We could all use a little pick me up right now and I hope these motivational mandala coloring pages will do just that!
I created these by combining my mandala drawings with inspirational phrases to give you something positive to reflect on while doing a relaxing activity. They can also be displayed afterwards as a nice reminder whenever you look at them.
Simply print them out on paper or card stock and colour them in with whatever supplies you choose. Feel free to tag me @julieerindesigns on Instagram to share your finished piece with me!
My dear friends, I hope you are all taking care of yourselves and your loved ones during this crazy time. A lot of us are staying inside our homes to help stop the spread of the virus and so I wanted to offer one of the few things I am able to give to you and that is my art in the form of free colouring pages.
Today I am sharing with you this brand new colouring page I made just yesterday. It’s a mandala design with butterflies surrounding it and the words Be Kind underneath it.
There are no strings attached; simply download and print it it off, then colour it to your hearts delight.
I hope this free colouring page will give you a distraction, if even just for a short time. For even longer distractions make sure you check out my other free colouring pages linked below.
Love coloring? You may also enjoy my hand drawn Mandala Coloring Book, now available on Amazon!
I also plan to make more pages and resources like this in the coming weeks so make sure you subscribe to my blog for the latest updates.
I also have a few other free art making resources like my Mandala Drawing Templates if you want to take your drawing to the next level.
Stay safe, stay inside, and keep on being creative my dear friends. Art in the form of visual art, music and video will help us get through this and hopefully keep us sane during this time.
I hope everything will get back to normal and be OK soon.
P.S. – If you’re on Instagram feel free to tag me in your coloured creations! @julieerindesigns
If you’re an artist or graphic designer, applying to sell your designs through the Amazon Merch on Demand program can definitely be worth your time.
Everyone shops on Amazon these days. And after a year of selling my designs on Amazon Merch on Demand, I thought I would share some of what I’ve learned!
What is Amazon Merch on Demand?
Firstly, what is Merch by Amazon? It’s essentially a Print on Demand service, similar to Redbubble or Society6. You can upload finished artwork to a variety of products, including t-shirts and cell phone accessories, and then they are printed and shipped out after a customer purchases that item.
Below is a screenshot of my earnings from September 2018 – August 2019. These figures are not huge compared to others out there, but it’s nothing to shake a fist at either! For reference, I only have about 100 products listed at the time of this writing.
As you can see, I’ve made about $2000 in total so far. I hope to double or even triple that figure in the next year!
Here are some things I’ve learned along the way.
Tips for Selling on Amazon Merch on Demand
Getting started can be frustrating. Application rejections don’t always make sense and are likely automated, so make sure your application is filled out correctly. One wrong thing could lead to automatic rejection.
Getting accepted takes time. Be patient. It can take a few weeks in some cases.
Once your application is approved, youstart with only 10 design slots. Think carefully about which 10 designs you want to use. Once you sell a few products you will be able to add more.
Each level is known as a “tier” and each tier comes with more design slots.
Regarding tax withholding – use your SIN number or other similar tax ID number otherwise they will withhold 30% of your earnings (if you are a seller outside of the U.S.). I couldn’t figure out what my Tax ID number was at first, so they withheld 30% of my royalties for the first 5 months. I eventually received those with-holdings but it took an additional 5 months to get it.
The brand name doesn’t matter much but may aid in search.
You don’t have a storefront unless you sign up for the Amazon Influencer program. You will also have to apply for this using one of your social media accounts, and you are not guaranteed to be accepted.
Popsockets from Amazon Merch on Demand
T-shirts and PopSockets seem to be the best selling product types.
Keywords and descriptions are very important.
Design rejectionshappen. They don’t always make sense and are often automated, so just revise and try again. Make sure to follow all of Amazon’s guidelines for keywords and descriptions to avoid this as much a possible.
Not everything will sell, and what does sell might not even be your best work.
Your design will be deleted if there are no sales after 1 year. When this happens, you can either revise your keywords and description or move on and try another design.
There are no discounts or sale promotion on Merch products.
You can sell in other marketplaces, like Germany, Italy, Spain and even Japan.
There is a lot of competition on Amazon, so make designs that are unique and stand out.
Never use anything copyrighted, or you can risk losing your account altogether.
I hope you’ve found some of this information useful. Check out my Artist Resources page for even more tips on how to sell your art online.
Have you considered selling on Merch by Amazon or are you already? I’d love to hear your thoughts below. Happy selling.
Very quick and simple uploading process. Few steps.
Intuitive tagging (suggestions come up even before you start typing)!
Must use a .png image for the t-shirts (ie. no background).
You can upload patterns for some products like pillows or totes, but you can only use one version of the image, you can’t upload a different file for the t-shirt (so in that case there would be no t-shirt for that design).
As mentioned above, there is no ability to upload multiple versions of the same design to suit a different product type, so keep this in mind.
You can resize and centre your design easily.
TeePublic Storefront
Pretty basic. Focus is on the design and T-shirts.
No models, just images of the products by themselves.
Here is a screenshot of my (old) store front:
T-shirt product page display:
Products and Pricing
A fairly small range of products but they are quite affordable.
Basic t-shirts are $14 for the first 3 days after upload, then they go up to $20.
T-shirts go on sale for $14 at least 1x per month. (Other products go on sale too)
A wide variety of shirt styles including hoodies and kids’ clothing are available.
They also have stickers, totes, tapestries, phone cases, mugs, pillows, notebooks and prints.
Prices in USD.
Shipping
Starts at $5.99 to the U.S. and Canada.
Payment
Paypal or Payoneer payment options.
Paid monthly on the 15th for previous month’s earnings.
Affiliate program available, but you have to apply.
They also have a “refer an artist” program, where you can potentially get paid if you refer someone to open a store and they make sales.
TeePublic Community
There is a Facebook group but it isn’t very active.
No obvious forum.
Ability to follow other designers but not to like their individual works.
Less sense of community than other platforms such as Zazzle or Redbubble.
Promotional Tools
You will get an e-mail once a month or so letting you know about upcoming sales.
In this email are links to download various advertisement templates catered to different social media platforms, which can be used and edited in Photoshop.
Teepublic advertises their top design picks on the homepage and through e-mail campaigns so if you can get noticed by them, they’ll do the work for you!
Summary
If your work is very graphic, and especially if you do fan art, TeePublic could be a great option for you.
Their website and uploading process is simple and easy to use.
Their affordable prices, especially $14 T-shirts, is an excellent way to entice buyers.
