Spreading the Joy of Easter

These are strange and uncertain times indeed, with the Coronavirus pandemic dominating the news, and our thoughts. I hope everyone is staying home and staying safe.

However, Easter is fast approaching (in fact I'm a bit late posting this) but I'm going to share some Easter greetings from my Zazzle store, as well as some from other Zazzle designers.

This first card is recent addition to my store and features a cute vintage illustration of two Easter bunnies with a pink border.  As with most of my greeting cards, the verbiage on the front can be changed if the customer wishes.

Cute Vintage Easter Bunny Card
by 3DDesignsByJayne

More bunnies in this next one, this time in a Victorian illustration with the phrase "Loving Easter Greetings" on the front. While the front text cannot be changed on this one, the verse inside can be customized to suit

Vintage Easter Bunnies 'Loving Easter Greetings' Card
by 3DDesignsByJayne

Here's another vintage illustration - can you tell they are my favorites? LOL! This one features a little girl excited as she discovers a ladies hat box full of colored eggs.

Young Girl with Easter Eggs Vintage Greeting Card
by 3DDesignsByJayne

This last greeting card from me features one of my own original 3D digital artworks. I crested this one in Vue and it feature a white Easter bunny beside a grouping of pastel-colored eggs, nestled in the grass with a country landscape in the background.  The greeting on the front of this can be customized so that, while it currently says "Happy Easter to our Son" it can be changed to anything.

Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs Card for Son
by 3DDesignsByJayne

Well that's it for my own designs this time.  Now I'm going to showcase some Easter cards and Easter related products from other Zazzle designers.

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First is this lovely floral retro Easter card from Moonlake Designs.  It features a wood effect cross, a soft yellow background, flowers and a ribbon winding it's way around the cross. The phrase "Jesus said ... I am the resurrection and the life"  in script underneath the cross.

Easter Blessings - Cross And Flowers - Easter Card
by moonlake

This is lovely traditional vintage Easter Greeting from Shower of Roses, depicting the Resurrection of Jesus from the tomb. The inside includes cross and lily and verse which may be modified.

Happy Easter Blessings Prayer Resurrection Vintage Holiday Card
by ShowerOfRoses

A beautiful, vintage picture of a cross with flowers and a dove graces this magnet from WingSong. It serves as a great reminder of the real reason for Easter with the message, "Christ Is Risen Alleluia". Can be given as a gift or used for Easter decorating.

Vintage Cross And Dove Magnet
by WingSong

Finally, this night light, from Lovin' Life, features a mom and baby bunny rabbit. They are sitting among soft early spring colored flowers.

Cute Mom and Baby Bunny with Pretty Flowers Night Light
by Lovin' Life

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Saint Patrick's Day is Coming!

Well, March is fast approaching and with it, Saint Patrick's Day.  The day of leprechauns, shamrocks, pot of gold, green beer and green rivers.  The day when half the nation claims to be of Irish descent :-)

So my post today will feature some Irish and Saint Patrick's day related items, starting with this greeting card featuring a lovely vintage illustration of a lady clad in green,with a basket of shamrocks. The front of the card has the popular Irish phrase "The Top of the Morning to You" on it and the illustration is framed in a rich green Irish plaid pattern.

Vintage St. Patricks Day - Top of the Morning Card
by 3DDesignsByJayne

I really love these vintage illustrations that are available in the public domain. Here's another card I made using one, this time a lady in green holding a flag bearing the image of a golden harp and the phrase Erin Go Bragh - or Ireland Forever. The illustration on this card is framed with a rich green damask pattern.

Vintage Erin Go Bragh Card
by 3DDesignsByJayne

A jaunty green Leprechaun's hat decorates this St. Patrick's Day card, with the greetings "May the luck o' the Irish be with you always" in green lettering. The front greeting is framed with a green Irish plaid.

Luck o' the Irish Saint Patrick's Day Card
by 3DDesignsByJayne

Show your Irish heritage with pride by wearing a button featuring a green shamrock and the words Made in Ireland. Even if you weren't actually born there, there's nothing to stop you being Irish for a day - especially on St. Paddy's Day :-)

Made in Ireland Button
by 3DDesignsByJayne

This T-short, bearing the words "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" is sure to get your St. Patrick's Day reveling off to a good start.

