Guest Blogger Oleander Plume *Zazzles* Us!!!

Now we all know that Oleander Plume is a brilliant writer, and if you follow my blog you know she is a also a brilliant designer. I searched my blog for her, and she is EVERYWHERE!!! If it is not a brilliant story, it is designing the logos for my other two blogs. I asked her to talk about her designing side in the latest issue of my newsletter, which you can sign up for here. Below, I want you to be “zazzled” by her!!! Go on, read you know you want to be zazzled!!!

Shortly after Christmas, my daughter Quinn and I had a conversation that changed my life. It went something like this:

Q: You know, there are no decent online stores to find a writer gift.

O: Really? I would think there would be at least one.

Q: I found a few, but they were, how should I put it, lame as fuck.

I sat up straight in my chair. Lame gifts for writers? This could not stand! We writers work hard, and we deserve non-mediocre gifts, damn it!

O: I’m going to do something about this, Quinn! As God as my witness, I will create awesome merchandise for writers!

Q: (now watching TV) What? Did you say something?

Okay, so I exaggerated, the conversation didn’t change my life, but it did spark an idea. A crazy idea inspired by goofiness and whiskey. A store! An online store, featuring my own designs on all types of merchandise! Hells to the yes!

Now, I’d messed around with a store before, but the format was ridiculously non-user-friendly and I became stymied by confusion, so it languished. Hoping for better, I sprinted to the Google machine and did some research.

And then I had a drink.

There are a lot of online merchants who will allow you to design and sell merchandise. I picked Zazzle for its ease of use, and aesthetically pleasing layout. I’m not going to lie, putting it together was a challenge, but when you want something bad enough, you’re going to make it happen. And so:

Pretty Poison Graphics online Zazzle store was born!

Some products are geared toward writers of the erotic and non-erotic variety, but I didn’t stop there – oh no! I wanted everyone to be able to join the party, so I created “Naughty things for naughty people,” instead.

People. All people. I like to think of my graphics as “Uni-Sexy!” Take one of my coffee mug designs for example:

 

Maybe you’re not into men. For you, there’s another version:

Incidentally, each design is also available in pink. Because maybe blue is not your thing. Point is, I want to create fun and unique items for everyone. Even you non-writers! But, if you do write, there are plenty of designs that might appeal to your author palette. For example:

Does this mean I’m giving up writing? No way! More likely, I’ll give up sleeping. *fills a dozen coffee mugs* There are literally hundreds of ideas stabbing my brain with tiny forks, so keep checking back for new merchandise, including t-shirts, underwear (yes, you will be able to get in my panties, ha!), and laptop sleeves. (And stuff with cats. Love those cats.)

(Yes, that is my kitty, Mr. Jingles. The dude is eating me out of house and home, he has to earn his keep somehow!)

Hey, while I’m thinking of it, would you like to be moderately famous? If you order one of my items and take a photo of yourself wearing/using/breaking it with a sledge hammer, I will feature you on my blog, and my store! I will also love you forever and ever and ever…

Here’s a link: http://www.zazzle.com/prettypoisongraphics  – happy shopping!

Thanks for having me, F. Leonora, and thanks for reading, you person behind the laptop, tablet or phone. Have a fantastic Friday!

Love, Oleander xox