Podcast: Getting Started with Alcohol Inks with Faigie Kobre __________ 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...

Carina digs into the use and understanding of icons in design! It’s a little bit of design theory and a little bit of understanding the psychology of what we see. Episode 230 on the Make and Design Podcast: Understanding How to Create Icons __________ 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...

One of the best things about being a designer is ALL the fun things we get to do. But just like every other business, there are parts that aren’t fun. Let’s dig into what that looks like! Episode 229 on the Make and Design Podcast: Doing Things We Don’t Like Doing __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Ti...

How do you become a designer who creates designs people want? Learn more in today’s episode. Episode 228 on the Make and Design Podcast: Create Designs People Never Stop Buying __________ 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/freetraining _________...

Today Carina talks with Dianna and Justin Rammel the owners of Raspberry Creek Fabrics. Learn more about digital fabric printing with Dianna and Justin!   https://raspberrycreekfabrics.com/ Episode 227 on the Make and Design Podcast: Digital Fabric with Raspberry Creek Fabrics __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Withou...

Just like any other business, designers have to take care of customers. Learn more about things you can do in your design business to prevent lots of customer service issues. Episode 226 on the Make and Design Podcast: Customer Service Prevention __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On Things That...

Failure is a part of winning. Learn why failure is a good thing! Episode 225 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why I Am Okay With Failing __________ 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/freetraining __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is...

Being the hero in your own story means going through the trials and joys that accompany being the hero. In today's episode, learn why you should be the hero in your own story. Episode 224 on the Make and Design Podcast: Are You the Hero in Your Own Story __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A Money-Making, Fulfilled Surface Pattern and Craft Designer Without Spending Time On...

Susan Smith is the creative business owner of Measure Twice Cut Once. Listen in on Carina and Susan’s conversation about owning your own business.   You can find Susan’s online academy at https://stitchedbysusanacademy.thinkific.com/collections .   Episode 223 on the Make and Design Podcast:  Quilting and Creative Business with Susan Smith __________ Watch Carina’s FREE training, How to Become A M...

Ever design business owner has made mistakes! Learn more about some of the mistakes Carina wishes she had not made. Episode 222 on the Make and Design Podcast: Past Mistakes I Wish I Hadn't Made  __________ 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...

Owning any kind of business is a hard thing. Growing it and making it profitable is a hard thing. But getting good at hard things is a great way to grow. Learn more in today’s episode. Episode 221 on the Make and Design Podcast: The Art of Doing Hard Things __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2...

Artists and designers do similar activities but the way they sell can be different. Learn the difference in today’s episode! Episode 220 on the Make and Design Podcast: From Artist to 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...

Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company is on the podcast today! Today Carina and Jenny talk about her book How to Stitch An American Dream. Learn more about Jenny Doan at https://www.missouriquiltco.com/   Find her book on Amazon and many other book retailers. Episode 219 on the Make and Design Podcast: How to Stitch An American Dream with Jenny Doan __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The...

The one person you should always bet on is YOU! How can you bet on yourself as you build your design business? Learn more as Carina digs into how you should bet on yourself. Episode 218 on the Make and Design Podcast: Bet on Yourself __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY   __________ About C...

Carina dives into one of the secrets of her success. Learn what can help your design business become a success. Episode 217 on the Make and Design Podcast: One of the Secrets to My Success __________ 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 des...

In September some of my Design Suite Members got together for Garden of Quilts! We filmed a little bit about what they are working on and doing in Design Suite. Since the program is virtual, it was a treat to get a few of the members in the mountain west area in the same room. Episode 216 on the Make and Design Podcast:  Special Design Suite Get Together at Garden of Quilts __________ Download Car...

Do you have Halloween traditions? Listen to some of the fun Halloween traditions Carina does with her family! Happy Halloween! Episode 215 on the Make and Design Podcast:Halloween Traditions Our Family Loves __________ 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 Gard...