#Office Accessory Swirls Delight #Mousepad- My Review

So far, I have made two other reviews of past products I have purchased from the online 'Print on Demand' printing company, Zazzle. Previously, I ordered a greeting card for Mother's day and two 2'' refrigerator magnets. Both products were nearly exceptional in both quality and design. Today I am reviewing a mousepad that I purchased for my office space. 

Zazzle currently offers two different types of office mousepads. The first is the rectangle shaped standard mousepad with rounded edges and the second is the more premium round gel mousepad featuring a non-skid surface, custom design area as well as gel comfort wrist area too. I of course opted for comfort.

This is the mousepad I ordered:

Swirls Delight Gel Mousepad

Now for the review:

I was pleasantly surprised with this product. It arrived fairly quickly and was much larger than I had anticipated for some reason. The base of the mousepad or mat is solid, firm and really does take good grip to my desk area. The gel wrist area is quite firm but puts me in the mind of firm memory foam rather than gel. I like it. I find that I was not used to it at first so because of that, it was a bit uncomfortable. Prior to this mousepad, I have not had a gel mousepad or 'wrist comfortable' pad in years. The change was something I had to adjust to. After using it for a day though, I was able to use it with ease and complete comfort. 

As for the design area, I applaud the printing company for their work. I love the result. I designed this abstract, funky tangled swirls design myself and from the original in my files, the colors are nearly perfect. The design is exactly how I made it and everything was displayed how it is shown on the preview. Wonderfully made.

An additional note about this product:

Zazzle does not glue the mouse mat (the design area- or in this case the swirly part) to the base of the mouse pad. They arrive in one piece but are able to be taken a part so that you may remove the mouse mat to clean it and under it where dust and foreign objects (crumbs, hair, etc) may collect. The option is yours to decide whether to permanently make it one piece or keep it just the way it is. Personally I like that I can remove the mat anytime I need to. But if I should change my mind, a simple dab of crazy glue around the edge of the mouse mat (design area) will do the trick to keep it in place. :)

Some photos I took 

(poor lighting/ new camera issues please bare with me)

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Fridge Magnets- My Review

As I dabble more into designing fully customizable gifts online, I become more addicted to seeing firsthand what they look like. That's a good thing- for you :). Now you can see and read my review about both my design and the product that was crafted by the printing company I use- Zazzle. 

current product review- 2'' square shaped refrigerator magnets. 

Here are the magnets I purchased:

Be Unique by BWC Designs

NO Mask! by BWC Designs

My review: First off, I must say that these magnets may be on the smaller side, but they are quite strong. The force of the magnet itself is very strong and doesn't allow for easily or accidental budging. In a nut shell, these little magnets stick! 

The printing was true to color and my designs came out exactly how I made them to look. Although one would think that 2''x2'' is relatively small, these magnets are really a nice simple size; not too bulky. These magnets are not flexible or bendy but are very durable with a Mylar protective covering. The covering is meant to be scratch resistant but I noticed a few very small, very light scratches when one of the magnets was tilted at an angle. The scratches are faint and not noticeable when looking directly at it. I believe these little magnets are meant to last.

I am over-all very satisfied with the product itself and my designs. I believe the quality of the magnets is wonderful and that Zazzle (the printing company) did a great job with the product as well as printing my design to the truest and greatest ability possible.

A few photos: My apologizes for the poor quality

Be unique Magnet on my fridge

Both magnets on my fridge

No Mask! Magnet- poor lighting messed up colors on masks in photo

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Mother's Day Card-My Review

A part of being a growing artist is seeing what your product looks like in print. I have been ordering my designs so that I could see the quality of the print from the company I am working with, the quality my design and so that I may share my honest review of both the design and the product with you. 

Mother's day is coming up and although I had already ordered something special for my mother, I needed to order something special for my mother in-law. I decided that now would be a perfect time to order one of my religious inspired mother's day greeting cards. 

Here is the card I ordered: 

For You Mother by BWC Designs

and now for my review:

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the card. The card is firm, standard size and came well packaged in a timely manner. I actually received it a few days earlier than I was expecting. Every detail on the card came out exactly how it was designed. The colors were true to my design and what I previewed on the computer. My only negative comment is that the card was printed on glossy stock which is very professional looking but is also shiny and can detract from the design as well as easily pick up fingerprints. I hope that in the future other paper stocks become available for greeting cards.  Over-all, the greeting card came out wonderfully and I just know that on mother's day my mother-in law is going to love it!

Here are some photos of it that I took. Sorry for the poor lighting.

front of card and envelope that came with it

  

inside top of card- floral strip with customizable text

inside bottom of card- fully customizable text

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