Kiss Me I'm Irish T-Shirt
by 3DDesignsByJayne

And finally, because most St. Patrick's Day celebrations seem to be centered around the imbibing of adult beverages, these coasters will set the scene perfectly, and protect your furniture at the same time :-)

St. Patrick's Day Green Square Paper Coaster
by 3DDesignsByJayne

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So that's it for my designs today.  Now I'm going to share some great Saint Patrick's Day items from other designers that caught my eye - starting with this great Irish Pub coaster by Cute-n-comfy.

The design features a banner which can be customized with your family name, a gold seal with a glass stein of ale and two four-leaf clover shamrocks. Vintage faux wood background with a green stain and a round shape that looks like the end or top of a wood barrel. Sure to turn heads this St. Patrick's day and makes a great gift for guys.

Personalized Name Irish Pub Sign St. Patrick's Day Square Paper Coaster
by cutencomfy

Continuing with the bar ware theme, "Today We're All Irish!" is the quote on these St. Patrick's Day coasters featuring a green vintage truck with a bunch of shamrocks. Personalize the sample last name "Fitzpatrick" to your own.

St. Patrick's Day Green Vintage Truck Add Name Square Paper Coaster
by ilovedigis

This beer stein, from ClannIrish, features shamrocks and the Irish toast 'sláinte mhaith' or "cheers"- all you need now is the green beer to fill it with:-)

Slainte Mhath/Cheers/blessing shamrock/clover 3a Beer Stein
by clannIrish

This St. Patrick's Day card from Trudy Wilkerson features a lovely jeweled Celtic Cross and the phrase Happy St. Patrick's Day on a dark green ground.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY - CELTIC CROSS CARD
by TrudyWilkerson

And finally, your pooch can join in the celebrations with this "Erin Go Bark" dog shirt from AstralCity.

Erin Go Bark Irish St. Patrick's day dog shirt
by astralcity

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Spring is Just Around the Corner

So it's official. Puxatawney Phil did not see his shadow and, according to legend, that means an early spring is on the way.

Of course, here in Texas, it's been lovely weather all weekend, and I've been out in the garden today, trying to get the weed beds, aka flower beds, under control.

So today's post is going to include some gift items featuring spring and garden related images.

First up is this throw pillow featuring richly colored pink Camelias set against dark green leaves.  Wouldn't this look great on a chair in the garden room, or on the patio?

Pink Camellias Digital Painting Throw Pillow
by 3DDesignsByJayne

Nothing says "spring" in Texas quite like seeing pastures and roadsides ablaze in drifts of bluebonnets. This photo was taken on a country drive out to Washington County a few years ago and I have added it to quite a few items, including this mouse pad and even a night light.

Roadside Bluebonnets Mouse Pad
by 3DDesignsByJayne

This jigsaw puzzle features a digital painting, based on a photo I took of raindrops on a beautiful yellow rose at the Royal Horticultural Society garden in Wisley, Surrey UK. I think it would make quite a challenge for any gardener to complete :-)

Raindrops on Yellow Rose Jigsaw Puzzle
by 3DDesignsByJayne

 

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So that's it from me today.  Now I'm going to highlight some spring and garden related items by of the other talented designers on Zazzle.

First is this lovely garden planner.

Binders make wonderful garden planners and organizers. Store and organize your seed packages, planting logs, bed diagrams, planting diary, photographs, drawings and sketches, record seasonal rotations... the works! The background painting is a rendition of Vincent Van Gogh's wonderful, Field With Poppies, circa 1889.

Garden Planner - Avery Binder
by GalleryGifts
 

Here's another throw pillow that would look right at home on a porch swing or patio chair,. The design is vintage, featuring flowers, butterflies and a bee, which is so important for the Jardin de Fleurs.

FRENCH BEE GARDEN THROW PILLOW
by GIFTSBYHEATHERMYERS

This kitchen towel reads Keep Calm and Garden On, in the style of the classic keep calm poster. Leaves are growing from the letters. The background color is green, but it's easily customized to any color of your choice.

Keep Calm and Garden On - All Colors Towel
by keepcalmbax

This cute little mug, featuring the phrase "I love gardening - very mulch" would make a perfect gift for that gardening friend, or you could just sit and drink your coffee from it while planning your garden chores.

Funny Gardening Pun Very Mulch Coffee Mug
by OddMatter

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Wrist- and Pocket-Watches for All

I've always flt that art doesn't only belong on walls, so I find it very satisfying to try out my artwork on the range of products that Zazzle offers.

