Bluegirl Graphics

Whimsical Illustrations by LDG

  • I had forgotten I wrote a little something in 2007 about where to sell and buy your art online. Updated to express any changes in sites I currently sell on or use to print my art.

    Zazzle – Still a very good place to upload and sell your art without any upfront costs. Lots of options from stickers, tees, bandanas, prints, gift bags and more. They have online options for customers to get some cards in E-format. You make a sale but a bit less than the physical cards.

    Threadless – Free to upload your art to sell on various things from tees to socks and prints. They have contests too for those who like to design. You can win some good money there. I haven’t personally won any of the contests but some of the winning designs are impressive.

    TeePublic – Free to upload your art to sell on tees, stickers, buttons, magnets and more.

    Fine Art America / Pixels – Free to join at the basic level. Limited to about 10 to 20 free listings. Prints, canvases, greeting cards and more to add your art to.

    Greeting Card Universe – Free to join, no upfront fees. Customers send requests to site about what they want in a greeting card. It gets listed on the forum for members to see. If you want to make a design for the idea, you create it to place in your shop then add the link on the forum post, the customer gets to pick which one(s) they like and the site owners let you know if you were picked or not. Meanwhile, any card designs you make that are approved can be added to your own individual card store. You can also make custom items if someone contacts you directly. Payment is every 3 to 4 months if you make $50 or more. Minimum earned per card is usually around 10 cents a sale.

    Redbubble – No limit on designs. Lots of options with stickers, tees and more. There may be some tiers that are fee based currently.

    Avery – The company most recognize as making printable sheets for your printers, they have an online shop to buy your art. I took part in a promo for 10 huge stickers (6 inches I think) and they came out BEAUTIFULLY! So if you need some good custom printing, this is your place.

    I have no affiliate links for these sites unless you want to visit my personal pages to buy my art. I’d be ever so grateful. 🙂 https://linktr.ee/elledeegee

    Thanks for reading.

  • I feel I should do my patriotic duty as an artist and promote OTHER artists I like or admire. I’m going to start with a few faves I have from Zazzle.com:

    Exotic Elephant - Blue cardRISING SUN print

    Bird on Cherry Blossom Branch sticker

    White Sakuras Chinese Wedding / Invitation Card card

    stainedglass dragonfly mousepad

    This is just a small taste of all the beautiful art and artists you can find on Zazzle.com’s site.

    ~L~

  • Yup… I have created three new designs for Valentine’s Day. The first is a Lovely little caterpillar worming his way to your heart. The 2nd design is of a forest full of heart shaped trees and flowers. The third is a crab fiddling his way to love with balloons, flowers, and a walk on the beach.

    Love You to the very Core Valentines' Day Card card

    “Fiddler Crab Valentine”

    Enjoy!

    ~L~

  • I don’t think I talk about my cafepress shop quite as much as I should. There are some very cool products available from them that you cannot find at Zazzle.


    There are more items available if you visit my Mercado page for further links to all my cafepress and online shops.

    Thanks for looking! 😀

    ~L~

  • I will be adding new designs as I find time to create some new sets for Valentines, Spring, Summer and the like. It’s been a busy holiday and I’m just waiting for my allergies to calm down.

    Enjoy these current sales from Zazzle.com:

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    • Two Day Shipping Upgrade till January 20th, 2009 : ZAZZLEGETNOW
    • $3 dollars off shirts till January 20th, 2009: 3FORZAZZLETS
    • $4.40 off shirts till January 20th, 2009: 440SHIRTSALE
    • $4.40 off orders of $44 or more till January 20th, 2009: OBAMAZAZZLES
    • 40% off Calendars till January 21st, 2009: CALENDARSAVE
    • 50% off Business Cards till January 31st, 2009: BIZCARDSAVER
    • FREE SHIPPING on $44+ till February 1st, 2009: ZAZZLESHIP44

    Please check the website for further details. Some items may not be eligible for the sales above. Sales end the last day listed at 11:59 pm PST (1:59 CST or 2:59 EST.) One discount per order so if you want to take advantage of more than one sale, you have to create a different order for each individual item.

    I highly recommend the business cards. I created and bought a set for each of my parents and they came out beautifully! I also bought a copy of each of my calendars and they came out better than expected. I’m very satisfied with the quality of Zazzle.

    Please let me know if you have a particular design in mind that may not currently be in my shop. I will let you know if I can create the design (some designs are not set up for all products) and we can proceed from there.

    I’m currently working on updating my selection of items at Zazzle and will also update my offerings from my Cafepress shops. Visit my Blue Girl Mercado for other places I sell online.

    I hope your year is going well so far and thanks for visiting!

    ~L~

  • For everyone who celebrates the Chinese new year, I have a sampling of products for the upcoming Year of the Ox celebration!

    [Year of the Ox Bullish Postage Stamp]

    Year of the Ox Plain Postage Stamp stamp

    [Year of the Ox Farmyard Tee]
    Year of the Ox Farm Tee shirt

    [Chinese New Year Lucky Peach]
    Lucky Chinese Peach New Year Card card

    [Chinese Lucky Red and Gold Seal / Sticker]
    Good Luck Chinese New Year Sticker sticker

    There’s more art for sale at my zazzle shop. Please check it out and let me know what you think!

    ~L~

  • Happy New Years to all my friends, acquaintances and everyone else who reads this blog. 😀

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    ~L~

  • I may be heading out Monday to visit the folks for a good week. Just to finish up the advent calendar and be sure it will be done, here are the last few images. Enjoy! Happy Holidays!

    Asian Winter Vacation (click to view larger):

    Blue Girl Fuyu Yasumi

    Lighthouse Christmas (click for larger view):

    Shining out the Season

    Kwanzaa candles (click for larger view):

    Kwanzaa 08

    Hanukkah Rabbi Bear with Mennorah (click for larger view):

    Hanukkah Bear

    Till next year…!
    ~L~

  • Yay… I’m caught up again! And although it’s Dec 19th here…
    I know that WordPress is an hour or more ahead.

    Happy Holiday Girl with Gift (click for larger view):

    Happy Snow Girl

    And so I don’t forgot tomorrow (Sunday), here it is:

    Hoshini’s Winter Trek (click for larger view):

    Hoshini's Winter Trek

    Happy Holidays!
    ~L~

  • I’m posting this early. I’m curious… what time zone is WordPress in? I keep seeing the next day for some posts I know I did in my time before Midnight. Kind of confusing when I got back and it says tomorrow’s date and it wasn’t. 😛

    A Patriotic Christmas (Click for Larger View):

    A Patriotic Christmas

  • This is to catch up with Today and Tomorrow all at once.

    Christmas Chalkboard (Click for Larger View):

    Chalkboard Drawing

    Evil Veggie Playing in the snow (Click for Larger View):

    Iced Broccoli @ Play

    Tomorrow I’ll be busy with work (whatever’s left of it) and going to the annual departmental luncheon. I volunteered to take potato salad from Bill Millers’ (best place in SA to get you some mighty fine BBQ!) 😀

    NOTE: Some may recognize the chalkboard above from a piece I submitted over at Deviantart.

    Happy Holidays!

    ~L~