Collaborate Crafting. I draw something then Ava Blu accessories it and makes it look beautiful.
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Collaborate Crafting
Posted in crafts, illustration, Making it, tagged Collaborate Crafting, craft, crafting, draw, fun, kiddos, mom and daughter on August 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Rolling Up My Sleeves Painting Some Backgrounds
Posted in art, illustration, Making it, tagged art, background, backgrounds, dirty, handmade, illustration, painting, texture on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have recently been playing around with adding more textured backgrounds to my illustrations. So I spent a day just creating some backgrounds the old fashion way. I used the covers of old books as the canvas and adding some paint and paper to create texture. It felt really good to roll up my sleeves [...]
Exit Strategy
Posted in Making it, tagged art licensing, artfire, change, etsy, Exit Strategy, freelance, illustration, launch, living expenses, money, passive income, royalty, saving, small business on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone needs one. The problem is figuring out what mine is. Folks seem to recommend you save anywhere from 3-6 months of living expenses before making the switch. Time to start crunching the numbers. It’s really unfortunate that I live in such an expensive part of the country. For 3 months worth of savings I [...]









