Leggings!!

   I am just getting back into the groove of working on my Z store, but I am loving a lot of the products that are being offered now. One of those is leggings! I can't wait until the weather cools down in my area so I can start pulling out my leggings and boots. I'm so ready. 

Check out some of these stylish leggings

Faded Purple Leggings by capturedbyKC

Pink Lily Leggings by capturedbyKC

Color Changeable Diamond Pattern Leggings by capturedbyKC

Fake Jeans Leggings by JerryLambert

Jack Skellington Pattern 2 Leggings by disney

Paris Eiffel Tower Leggings by ColorMeMelissa

If you liked those cute designs, check out more at Zazzle.

Do you like leggings or are you opposed to the fashion trend? 

Creations For A Cause

It has been quite a while since I've done any sort of blogging. A lot of unforeseen and unfortunate events have taken place in my home life between then and now. One of which was my best friend and Mother being diagnosed with stage III Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

If you have never heard of Inflammatory Breast Cancer or don't know much about it, don't feel bad... neither had we. Now we do and I wish this had not been how we had found out. It is something everyone should know about but many are unaware of. Please research and get informed because it is aggressive and very serious.

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My Mother (photo taken sometime before cancer)

The Above photo is one of my Mother, Martha. Just in the last few years before IBC, she has been through so much and through all of that I have seen just how brave and strong she is. I couldn't be more proud of her. I have witnessed her battle with divorce, the threat of losing her home, and even job loss... she has fiercely bounced back from it all. She is an inspiration to me. 

While she is one of the strongest people I know, she cannot beat IBC alone. She has many family and friends for moral and emotional support, but cancer is costly. 

She has only had 1 chemotherapy treatment so far and because of the aggressiveness of the cancer, the reaction of the chemo along with viral stomach infection caused her to be hospitalized for 8 days. Now she is unable to work. Bills are starting to pile on.

 Every day I am searching and searching for resources to help so that she won't have to worry about the threat of losing her home again. I've talked with social workers and other aids, but there just doesn't seem to be a lot out there. She can only fight one battle at a time. Please consider ordering one of my awareness gifts I've designed. All of the royalties will go towards financially helping my Mother during this battle. Any little bit helps and would truly be appreciated. Many blessings!

Shop My Awareness Gifts Here at Zazzle

And

Shop My Awareness Gifts Here at Cafepress

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A Bit About IBC

Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare, serious, and very aggressive form of breast cancer in which cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. This type of cancer is called 'Inflammatory Breast Cancer' because it causes the breast to appear swollen or 'inflamed'. It has acquired the unsettling nickname 'The Silent Killer', because many times there is no lump and is a rapid progressing form of cancer- usually taking only a matter of weeks or months. 

Please Click the links below to research more about IBC

and share this blog with others so that they to may be informed.

Awareness is important.

IBC Explanatory Video

www.eraseibc.com 

www.ibcnetwork.org

Cancer.gov- About IBC

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Custom Flip Flops Designed by Me, Made Special by You!

I'm super excited that one of the POD(Print On Demand) sites that I utilize has finally partnered with a fantastic company, Sandalei, in order to allow myself and fellow contributing freelance artists/designers the opportunity to place our designs and artwork on flip flops. 

You can check out some of the awesome custom flip flops already available for sale here.

Here are some of my latest flip flop designs:

Paisley Pattern Flip-Flops by BWC Designs by KC 

Red White and Blue Chevron Flip Flops by BWC Designs by KC

Neon Green Diamond Pattern Sandals by BWC Designs by KC 

See more of my custom flip flops here

This new partnership also allows people like you(the reader) the opportunity to visit Zazzle and design your own one-of-a-kind pair of flip flops!

Create Your Own Flip Flops

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A testimonial from someone who has ordered a pair of Sandalei flip flops:

"I actually own a pair of "Sandalei" flip flop sandals. A friend of mine is an artist at the company website. My flops are priceless! Well made and comfortable! NOT anywhere comparable to "Dollar Store" flops or even Old Navy. These flops are well made with thick rubber.The images are beautiful. Clear and concise. I LOVE THEM!... We people in the "Beach States" live in our "flip flops"! I now live in Nevada, but still,we do flip flops and customized flip flops are the BEST! They are fun and we take them seriously! A pair to match EVERY outfit! I wear mine all year long. Beach people don't do heels!... I THANK Zazzle for giving us this product- the Sandalei flip-flop is a "good thing" and THIS product is great! Purchase one, try them on and you too will be sold! They are worth the price!"

-The Hungarican Princess

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10 Bestselling Custom iPhone 5 Cases

Save 30% on your custom case order by using the promotional coupon code: WKNDCASEDEAL expires 10/14/2012

Cool Varnished Wood Looking Custom iPhone 5 Case

Funny Police Phone Call Box iPhone 5 Case

Black Stainless Steel Metal Looking iPhone 5 Case

Green Love Owl in Tree iPhone 5 Case

Silver Faux Jewels iPhone 5 Case

Red & Black Flowers iPhone 5 Case

Sweet Red Owl iPhone 5 Case

Acoustic Guitar iPhone 5 Case

Aqua Blue (faux) Ribbon Custom iPhone 5 Case

Pink & Purple Mod Floral iPhone 5 Case

Click HERE to shop my custom cases.