Just recently I realized that Zazzle offered a wide range of watch styles, for men, women and children.  I had already added some of my artwork to wall clocks, so I was interested to try it out on the wrist watches too.

I'm including some of my designs here and in each case, the customer can select from approximately 40 different style of watch in addition to the ones I have shown.

The first one shown here was created  just last week, with my latest digital artwork, entitled "Dashing Through the Snow" on the women's wraparound gold watch.

Dashing Through the Snow - Running Horses Artwork Watch
by 3DDesignsByJayne

Continuing with the equine art theme, this next one features my digital artwork "Grey Horse at the Stable Door" on the women's classic black leather strap watch.

Grey Horse at the Stable Door Watch
by 3DDesignsByJayne

I think this next one might appeal to men, and would be a nice gift option for husbands, dads etc.  It features a digital painting, based on a photograph that I took while in Yellowstone National Park. It shows a bison strolling past Old Faithful as it was getting ready to erupt.

 

Bison and Old Faithful Watch
by WondersofWildlife

The last of my watch designs that I am showing today features one of my fantasy artworks called "Vintage Fairy on a Swing".  I like the fact that, on this children's watch, the hands are labelled "hours" and "minutes".

Vintage Fairy on a Swing Watch
by EnchantedWood

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So that's it for my designs today, although I will be adding more watches to my stores as I add new artwork.  But right now I'm going to showcase some designs created by other Zazzlers.

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So far, I haven't included any pocket watches in my own stores, but I particularly like this design that can be customized with your own photo and text.  It's available in silver or gold.

I Love You For All Time! Custom Message & Photo Pocket Watch
by TLSDesignsHolidays

This watch featuring a baseball design can be personalized with a child's name, making it a great gift for boys of all ages.

 

Personalized Kids Boys Baseball Watch
by cutencomfy

Or perhaps you have a daughter that's into soccer... this personalized watch with a soccer ball motif would really be appreciated.

Personalized Girl's Soccer Ball Watch
by cutencomfy

This very elegant watch can be personalized with a monogram  and is suitable for men or women. 

Men's Classy Personalized Monogram Watch
by coolcustomwatches

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Cards and Gifts for your Valentine

Can you believe, it's almost Valentine's Day again? 

Love it or hate it, there's no ignoring it.  Craft stores (Hobby Lobby, I'm talking about YOU) are filled with Valentine's themed items almost before the last of the Christmas turkey leftovers have been eaten.

So as we are now safely in January, I don't feel so bad posting some links to Valentine's related cards and gifts on Zazzle.

A few years ago I created a Valentine's card featuring these cute cartoon horses floating on a cloud of love hearts. It's been one of my most popular designs and this year, I decided to add this fridge magnet with the same design.

Customizable Cartoon Horses Magnet
by 3DDesignsByJayne

My second most popular Valentine's card design is this one. It's customizable, making it suitable for anyone to send.  You can change it to "to my husband" or "to our son" or add a name if you wish.

Pink Heart Valentine's Card - To My Wife
by 3DDesignsByJayne

I'm a bit of a geek for soft, cuddly things (I have an embarrassingly large collection of stuffed animals at home).  So it's not surprising that I adore these cute little teddy bears with the customizable shirts available at  Zazzle.   The bears are available in three different sizes and the eyes and facial features are embroidered, so they are safe even for the smallest baby. Look at this cute little guy - don't you just want to hug him? 

 

Will You Be Mine Plush Bear
by 3DDesignsByJayne

If your Valentine has a sweet tooth, why not tempt him or her with a jar of jelly beans? This one features a cute array of doodled love hearts in shades of pink can be filled with your choice of candy, from mints to pina colada Jelly Belly™candies.

Pink Hearts Doodle Candy Tin
by 3DDesignsByJayne

The doodled love heart design is rather popular and is available on other items too, such as this mug. The design displays on both sides of the mug, so whether you are left or right handed, you can see the loving message.

Love Heart Doodle Coffee Mug
by 3DDesignsByJayne

As some of you may know, I create a lot of my designs in the 3D graphics program, DAZ 3D (hence the name of my blog and my original store - 3D Designs by Jayne).

The last of my items I am sharing here today is this nesting Lovers' Mug set featuring my 3D digital artwork "A Night on the Town",  I often get asked if it's a photograph, but it's not, it was created from scratch on my computer in DAZ 3D and then rendered and saved to a file format that can be printed or uploaded for use on sites like Zazzle.

