This post is just to announce that I have a Pinterest account for PlanktonPunkt Designs. I’ll use it mainly to publish pictures, jigsaw puzzles (those typically after they have been published here or in CreateJigsawPuzzles.com), designs with links to the PlanktonPunkt Designs online shops, and maybe short video clips. Hopefully, you’ll find something beautiful there!
Tag: Announcement
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Jigsaw Puzzles – 5
I have become more active on jigsaw puzzles and other short form posting, because I am now also in Pinterest, and as I make designs there, some of them seem to lend themselves for jigsaw puzzles, which I post here and on Pinterest.
White magnolia flower modified from a photo in jul10 folder (63 pieces, click the image to play)
Other photomodifications may make print-on-demand designs, whereas others might go to commercial jigsaw puzzle site.
A palm top and a plant growing from the trunk, an interpretation (108 pieces, click the image to play)
This is a mosaic bubbles version of a photomodification of a palm top and an epiphyte growing on it, also from jul10 folder, photographed in Berkeley.
Both jigsaw puzzles were made in Jigsaw Explorer.
Enjoy!
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Jigsaw Puzzles – 5
To apologize for the vanished free jigsaw puzzles, here are two until I design more. These are photographs from around Berkeley, CA, which I gave more color and adjusted brightness and contrast. As before, click the picture to open a jigsaw puzzle and, please, have fun!
Weed
Unbothered. Moisturized. On my lane. Happy. Focused. Flourishing.
Humble but resilient weed (80 pieces).
Colored Magnolia Flower
( 130 pieces)
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Lichens
I have been planning and working on making short form videos. The Morning Chorus was a test video filmed at one go but this is a slideshow converted into a video.
I hope you like lichens.
Update, July 9th, 2025: I have edited the video, trying to improve the sound quality and changing the text a bit.
Finnish lichens, photographed 2025
I do not know where the crack in voice track and and flicker in video come from. Some programs do not show it, others do. If you have any idea, I’d appreciate the info…
Update, July 9th, 2025, continued: apparently these cracks were a bug in PowerPoint I used for converting a slideshow into a video – I ended up loading the individual slides and separately recorded voice tracks into Clipchamp and cutting, stretching and pasting them there into this updated video.
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Another Commercial Announcement
I now have also an Etsy shop for my Print on Demand produce from Printify. The link is in the header section.
Anything bought there by July 23rd, 2025 (or later) would boost my modest income. Not all my products have been harmonized between my three on-line Printify based shops, so there are every now and then novelties that are unique to a specific shop behind a given link.
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Commercial Announcement
PlanktonPunkt Designs is now also on eBay.
Hence, the banner above has a new shop.
This on-line store is connected to Printify and contains a subset of my designs depending on eBay sales policies and limits (and my whimsies.)
Beautiful lichens (palleroporonjäkälä) from Finland, photomanipulation.
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For Sale! Now on-line!
Dear all, I have finally managed to set up PlanktonPunkt Designs on-line stores. They only have few designs yet, but the selection will increase!
https://www.createjigsawpuzzles.com/sell/planktonpunkt-designs
This is my main jigsaw puzzle sales site (products currently under review, the first three jigsaw puzzles, one 2-sided mini jigsaw, one 1-sided tube and one 2-sided postcard, will hopefully be accepted, and I am planning to design and upload more!) The products are on sale from China (tariffs to USA are now fluid, and GPSRs may be needed for EU sales – I’ll need to figure that out.)
https://planktonpunkt-designs.printify.me/
This is a Printify pop-up shop. In there, I am designing multiple types print-on-demand items, maybe including jigsaw puzzles. This shop currently has the first two T-shirts available. I have other products in development (more T-shirts, laptop sleeves, coasters, postcards, tote bags, key rings, etc.). Printify sells in USA, UK and EU, including Finland.
