What's My Worth as a Designer

August 8, 2019 Tamara Shyngle

Knowing what to charge as a creative has always been a struggle. How much should I charge a client for my work? Or how much should I charge for my jewelry. It’s just so hard. You don’t want to go too high because you want clients or buyers but you need to make a living so going too low isn’t good either. Here’s an article I read on CreativeBloq that touches a little on freelance pricing.

Hello and welcome to my blog! Here you will find a verity of topics from crafting, graphic design, jewelry making and knitting among other things. I hope you enjoy what you read!

Singing is fun

July 30, 2019 Tamara Shyngle

Hello all! Been a few days since I’ve posted. This past Friday (7/26/2019) I performed in a student recital for my lovely voice teacher Valerie. I sang the song Winners and I think it went very well. Everyone that performed did a great job. Alas I did not take any video of me singing. One day you will hear me…maybe. In the meanwhile her are some pics.

I followed a popsicle tutorial...sort of

July 24, 2019 Tamara Shyngle

I saw an Adobe Illustrator tutorial while scrolling on Facebook today and decided to follow it. Well I got into it and decided to do things a bit differently from what was being given. I think it still looks cute. Let me know what you think.

Tutorial can be found here https://youtu.be/GuTjVs4Wy7A

Meaning of My Business Name

July 23, 2019 Tamara Shyngle

My graphic design business name is TDS Design Studio. The meaning behind it is simple, it’s my initials. I couldn’t think of a clever name that would come off as professional and show what I do so I went with my initials. I’m using it as an umbrella for my creative crafts business, Tamara Dawn Trinkets. I came up with that name also using my name but first and middle. I like to create different types of crafts so I figured trinkets would cover everything instead of narrowing it down to just jewelry or knit items. Both can be found on Etsy, however as of this writing Tamara Dawn Trinkets is still in the works on getting listings. TDS design studio has digital downloads.

20 Facts About Me

July 22, 2019 Tamara Shyngle

1. I’m creative

2. I like to sing

3. I like to do crafts

4. I like performing with GaSLOCoLI

5. I don’t like being over heated

6. I want to work full time as a graphic designer

7. I like to knit…

8. …but I have what is known as startitis (where you start a project but don’t finish it and so on)

9. I also like to make jewelry

10. Some of this list is in my introduction

11. I’m using a cheat sheet to come up with my first 31 blog topics

12. This is not my first attempt as writing a blog

13. My website is a blend of my graphic design and my jewelry making

14. I have two IG accounts…

15. …one personal and one TDS Graphic Designs

16. I like when my nails are painted but hate waiting for them to dry

17. Doctor Who is one of my favorite shows

18. I like going to my Kerboomka! class at the gym

19. I’m finally starting to figure out my natural hair

20. I have two Etsy shops, TDS Design Studio and Tamara Dawn Trinkets

Introduction

July 21, 2019 Tamara Shyngle

Hello my name is Tamara..

I'm single, never married.

I’m on dialysis.

I'm from Long Island

I’m an only child.

I'm 5'6 3/4" tall.

I love to sing.

Maybe one day I'll post a video :)

But probably not.

I like to knit.

Make jewelry.

And graphic design.

I like laughing with my friends.

I couldn't live without my tablet or laptop.

I want to learn photography.

I also like to to sew but not like I used to.

I have never been on a cruise.

I would like to go kayaking someday soon.

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