Freedom 2 Be Me » Day to Day http://www.freedom2beme.com Freedom to be whom ever we want to be. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:33:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 A Poignant Saying From Confucius http://www.freedom2beme.com/2009/05/28/a-poignant-saying-from-confucius/ http://www.freedom2beme.com/2009/05/28/a-poignant-saying-from-confucius/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 13:42:06 +0000 admin http://www.steve-shead.com/?p=1725 “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” – Confucius

Worthy of a mention since it is the truth – auspicious in it’s taunting manner for those that don’t have that in their career – a goal to aim for – a wish or crazy dream. If you are not there already is it possible that the person holding you back from that goal is yourself? Would you even consider an introspective look at your life to find out? Does life get in the way. It’s a gray area – but it can be achieved!

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]]> http://www.freedom2beme.com/2009/05/28/a-poignant-saying-from-confucius/feed/ 0 My Apparel Designer is Finished! http://www.freedom2beme.com/2009/04/24/my-apparel-designer-is-finished/ http://www.freedom2beme.com/2009/04/24/my-apparel-designer-is-finished/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:19:05 +0000 admin http://www.steve-shead.com/?p=1205 Finally – my apparel designer is done! It is fully functional now that all the fonts have been fixed, and it’s ready to go. I’m open to ideas about how to dress the site a little better, but I’m hoping that most people are only interested in designing and purchasing their product. That being said, here’s a repeat of some information about the designer.

One of the most satisfying things for me as someone who creates graphics, is to see those graphics on a commercial product. Normally the cost of doing that is too much for those of us that are not in the printing industry, not any more. I’ve developed an online designer tool to allows you to create your own products and purchase them.

Exercise your creativity with my online apparel designer. Use vectors from the clip art gallery, add text and create away to your hearts content. You don’t need to have image editing software or skill, nor do you need to have an online store. Just create your designs and purchase them online, all in a within this website. It’s quick, it’s simple – instant gratification! http://www.customizemydesigns.com/

The designer interface is intuitive and easy to use. You can see from the picture below that you can:

  1. Choose a product
  2. Add clip art
  3. Add text

Apparel Designer

If you want just one t-shirt, or just one product, that’s okay. There is no minimum (or maximum) limit. Scroll down the product list and you’ll see some novelty items too! There’s underwear, hats, bags, mugs, aprons, teddy bears and more.

Once you are done designing and your masterpiece is ready, click “ADD TO CART” and a button will appear on the bottom right saying “PURCHASE NOW”. This will take you to a cart where you can change or delete the order. Once satisfied you click on “PROCESS TO PURCHASE” and your design will be uploaded to Cafepress and you will see the Cafepress cart. This is a last sanity check to make sure you have the correct design, number of items purchased and size set.

At all times during the purchasing process you can abort. The last thing I want is people feeling like they are press ganged into purchasing, which is why I left in a few steps to check, and double check.

All transactions and printing is done through Cafepress. They are an excellent source for fulfillment and they don’t charge to use their services. Obviously they get a cut of the profits from printing. So, why not go on over the http://www.customizemydesigns.com and have some creative fun?

Below are some products with one of my designs on them. This design matches the images I have used on the front page here, and in this post. It goes to show just how create you can get!

Buttons & Magnets
Red grunge is an abstract skull design with a modern art twist. The skull sits between some wings & has an esoteric emblem emblazoned in it's forehead. Scary but modern - an eclectic mix that's cool!

Red skull Mini Button (100 pack)

Buy Now! - $82.99
Red grunge is an abstract skull design with a modern art twist. The skull sits between some wings & has an esoteric emblem emblazoned in it's forehead. Scary but modern - an eclectic mix that's cool!

Red skull Mini Button (10 pack)

Buy Now! - $10.99
Red grunge is an abstract skull design with a modern art twist. The skull sits between some wings & has an esoteric emblem emblazoned in it's forehead. Scary but modern - an eclectic mix that's cool!

Red skull Mini Button

Buy Now! - $2.00
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