Saturday 14 July 2012

The Future of Tapestry Moon

Hi there, and sorry for being away for such a long time. I've been sorting out some things which were important for me to continue as a desinger.

I have picked up some casual work at a local after hours child care place. It's only a few hours at the moment, but there is promise of more to come and it's just what I was after really. It means that I will have some regular money coming in to keep finances comfortable, but I'll still have plenty of time to design and create new projects.

The cross stitch magazine I design for is using my designs at a terrific rate, which means I stitch regularly to keep up ... exactly what I need. But it's not enough of an income. And as cross stitching doesn't require many skills, there is no room for teaching workshops in that area.

Luckily for me, one of my other interests is applique and patchwork. I'm gaining more success selling patterns to magazines and I hope very shortly to start producing patterns for sale in shops, online and to spark interest in workshops. An online shop will also be set up for my cross stitch patterns.

The bad news was that the magazine I was producing bead patterns for has folded. I will be winding up that part of my business as a result. So if you are a following me as a beader, I appologise. Beading will only be a rare hobby for me from now on.

The last two weeks has been school holidays here in NSW, Australia, which always means lots of disruptions for me running around with the kids and their busy social schedules. My husband has also been working from home to give hime a break from travel. It's lovely to have them all home, but it does also mean I have a LOT less computer time. And of course that means less time to update blogger, less time to search for inspiration and less time to use my designing programs. But hey! I started knitting a cardigan for myself, and designers have to have holidays and outside hobbies too right. :)

I have had a few patterns come out in magazines that I havent' shared with you yet, due to the reduced computer time. But that means great piccies next entry, so don't forget to come back and check in a few days.

Thanks for all your support,
Jennidee

5 comments:

  1. Hi Jennidee!!
    Thanx so much for stopping by my blog The Crafty Princess. I was so honoured to have a real life designer and artist vist.

    Pete from Sew it all was the one who showed me your chart which I loved straight away (as he knew I would LOL) I bought the fabric you recommended and I will be stitching her right away. As soon as she is finished I will give it to Pete to display in his stall at all the craft shows.

    I'm thrilled to find a talented Aussie designer and thanx to your friend miamina who led me to your blog. You'll be hearing from me a lot as I'm also starting out in quilting and I love your designs. Ah it's the beginning of something beautiful I think.

    Take care..um by the way do I qualify for the chart too. I'm so greedy for charts I know.
    xoxo Alicia
    neon_princess33@yahoo.com.au

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  2. Hi, came over from the crafty princess and would love to be entered in your giveaway!

    I've been thinking it would be fun to get into designing cross stitch patterns, so I am so happy I found you!

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  3. Sounds like things are looking up for you Jenni! That was great getting some part-time work - makes things so much easier(financially, anyway!). Great to hear that your cross stitch designs are popular and having the added talent of applique designs too is fab. Looking forward to seeing your published work in your next post.

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  4. Hi Celle, I will most certainly gift you the chart when I have finished designing it. Nice to meet you.

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  5. Alicia, of course you qualify! Thanks for following me. I'm just finishing a few things with a deadline and then the giveaway chart will follow.

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