Committed to improve

At the beginning of this year I was thinking of a word to define the way I view my business for the year. I decided by the word: "COMMITTED"

I'm very happy with this word, and I already feel the effects of my choice. I work on my business up to 16 hours a day and already ticked off a lot of big projects along the way.
- I had a long planned website makeover
- Added a new domain to my site, so now it is officially ArtByBeata
- Designed and ordered some new business cards, mostly because of the name change
- Opened a new shop at Society6, where you can purchase iphone cases, laptop skins, pillow cases and more, with my artwork printed on them. Pretty cool stuff! : )
- I started a blogging e-course with Holly Becker from Decor8
- Got myself a proper table and chair for my studio, so that I have enough place to work, comfortably.
- Also working on the living room, it really needed a makeover now. Will try to do another post on that soon.

Here are a few photos to show you a few things happened this week.

 My daughter posing with the newly dyed curtain and our new plant. 

 Society6 cushion with my art!

Me and my new table and chair, with the new cushion of course. Photo taken by my daughter, not the best quality.


This weekend I realized something. Commitment also means that I'm longing for more knowledge. The fact that I paid money for an e-course already shows I was committed. I take the course to learn from a pro-blogger, so that I can be better at blogging. And now this fact seems to start something I never felt before. I keep on finding e-courses that I would love to take part in. If I could afford to.
- I would love to take part in Susannah Conway's Blogging from the Heart e-course
- And in The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design
- And I'm also interested in Make Art That Sells

I love making art, but to actually make money making art means about 10% painting and the rest is behind the scenes tasks. And there is always something to learn about to get even better. That's my plan for this year. To be my very best at all part of my business. Not an easy task, but here comes my word for the year again. I am ready to be committed!

What are you planning to improve at this year?

New cushion covers and laptop skins

This is just an example of the new cushion covers. It's free shipping through 17th March with this code too, so if you like something, head over to my shop and get it now! : )




Few examples of laptop and ipad skins:



Which one is your favorite? Would love to know! Feel free to leave me a comment with your choice! : )

BYW Homework, Case studies

In this post I'm going to show you some blogs I love and will try to explain why.

1. http://www.susannahconway.com/

I love her layout, her writing style, her images, everything. : )

2. http://www.stephanieryandesign.com/blog/

It's a very beautiful blog!!! I love Stephanie's art and thoughts. Love this blog a lot! Just found it recently, and I'm so glad I did. : )

3. http://kellyraeroberts.blogspot.co.uk/

Another beautiful blog. I love her writing style and it's very inspirational to see what she has achieved as an artist. Her blog makes me feel like she is a good friend of mine, because of the way she writes. Love it!

4. http://www.goinghometoroost.com/

Very beautiful blog, love the whole look, layout, her photos, everything really.

5. http://whippycake.com/blog/

I love this lady. Her images are soooo beautiful. I found her on Instagram and love when she post new photos. Her blog is simply stunning.

6. http://www.jessicaswift.com/_blog/treasuring

This beautiful blog is always full of color, it simply makes me happy. Very talented pattern designer, artist and writer, Jessica Swift is the lovely lady behind it. And I love her happy rain boots as well!

The next 2 blogs are from fellow students. It was quite difficult to choose, there are so many lovely blogs there!

7. http://littlewhitespace.com.au/

I love this blog because of the layout, nice and simple design and the amazingly beautiful pictures. When I found Tam's blog she was showing such cute little eggs that I immediately fell in love : )

8. http://www.shemakesahome.com/

I love Ashley's blog, she has a beautiful design, I love her gorgeous smile in the bio and I love reading her inspirational posts and tutorials too.

I feel like I still have a lot to do to get my blog where I want it to be, but with this e-course I'm in the right place. Can't wait to learn more. : )

#blogboss

Monday Moodboard - Pink and red

Beautiful things from the Europeanstreetteam on Etsy.

1.  HollandFabricHouse
2.  RachIllustrates
3.  PamelaAngus
4.  Dreamzzzzz

What happened this week

This week was a very busy and successful week. I had a website makeover, which I am very very happy with. Here it is how it looks:

Then I had a blog makeover, which is not 100% ready yet, but I made a huge progress with it.

My cushion cover from Society6 has arrived this week. Looks awesome! Will blog about it next week. I also listed some more prints to be purchased as iphone cases, laptop/iphone/ipad skins and cushion covers, so make sure you have a look.

Monday Moodboard - Spring

Beautiful spring items from the Europeanstreetteam:

1. BloomyJewelry
2. ZeroCase
3. Sesideco
4. PhotographyByKarina

Illustration Friday - Talent

This print is one of my favorites and it's perfect for this weeks Illustration Friday where the subject is: Talent.

Your talent shines through.

Print available in my Etsy shop

Have a lovely weekend everyone! : )