45 AWESOME FREE BAG MAKING TUTORIALS!!!! AND MUCH MORE...

Check out this cool site:  Frugal and Thriving!

First off there are 45 AWESOME FREE BAG MAKING TUTORIALS!!!  The tutorials come from other sites...so you can go on a little adventure and find new fun blogs to love!!!
This first link below is where all the tutorials can be found.  The other links below the photos give credit to the sites from which the photos first came.
http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2009/45-awesome-free-bag-making-tutorials/

I'm in love with this one!!!

http://wkdesigner.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/ruffled-totebag/

http://www.psiquilt.com/2009/08/friendship-bag-tutorial.html

Second, there are 39 FREE APRON TUTORIALS!!!

http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2010/39-free-apron-tutorials/

Cute stuff!!!

http://stitchesinplay.typepad.com/stitches_in_play/2009/05/very-lengthy-tutorial-for-a-very-easy-apron.html

And finally, 48 Plus FREE SKIRT TUTORIALS!!!

http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2009/48-free-skirt-tutorials/

I guess this one appeals to the Bohemian in me!!!

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/06/summer-swing-skirt.html

There's a lot of cool stuff to check out there and get yourself some groovy free tutorials....gotta love that free stuff!!!!

Take care!  And if you like what u see here, invite some friends over! 

Thanks, Cynthia

FUN DAY FRIDAY...YARN & LACE APPLIQUES!!!

Hi there everyone!  Hope today finds you doing well!  Thought I would share some fun little inspirational goodies I just got in the mail.  They are for certain projects I'm working on that must be finished next Thursday for a show I have on Friday.  In fact, it's the Neptune Festival here in Virginia Beach, and if you are local, I hope you will come out next weekend and see me AT 22ND ST., ON THE BOARDWALK.  The show lasts for 3 days, Friday - 12 noon to 7pm, Sat. - 10am to 7pm, Sun. - 10am to 6pm.  

 

This gorgeous yarn is from:

 http://www.etsy.com/people/MagnoliaHandspun

Fun lace appliques from:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RavioleeDreams?ref=pr_shop

Ok all you sweet people...have a great day, and a wonderful weekend!!!

Cynthia



GiveAway Reminder!!!! Original Artwork Giveaway!!!

This little lady was patterend after those in Kelly Rae Robert's book, "Taking Flight."  She is 11" X 14" on stretched canvas.



TO ENTER TO WIN:

1.)  Post this link on your facebook page/ in the feed

2.)  Tweet this link

3.)  Follow this blog

4.)  "Like" my OriginalCynDesign facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/OriginalCynDesign-by-Cynthia-E-Anderson/116789475043206)

5.)  Visit my ETSY shop and leave a comment (here) about what item u liked best and why

The link:  http://originalcyndesign.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-original-artwork-giveaway.html

For EACH of these 5 things above that you do, you will recieve one entry...so you can get up to 5 entries to win!!!  Simply post the url where you linked this blog in the comment section of this post so I can view it (or just tell me what u did).  THE CONTEST LASTS FOR TWO WEEKS, STARTING TODAY AT NOON, ENDING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, AT NOON.  TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS, AND SOMEONE IS SURE TO WIN!!!

Questions?  mail me at;  originalcyn01@aol.com

Happy linking all!!!

Cynthia

"Your Stuff is Too Expensive!!!"

Ok people!  Here it is:  an A #1 terrific article about how much work artists and crafters really put into their work, and how that work is often de-valued by the public.  Here's an excerpt, check out the whole thing at the link below!!!

“$70 for a t-shirt?!”

“I love your website, but everything on it is overpriced!”

“Your stuff is too expensive.”

“Are you rich or something?”

“I could make that for $5.”

"I’ve heard it all. At first it hurt my feelings and made me worry that my prices were too high. Now it only baffles me that someone would say something so rude. This is my job. It may not be like your job. I don’t have a boss or regular hours, and I don’t have to drive to work or even get dressed for it (heh), but this is how I pay the bills.

I’m always tempted to asked these people, “How about I come down to where you work and tell your boss you’re overpaid?” Because that’s essentially what they’re saying."

If any of this sounds familiar you might really enjoy the article....I did:)  Oh, and the point is: 

 Charge what you want for your work, and don't listen to the naysayers!!!



http://whatthecraft.com/overpriced-cant-afford-handmade-pricing/comment-page-4/#comment-256040

Have a great day!

Cynthia

New Original Artwork Giveaway!!!!!

Hello dear hearts.  So glad to see you stopping by today, and hope all is well in your world!  Doing some social media marketing this morning and decided it was high time to have another giveaway!!! So here it is...the lovely "flower girl." 

This little lady was patterend after those in Kelly Rae Robert's book, "Taking Flight." 



TO ENTER TO WIN:

1.)  Post this link on your facebook page/ in the feed

2.)  Tweet this link

3.)  Follow this blog

4.)  "Like" my OriginalCynDesign facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/OriginalCynDesign-by-Cynthia-E-Anderson/116789475043206)

5.)  Visit my ETSY shop and leave a comment (here) about what item u liked best and why

The link:  http://originalcyndesign.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-original-artwork-giveaway.html

For EACH of these 5 things above that you do, you will recieve one entry...so you can get up to 5 entries to win!!!  Simply post the url where you linked this blog in the comment section of this post so I can view it (or just tell me what u did).  THE CONTEST LASTS FOR TWO WEEKS, STARTING TODAY AT NOON, ENDING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, AT NOON.  TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS, AND SOMEONE IS SURE TO WIN!!!

Questions?  mail me at;  originalcyn01@aol.com

Happy linking all!!!

Cynthia

Cool and Easy Ruffled Scarf Tutorial!!!

Love this!!!!  So pretty and soooo easy to make.  Just pick a fun fabric and get started.  Click on the link below and---Enjoy!!!



http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-summer-scarf.html

Have fun with it!  I plan to make some of these!!!

Cynthia

"Peel"---Artist Paints Tangerine, Then Peels with Painting...

I have been thinking more about my sweet little blog lately and how much I love it....how much I have already shared through all these posts and how much more I would like to share. 

I was SO inspired just thinking about this little home of mine on the internet.  I once heard someone describe blogs as 'peoples' front porch' on the internet--you know, the way they sort of decorate them, fix them up.  I think of my home page as the front porch, and the rest of the site, a home filled with rooms and rooms full of goodness. 

When you look around your home, there are all sorts of 'things' there....all the little things that chronicle a life.  My blog is my CREATIVE HOME...and it helps me chronicle where I've been as an artist, the things and people that I love and that inspire me as an artist, and it helps me figure out where I might be headed...as an artist, and a human being.



It's called, "Peel," and the artist first paints a tangerine, and then peels it by painting.  It doesn't last that long...it's sped up....and is VERY, VERY COOL.  Go there NOW and check it out for fun:)  Would I steer you wrong????  Enjoy.  And share some other stuff with us in the comments if you find something cool!!!
Click on the link below, then click video, when the photo appears.
http://duanekeiser.blogspot.com/2011/03/peel_16.html


Later!  Cyn