Humour seems to be a major selling point on Zazzle for a number of products, if I can judge by the number of products on sale. So here are a few more tee-shirts with text-based humour. I do keep trying to increase my portfolio of products even though sales are not as successful as I know that some people claim they can be. I guess it is all down to promotion, my designs can't be that bad.
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Floral Decorated Mugs on Zazzle
To team up with the greeting cards offered in last weeks post, a selection of ceramic mugs with similar decorations.
A red rose (check out the language and meaning of roses):
A blue iris(read about the iris family on Wikipedia):
Blue iris mug by ArtyfaxHome
Browse more Blue Mugs at Zazzle
A red rose (check out the language and meaning of roses):
A blue iris(read about the iris family on Wikipedia):
Blue iris mug by ArtyfaxHome
Browse more Blue Mugs at Zazzle
And last but not the bunch of flowers for a wonderful lady (the meaning of various flowers ).
Back next week with more goodies from Zazzle ....
Back next week with more goodies from Zazzle ....
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Floral Greeting Cards On Zazzle
I seem to see a lot of greeting cards with floral images, and my own store is no exception. Many of these are my own photographs but I will use Public domain and CC licensed images when available.
The first cards here use images available from Dover Publications samples which are available for use in your own work, personal or commercial as long as you obey their rules which are really quite lax.
You will see that that there is a difference in the text between these two cards; if you know Zazzle then you will know that it is nearly always possible to edit (or customise as Zazzle calls it) any item in their product range. Store owners/designers often allow customers to chcosse their own wording or edit what is shown to allow for the customers own personal message.
Also, many cards are left blank for those personal messages which seems to be a modern trend with art or craft based greeting cards.
Cards are available in three different sizes from 8.5 x 11inches (large card) to 4 x 5.6 inches (notecard). Prices reflect the size of the card.
Another similar design using a Dover sample, an image of a rose:-
red rose blank greeting card by ArtyfaxCards
Add your photos and text to blank greeting cards at Zazzle
The next card is an example of my own photography, this shot was of a wonderfully colourful bunch of flowers, too good to miss making further use of. One of a number of Mother's Day cards on my
Zazzle store:-
For UK residents, please note that my you can access Amazon UK here
all the products that you see on this blog are available at the UK store.
The first cards here use images available from Dover Publications samples which are available for use in your own work, personal or commercial as long as you obey their rules which are really quite lax.
You will see that that there is a difference in the text between these two cards; if you know Zazzle then you will know that it is nearly always possible to edit (or customise as Zazzle calls it) any item in their product range. Store owners/designers often allow customers to chcosse their own wording or edit what is shown to allow for the customers own personal message.
Also, many cards are left blank for those personal messages which seems to be a modern trend with art or craft based greeting cards.
Cards are available in three different sizes from 8.5 x 11inches (large card) to 4 x 5.6 inches (notecard). Prices reflect the size of the card.
Another similar design using a Dover sample, an image of a rose:-
red rose blank greeting card by ArtyfaxCards
Add your photos and text to blank greeting cards at Zazzle
The next card is an example of my own photography, this shot was of a wonderfully colourful bunch of flowers, too good to miss making further use of. One of a number of Mother's Day cards on my
Zazzle store:-
UK RESIDENT?
For UK residents, please note that my you can access Amazon UK here
all the products that you see on this blog are available at the UK store.
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
My landscape paintings on Zazzle
My main pre-occupation is painting and lately I have been using pastels as my main medium. The colours are so vibrant and the technique I have developed is great for textured work. Plus the work can often be worked over if not satisfactory. Take a look at my painting blog to read about my methods. And you can read about this medium on Wikpedia or here.
The point with this story is that I use most of my paintings to produce designs on Zazzle. This is my latest, printed on a stretched canvas:
A Ray Of Sunlight stretched canvas print by PastelsByArtyfax
Find more small canvas prints at zazzle.com
Many different sizes, are available (smaller than the given example and less expensive) and also three different thicknesses. But do beware if the thicknesss is customised, as the image goes right around the sides. let me show you a few more:-
Road Through The Valley - wrapped canvas Canvas Prints by PastelsByArtyfax
Look for another large canvas print at zazzle
Woodland River Bank Canvas Prints by PastelsByArtyfax
Browse more Yellow Canvas Prints at Zazzle
The point with this story is that I use most of my paintings to produce designs on Zazzle. This is my latest, printed on a stretched canvas:
A Ray Of Sunlight stretched canvas print by PastelsByArtyfax
Find more small canvas prints at zazzle.com
Many different sizes, are available (smaller than the given example and less expensive) and also three different thicknesses. But do beware if the thicknesss is customised, as the image goes right around the sides. let me show you a few more:-
Road Through The Valley - wrapped canvas Canvas Prints by PastelsByArtyfax
Look for another large canvas print at zazzle
Woodland River Bank Canvas Prints by PastelsByArtyfax
Browse more Yellow Canvas Prints at Zazzle
Of course all of these designs are available (or could be) on posters, cards, postcards and many more products. I will add some more products in another post. BTW, Zazzle has added many new products
toits product range lately - you could be surprised at just waht you can customise. Take a look and find out.