Glamorous Couple with Twinkling Bokeh - Lovers Mug
by 3DDesignsByJayne

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The designers on Zazzle have certainly been busy creating Valentine's related designs.  I will share a few with you here.

This T-Shirt was an Editor's Pick when I was browsing through the site today.  I had to giggle a bit because I wondered what the ratio of customers is -- in other words how many women buy this shirt and give it to their husband for him to wear, versus how many men actually buy it for themselves?

I Love My Awesome Wife T-Shirt
by magarmor

 Perhaps I should get this one for myself?

I Love My Awesome Husband, His/Her Valentine's Day T-Shirt
by cutencomfy

Both the men's and women's T-shirts are available in a variety of styles, colors and fabrics, so you can always find exactly what you are looking for.

Moving on to cards - I like this one featuring  a patchwork of watercolor love hearts.  The pale green background complements the pink hearts perfectly.

Watercolor Pink Hearts CollageValentine's Day Card
by CountryGarden
 

This card is a win-win for me. I love cats (we have a house full of them) and I love the soft color and the puffy hearts.

Ragdoll valentine's card
by jascat5

Vintage, or retro designs are very popular with designers on Zazzle and this one, with a Victorian style  featuring Cupid and red roses is particularly attractive.

Victorian Cupid & Roses Valentine's Day Card
by RetroMagicShop

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A New Year, a New Start

Here we are in 2020 and I realize it has been years since I posted in this blog!

But, rather than make excuses for my absence, I thought I would just pull myself together and start over.

The purpose of this blog is two-fold.  First I will be highlighting my own latest designs and artwork that I have created, and showing some of the items on which they are available in my Zazzle and FineArtAmerica stores.

And secondly, I would like to provide a showcase of the work of other artists and designers on #Zazzle by featuring some of their items here.

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I started the New Year the way I mean to go on by working on  some new art.  As some of you may know, I use the 3D graphics program DAZ 3D to create my art.  It's a program that allows you to create scenes on your computer, with a 3D environment, including figures, scenery, lighting much like a photographer would stage a photograph.  Then you take a virtual "photograph" of the scene and do the usual post work that any photographer does to create the final image.

Here's my first artwork of the new year, inspired by a card I received at Christmas.  I called it, surprise, surprise, "Dashing Through the Snow".  

Once the image was post processed and ready, it was time to get to work adding it to my Zazzle store.

Naturally, the first thing I did was to add it to a wrapped canvas print. Zazzle's wrapped canvas prints are made from an additive-free cotton-poly blend, making them long lasting and fade resistant.

I also added it to posters and prints for framing, postcards and customizable greeting cards.

Dashing through the Snow - Running Horses Canvas Print
by 3DDesignsByJayne

Then came the really fun part - adding the image to some of the quality products on Zazzle and posting them to my store.

I won't show them all here, or this post would be a mile long! But here are a few that I am especially happy with:

I love how the image looks on this throw pillow and can just picture it on a sofa beside a roaring fire in a cozy cabin somewhere.

Dashing Through the Snow - Running Horses Artwork Throw Pillow
by 3DDesignsByJayne

Another item I think my artwork looks especially good on is this custom wall clock. Featured in two sizes, this wall clock is vibrantly printed with AcryliPrint®HD process to ensure the highest quality display.

Dashing Through the Snow - Running Horses Large Clock
by 3DDesignsByJayne

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So that's it for my art today. Now it's time to feature some of the lovely work of other designers and artists on Zazzle. Since my latest artwork features horses in the snow, I've made that the theme of today's links.

I enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles and this one featuring a family of appaloosa horses is especially nice. It's available in a variety of sizes, up to 20" x 30" - 1014 pieces, which I think would be quite challenging!

Black Appaloosa Horses In Snow Jigsaw Puzzle
by ForestWildlifeArt

Postcards are a great and affordable way to collect and share art that you love.  This postcard features two bay horses, with white feathers on their legs and white blazes on their faces, galloping in the snow under a full moon.

Horses Running In The Snow Postcard
by tyraobryant

Cross-body tote bags are very useful for carrying just about anything and this one features a cute photograph of two foals playing in the snow.

Icelandic Horses Foal Play in Snow Funny Crossbody Crossbody Bag
by Kathom_Photo

And finally, I've been a fan of the digital artist CWRW since I first got introduced to DAZ3D.  Laurie specializes in dramatic equine art and this poster is an excellent example of her work.

Winter Thunder Poster
by artCWRW

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