26 September 2020

Chillpreneur: How to Run a Wildly Successful Business Without Losing Your Mind

Chillpreneur: How to Run a Wildly Successful Business Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Money!)31. Chillpreneur: How to Run a Wildly Successful Business Without Losing Your Mind by Denise Duffield-Thomas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The writer is actually an introvert which leads to a business perspective I really appreciated reading. Her book is also a nice break from dude-bro business books which mostly just say 'hustle more,' or even business books by well meaning men whose journey to success stories aren't that relatable.

Also great: her book has actual suggestions and scripts you can use. It will be most helpful for someone with a service style business, but I still found it useful.

10 years ago on TTaT: Sketchbook, page 48
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25 September 2020

Life of Art #553 [What A Year Holiday Cards and Ribbons]

Inspired by my What A Year flat holiday card making the Zazzle home page banner and its continued presence on the Christmas is Coming page (as of 9/24/20), I created several folded greeting card versions, new real foil cards, and new photo flat cards.

Let's start with the cool shiny foil cards available with and without a custom photo inside. You can personalize the greeting and names inside on both cards:

Here are the new greeting card versions all available in several colors:


And here are 2 new flat card photo templates each with a geometric tree pattern on the back. The top card has a blue and white pattern on the back and the bottom card has a dark red and white pattern.


Extending the idea further, I created some What A Year Ribbons putting the white handwritten script text on some different color backgrounds:

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

How was your week?
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18 September 2020

Life of Art #552 [Featured Card and Custom All-Over-Print Aprons]

The most exciting thing this week is that one of my holiday cards was featured on Zazzle's home page on the top banner. It may still be there today since the sale is still going on. If you're reading this later, you can see a screenshot of it in my post here. But if you're seeing it now, take advantage of the sale. It's also available in several other color variations.

Get it 50% off with code Z100DAYSXMAS

until 9/18/2020 11:59 PM PST

What A Year Modern 3 Photo Teal Holiday Card:

Also exciting is the addition of custom all-over-print aprons to my shop. I need to make some more collections, but I'll share some here. (Forgive me as I struggle with blogger's forced interface update. I've been reverting to legacy for as long as possible but it seems my time has run out. Adding links is now a much greater hassle.)

I started with gingham, checkered, and pinstripe patterns, some with monograms:

Add your logo, name and/or text to any of the aprons in this collection to create branded employee uniforms. Click through to see all the color variations and style options:

Created a What A Year Modern 2 Photo Blue Holiday Card. This is a folded style card, I'll be making more of these in other colors:

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Made 2 new calendar video pins.

Watched/read "How to use Layer masks and selections to interlock objects in Photoshop" by Colin Smith.

How was your week?

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16 September 2020

Featured What A Year Holiday Card on Sale!

I'm excited my holiday card is featured on Zazzle's home page today!

Get it 50% Off with code Z100DAYSXMAS
until 9/18/2020 11:59 PM PST

What A Year Modern 3 Photo Teal Holiday Card (Zazzle changed the sample photos which you can too to personalize it!):

Just click through to customize it with 3 images (2 for the front and 1 for the back), your greeting, and names.
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11 September 2020

Life of Art #551 [Custom Logo Air Fresheners]

Created several custom logo (and text) Air Fresheners with different color backgrounds. Easily upload any shape logo and customize the text. You can also choose from 5 scent options:

Also worked on a new product line type, but it's not live yet. Hopefully they will be up on Sunday. I'll be sure to fill you in next week.

Shot 37 photographs hibiscus, flowering bush, creek, begonia. Culled 5, rated rest.

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Made monthly backups. Have you backed up lately?
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09 September 2020

Today's Sightings (and Hearing)

A monarch butterfly kept me company for part of my walk.

Heard the rooster crowing.

The creek is really low. Lots of rocks and gravel showing. The stone block from an old bridge long since replaced was entirely out of the water.

Jewelweed blooming.

About five new fireball hibiscus blooms. As I was admiring them, a hummingbird briefly checked them out before zipping into the woods.


10 years ago on TTaT: Trillium and self-portrait
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08 September 2020

Fill Out The Census and Be Counted!

If you live in the United States and don't fill out the Census, you literally don't count to the government. You're depriving your community of federal funds for important programs and political representation.

(I live in a county that used to have its own Representative but when population numbers fell according to the Census, our state lost a Representative in Congress, the districts were redrawn, and we were thrown in with larger neighboring counties.)

Everyone who lives in the US and its five territories is required by law to respond. There is NO citizenship question.

Fill it out NOW!
https://2020census.gov/
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