Our Zazzle Art Journey; Unique Gift Designs

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Begining the Zazzle Journey - Starting a Store

We are artists and stock photographers, and were looking for other ways to expand and grow our small little company, when we found a merchandising site called Zazzle. So Robert decided to give it a try. But I was so bogged down with stock and sales that I didn't have time to really look into it. He put up a few images and just let them roll on the site, and we didn't get much response on it, so we kind of forgot it for a while. Then, in October, I was reading forums and looking around for a new project. I found the store again, and looked deeper into it. This was just what I was looking for! We created the images, and sold them online, but it was always just a piece of an end product, never the finished item. Here, I could use our images to make fun things, and actually put words to our art! I had some favorite images; I always thought they would look good on greeting cards or even on tee-shirts. So, with that in mind, I let myself wander through our catalog and chose some pictures to work with.

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Special thanks to SquidAngels theraggededge 3/26/2011 and sandyspider 4/7/2011 for blessing this lens "Our Zazzle Journey"

Man Series

Some of our landscapes were quite pretty, and we have several images that I always imagined hanging in our home. So, of course, I had to make some posters of our art. One of my favorite series is The Man series. I'm not sure if it's because they are fine art nudes, photos of my husband, or if it's because of the emotions we felt as we were shooting them. They are classic poses, images that are rarely seen anymore in current art. We wanted to show an emotional side, the fragile side that all men hide deep down. I think we did a pretty good job of it. They are available in most of our current product line.

Man

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Roar!

Our youngest model, Lauranne, is such a lively spark! She was just a tiny baby when she first hit our stock sites as a model, and we shot her every few months for her first 2 years. Then, a few months before her 3rd birthday, she was diagnosed with AML Leukemia. It's been a very rough road, watching her progress through her disease, but she's on her very last round of chemo right now, and is just about cancer free!! Her story has been documented by her mom at her caring bridge page, and with Kae's permission, we set up a line of products for those who want to donate and spread the hope that little Lauranne has given to us all! Team Lauranne products are available at our store.

Lauranne

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Love in 3D

Robert also started working more with his 3D modeling, and of course, we had to do hearts, since Valentine's Day is fast approaching! So he made up some 3D heart images and off I went!! I have a few lines; one is playful and flirty, like the little conversation hearts you find all around. One line is a bit more%u2026 subtle. I call it my "Collared" line. I also have a "Hearts and Paws" line for our animal lovers. From funny to serious, we've got a bit of a selection to choose from.

Our Heart Line

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Our "subtle" Heart Line

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Hearts and Paws

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Things that I love the most

These are just a few of the things that I love the most. I hope you find the time to take a look and see what we have to offer. From iPad/iPod cases to keychains, we've tried our best to cover it all. Easy to personalize or change around as you wish, these are high end products from Hanes, Keds and other quality lines. Of course, if you can't find what you need, send us a message. We'd be happy to get it created just for you!

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  • SorayaShan Apr 15, 2012 @ 4:01 am | delete
    Great lens with beautiful designs :-)
  • prosepine Feb 14, 2012 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    Great ens
  • dfishbac Jul 7, 2011 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Nice designs. Hope you are getting lots of sales. I tried to add my store to your list but for some reason it said I have to be logged in which I was.
  • DaveStone13 Apr 14, 2011 @ 5:24 pm | delete
    Nice personal story, great professional products. Good luck to you!
  • CathyLou Apr 8, 2011 @ 5:51 am | delete
    Those are some nice designs there! Well done, and thank you for sharing the story of your success. Its always inspiring to hear.
  • sandyspider Apr 7, 2011 @ 11:46 pm | delete
    Great Zazzle products. Enjoy a Zazzle blessing. Featured in my lens Squid Angle on Zazzle under the April/May tab.
  • photographybypixie Apr 6, 2011 @ 3:07 pm | delete
    your man pictures are absolutely amazing!
  • Jewelsofawe Apr 5, 2011 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    Great designs! The human element is fascinating.
  • artyfax Apr 1, 2011 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    An interesting lens, as a new Zazzle store owner I am being inspired by others' stories about zazzle.
  • GetSillyProductions Mar 28, 2011 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    great photos, glad you found an outlet like Zazzle to turn them into cool products :)
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