Is it too soon for christmas

I have decided that it is time I started posting a few christmas orientated products on my Zazzle shop. There are many public domain images on the internet so there is no shortage of ideas and images to use, I just need a little time to start to get some work done and design a few. I thought starting off with a few cards would be best. Then once I have uploaded some images for these I can start to turn out more products. Christmas ornaments seems to be a possibility for the next batch.

Here are a selection of the first few cards that I have posted:-

Snowman Christmas card by ArtyfaxCards
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snowflake christmas card by ArtyfaxCards
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Poinsettia Christmas card by ArtyfaxCards
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 Except for the snowflake design (from Brenda-Starr in the flickr group, collage images) , the images used above were obtained from Kim Newberg's art community, Paper Digital Art and Images by Kim

Photographs of nature

I do love taking photographs when I am out walking, and if the scene presents an odd subject, so much the better. I saw this tree and the associated growth of its neighbour on holiday last year, I had to take a photo.

It made me think about several sets of feelings including "love / caring", "fear of potential loss", etc. The other thought was "why this tree and not the other?" And looking through some old images for another set of cards I came across this having already used it last week on some tee-shirts and thought that it would make an ideal image for a postcard. So here it is:-

hold me tight by ArtyfaxCards
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I have quite a few photos of stranger than fiction trees, I think I really must look out a few of them - could be some mileage in them. I may also start to include some of these as I find them on my blog, "photography for fun". They won't all be suitable for Zazzle so it will be an opportunity to air them.

Which sells on Zazzle, humour or image?

I have been adding products lately to my Zazzle store but I have begun to ask myself am I stopping people from buying my cards ( for example) by using messages which are examples of an off-beat humour? Should I simply leave cards blank, put images on t-shirts and leave these to sell the product. Does the average customer know that they can, or understand how to customise a product. I have decided to go for both angles. This means a little more work but should not be too ardous and if any products sell I might be able to answer this question. An example of my sense of humour:

past its prime by ArtyfaxCards
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The message inside reads:- Don't waste your time hanging around,
IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
make sure that you have a great time and enjoy yourself
from one old ruin to another My thinking was that the image is of a ruined pier, PAST IT's PRIME. Is this too obscure? I think that this also raises the question about getting thte card seen on google. Who searches for the specific text message? Decisions, decisions, I will be thinking about this long and hard. If I get to any conclusions then I will be coming back to report, LOL

New Tee-shirts with pastel paintings

New products on my Artyfax store on Zazzle, tee-shirts with pastel paintings which have been trimmed to take away the rectangular feel - I hope.

woodland lane by artyfax
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trees in orange scene by artyfax
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The paintings have all been posted as larger images on my Flickr account photostream and blogged on Painting with John I am trying to build up a much larger inventory on my Zazzle stores, to date I have sold half a dozen items, cards and postcards. This seems poor but to sell this number from an inventory of less than 100 out of a total on Zazzle of 16 billion products must point to some sort of success. I just need more time to get stuff posted. Of course if you feel like helping my sales along, please feel free.

Postcards with original pastel paintings

Things have gotten so tight over the summer that I have not been able to spend much time adding products to my Zazzle stores, but at last I have managed to start finding a little time. This post spotlights some new postcards with original pastel paintings.

Not sure if I am going about things the right way though. I am adding text which the image suggests to me, maybe I should be making it far more general. On Zazzle you can always personalise messages on cards and postcards. I will have to chew this thought over if I want to make more (some would be nice!) sales.

you're hot by ArtyfaxCards
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Nature Lover by ArtyfaxCards
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thinking of you by ArtyfaxCards
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You can see more about the paintings on my blog, Painting with John , and larger images on my Flickr account, see my set of pastel paintings

Birthday cards with vintage images

Another day, another card; its always time for more new products at my Zazzle store. Todays theme is vintage images. As usual they have a humerous twist, see if they make you smile:-

the astronomer by ArtyfaxCards
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wirewalker/juggler by ArtyfaxCards
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violinist by ArtyfaxCards
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I am going to have to think seriously about how to take this blog forward. The easy bit is showing new products as I add them to my store but I guess that could become a little boring. I may slow up the number of posts to give a more interesting "story" of how I am doing with sales / referrals and just generally learning the ropes.

Greeting Card on Zazzle: A bunch of purple and white flowers

OK I have posted lots of humerous cards for sale on my ZAzzle store but not everybody likes these sort of things. So of course I have posted one or two for the more serious buyers. THis one is a photograph of a bunch of purple and white flowers. Simple text and a simple message, of course all text can be personalised very easily even for those who may feel a little uneasy with computers. If you can use a keyboard - well, there's no problem. Even adding your own picture is a doddle but then you might as well design your own card so why am I saying this?

purple and white flowers by ArtyfaxCards
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More cards to come in the days ( and weeks to come) why not browse over and see what I and other Zazzlers have to offer.