Studio-259

Lizzy the Lizzard bag class

Michelle — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:03:09 +0000

is now beginning on Joggles. Its not to late to sign up and come make a lizzy bag with us.

Go here if you would like to join us!

My big SURPRISE!!!

Michelle — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:25:07 +0000

arrived the other day and WOW! is all I can say! Some very thoughtful art friends got together and send me a wonderful box of goodies. I am so lucky to have some many wonderful people think of me.

I got the greatest box of art a gal could want! So many wonderful pieces of art. I LOVE THE ALL!

I am now going to find a place to hang them all up in my studio so I can enjoy them everyday.

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to send me this fantastic pieces of art! I too am so inspired by all of your creativity!!! You are all so wonderful!!!

Have you ever wanted to design your own e-patterns or classes?

Michelle — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:38:05 +0000

patterns or e classes and just dont know where to start?

Don’t have the technology and know how to get it all together?

Need help with just a few things?

Studio-259 is here to help!

We have just opened our E-pattern Services dept. Here we offer packages and individual services to help We can help you bring your dreams to reality.

We can provide you with lots of services to help you bring your ideas to life. We offer editing services, website design, e-pattern formatting of your info, setup of your pattern, cover art development, setting up the paypal and downloadable files to give to your customers and more.

Those dreams dont have to wait any longer. If you are thinking about selling e-patterns or offering e-classes then we can help you get all your info into a professional format and start selling.

For more info check out our E-patterns services page here.

non stick spray and your pans

Michelle — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:41:54 +0000

I had purchased some higher priced cookware last year and continued to use the very convienent non stick spray on my pans. Over a short period of time I began to notice that my pans were sticking and they shouldnt have been.

At first I thought it was the pans, I couldnt figure out what was happening. I mostly used the spray on my frying pans. So I went out and bought 2 more frying pans, along with them came a note to not use the non stick spray , that is left a deposit over time and the non stick surface would no longer work right. Wish I had known that before.

So I unknowningly tested this theory, yet again. I thought I told everyone in the house not to use the spray in the frying pans any more. Somehow my daughter must have forgotten and began using it in the large frying pan. She never used the small frying pan.

So here I am just a couple of months later and the small pan never had non stick spray in it, is just fine and the large pan , well now everything sticks to it.

I am disappointed that I my new 50.00 circulon pan is now ruined. I will not buy anymore non stick spray for anything and will be replacing my pans for the last time.

I just wanted to share this info incase you find yourself with the same problem

Black and white fabrics for sale

Michelle — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:03:03 +0000

i hav just listed several lots of black and white fabrics, grey hues also, for sale in the shop.

Cleaning out the studio and downsizing. You can pick up some nice lots.

I will be happy to combine shipping, just email me first and let me know which ones you want, it will be cheaper to ship that way.
VISIT THE SHOP

Cat Sacks, Lizzie Birthday Internet Special

Michelle — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:41:37 +0000

Today is my moms birthday and in 15 days it will be mine. This year My mother turned 70 and in a couple of weeks I will turn 50.

So for a LIMITED time you can purchase the Cat Sack Handbag workshop,the Lizzy the Lizzard Workshop Sally the Embellished Snail or the Ladybug Garden Tote workshop at the INTERNET BIRTHDAY SPECIAL PRICING!

Celebrate our 70th and 50th birthday with us and treat yourself to a workshop at never before offered price!

My birthday gift to you!

More used supplies for sale

Michelle — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:04:14 +0000

I am selling of some supplies I no longer need from my studio. I will list them below, if you wish to purchase them click on the link, it will take you to my shop and you can purchase directly thru the Studio-259 store. I will ship them out this week. You can pay by paypal, check or credit card thru the shopping cart.

First group of items for sale, I will be posting more all day and lots of fabric to come. So bookmark this page at the shop and check back.

If you wish to purchase more than one item, please let me know so I can combine shipping for you. Each item is listed individually with shipping. I will be at the computer frequently thru the week.

Pellon 30 light weight interfacing.

12 handbag patterns lot

More stuff for sale

Michelle — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:34:52 +0000

First group of items for sale, I will be posting more all day and lots of fabric to come. So bookmark this page at the shop and check back.

Set of Bias Bars complete set for finished bar sizes 1/ 8 bar, 3/16 bar, 1/4 bar, 3/8 bar, 1/2 bar, 5.8 bar, 3/4 bar

Fabrics

Shabby chic Cottage rose style fabric lots

Dyed Cheescloth Lot

Quilting Pro Management Software

For Sale, some used supplies

Michelle — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:16:33 +0000

First group of items for sale, I will be posting more all day and lots of fabric to come. So bookmark this page at the shop and check back.

Roll of Timtex 18 wide by 13 feet long

Shiva Paintsticks 2 sets of 12, one regular, one irridescent, and 18 plastic rubbing templates.

Caran dache Neocolor Pastel watersoluble sticks set of 40

EZ QUILTING Templates 6 piece set

Assorted Quilting templates set, includes drunkards path in 3 sizes, hexagon set 1 in to 6 inch, 12 inch ohio star, lemoyne star

Hobbico Mini Iron

What is Failure?

Michelle — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:06:48 +0000

I have been giving this word some thought.

This is another topic my daughter and I were talking about the other day as she works to find what keeps her from her goals.

She said she thinks she is afraid of failure! Sounds logical at first doesn’t it. Who isn’t in some small way afraid of failing. None of us really wants fail.

But then do we not have to define failure to know just what it is we are afraid of?

I must ask the question, If you are trying and doing something are you not succeeding? Learning? Moving ahead in your goals? Are these all not good things?

And if you are moving ahead, learning and doing then you are getting closer and closer to your goal each time. So this is a good thing.

Seth Godin had a quote on his blog a while back that said

“Persistence isn’t using the same tactics over and over. That’s just annoying.

Persistence is having the same goal over and over.”

So if you aren’t afraid of hard work, learning, re-evaluting as you go along, and sticking to it then where does failure have a place in the learning process?

Possibly we have not taken the time to define failure in respect to what it is we want and are willing to do to get it.

I look at each phase of the process as learning. Some things propel me forward and others give me cause to rethink them and come back with another approach. All of which I consider just part of learning how to achieve the things we want.

Persistence keeps me moving forward. Working on things is sizable chunks, evaluating as I go along and open to adjusting as the need arises, so that I may reach my intended goal.

The word failure has an ominous feel to it, kind of a big dark cloud that intangibly covers a lot of things and anytime we cant go on, for what ever reason, we chalk it up to failure.

I believe the only failure in life it the failure to act. If you aren’t doing anything, then you fail by default.

Everything else is an opportunity. An opportunity to learn, to try again, to keep at it, to look at it from another angle, to persist until you get it. To learn…..

Then do we really fail? I dont think so. I believe we just need to clarify that ominous cloud we call failure and break it down so we can see clear the way for success.

By defining failure and giving it a more realistic perspective we take away its power over us to never start.

How do you define failure? Share your thoughts and fears…