Thursday, October 23, 2008

Just for fun



I found this website called yearbookyourself. You basically upload a picture and they plug it into old yearbook silhouettes. If you have time to play around. Check it out and send the pics to your friends for some giggles...I swear I never had these hair styles in high school.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything

Just read this on lifehack and thought I would share.....
Lifehack has compiled a list of general skills that will help anyone get
ahead in practically any field, from running a company to running a gardening
club. As you read through this list keep in mind that anyone can develop this
set of skills, and use them to go after, and achieve, their dreams..
1. Public Speaking
The ability to speak clearly, persuasively, and forcefully in front of an
audience -- whether an audience of one or of thousands -- is one of the most
important skills anyone can develop. People who are effective speakers come
across as more comfortable with themselves and more confident.
2. Writing
Writing well offers many of the same advantages that speaking well offers: good
writers are better at selling products, ideas, and themselves than poor writers.
Learning to write well involves not just mastery of grammar, but the development
of the ability to organize your thoughts into a coherent form and target it to
an audience in the most effective way possible.
3. Self-Management
If success depends on effective action, effective action depends on the ability
to focus your attention where it is needed most, when it is needed most. Strong
organizational skills, effective productivity habits, and a strong sense of
discipline are needed to keep yourself on track.
4. Networking
Networking is not only for finding jobs or clients. In an economy dominated by
ideas and innovation, networking creates the channel through which ideas flow
and in which new ideas are created.
5. Critical Thinking
You are exposed to hundreds, if not thousands, of times more information on a
daily basis than your great-grandparents were. Being able to evaluate that
information, sort the potentially valuable from the trivial, analyze its
relevance and meaning, and relate it to other information is crucial.
6. Decision-Making
The bridge that leads from analysis to action is effective decision-making --
knowing what to do based on the information available. Being able to take in the
scene and respond quickly and effectively is what separates the doers from the
wannabes.
7. Math
You don¢t have to be able to integrate polynomials to be successful. However,
the ability to quickly work with figures in your head, to make rough but fairly
accurate estimates, and to understand things like compound interest and basic
statistics gives you a big lead on most people.
8. Research
Nobody can be expected to know everything. And you don¢t have to know
everything -- but you should be able to quickly and painlessly find out what you
need to know.
9. Relaxation
Stress will not only kill you, it leads to poor decision-making, poor thinking,
and poor socialization. Being able to face even the most pressing crises with
your wits about you, in the most productive way, is possibly the most important
thing on this list.
10. Basic Accounting
It is a simple fact in our society that money is necessary. Knowing how to
track and record your expenses and income is important just to survive, let
alone to thrive. It¢s a shame that basic accounting isn¢t a required part of
the core K-12 curriculum.
Sources:
* Lifehack.org July 30, 2008

Monday, October 13, 2008

Sweet as Candy Apron


Sweet as Candy Apron, originally uploaded by sanchezdeortiz.

Here is my new Apron.... I keep changing my pattern as I go. I am on my way to the perfect craft apron! Hope you like candy!!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Peppermint craft apron


Peppermint apron, originally uploaded by sanchezdeortiz.

Just finished this beauty! I am starting to make more aprons. Actually this is my second one. I am selling it on www.amariastudio.etsy.com- my new shop. If interested in a custom one please let me know.....

Just for fun! Koko & Bob




My dog Koko has a nemisis in our own backyard. Its Bob the squirrel ( this is where scary music sounds )!!! My hubby named the squirrel one day and it just stuck. So every morning my dog sees Bob and runs out and tries to capture him. And never does. Bob even talks smack to Koko from a "safe" spot on the tree. It is a pretty funny site to see. The never ending chase......

Monday, October 6, 2008

Use what you've got


Use your regular correspondence as a marketing opportunity. Make letters, invoice mailings and other correspondence more marketable by including product or promotion offers in them. I plan to order stamps with my logo on either Zazzle or Photostamps.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Craft show apron


Craft show apron, originally uploaded by sanchezdeortiz.

Today I have been a busy little bee. I just opened another shop with my first item, a craft show apron. My new lil' shop is http://amariastudio.etsy.com on Etsy. I will be busy sewing all day and hopefully into the weekend making cute aprons. I will post pictures later....

Paraguayan Filigree


'Akau, originally uploaded by sanchezdeortiz.

Happy Friday!
I finally got some of my special orders from Paraguay and have started to incorporate them into my shop on etsy. Check them out if you have a chance!
I sold a couple of pieces at the market and had a special order for a customer that I just finished this week. They are stunning. Nothing like them on the market right now.
I will also be incorporating some Bolivan filigree to my pieces this coming week. As I design, I will share them with you.