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Welcome to episode 036 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.

In this episode I talk with Carina Envoldsen-Harris of Carina’s Craftblog. She has beautiful embroidery designs and we talk about one of the clubs she offers.

I have read Carina’s website for a little while now and I love her designs. I have previously purchased the Tree of Life design and also the Alphabet Motif Club that we talk about in the interview. Thanks for being on the show Carina!

Carina’s Alphabet Motif Club comes with three projects, two tutorials, and the letters of the alphabet for you to use to decorate anything you can think to put a bit of embroidery work on. I love the club not only for the designs, but because it is such a great addition to her business. I’ve talked about mistakes to avoid when starting your subscription business, and advantages to offering a subscription, as well as questions to ask yourself before you get started. It is hard to get fair pay for a handmade item, so if you are interested in writing patterns this could be a good addition to your business.

Carina recently updated her shop and you can find the club, the other embroidery designs she created, and a signed copy of her book Stitched Blooms in stock. Be sure to check out the trees bundle! These are so beautiful.

Brand new is the Mini Embellishment Club!

The initial round of the Mini Embellishment Club will run between April 13 and June 29. You will receive two motifs a week for a total of 24, along with three projects you can make to embellish with a design. And for Me Being Crafty readers – use the code MEBEINGCRAFTY for 10% off until Friday, March 20.

Where you can find Carina – Carina on instagram – Carina on twitter – instagram – musicians: soundcloud? – photo gallery?

Listen to episode 036 and let me know if you’ve taught someone how to embroider. This is fairly easy and there is almost instant gratification because a project can be completed quickly.

Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m working on mini quilt swaps!

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Welcome to episode 035 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.

In this episode I talk to Jessie Keating of Tiny House about what it was like to be a super volunteer during QuiltCon 2015.

Jessie and I met a few years ago when we were both looking for a roommate for the second Sewing Summit. We luckily clicked and got along well and have kept in touch over the years. She and her boys came to France last year and my daughter and I met up with them and another friend of ours for a few days. Thanks again for being on the show Jessie!

During QuiltCon Jessie was a super volunteer, which means she volunteered 16 hours over the course of the event. She talks about her moment of meeting someone who has been a huge influence to her in sewing and quilting and Jessie is just such a genuine, nice person that I am thrilled that she got to meet her fabric design idol.

Jessie also talks about how volunteering at QuiltCon was something she wanted to do to put herself out there because she struggles with social anxiety. It can be so scary to go somewhere new, you may not know anyone or you only know a few people, and to do something to on purpose put yourself in a position you are just not comfortable being in. She is thrilled she attended and came away with memories of having a really fun trip.

Where you can find Jessie – Tiny House on etsy – Jessie on instagram – Jessie on pinterest

Listen to episode 035 and let me know when it was that you put yourself out there. What was your experience like?

Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m quilting a baby quilt!