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PlanktonPunkt Designs
I have been busy recently trying to get my jigsaw puzzle business going. First, browsing Print On Demand suppliers for dropshipping partners, I realized that I could sell my designs printed also in other items. Then, I realized that I might need a seller’s permit, especially if I also sell physical goods to local stores for resale.
I got a seller’s permit for State of California but in the office I had a brain freeze and had to use a placeholder name for my print-on-demand business. I needed to later change that to PlanktonPunkt Designs. I also learned that I should get a city business license. The permitting office was next open on Monday morning.
On Saturday, I took a long trip (for me) driving over 100 miles to each direction to a comic book garage sale to connect with comic book crowd and to ask advise in on-line sales. On my way back, I stopped into a comics & games shop to ask if they were interested in buying my jigsaw puzzles. In principle, yes, in practice, let’s wait until I get my business going.
On Monday morning, I walked to a copy shop to print my applications for business license and fictional name registration, then to city permitting office, where I was told I would need to register my fictional business name before I could apply, but if I made it back before 2pm, I could submit my application in the same day.
I walked back near my rental place, where I had parked my car and drove to county registrar where I could register my fictional business name. Otherwise good, except the office was next to county court house and registrar of voters and there was a special election going April 15th, so it took some searching to find a parking spot. The registration itself went smoothly, relatively short waits and minimally complex bureaucracy, only cost me 40 dollars.
After finishing my business registration application while drinking Vietnamese coffee, I drove to city permitting offices again and this time, after some wait, I managed to submit my application (80 dollars) but was directed to zoning board. Nonplussed, I meandered upstairs and got to fill a zoning application. I think it was approved, but that took a 250 dollar fee, paid in the spot. After which my business application will travel through a few more desks (I don’t know how much those are going to cost and what more forms or other actions will be required.) Meanwhile, I will need to within next 45 days post four times at minimum 5 day intervals an announcement of PlanktonPunkt Designs (I’ll need to find details, exactly what) in some newspaper circulating in the county…
While I waited to become commercial, I edited some of my older posts, mainly replacing a couple of jigsaw puzzles and other images that are OK in non-commercial blog sites but not in commercial environments with more acceptable content.
About a week later, I went back to City Permitting Offices to ask about my business license. I was told it will still need to be seen by two more desks and it could take up to two weeks. I was horrified. I asked if it could be expedited. They promised nothing, since that is not a service the offices do. However, on Sunday when I unusually opened my email I discovered that my business license has been approved. Plot spoiler, I am still in process of testing my samples, not going to open a Print On Demand store by the Mother’s Day rush, though that was what I had originally aimed for.
Getting licenses and ordering samples was more expensive than I thought, so I had to put some samples on hold until I got some money from my other business. Today, as I finally could afford this, I bought an upgrade from WordPress and a business email contact@planktonpunkt.com from Titan Mail.
Now I’m busy doing designs and ordering samples (the supply chain is still undecided), but at least I have upgraded this blog site for monetization and got a domain name, planktonpunkt.com for development of actual ecommerce. I’ll keep you posted as I continue my business attempts.
Once I get my print-on -demand shop(s) open, I’ll link to those. Other medium to intermediate projects I have planned include making little videos and / or podcasts to Instagram, YouTube and / or TikTok to advertise PlanktonPunkt Designs.
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PSA
While waiting to become commercial, I have edited some of my older posts, mainly removing a couple of jigsaw puzzles and other images that are OK in non-commercial blog sites but not in commercial environments with more acceptable content.
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Slight Delay in My Plans
I had planned on designing physical jigsaw puzzles for sale. I had been selecting pictures and making test designs and was preparing to order some samples, when the new tariffs came in power. The print-on-demand company I had been planning to use is based in Hong Kong. While we need to in-shore industries, finding a place that prints double-sided postcard jigsaw puzzles and is located in US will take a bit time. Looks like I’ll need to look a bit more and think about my options, maybe rethink my strategy.
Meanwhile, I have been looking for interesting things to post and writing fiction. The current job market is a horror show, but unfortunately that is not fiction.
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