First Mothers Day Baby Bird

First Mothers Day Baby Bird by Visages
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Make Your Own Pet Adoption Bumper Sticker

What better way to support your favorite pet adoption charity than to create your own t-shirts, stickers, bumper sticker(s) or buttons?

Of course you should not use - nor can you use - a logo or image created and in use by any organization. You're dealing with legal copy right issues but you can most certainly type your message on products at Visages.

"Adopt a dog" is a simple message but if you want your personalized shirt or bumper sticker geared toward a specific breed or another animal simply change your message.

"Adopt a Rhodesian Ridgeback", or my favorite, "Adopt a ferret".

Have a picture to emphasize your message? If you have a digital camera (and who doesn't now days), you're probably familiar with how to get the image on to your computer.

But what if all you have are prints? Walmart and Walgreens offer a transfer service for under $25. They'll take your prints and put them onto DVD or CD.

Of course it's cheaper if you know someone who has a scanner. Just be sure to scan the picture at 300 dpi for a crisp, clean reproduction.

So, let's create a bumper sticker. Visages has one set up and ready for you to customize.

Click "Customize it!" beneath the picture of the bumper sticker.

Click on the ferret picture.

Click the edit button, select delete.

Time to upload your photograph...

Click "Add Images", find the image you saved to your computer

Adjust the size to fit in the space allotted.

You can leave the text as is or you can change the font (style of the letters) and even type your own message. But for ease, let's leave as is.

All that is left is to buy it... Really, it is that simple!

Baby & Toddler Christmas Shirts

When you're thinking girl toddler gift... why not give Mommy something for the toddler girl's first apron?

Little Girl in Nightgown Christmas Eve by Visages
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 Personalize this baby body suit or onesie with the words "Baby's first Christmas", or even put the baby's name on it!

Burgundy Blue Green & Silver Snowflakes by Visages
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What child doesn't love Santa Claus? Add your toddler's name to this shirt and have it shipped within 24 hours!

Santa Flies by Visages
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Okay, so I get it. Writing about experiences as a Zazzle shopkeeper isn't in line with promoting our products in our stores. It's more geared toward Zazzle shopkeepers and the affiliates which isn't in our best interests as we want to market to the buyer; the shopper of gifts and goods.

That said, I will no longer be writing about my experiences as Visages shopkeeper. Nope, we're going to promote our newest products.

I Heart (Love) Hot Cocoa by Visages
Sell art online at Zazzle. A mug or cup with I Heart (Love) Hot Cocoa for the chocolate lover you know. Cup also features a recipe for homemade hot chocolate! Or, add your own recipe to personalize it.

See the entire line of Flowers and Leaves: mugs, cards, invitations, aprons, and lots more 

Coasters with Flowers and Leaves by Visages
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Coasters with flowers and leaves match plates also found in Visages at Zazzle. Orange and green by Deborah Miller, Visages

Binder with Garden Flowers and Leaves by Visages
Get a ring binder on Zazzle Binder with flowers and leaves for Wedding, birth or family pictures. Personalize this Avery binder with your own personal message. Give as a housewarming gift, gift to new mom and dad or buy it for yourself.

Grunge Art I Heart Love Tea by Visages
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T-shirt with grunge I heart (love) tea for tea lovers. Brown and blue digital graphics. There's a matching mug, too!

Spoonerism Tee Shirt by Visages
make money as an artist using Zazzle.

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Life as a Zazzler Associate

Feelings of Envy and Inadequacy

3rd entry of the series. Older posts available when you scroll down...

I've nearly had melt-downs a few times over the past few months and it's my own stinkin' fault. I have made the mistake (though not really a mistake) several times of browsing other Zazzle stores to see what other artists are up to, what they're creating and the mediums they use. It never fails. I shed my skin of self confidence when I see all of the talent creating the most beautiful and imaginitive gifts.

"My art sucks," I wail one day at my better half who's watching Anthony Bordain and the dog who is awakened from a deep sleep on the sofa by my lament. "Everyone on Zazzle makes way better art than me!" Neither the better half or dog respond and both go back to what they were doing before they were interrupted. Disappointed I'm not given kudos for all the beautiful items <typed with sarcasm> I've made, I turn back to my computer monitor, viciously click the mouse on the red X in the upper right hand corner of my screen and consider drinking a fifth of whiskey and lopping off my ear.

Oh, I eventually come out of the self-pitying state (helped one day when I received a Today's Best Award for my painting, Pears on Tree) but I'm left with a few scars from punishing myself for my seeming lack of talent. I'm also left wondering, "How do these (Zazzle) people think of these things?" I mean not only the art they design and produce but putting blank product to other uses. Someone thought of using designed stickers for personalizing Christmas stockings. I didn't! Others are designing bookmarks but not me. Binders as photo albums, baby albums and recipe binders? What the...? And what's with the magnet with text that says "Clean Dishes" on one end and "Dirty Dishes" on the other to stick to a dishwasher? My thinking is too literal. A binder is a binder for papers one has punched. A sticker is a sticker with a photo or illustration on its face, business cards and photo cards are meant to be used as business cards and photo cards and a magnet is meant for the refrigerator.

By the way, what's a rack card? Anyone?

I wonder - too - why am I not categorizing certain cards as "occasions"/"birthday cards" instead of "other"? Do I think people are going to do a search for "other card"? Actually, I think people will do a search for "butterfly card" to use as a birthday card. Bad thinking on my part but everyday is a live and learn day while I work toward being a seasoned Zazzler.

I'll continue window shopping other Zazzle stores for inspiration and ideas because you all are imaginative, talented, creative, think-outside-the-box people. With our combined efforts (yours and mine) and the inspiration I glean from you all, I'll become successful.

Recently received letter from a reader and fellow Zazzler:

Deborah,

How true.... I think each and every word of it describes what we all went through... Oh by the way I have to brush my hair...

I was trying to get to the bottom of it... What is the nature of that compulsion??? Is it dream of acceptance??? Is it a form of communication???

I even tried to shut down my computer for a couple of days and think.

The signs of disorder are obvious - you can not continue with normal life as it was before - when you could read a book and not think "That would make an excellent t-shirt (or postcard)". When you go to a store you look at postcards like a maniac - muttering to yourself - do I see an idea here?, and you do stare at women's t-shirts not realizing that could be offensive

When I try to explain it to my husband I know I lie to myself: you know, there is hope... I can make it.

My regular tiny sales prove it... (but when you add it up I could have earned the same amount in real world for 1 working day (and here in the cyberspace that day lasted for half a year - yes you also eat less and you do not bother about clothing). It (sales) hasn't
even paid for internet...

So the only way to lie to myself is to say that the more designs I make the better my skills become and if I make a few bucks on the way it is a bonus...
Here you go: I work on self improvement!

Good luck!!!

Burgundy Blue Green & Silver Snowflakes by Visages
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Little Girl in Nightgown Christmas Eve by Visages
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