Last Chance to #Save up to 60% on Various #custom #Gifts at #Zazzle

All week long I've been posting on FB and Tweeting about these great deals and savings that Zazzle has been offering because this week marks the 7 year anniversary for them. Today is the final celebration day and Zazzle has brought back all of the expired sales from earlier days and bundled them together into one day so everyone could benefit and celebrate too. So, if you missed the opportunity to take advantage of a sale earlier on in the week for a particular type of custom gifts/products... get in on it today. Don't forget, on the checkout page... use promotional code: BDAYALLDEALZ to receive your discount.

Check out the deals:

Get 25% off of custom designed shirts

$3 off of custom coffee mugs

50% off of custom stickers, buttons and/or magnets

60% off of custom invitations for any occasion

$10 off custom mobile cases 

50% wrapped canvas, framed prints, posters


Check out what's new in my shop :) 

Zazzle Starts The New Year With Lots of New Gear!

Zazzle has been kicking out new products left and right since just before the new year. They are seriously on a roll. I love it! I am amped up, excited and cannot even keep up with all of the new products they have available right now. One thing I anticipated the most was the partnership that Zazzle now has with Rickshaw Bagworks! These bags are incredible. Not only does Zazzle now carry the messenger bags by Rickshaw, but they also carry iPad 1&2 sleeves, laptop sleeves and folio planners that have a space for phones in them. All of these things are fully customizable! 

That is the absolute best part. 

Anywho, now to the fun part! Here are some absolutely fantastic custom gift ideas on some of these new products made from other fellow Artists who have a shop at Zazzle. 

Another greatly anticipated product that has arrived at Zazzle is the 100% American made water bottles by Liberty Bottleworks. 

Zazzle has also begun what I can only describe as a 'top secret' and very exciting venture into a new type of custom shoe, so right now shoes cannot be purchased thru Zazzle. The unveiling of said 'top secret' new shoe is supposed to be coming soon. I can't wait for that either.  Be sure to keep checking back because you know I will be sharing some awesome shoes as soon as they are made public!

 Stay tuned :)

Current Sales at Zazzle!

Zazzle Cyber Sales Extended!

Zazzle had a ton of great deals for Black Friday, and unfortunately I missed them because I was out of town for Thanksgiving and didn't receive the newsletter in time to save or to share. Fortunately, for me & for you (the reader), Zazzle isn't done dishing out great savings and I get to share them here so that we can take advantage of them. Cyber Monday was full of great deals and now they have over-flown into Tuesday! Take advantage of these popular and very limited deals. Be sure to use promotional code: ZCYBERTUESDAY at checkout to receive your discount. Hurry to save because these special deals end tonight!

$5 off of T-shirts- Shop T-shirts Here

$3 off of Mugs- Shop Mugs Here

60% off of Wrapped Canvas- Shop Canvas Here

50% off Posters- Shop Posters Here

50% off of Photo Enlargements- Create your own Photo Enlargements Here

50% off of Cards- Shop All Greeting Cards Here

50% off of Invites- Shop Fully Customizable Invitations Here

50% off of Postcards- Shop Postcards Here

50% off of Photocards- Shop Photocards Here

40% off calendars- Shop Custom Calendars Here (start on any month)
30% off Ornaments- Shop Holiday Ornaments Here
20% off Cases- Shop Custom Mobile Cases Here

Plus Get FREE Shipping on orders of $50.00 or more! 

~Create your own personalized one-of-a-kind gifts~

BWC Designs on Cafepress

I finally broke down and created a premium shop at Cafepress yesterday because I have been reading reviews and watching their product inventory grow. I like what I see for the most part and figured I would give it a try. There are two different plans to choose from when opening a shop. You can open a basic shop-which is completely free- but you are limited on how many of each product you can have in your store. You can open as many shops as you'd like though, even under the same account/username! Then there is the option of upgrading or opening a premium shop. You are given two options when you choose to operate a premium shop:

1. No Up-front Fees Plan: Pay only when you earn royalties

10% of your earnings (not sales) will be deducted for the monthly shop service fee. The maximum amount deducted each month is $10. If no royalties are earned, no fees will be collected. Payment is deducted on the first of the month.

2. Pre-pay by credit card- A flat fee plan for sellers with higher earnings

Pay a flat monthly shop service fee when you pay by credit card. If you earn a high volume of royalties (I.E. $50 or more), this option could save you money. Payment is deducted on the first of the month. 

I had a basic plan but since the new payment plan rolled out... I changed over because the deal seems so much sweeter! Especially because if you choose the no up-front fees plan, you don't have to pay if you don't earn and; you still get to add as many of each product you would like to in your store. 

So far, I find Cafepress to be a fairly easy and fun way to share my artwork on a wide variety of custom gifts that are very high in quality. They have tons of different kinds of gifts that shopkeepers can add their art to. They've pretty much everything from t-shirts to throw pillows and so much more. Most of their products also come in various colors too!I love their various gift products and I enjoy putting my art on them. My favorite products to make so far, are jewelry and bags! I love the Cafepress necklaces, earrings and charm bracelets- the quality looks amazing. I also love the wide variety of totes and handbags that Cafepress offers.  I am excited about my new store at Cafepress and can't wait to see what lies ahead.

Here are a few things I have made so far:

To see more of my products available at Cafepress click Here