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Stumped on a project, application or product? Send me a note with your crafty crisis. I'll do my best to come to the rescue! AND - if you are a clever crafter and can offer a suggestion, please post a comment :-) Friday, June 04, 2004Putting skills to use
dear crafty chica--hi there, fellow crafter. i have been impressed with your fabulousness for a few months now, maybe a year, and know you can help me. i'm about to graduate high school and move on to the great, big world of college, filled, i'm told, with incidental expenses. i cannot make myself be content with a summer job at mcdonald's, no matter how hard i try, when i know that deep down i have the ability to cook much better food and sew handbags, to boot. how can i put these skills to good use? i'm willing to sell myself, but i just don't know how! thanks!
--soon to be broke Howdy Soon to be Broke! You sound like you already have your mind in the right place. A lot of people don't realize how they can put thier crafty skills to use to either support themselves or add a cushy side income. I was just where you are, a lot of us have been there! Check out my Crafting for Cash post on how I did it. There is no "one certain way" - everyone has to find their own path with bumps and bruises - and badges of honor! Best of luck - you can do it! Keep me posted! CC
• Posted by Crafty Chica, 9:24 PM
0 Comments:About Me
In a (hefty) nutshell: I'm a mom, wife, artist, author & left-handed middle-child binge crafter Sagittarian. We have 4 Chihuahuas. I designed a product line with Duncan Enterprises - it launches this summer nationwide! I write a weekly nationally syndicated craft column for The Arizona Republic. I've authored six books. My 7th is a sewing book for Potter Craft and it comes out Feb. 17, 2009. I wrote and sold my first novel, "Love Shine". It comes out in summer 2009 (Grand Central Publishing). I make and sell a line of "Chicano Pop Art" with my husband, Patrick Murillo. He does all my illos! We are currently prepping for a six-month art installation for the Heard Museum. It opens October 2008. I have a web series with LifetimeTV.com called "Crafting With the Chica". I love to read. I watch too much TV!   Note to visitors: Hola! This site is the archive of all my past projects for Gannett News Service and The Arizona Republic. These ideas are for personal use only. I make a living as a craft designer, so I will be using these ideas in my published works. If you are thinking of selling or using these ideas for profit, please give respect and "twist" them to make them your own - put your own stamp on them to make them different. It will work out for the best for both of us! Thank you and much respect from one creative person to another! — Kathy Have a burning crafty question? Visit my Ask Crafty Chica blog or drop me a line! Project CategoriesJewelryHoliday Food Valentine's Day Other Celebrations Day of the Dead Inside Lights Wearables Summer/4th of July Collage/Paper Wedding Beauty Recycled Shrines Favorite Crafty LinksPhoenix FridasGet Crafty Supernaturale The Switchboards Craftster Craft Revolution Craft Pop So Spiffy PattieWack.com Craft Trends Headlines Archive | |||||||||||||
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