POD Giveaways

Here are the latest giveaways I've stumbled on  that might be of interest to shopkeepers!


POD Marketplace Giveaways
Giveaways for a gift certificate or item with your choice of design  from a POD marketplace.  You can usually use you're winnings to sell your own stuff sold through these PODS.

(5/13) 3 Yards Custom Printed Silk Faille at Spoonflower
(5/14) $50 Zazzle GC
(6/4) 3 Yards Custom Printed Pique Fabric at Spoonflower



POD Shop & Item Specific Giveaways
These giveaways are from individual shops and usually funded by the artist/shopkeeper.  Check out what some of your fellow POD artists are giving away!

(5/17) Bilingual Style - Item of Choice (Zazzle)
(5/15) How to Make Your Cat and Internet Celebrity Book and Zazzle Cards
(6/3)   Scribbleprint Stickers (Zazzle)



Other Custom Printing and Business Related Giveaways
Things that might be useful in growing your business, or if you were printing things to sell offline.

(5/18) $50 Vivo Print* GC at the Lily Field
(5/24) Canvas Print on Wood Frame at Joei and Me
(5/31) Piczzle Custom Puzzle at Tara Sayers


*Vivo print looks like it carries the same type of metal key chains and desk organizers that Zazzle just added recently, only for less (with bulk discounts that go lower).

Note, I got free entries for posting some of these.  

CP Says April Fools!

The web has made April Fools so fun.  And this "foolsday" I got this in my e-mail from CafePress....

NICE!  Good one CafePress!  Love the political satire there.

Didn't notice anything on the other PODS I visited today.  Did you?

FREE PrintKEG T-shirt

Want to try out a free custom t-shirt at PrintKEG?  OK, free is relative...this does require some of your time and influence.  You can get the free t-shirt by sharing about it on your blog, on your facebook page, on Pinterest page, or several other venues (but they do have some minimum follower requirements...read the fine print).  Click here to learn more.

POD Giveaways

Here are the latest giveaways I've stumbled on  that might be of interest to shopkeepers (some carry-overs from last week, and some new ones).

POD Marketplace Giveaways
Giveaways for a gift certificate or item with your choice of design  from a POD marketplace.  You can usually use you're winnings to sell your own stuff sold through these PODS.

(3/28) CafePress - Item of Choice
(4/15) Zazzle $50 Gift Card


Shop Specific or Design Specific Giveaways
Giveaways from a specific POD shop or set of designs...ie, you can't use this to buy your own stuff, but can sport some items by your fellow designers.

(4/10)  T-shirt From Joy's Fit Girl Wear CafePress Shop
(4/10)  Spreadshirt Mother's Day T-Shirt
(4/10)  Spreadshirt Father's Day T-Shirt



Other Custom Printing and Business Related Giveaways
Things that might be useful in growing your business, or if you were printing things to sell offline.

(3/31) Piczzle Custom Puzzle
(3/31) $25 Gift Card to Build a Sign
(3/31) $50 to VivoPrint Blogging Mammas
(4/1)   $50 to VivoPrint Love, Life, Logistics
(4/1)   $50 to VivoPrint Housewife on a Mission
(4/6)   1000 Custom Postcards (Says to promote your book, but you might be able to use them for other things...not sure)


Note, I got free entries for posting some of these.  

Zazzle Improvements, Including Aquaclock Picture

Scribbleprint Waves Aquavista Clock by scribbleprints

Zazzle just announced a lot of small changes they've been making, including new product views, and new fonts (check under the new "Wedding" section).   Some of them are items that I've specifically mentioned here before, like the lack of water or a fish in the Aquavista Clock (I made up a graphic for adding a waterline, which is still useful since it's from the straight front view, which is easier to work with if you are adding alternative contents.)

POD Giveaways

Giveaways that might be of interest to shopkeepers--my latest finds below:

POD Marketplace Giveaways
Giveaways for a gift certificate or item with your choice of design  from a POD marketplace.  You can usually use you're winnings to sell your own stuff sold through these PODS.

(3/28) CafePress - Item of Choice
(3/31) $25 CafePress Gift Certificate (must submit story)



Shop Specific or Design Specific Giveaways
Giveaways from a specific POD shop or set of designs...ie, you can't use this to buy your own stuff, but can sport some items by your fellow designers.

(3/26)  CafePress Divergent Giveaway - Ends at 5 pm 3/26
(3/26)  Book and Silk Fat Quarters from Spoonflower
(4/10)  Spreadshirt Mother's Day T-Shirt
(4/10)  Spreadshirt Father's Day T-Shirt



Other Custom Printing and Business Related Giveaways
Things that might be useful in growing your business, or if you were printing things to sell offline.

(3/31) $25 Gift Card to Build a Sign
(3/24) Piczzle Custom Puzzle
(3/24) Piczzle Custom Puzzle
(3/25) Silhouette Portrait
(3/25) Silhouette Portrait and Online Classes
(3/25) Silhouette Portrait
(3/25) Silhouette Portrait
(3/25) Silhouette Cameo
(3/25) Silhouette Cameo
(3/25) Silhouette Cameo
(3/25) Silhouette Cameo
(3/25) Silhouette Cameo
(3/25) Silhouette Cameo
(3/25) Silhouette Cameo - Daily Free Entries
(3/26) Silhouette Portrait
(3/31) Piczzle Custom Puzzle

Note, I got free entries for posting some of these.  

FREE GRAPHIC: Add "Water" To Your AquaVista Clock, Front View

Zazzle has recently added the Aquavisa Clock, a clock that is designed to double as a fish-bowl for bettas.  They do not, however, have any pictures of these clocks with an actual fish in it.  (UPDATE:  They have added a view with water and a beta fish!  Yeah!  It's an angled view, so you still might want to use this one,  especially if you are adding alternative contents, like I mention below, since those are easier to add from a straight on view).  When I made a comment on the Zazzle forum about that, I started a firestorm of backlash against this clock/bowl, which many said was too small to keep a fish in (I researched...Bettas can be kept in a bowl this small, though a good environment is harder to maintain and a larger bowl is better for them).   That aside, you COULD use this for a number of other things, such as a indoor water garden or terrarium, displaying flowers, showing off your marble collection, etc..  Personally, I'd like to try this out with a ROBOTIC fish (yes, there is such a thing, and they're not that expensive even)....

I also posted about this  on Zazzlers on Facebook, mentioning the lack of a "with fish" example.  And in response promptly had someone add a fish for me (thanks Maria) and that prompted me to get busy and see if I could figure out how to add some water.

The following graphic should fit the 499 pixel wide graphic of a fishtank.  If you want to know how to save a Zazzle image at this size, click here for my tutorial.   This should be added as a layer on top of the fish tank graphic, with an opacity of around 33% (play around with it to see what works for your design).  Then just merge the layers and you should have a tank that looks like it has water in it.  

TERMS OF USE
I got the waterline from this Creative Commons picture from by Dean McCoy.  While it is free for alteration and commercial use, attribution is required (not to me, but to Dean McCoy...though if you want to mention PODNews I'd be pleased).  I'm going to ask if it's ok to use this without attribution if we are using this on a banner ad or advertisement where attribution would be difficult.  But I haven't heard back yet, so for now, please attribute.  Otherwise, this is free for you to use.

You will have to find your own fish or plants or whatever you want to add to your "water" as I don't know where Maria got her fish and if I have permission to distribute it.   I looked on the Aquavista website and they also show their "example fish" smaller, so this fish is not to scale.