Digital Printable Bookmark Bundles of 10 for .99 Cents

My newest designing journey has taken me down the path of digital bookmarks. I have designed and uploaded bookmark bundles of 10 for the low, everyday price of .99 cents for each bundle. These are for sale in my Etsy store. And more are coming soon. More bookmarks and other inexpensive printable digital products are coming soon, so you will want to visit often.

Print these to use as bookmarks, in cardmaking, in scrapbooking, and more. Embellish them to add your own unique touch. You may give the printed bookmarks away, sell them, or keep them for yourself. The bookmark digital files that you purchase from me may not be distributed by selling, sharing, or giving them away.

Below are the ones I am currently selling - booklover bookmarks, butterfly and flower bookmarks to color, butterfly bookmarks, and sunflower bookmarks. Many of them have pretty quotes or sayings on them. 

Booklover bookmarks

Butterfly and flower bookmarks to color

Butterfly bookmarks

Sunflower bookmarks

If you're like me, you're likely reading/journaling in more than one book any given day. Great for your Bible study; daily Bible journaling, personal journaling, business journaling; daily devotional reading; current book. As I mentioned earlier, these can be used for other craft projects as well such as scrapbooking and cardmaking.

Blessings,

Patricia

Today is Tomorrows Yesterday Funny Mug Cup

My first mug/cup is available for sale on Etsy. It reads Today is Tomorrow's Yesterday. As a deep thinker myself, who uses this term daily, I thought someone you know might enjoy my daily thought on a mug for themselves as well. Maybe even yourself! For other deep thinkers, office clowns, or anyone who appreciates this way of thinking. It's a bit like philosophy, because it makes us take a closer look at life, and perhaps laugh at life's little quirks. Red and black font on white cup. Other mug and cup styles are available. We'll be happy to show you a mockup of this saying on a cup style of your choice if available through our printing partner. Prices will vary for different styles. 

Today is Tomorrows Yesterday Mug on Etsy for $15.99 + shipping and taxes

Do you have your own saying you would like to add to a mug? Contact us through Etsy messages if you do. We'll be happy to help you with that. There is no fee for the designing process.

Thanks for visiting today,

Patricia

Bride Crew T-shirt

I'm also starting a collection of bride/wedding apparel gifts. Below, you'll find a Bride Crew T-shirt that can be personalized with names (adults only), as well as different font and shirt colors.  Available in adult sizes S-5XL and children's sizes S-XL. Pictures of the color selections for the Gildan 5000 (adults) and Gildan 5000B (children's) shirts are available in the Etsy listing, which is provided beneath the first picture below.

Please contact me at any time through Etsy messages to design great items for you. There is no fee for designing. If we come up with something awesome for you, then you will simply pay the normal price for the items you want your design(s) on. And as always, a discount will be applied when you order 10 or more items in one order.

Bride Crew t-shirt available on Etsy

Some other items you might be interested in for bridesmaids or groomsmen gifts include: mugs, totes, hats, candles, calendars (add a different picture for each month if you want), small blankets, pillows, and more!

Thanks for dropping by today!

Patricia

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

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

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. 

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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.

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