Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Love Obey Trust Christian T-shirt

Love Obey Trust is another Christian tee I have designed and listed on Etsy. The first T in Trust is Christ hanging on the cross. A Bible book, chapter, and verse is under each word that applies a biblical reference for each word.

Black font on white t-shirt is shown, but other t-shirt and font colors can be used. Just send us an Etsy message.

Here is a link to the Gildan 5000 t-shirt colors for the prices available in the Etsy listing.

For a few dollars more, you can select from the Bella+Canvas 3001 colors, which have more color options. 

When you buy 10 or more of any of my t-shirts of either Gildan 5000 or Bella+Canvas 3001, you qualify for a discount.

Please contact us through Etsy to get discount pricing, order multiple sizes, and to choose your colors and brand. Also, message me with any other questions you have before purchasing my t-shirts. Responses may take up to 48 hours depending on the time of day you send your messages.


Love Obey Trust Christian T-shirt listed on Etsy

Thanks for visiting Digital Potpourri,

Patricia

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

God Lives Here T-shirt

Today, I want to announce the first of many Christian t-shirts I'm going to design to sell on Etsy. This one is titled God Lives Here, with "Here" inside a heart - made of smaller hearts. 😇

All of my t-shirts are for both male and female. I'll be more than happy to personalize/customize any of my tees in the color choices that are available in our Gildan 5000 tees.  See the Gildan 5000 color sheet for you to  select other colors from. You can also select a Bella+Canvas 3001 t-shirt with more color options for only a few dollars more. When you buy 10 or more of any of my t-shirts of either Gildan 5000 or Bella+Canvas 3001, you qualify for a discount.

Please contact me through Etsy to get discount pricing, order multiple sizes, and to choose your colors and brand. Also, message me with any other questions you have before purchasing my t-shirts. Responses may take up to 48 hours depending on the time of day you send your messages.

God Lives Here Christian Tee listed on Etsy

Thanks for visiting Digital Potpourri,

Patricia

Monday, March 10, 2025

Free Shipping isn't Always Free

From experience, I know that free shipping offers aren't always free. Buyers and sellers, please read below for helpful information and trade secrets. I LOVE Etsy and eBay, but these tidbits of information help all of us.

What the buyer needs to know

Likely when you shop sites such as Etsy and eBay, sellers have to offset free shipping offers by raising the price of the items they sell. In other words, they include the price of shipping in the price of the item. So, shipping isn't really free. 


image courtesy of Brandable Box via Unsplash

What the seller needs to know

Shipping is different prices for different locations you ship to. So, if you don't add enough to your item to cover full shipping fees for your "free shipping" offers, you'll wind up losing money. AND places like eBay and Etsy get more fees for each sale, because you have increased the selling price to cover the shipping, which means you lose more money again.

What is the solution?

Buyers, buy from whomever you want to, whether it's "free" shipping or paid shipping. Shipping isn't free to the sellers, so they have to charge something for the shipping fees they have to pay. 

Sellers, I recommend offering free shipping on your higher priced items, because you won't lose as much money that way regardless of the price of shipping and additional Etsy fees. And let customers pay for shipping on your lower priced items. I generally offer the lowest shipping prices available to help my customers save money. However, you can also offer customers a range of shipping prices so they can choose how much they want to pay and how fast or slow they want to get their items. I also encourage people to contact me before they buy multiple items from my store so I can combine items into one listing, and they can get more discounted shipping prices. 

And by the way, I don't create a new listing on Etsy when I combine item prices and shipping, because that will cost an additional .20 cents. Instead, I use one of the listings of one of the items and change the title, price, and shipping to reflect the combo that the customer is buying. And Etsy still gets the fees for the total price of the combo sale. : )

Trade Secrets for Online Selling

I have been selling online since July, 2007. Since then, I've learned how to improve my SEO by using better keywords and to use as much space as I'm allowed for my titles by implementing those keywords effectively. Besides keywords, a seller has to know what buyers want to buy in handmade, digital designs, and vintage finds. It's rough! And after the online platforms get their fees, I make anywhere from $4 to $10 profit per item depending on what I'm selling. 

