Etsy Shop Now Open!!

Hey everyone!!

I am really happy to announce that I have finally opened my Etsy shop officially ^^
I finally had a collection of paintings ready, the ability to print and create, and am so excited to say its here!!

PlantieBee's Art Shop!

This is a big day for me :D I have wanted to do this for so so long and am so happy to be a part of the Etsy online selling crew!

I hope you stop by - you should see most to all of the paintings up there already, and ofc all new work will be added there as soon as humanly possible!

For now I am selling archival prints - and hopefully soon in the future I will be adding greeting cards, bookmarks, necklaces, and more!

Waiting to Fly on Etsy!

hot off the press! and ready to grace your walls :D

 Thanks to everyone for all their support with my artwork! You keep me motivated to keep painting and creating ^^ Lets hope this shop opening is the start to many wonderful and grand things!

<3

Okay, I went Overboard. New Phone Cases done!

Now that things have settled and I have alot more time in the evenings to concentrate on art/my shop again I had a browse on Zazzle and was delighted to see they put in some new phone cases!

2 cases for Blackberry (Bold and Curve) and Samsung Galaxy! The Galaxy is on my wish list - so it is especially awesome for when I can get an actual phone plan *lol, i feel like such a teeny bopper*

So, I just took all of my old designs (I know, I am so boring, gimme time!) and created all of them. I guess I got a bit excited :P But anyway, a small sample, for ya on here, I will definitely take my day off work tomorrow to browse all the new thingd zazzle has put up!

Aedhen Chibi Blackberry Curve Case by PlantieBees

Puku the Owl Samsung Galaxy Case by PlantieBees

Aedhen: Winter Guardian Blackberry Bold Case by PlantieBees

Gotta love Zazzles case designs, the ones you can clip on you can buy in the store are just so damn ugly in my opinion. These have such a lovely wrapping technology to them.
Ah someday! Ill be getting that samsung case :P

The Squishy Design come to life!

I was so happy to recieve photos from my lovely older sister, Alex (who lives in Paris) who ordered the Squishy Design Mousepad from me a short while ago...and it arrived!

I think the colors came out great! Something you always ponder about when getting things printed, but I am so chuffed to see my design used and out there ^^
So a huge hug and thank you to her for that! :D

The Squishy Design Mousepad by PlantieBees

Here is the design on my shop which won high regards in my marketing test on facebook with girls age 20 -30! Was the most popular by far actually!

And its one of the mousepad designs you can WIN! for free on my Facebook Giveaway going on right now ^^ Remember to click "Like" on my Facebook Page here to automatically enter yourself into the draw :)
Theres only 1 week left!! The contest ends October 4th!! :D *Spread the word*!!

Free Giveaway via Me!

As promised on my recent marketing test on facebook, I am having a Free Giveaway - of a Mousepad of YOUR CHOICE! on my Zazzle shop!
Its very simple :) - Go onto my Facebook Page *right here* and click "Like" to enter into the draw!
In about 2 weeks - I will randomly pick a winner for a Mousepad of YOUR choice on my Zazzle shop! Here are the options as of yet:

The Squeaky Design Mousepad by PlantieBees

Puku the Owl Mousepad by PlantieBees

The Squishy Design Mousepad by PlantieBees

Winter Guardian Mousepad by PlantieBees

BeeBee + Squishy Mousepad by PlantieBees

Its simple easy, and could get you a great mousepad for free to your door!
Spread the word and best of luck to you! :D

New Design! Puku the Owl

Wow well, its been awhile since I posted anything - my apologies. Its been a bit of a hectic week with getting Liam into a school, going to appointments and job hunting etc... But its weekend now, and Sketchfest! And also my 24th birthday tomorrow on Sunday ^^ hehe
I'd love to share with you all a new design I have crafted for my Zazzle shop, which got its first purchase today! This mousepad was purchased this afternoon making  a brilliant birthday suprise for me, I am so happy :D
Also Ive gotten great feedback from the recent "marketing test" Ive been doing on facebook, thanks so all who got involved and if YOU'D like to give me some feedback, please contact me anytime! Every little helps and goes towards my Free Giveaway I am planning for the future.

So! The new design: Puku the Owl - something Ive really wanted to do as I LOVE owls! Here are the items she is featured on as of yet!

Puku the Owl Sticker by PlantieBees

Small sticker form, available in lots of sizes and 2 shapes, its a great close up view of this cute little owl I made and personally adore :P Im thinking itll look good on future necklaces too!

