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Christine Welsh
NSW, Australia
My name is Christine and I am addicted to bag making!
Interests: Now that is a good question! Sewing (surprise surprise!), mainly bags and more bags however I do like making an occasional collector teddy bear (OK so I once did that full time BUT the bags took over! LOL) I also love cats and dogs and all sorts of wonderful critters. COOKING and housework are NOT my favourite pass times however and I would MUCH rather be making a bag! I also enjoy spending time with my wonderful children.....oh and sometimes even hubby too! I like to laugh so I love to watch a good comedy movie and I like to watch some drama, scary and love stories too! Oh what the heck....I like a lot of things!
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LOL....yes it is and I honestly never win a thing so I was SOOO over the moon! Can't WAIT until it arrives! :)
Toggle Commented 2 days ago on I WON! WooHoo! at ChrisW Designs
Thanks Carol....I'll be in touch shortly! :)
Toggle Commented 5 days ago on Free Bag Making Tutorials at ChrisW Designs
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Sunday update: ALL pattern testing positions have been filled! Thank you to everyone who has contacted me and the response has simply blown me away! :) DO watch for the release of this pattern and no doubt some very awsome test bag photos that I will share with you as... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at ChrisW Designs
Thanks Amanda. :)
Toggle Commented May 14, 2013 on Free Bag Making Tutorials at ChrisW Designs
Thank you Tracy! :)
Thanks Heidi! I am enjoying using this wallet! :) Yes it is sad when we have to take time out to take care of the unwelcome dust bunnies....pity there wasn't a dust fairy to come in and do it for us! LOL
Thank you Liz! :)
Toggle Commented May 12, 2013 on I WON! WooHoo! at ChrisW Designs
Thanks Daryl and yes, I agree.....once you are on a creative roll, make the most of it and don't stop! :)
Maybe it would make sense to unpack first BUT if you are anything like me, one cannot always do what makes sense? LOLL
Thank you Joanie! I am pleased you have found the info here useful! :)
Toggle Commented May 9, 2013 on Handbag and Purse Feet Tutorial! at ChrisW Designs
LOLLL Too right! It's funny you should say that Carol because hubby commented that anyone seeing me would have thought I had won the lottery.....well....it did feel like that! LOLLLLLL
Toggle Commented May 7, 2013 on I WON! WooHoo! at ChrisW Designs
Thanks Sarah.... :)
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Thanks Lia.....it certainly was a nice surprise! :)
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LOLLL....Thanks Maria, I am sure I will! :)
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LOL....Thanks Ree, Yes I think so too! :)
Toggle Commented May 7, 2013 on I WON! WooHoo! at ChrisW Designs
Yes there certainly are! :) Please do share your link when you make your next one! :)
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Thank you Cathy! Oh are you moving or going on a nice long holiday?
Toggle Commented May 7, 2013 on I WON! WooHoo! at ChrisW Designs
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Honestly....I NEVER win anything but I do enter giveaways just for the fun of it.....dream a little .....and then forget all about it! LOLLLL But this morning I was in for a HUGE but FABULOUS shock when I read the email I received from Maureen of Maureen Cracknell Handmade! I... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at ChrisW Designs
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Dee I think sometimes a BIG part of losing your mojo is when you take something you love doing as a hobby, to business....the pressure is on to create for the sake of it, rather than to create because you love it!! At least when I was making bears, that is how it was for me! My hubby was ill at the time so he had to leave his job and so it was up to me to put food on the table and somehow it just wasn't the same anymore because I HAD to do it....like you, I used to dream about it....I did nothing else........BUT it simply got to the point where I couldn't do it anymore! Mind you, that is not to say that you should never take things from hobby to business....not at all ......BUT this time around with my bag designing, I 'hope' I have learnt something from my previous experience and that is to always make sure you still do other things you love to do......just for YOU, that is totally NOT work .....Even if that is just to make up someone else's pattern for the sake of it! I am learning to 'go with the flow' and not stress if things get quiet too! I think it is really important to understand that ALL of us have our ebbs and flows and don't get too caught up with worrying about the tide being somewhat further out at times....it always end up turning! LOLLLL That's how I am choosing to look at things now anyway! I make sure I take some time out to look around me and appreciate the fact that I DO have the opportunity to do what I do.....wherever the tide takes me will be fine with me! LOLLL Off my soap box now.......
Thanks Norma! Oh you just HAVE to get your musa back.....your clay work is FABULOUS!! BUT...I know what you mean though....sometimes there does come a point in your life when you just need to move onto something else! When I was making bears, there came a point where I just couldn't do it anymore....My mojo for them had totally ran away! LOLLL I think when the time comes that the joy is gone and no matter how many breaks you take, the mojo doesn't come back....then it IS time to try something new! They say a change is as good as a holiday though....and for me just a simple change was all that I needed! :) I do think you are hitting the nail on the head though....I was putting so much pressure on myself that I wasn't enjoying it at all. I have now made up my mind to just 'go with the flow' instead.... and see where it takes me! LOLLL
It's really a great wallet Liz so put it at the top of the list! LOLLL
LOLLL It's awful isn't it! I guess on the plus side, you will have a nice clean house by the time your mojo comes back! LOLLL
LOLLL yes I am definitely taking my new wallet shopping for more fabric! LOLLL Next time you lose your mojo you can come and clean MY place to get it back! The dust bunnies are waiting! LOLLL
Very nice indeed! I could certainly use those myself! :) Christine ChrisW Designs
Toggle Commented May 4, 2013 on Covert Robin Gift Exchange at Sweet Puddles
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I am quite sure I am not the only one who at times feels like they have ground to a screaming halt, creative wise.....Haven't we all heard of 'writers' block?.....Well...of late I have felt 'designers block'! LOL....I have been trying to work on my next pattern.....the backpack I have on... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at ChrisW Designs
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