Purple Lavender Flowers Herb Field Botanical Stems Throw Pillow

Since I started designing for Merch by Amazon, they have added other products besides shirts. Here is a pillow I added when they started offering gift ware. I added the purple trim that I made with my French knitter. Looks great with and without decorative edge! Find CyndiLou Lavender Pillow 

My Top Amazon T-shirt Design

 I have been designing on Amazon since 2018 under the name CyndiLou Designs. I have also been working for our local hospital, Northside Gwinnett since 2018! I'm an Outpatient Cardiology Scheduler by day and a Surface Pattern designer by night! When first started, I was asked to make a department T-shirt for Casual Fridays and the Anatomical Heart Word Cloud was born! This has been my top selling design ever since! Check it out!

https://a.co/d/fQ0bVcb 

CyndiLou Designs on Amazon

I'm on a new Journey, it's a great way to start a new year! I applied for "Merch by Amazon" in October 2017, and all the comments on the Facebook groups, this application process takes months!

So... what is Merch by Amazon? It is Amazon's On-Demand Printing Service that enables an artist or anyone to create sell and promote your own custom branded shirts. There is no startup fee or other out-of-pocket expenses. It is a branch of Amazon's Retail website and has the same shipping and Prime extras as other items sold on Amazon. In a nutshell, make a sale, Amazon charges a fee and you get a royalty and they deal with the printing, shipping, fulfilment, returns and complaints! Love it!

So... I was Finally approved January 2018!

I'm allowed 10 T-shirt designs, one each day for 10 days. Now ... I must sell 10 shirts before moving to the next level! Here I am! Ready to sell. Please take a look at my Amazon Page and please help me out and buy some! ;)

CyndiLou Designs on Amazon Page

My DIY Sock Doll Tutorial

I've been making sock dolls since 2012.
I created this tutorial for a friend that bought
a bunch from me but wanted to learn to make
her own! This is the style of doll she wanted.
You can make any theme you want with these instructions.
You can see some of my other design under
my Labels on the right hand side...
look for Sock Doll tag!

So get out that bag of mis-matched socks & have some fun!

Ask any questions by finding my Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/CyndiLouDesigns





Click the pic for a larger view!

If you decide to use this tutorial and create
your own sock dolls, then post them...
Please use #CyndiSockDollTutorial so
we can all enjoy seeing them!

Let me know if you have any questions. Please leave a comment or contact me on
my FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CyndiLouDesigns

Vintage Photo Slide Lampshade & Instructions

Photo Slide Lamp-with light off

 This is a project that I have always wanted to make and it is so easy to do yourself. Here is my list of supplies and photos of my process!

I used a travel theme!

What you need:
-Wire Lampshade Frame, ... this one is a custom UNO Fitter,
           Ring Diameter=9 inch, Fitter Drop 6 inch
           From: ReplacementLampShades.com
       *If I were to make another, I would order the Fitter Drop to be 8 or 9 inch instead of 6 inch. That would make the bulb sit more in the middle of the shade.

-80 to 100 (Square Outer Edge) Photo Slides,
This shade is made with slides held in Landscape direction.
There is 14 slides in a row and 6 rows

-10mm Jump Rings, same metal color as the fitter frame.
This shade used 504 jump rings.

-Hole Punch, 1/16 inch

-Pliers, to open & close jump rings

-Clothes pins, to hold slide rows

-Modern Candle Stick Lamp, 20 inch tall. This one came from Walmart, $25.00

It was great finding vintage family slides in carousel trays!

The light bulb holds the UNO Fitter frame in place.

An old slide viewer made it easier to construct each row.

Use an undesirable slide and create an even template. Mark each slide and punch holes.  2 holes per corner creates a smooth shade and makes a nice design when lit.

Create long rows then attach rows together. Clothes pins help to hold rows in place while threading the jump rings.

When all the rows are finished, Fold so short edges are together, then attach jump rings to form a barrel shape

Put the barrel of slides over the Fitter Frame to form the Shade. Have a helper hold the top edge to the frame and attach jump rings by  frame legs 1st. Continue filling in all the holes in between to secure.

Use a low watt bulb

Great for a Dorm Room! My son Loves it!!!

Lilla Rogers Studio School To Build My Portfolio

Lilla Rogers’ Make Art That Sells e-course is the best thing I have done for myself and my creative process!

 
Since 2007, I found out about  Art Licensing and started submitting  to art agents, asking for a critique or feedback so I could see if my work would fit in this industry. I mostly never heard from them or got the standard response of... thanks but you work is not what we are looking for at this time. I paid for someone to review my portfolio, I sent them a check and copies of my art and they sent me a list of agents to email... and I never heard from this "Expert" again either.
Well... what are agents looking for and how do I make my work fit?!?  I flew to NYC, attended Surtex and paid extra for the seminars, only to be told... I should just go home and know the my family loves me so much that they couldn't bare to tell me the truth... that I don't have any talent and I shouldn't be at the conference. I never believed that, but knew my work wasn't in the right form. So I kept looking for the avenue for me.
I started following Lilla's agency through her newsletter and decided to sign up for her second round of classes when registration opened this year in January. I am so happy that I found her and all my new artist friends!
The class is now in its 3rd week and we (some 200+ students from all over the world) have tackled Bolt Fabric with Kitchen designs and Home Decor with dinnerware using a summer succulent theme! This week is Children's Picture Books with a Fox character. You will have to stay turned because I am so excited about this adventure... finally getting my money's worth and my questions answered!
I know this is where I belong and I will be able to sell my work! The supportive community is wonderful and even though I haven't spoken to Lilla personally, I can see what to do and where to fit my art by the information and advice she give during the class! I'm on my way and will soon have the career I always wanted!!!

Hand Painted Fish Utility Knives

The 1st craftshow of the season was a success! I sold some hand painted fish knives and my Brother-in-law Doug debuted his new welded garden art! Our table looked great!