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Clients

Taken from Soulellis.com

Michael Bierut talks about clients.

• Clients can be the best part of the design process.
• Clients are the difference between art and design.
• My clients are the same as yours.
• The right client can change anything.
• The best clients love design, or don't give a damn about it. (i.e., they have confidence)
• The worst clients are somewhere in between. (i.e., they have fear)
• Never talk about "educating the client."
• What makes a great client? Brains, passion, trust and courage.
• "You'll never go wrong when you work with someone smarter than you." (Tibor Kalman)
• Warning: Your great client may not be my great client.
• Great clients lead to more great clients (and more great work).
• Bad clients lead to more bad clients (and more bad work).
• Bad clients take up more of your time than they should.
• Meanwhile, we take great clients for granted.
• The trick is to reverse this.
• What do I owe a great client? Loyalty, honesty, dedication and tenacity.
• Once you find a great client, never let them go.
• If you can find five great clients, you're set for life.
• "You'd better find somebody to love." (Jefferson Airplane)
• Good luck.

Another Bag Site Update

Friday update

This is the new Friday bag at the bag shop. I love zippers!!

pencil case

Every time I rearranging the sewing room, it feels like a new era. This 'era' started off with denim jeans. My muscial inspiration is from a CD of songs that arrived with the zine Broken Records. This case is now the vault for my $$ and credit card. It is too pretty to take the money out of it. Well, maybe some money slipped out ;)

fun with photoshop

Another little icon. I should be sewing, but here I am playing the computer instead.

bag slide

this is the new slide

new website

The new website is up after weeks of hard work. I hope it is ever changing with new bags, just like cute little dot. The beccabags petite line will stay at cute little dot, while the bigger bags will have a new home at beccabags. Sewing and the web are my to favorite mediums!

Pictures

I went to my first PhotoShop class today through the community education program in our town. We learned so much in one day, I can't wait for all the other classes! And, I can't wait to start actually editing pictures and making pictures!!

February bags

After taking a little break in Janurary, I feel more productive now. The beccabags petite line for February is up at Cute Little Dot. This episode of the dot story is winding up too. I'm thinking of writing the next dot story about a frog, a fly, and boy named Phineas. (I just found this cool site when I was trying to figure out how to spell Phineas!) Now to work on my next project!!

ruffle messenger

This ruffled messenger bag is on its way to a very patient customer. I got a little burnt out during/after the holidays, so finally this bag is done!

magazines

Happy New Year!! This is a bag I made last year, well two years ago now. It is so pretty. I hope the person who has it, loves it! Reminiscing . . .
We went to the library today, and I checked out some magazines from a few years ago. I don't like the way magazines pile up in clutter when I subscribe to them. Though, I am thinking of subscribing to this one, Craft Business Magazine. I saw it on Amy Peter's Studio Blog. If you have read this magazine, what do you think?

Check this out -- a water powered alarm clock! This is on my wish list!

cell phone bag

cell phone bag
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

Hopefully by the end of this day the December beccabags will be up! I tried cell bags, thanks to an idea from Marie. They are fun to make and cute, cute, cute!!
Only two more bags events before the end of the year and a list of custom bags to make -- no more sleeping for me, only sewing!

more ruffle bags

ruffle bag
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

October bags are almost ready! I love using the warm darker colors of fall. The chill in the autum air means the sewing machine is in high gear.

puffy bags

nicole
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

September bags are almost ready!! These puffy bags have zipper top closures and are tres chic.

book bag

book bag
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

I'm finishing up some carry-all book bags with the fall colors. I don't want summer to end though. I have a few more warm weather, colorful bags to make before the cool fall breezes arrive.

pleats!

www.beccabags.com
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

This is my first project on my new sewing machine! It is a pleated bag. I walked into the Bernina store just to see what they had . . . and the sales pitch got me! Sales people see me a mile away, sad but true. But I do love my new machine!!

ruffle bag

ruffle bag
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

I borrowed my aunts sewing machine, so August is not a complete loss. I'm working on the pages right now for the new bags! Check out this ruffle sling bag . . .

denim messenger bag

denim messenger bag
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

This denim messenger bag is in the process of being finished. I have to wait for my sewing machine to get done with its tune-up before I can finish the bag.
I think it is time for an industrial machine, maybe a Pfaff or Juki.

francesca

francesca
Originally uploaded by beccabags.

Francesca is about to make her enterance into Cute Little Dot shop. I'm taking a little break from loading pictures of bags and designing web site pages at the shop. It is HOT here! I'm cook'n in an oven getting ready for this July beccabags update. I'll have to re-read this is Feburary to warm me up!