Friday, 28 February 2014
New Greeting Cards On Zazzle
The Gondolas on the canals of Venice (Italy) are associated with many things but especially for tourists - with romance.
I have found a source of photographs on Flickr where the photographer has graciously given all rights to use his images freely. If only more would do that, but I guess we all have to try and protect our art. But I have used a few of these images to create new greeting cards. I will still use my own - but nice to be able to do something different.
Here are a couple from Venice:
I also liked a series of images from this source, of decorated masks. I decided to use a couple of these as well, hope you like them:-
And there was a simple image of a red candle burning in a wreath - very christmassy, so I used this as well - never too early for christmas :)
Christmas candle blank inside greeting card by ArtyfaxCards
Shop for a different greeting card template online at zazzle
Well there we are, nice to use your own images - and I do, paintings, collages and photos - but nice to be able to use a few from a different perspective. My thanks to gnuckx from Flickr
I have found a source of photographs on Flickr where the photographer has graciously given all rights to use his images freely. If only more would do that, but I guess we all have to try and protect our art. But I have used a few of these images to create new greeting cards. I will still use my own - but nice to be able to do something different.
Here are a couple from Venice:
I also liked a series of images from this source, of decorated masks. I decided to use a couple of these as well, hope you like them:-
And there was a simple image of a red candle burning in a wreath - very christmassy, so I used this as well - never too early for christmas :)
Christmas candle blank inside greeting card by ArtyfaxCards
Shop for a different greeting card template online at zazzle
Well there we are, nice to use your own images - and I do, paintings, collages and photos - but nice to be able to use a few from a different perspective. My thanks to gnuckx from Flickr
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Writers do it with a pen
OK so it is only one day since my last post but I am on a run (LOL).
I actually wanted to create a tee for myself with a specific design. I created a few designs on the basis of this approach some time ago - never really been successful except for the ones I bought, but I have just started wwriting my first novel and I wanted a Tee to celebrate. This line drawing was found on Wiki Commons and was in the public domain so I thought, "this ones for me".
Writers do it with a pen (quill) tee shirt by artyfax
Browse Writer T-Shirts
This one of course, was added just in case any lady writers were interested.
And if you think that I am telling porkies, here I am in a few of my previous purchases. They really are great products from Zazzle, a little expensive perhaps but you get what you pay for. And don't say that you didn't know that.
Treat yourself, lots more designs in my store just click on oone of the top two tee-shirts and browse.
I actually wanted to create a tee for myself with a specific design. I created a few designs on the basis of this approach some time ago - never really been successful except for the ones I bought, but I have just started wwriting my first novel and I wanted a Tee to celebrate. This line drawing was found on Wiki Commons and was in the public domain so I thought, "this ones for me".
Writers do it with a pen (quill) tee shirt by artyfax
Browse Writer T-Shirts
This one of course, was added just in case any lady writers were interested.
And if you think that I am telling porkies, here I am in a few of my previous purchases. They really are great products from Zazzle, a little expensive perhaps but you get what you pay for. And don't say that you didn't know that.
"ROCK ON"
Guitarists do it with their fingers
(my wife thinks this has a double meaning)
not terribly clear, but this is one of my abstracts
(on the shirt that is)
Treat yourself, lots more designs in my store just click on oone of the top two tee-shirts and browse.
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Floral mugs, large chrysanthemum images
This week I offer a group of mugs which have three large chrysanthemum blooms set in an overlapping pattern around the sides of the mug.
The original photograph was a bunch of flowers,
I extracted the centre bloom. Because of the purple flower at bottom centre I had to take a copy of part of the yellow flower, rotate it to match and then paste to a layer underneath the original extracted image. Sound complicated - no of course not, I have described extracting images in an article on squidoo.
I then saved as a dot PNG image to retain the transparent background and recoloured the yellow image to a dark red and then a soft blue. Nothing like offering a choice?
The original photograph was a bunch of flowers,
I extracted the centre bloom. Because of the purple flower at bottom centre I had to take a copy of part of the yellow flower, rotate it to match and then paste to a layer underneath the original extracted image. Sound complicated - no of course not, I have described extracting images in an article on squidoo.
I then saved as a dot PNG image to retain the transparent background and recoloured the yellow image to a dark red and then a soft blue. Nothing like offering a choice?
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