by MSG Team | Jan 2, 2011 | Cinnamon's Updates, Make | 24 Comments
Hi everyone, recently we saw an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about how lots of new 18 inch dolls are coming out. You can read it here. In our view, this suggests an opportunity for each of you – if you want to begin targeting one of these dolls...
by MSG Team | Dec 30, 2010 | Cinnamon's Updates, Make, Product Safety, screencasts | 0 Comments
Hi everyone, we’ve added a new page (look up at the top of our site) about Product Safety…with a brief video intro. And we’ve created a powerpoint presentation for you – saved in our Dropbox – it’s the black box over on the right...
by MSG Team | Dec 20, 2010 | Cinnamon's Updates, Jason's Articles, Sell | 0 Comments
Hi everyone, As you probably know Diana Lemieux is one of our partners – you probably LOVE her amazing hoodie pattern, (right?). This last week she had an auction end with a great final bid price and we thought we’d take a couple minutes to highlight the...
by MSG Team | Dec 6, 2010 | Jason's Articles, Photography, Sell | 5 Comments
We use a Canon 300D, and you can find them on Ebay for pretty inexpensive. Here is a link to some: Click here to see what’s currently on EBay As we’ve said in our photography posts – upgrading your camera is a key to success. And the funny thing is,...
by MSG Team | Dec 4, 2010 | branding, Grow, Jason's Articles | 2 Comments
So we recently wrote an article about how to get a nice logo made. You might be wondering how official trademarks work, and how you go from where you are now, to an ‘official’ registered trademark. Great question. It’s a question we had to...
by MSG Team | Nov 27, 2010 | branding, Grow, Jason's Articles | 0 Comments
Let’s talk logos. A logo is important for a few reasons: If done well it conveys professionalism. If done really well it conveys deep meaning. Overtime your customers see it as a symbol of all they think and feel about YOU and your work. I know what...
by MSG Team | Nov 27, 2010 | branding, Jason's Articles, Sell | 2 Comments
Hi everyone, Katie J just asked us about how to make a ‘vanity url’ in Facebook – (that’s where your page name is short and nice, instead of long and random). We’d never taken the time to figure that out ourselves, so we just figured it...
by MSG Team | Nov 14, 2010 | Cinnamon's Updates, Make, Sewing Skills | 7 Comments
People ask me pretty frequently about the Until Twilight corset. I’ve never published that pattern, but if you’ve got a good eye, you’ll notice it’s actually made from the bodice of the Get The Look dress – sort of tweaked and repurposed....
by MSG Team | Nov 14, 2010 | Cinnamon's Updates, Sell | 3 Comments
So I got a great question recently… and it prompted me to write up a little explanation about how I did the Fall Line photography. The question was: “I’m having trouble with the dolls coming out looking shiny in all my pictures. I can’t figure...
by MSG Team | Sep 3, 2010 | Jason's Articles, Partner Resources, Photography, Sell | 1 Comment
Hi guys, This article is a very good ‘deep dive’ into composition, (the structural elements of how you design a picture). I hope you’re all working hard on your photography skills. Enjoy… Click here to read the article...