I made some sales through my Zazzle store

I'm finding the creative work on Zazzle rewarding, almost in it's own right and, bonus, I make sales, too!

It's not always my fine art that sells...

Here are some of my sales in the last few days, not a black and white / art photo amongst them!

Lose it at the weekend - poster

DJ on the decks - birthday card

Salsa dance fun

Daddy from Princess birthday card & verse 

My sales pitch...

All are customisable with your own words / pictures. See how easy it is to do on my Zazzle store: HightonRidley

I've got lots of blank cards with a selection of my artwork ready for your own message, have a look and let me know what you think. ...And for kids you might like gifts and cards from my Spudpeeps range.

If you're the type who likes to say the extra special things on a greetings card, you should probably see my Thinking of You, Thank You and Inspirational ranges.
I've even got a Gothic range, for those whose tastes tend that way. And if you're a romantic at heart, see everything with traditional poetry.

If you like what you see, you'll probably want to spread the word and tell friends and relatives alike, I'm sure. Folks do like to hear personal recommendations because there's so much dross and so many scams around—so help them out and let them know.

Go on, right now - strike while the iron's hot!  :) If you twitter, then click the tweet button, or maybe you do lots with stumbleupon - click the Stumble It button. It all helps, so thanks in advance!!

Own a piece of my affordable artwork

...on something useful. Remember, the very best of my shots are available on items to suit all pockets. If you find an image in my galleries you like, there'll be a panel next to it showing all items available with that image. I know that many, many of my followers really like my work, and if you are one of them, you'll find something affordable to own, whether t-shirt, poster, card or mug.

I love to read your feedback and you can be sure I take it into account as my art progresses...

comments / critique / feedback always welcome :)

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Happy New Year! from Spudgirl Daisy - my latest Spudpeeps character for children

Happy New Year!—this message brought to you by...

Spudgirl Daisy

I'm pleased to introduce you to Spudgirl Daisy. She is the official artist of the potato patch and is always busy with banners, pamphlets for tourists, t-shirts and so on - she does them all! Spudgirl Daisy likes flowers and bright colours. Do you see the red and yellow daisy she's wearing?

See the kids gear and gifts she appears on over on my Zazzle Store

I'd love to hear what you think of her....

comments / feedback always welcome :)

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Another Spudpeep - meet Bounce!

Spudpeep Bounce

Here's another of the Spudpeeps folk that live in the potato patch. Spudpeep Bounce is lots of fun and likes to bounce everywhere. If you can't get there by bouncing, Spudpeep Bounce just might not turn up! And being so bouncey, a special tumble-proof hat is a must. Do you see it?

See the kids gear and gifts he appears on over on my Zazzle Store

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Desiderata Poster - love it or hate it?

This just goes to show...

I Have Time

I took this picture ages ago now and returning to it recently, I wondered why it's not proved more popular. My artistic intent was to use it to portray a sense of facing the future, one with portent and hazard but with a feeling of being in control of your own destiny.

A serene horizon shows the outlook is potentially good but the overhead clouds curling down, almost reaching for you (the pillar), acts as an omen, warning of the potential danger that lies all round.

I processed it with that in mind, going for heavy contrast and lots of grainy, dirty noise in the sky. Maybe it was lacking something else? This is the one:

I Have Time

As I said, its not done so well in views, comments or with real-world galleries. But I was confident in its 'worth' as an image so I scratched around in my head for ideas and Desiderata (that great verse, starting "Go placidly amidst the noise and haste...") came to mind.

It's a wonderful verse, imparting great wisdom from a father to his son. Written in the 1920s it was, and still is to this day, great guidance for any teenager.

There's such a great fit between my artistic intent for the image and the verse, that I put the two together for a poster in my Zazzle store ...and a couple of days later I sold two!
Here it is with the verse in place.

Desiderata poster by HightonRidley
More Inspiration Posters

Yaay for me!

The lesson? Don't give up on an image that you feel is great. All you have to do is find the right venue and audience. Like that's easy! lol, but at least you know where to put your effort.

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Funny or not?

Well, I thought I'd share this one with you... it made me laugh!

New poster for sale

I think you might like this one... freshly added to my Zazzle shop.

i iz snoozin poster by HightonRidley
See other posters from zazzle

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About my new shop's products

I thought I'd better explain why I've gone for a Zazzle shop and the difference between the products there and those on my website.

In a nutshell, if you don't want hand-processed, signed prints then they are much more affordable via Zazzle.

I don't make that many sales via my website—hand-processed limited edition prints of my artwork are relatively expensive (especially in today's economic climate) and are beyond the reach of most of my followers. However, I know that most really like my work, judging by the comments left and if you're one of them, it's now much more affordable to buy...

Products on my Website are...

• Hand printed on the finest quality paper
• Hand mounted using archival quality material
• Signed, dated and titled by hand
• Available as limited edition prints as standard
• For framed options I use a local professional framing service

Products in my Zazzle shop are...

• Much more varied, with mugs, t-shirts (to come), cards and more
• Printed on demand using a high quality process
• Customisable
• Much cheaper than the hand-processed prints on my website

See for yourself. In the panel below you can see my current range of cards and notelets (or if you choose, you can see all products).

With the Christmas holidays approaching, tell someone you care by sending them one of my fine art prints. What are the chances they'll ever get such a unique card from someone else?

make custom gifts at Zazzle

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My shiny new Zazzle store

I've been searching for a while for a print-on-demand shop and now I've found one.

Zazzle.co.uk

Shops at zazzle are free to run—no setup or placement fees. Immediate appeal to a Scotsman! So I've spent the last couple of days setting mine up and I'm pleased to announce it's now open for business.

One, Two, Three - Snow! note / card by HightonRidley
Shop for a greeting card at zazzle

What's really cool is the level of customisation you can do to your products. You can even set some items, such as a card's inside message, as a template item. You provide the initial message but a customer can change or personalise it.

On top of that you can earn commission when folks follow your link and buy from other people's shops. Not bad.

The only drawback I found was initially getting used to the way you do things there, especially with the way you create products. But once you're used to it, it's really quite easy.

I know there's quite a few cat fanciers that follow my blog, so how about this:

Nedda by cunningba
Create Full colour postcards online at zazzle

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Mugs, Magnets, Note cards and coasters

I've just started a shop over at CafePress especially for various wares with my photo art work printed on it.

Free version of shop

I've set up a free version of my shop, which allows for one of each type of product. So for Walking The Dogs I've set up a mug, a fridge magnet, a pack (20) of note cards and a coaster.

Walking The Dogs

If all goes well and I make a few sales, I'll upgrade to a premium, unlimited-product shop.

comments / feedback always welcome :)

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Get your pony mug here!

I thought I'd try something a little different... here are my triptych pony shots on a mug.

Pony Mug

If you like my work and want to own a piece but mounted / framed prints aren't your style or are too expensive for your budget, you might like to get a pony mug via my CafePress shop, Mayflowersteps instead.

What do you think? Will people like them enough to buy one?

comments / feedback always welcome :)

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