Puku the Owl Button by PlantieBees

Puku the Owl Design by PlantieBees

Here the full design comes to light on this iPad case design, with a tree full of small birds, lots of Pukus and pretty yellow stars!

Puku the Owl iPhone Case by PlantieBees
Browse more iPod touch cases

Puku the Owl Mousepad by PlantieBees

And lastly the mousepad which is one of my personal cheery favorites of the bunch ^^
Thanks everyone for taking a look and hope you like the new design!
Currently in the terms of more "fine art" I am working on a realistic view of Bella, which can be seen on my Fb fan page - and watch this space for the free giveaway!
Your responses to the marketing test are what determines the giveaway piece so be vocal if you want a say so in what design it is :D

Have a great weekend!!

Aedhen on Zazzle!

Chibi Aedhen is finally done! Today I was able to complete painting her, and putting her on a few fun items from Zazzle ^^ Please check them out :D

Chibi Aedhen by PlantieBees

Here is the Chibi Aedhen stationary, everything has been designed, drawn and put together by me :) Featuring a rising sun motif at the top, cherry blossoms along the sides, and chop sticks + chibi skulls in the center!

Chibi Aedhen Sticker by PlantieBees

Also on a sticker! Get a better view of Aedhen with her hakama, katana, and green skull shine yes with a rising sun pattern in the background!

Chibi Aedhen Button! by PlantieBees

This picture is also on a button hehe for more lasting chibi cuteness :P

Thank you for all your support! :D! I hope you all like the new Chibi character and enjoy the new items ^^

Winner of the Discover Y.O.U ecourse!! YAY!

Good Morning All!
I have some exciting news!! A few days back I entered Traci Bautista's 10 year anniversary contest to win her Discover Y.O.U creative business e-course - I thought it sounded like the perfect opportunity for me as I have been discussing with the job center about opening my own art business, I have been working on my shop, products designs...but how do I get them noticed? Wheres the proper steps to making it a profitable business?
I wrote my story to her, explained what it would mean to me and yesterday morning I found out that I WON!!

traci's beautiful and creative artwork

traci herself!

Heres a small description of the e-course from her journal:

Discovering YOU creative business e-course 

are you looking to start your creative business?

or for new ways to promote or sell your art?

do you want to know more about how to get your artwork published?

do you want to teach your art or craft?

is one of your goals to write a craft book?

do you want to make money with your blog?

 you have FACEBOOK, Twitter, a blog, website, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram...now what do you do?

how do you build community?

All of these questions and much more about brainstorming, launching, building and marketing your creative business are reavealed in my Discovering Y.O.U. creative business e-course. This is a self study INSTANT DOWNLOAD e-course with over 240 pages in pdf workbooks and 20 videos that will inspire you to live your DREAMS and launch your creative business! You will also receive FREE entrance into the Discovering YOU forums to join artists from all over the world sharing in creative business discussions.

I have put my heart and soul into creating this inspirational workshop, it combines my experiences in marketing and launching my creative business from the last TEN years as an independent artist!

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I am so excited and so grateful you have no idea!! I am thrilled to have this opportunity and will take it on full board - so lets see how my creative business grows from it! :D

Thank you again Traci!! *cheer*

i shouldnt have to wear winter boots in august

today ive already had to go tromping in the rain into town and back twice and it isnt even 11 am yet.
i am cold, still a bit wet and terribly tired. and whats making me even MORE tired is trying to get my zazzle shop viewer ready.
its not public yet  - and ive hit one big road block. CSS...
Back in 2008 I tried to self teach myself web design, and got a basic book on css, read tutorials on dreamweave for age and hours.
might as well of been sleeping because i dont remember any of it
But one good thing I got done was my banner:

I drew and colored all those chibis seperately and on a rather large scale in case I need them later, but over all I think its really cute and fits well so far.
If anyone reading this HAS  zazzle shop and would be kind enough to give me some tips Id really appreciate it!!

Otherwise my outings in the rain are not over for today.
I am head into Malmö to meet up with Ciwiel whos staying over night here ^^ It should be great fun having her over, despite the weather and the cold. I dont mind bundling up in some coffee shop for a few hours Ill tell you that much.
And just for kicks here are some screenshots, pictures, and more of things that are going on and plans for future projects:

heres a sample product on my wip shop  -aedhen as an iphone4 case

here is the art trade with ciwi im working on, HIS HAND MUST BE REMOVED. otherwise shes looking okay :P

i have another art trade afterwards with a lovely girl in deviantart, who wants me to draw her character lucy in the red sweater

Wish me luck with that CSS and hope everyone here in southern sweden is surviving this never ending rainy summer...