I have read about people who make $100,000 + annually selling online. I haven't experienced that yet, but I remain hopeful. : ) 

For the most part, my son and I like bringing our designs, finished products, and/or vintage finds to these platforms for reasonable prices, not big profits.  Besides selling our items for reasonable prices, we also offer great customer support. The bottom line is we enjoy making the people who buy from us happy. So, don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions for Cosmic Digital/SouthernAppalachianVintage or Digital Potpourri/Happy Home Creations.

I hope you'll visit this site frequently as I share not only the items we sell but some of the trade secrets about selling (and buying) on popular sites like Etsy and eBay.


image courtesy of Samantha Borges via Unsplash


Monday, March 3, 2025

Celebrate Your Birth Year with Vintage Design T-shirts

Hello, ladies! Today, I'm introducing my new line of t-shirts that I’ve been working on - Vintage birth year t-shirts. Whether it's your birthday or a reunion - or another event - these tees are a great way to celebrate your birth year. 

You’ll Love Them Because:

Each selection has its own design, featuring vintage graphics and fonts that capture the essence of each year.


Vintage Rose 1950 to 1999 t-shirts


Vintage Female Skull 1950 to 1999 t-shirts


Vintage Wine 1950 to 1999 t-shirts with birth year on wine label 🌞

Made from soft, comfortable cotton/polyester blends, these tees are perfect for everyday wear or special occasions. 

Birth year t-shirts make thoughtful gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day, grandparent's day, Christmas, and many other occasions! Birth years from 1950 to 1999 are available in all 3 styles, but I'd be happy to design other years with other font colors for you as well.

Large Selection of Sizes and Colors

Bella+Canvas 3001 is available in adult sizes XS to 5XL. Bella+Canvas size 5XL is available in black or white shirts only. The other 8 sizes are available in over 100 shirt colors.

Gildan 5000 is available in adult sizes S to 5XL. All 70 shirt colors offered are available in all sizes.

Gildan 5000B is available in children's sizes XS to XL. All 26 shirt colors offered are available in all sizes. 

Occasionally, a single size in a color may be sold out, but our production partners strive to get those back in stock as quickly as possible.

As you can see, we have a large variety of t-shirt colors for you to choose from. Every shirt can be personalized to suit you. All you have to do is contact us via Etsy. That link is provided below. 

Thanks for Supporting our Small Business

When you shop from my Etsy store, you’re supporting a small business that's very happy to serve your needs. Head over to my Etsy shop to browse the collection and find a birth year t-shirt for yourself or as a gift.

Thanks for supporting our small business! We appreciate you very much.

About Digital Potpourri Digital Products

I'm very excited to be selling selling t-shirts, coloring books, and soon many more digital products such as mugs, personal development eBooks for adults and children, and blankets for example. Because I love to design, selling digital products has always been a dream of mine. And thanks to Canva, Payhip, Printify, Blogger, and Etsy, my dreams are coming into fruition. 

I was very excited when I announced coloring books for sale on this site at the beginning of 2025. Now, just a couple of months later, I'm happy to announce my first t-shirts for sale in my Etsy store. Keep an eye out for all the newest print-on-demand products that I'll be offering frequently.

It is important for me to inform you that since each item is made specifically for you upon ordering, I'm not able to offer refunds or exchanges on these digital items. However, I’ll be very happy to work with you on custom designs and provide mock-ups for your approval before you purchase. If you receive a product with any defects, please do send me a message along with a photo of the defect(s), and I’ll have a replacement of the same design, size, and color sent to you.

Feel free to contact me from this site as well if you need additional help.

Thank you for supporting my small business!



Thursday, January 23, 2025

Free Printable Valentine's Day Coloring Book with 10 Coloring Pages

Happy Valentine's Day Coloring Book has 10 coloring pages. Experience relaxation and artful fun. Instant Download. After downloading, you simply print the pages so the fun can begin. Check the email you use for your Paypal purchases if a download page fails to appear. It's best to create a Payhip account to better keep up with all your purchases. Thanks for visiting Digital Potpourri.


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Love Obey Trust Christian T-shirt

Love Obey Trust is another Christian tee I have designed and listed on Etsy. The first T in Trust is Christ hanging on the cross. A Bible b...