OOAK Biz http://ooak.biz The Business of One Of A Kind artistry Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:39:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 What is OOAK? http://ooak.biz/2010/03/what-is-ooak/ http://ooak.biz/2010/03/what-is-ooak/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:29:29 +0000 Admin http://ooak.biz/?p=32 OOAK is an acronym for One Of A Kind, which is a way of identifying creations as being unique art pieces that are, well, one of a kind items.

The range of items that can be considered OOAK creations ranges across a broad spectrum of crafts and creative expressions, including (but not limited to):

Artwork – painting, [...]]]> http://ooak.biz/2010/03/what-is-ooak/feed/ 0 Tracking Receipts http://ooak.biz/2010/02/tracking-receipts/ http://ooak.biz/2010/02/tracking-receipts/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:34:07 +0000 Admin http://ooak.biz/2010/02/tracking-receipts/ Tax Season approaches, which has me working to get everything in order for my work as a freelance writer. And as I enter into running more than one home based business, I have come to realize that I really do need a better way to keep track of my old receipts that shoving them into [...]]]> http://ooak.biz/2010/02/tracking-receipts/feed/ 0 Applique SNAFU in quilt work http://ooak.biz/2010/02/applique-snafu-in-quilt-work/ http://ooak.biz/2010/02/applique-snafu-in-quilt-work/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:35:18 +0000 Admin http://ooak.biz/2010/02/applique-snafu-in-quilt-work/ I made a SNAFU (Situation Normal All F****d Up) while I was working on the applique pattern on the Tree of Life quilt I am working on. Working late into the night last night I was so engrossed in “stitch stitch stitch…..” that I did not realize the lighting was not quite good enough to [...]]]> http://ooak.biz/2010/02/applique-snafu-in-quilt-work/feed/ 0 Quilting: The Tree of Life lap quilt http://ooak.biz/2010/02/quilting-the-tree-of-life-lap-quilt/ http://ooak.biz/2010/02/quilting-the-tree-of-life-lap-quilt/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:37:46 +0000 Admin http://ooak.biz/?p=3 I have started working on creating quilts I can sell both online and alongside the roads here in Alaska this summer. My current project is a lap size quilt intended for use in a car or to be spread across the lap of someone sitting in a wheelchair. The pattern I am working on is [...]]]> http://ooak.biz/2010/02/quilting-the-tree-of-life-lap-quilt/feed/ 0 One Of A Kind artistry as a business http://ooak.biz/2010/02/one-of-a-kind-artistry-as-a-business/ http://ooak.biz/2010/02/one-of-a-kind-artistry-as-a-business/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:58:10 +0000 Admin http://ooak.biz/?p=1 The creation of one of a kind artwork is quite often restricted to the creation of items for either personal enjoyment or as gifts to friends and family. There comes a time, however, when it could be turned into a business instead.

I am an avid crafter and hobbyist, and this site is dedicated to everything [...]]]> http://ooak.biz/2010/02/one-of-a-kind-artistry-as-a-business/feed/ 0