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PlanktonPunkt Designs puzzles available in CreateJigsawPuzzles

link to order print on demand PlanktonPunkt Designs jigsaw puzzles (printed in China)

PlanktonPunkt Designs POD products in Printify

link to order PlanktonPunkt Designs print on demand wares from the source

PlanktonPunkt Designs POD products in Etsy

A link to order from a selection of PlanktonPunkt Designs print on demand wares from Etsy

Tag: eCommerce

  • Black Friday Weekend

    And yet again I am testing if a promotion or sale would bring my first online customer in (ordering products myself does not count.) This time Black Friday Weekend Sale of PlanktonPunkt Designs items on my sales channels in Etsy (25% off) and in Printify (most items 25% off – those where the profit margins were under 25% were not eligible.) Unfortunately, for bureaucracy reasons, in United States only 😦

    The sale will run through Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, the First Sunday of Advent and Cyber Monday.

    I had an internal debate over Thanksgiving Thursday and earlier but then thought that people should concentrate on Thanksgiving – commercialism can wait until the Black Friday (I may be an antiquated fossil on this.) I also had an internal debate over having a sale the First Sunday of Advent, which traditionally has been a church holiday and a Sunday to the boot, but then I remembered how I had enjoyed the Christmas shopping on advent Sundays over the years, so why not?

    So, everybody in United States, regardless of creed, welcome for the sale, links to the sales channels are above!

    Sporulating Moss Ceramic Coaster — Finnish Moss Design Round Drink Coaster with Cork Backing for Hot and Cold Drinks – click here to shop this and more!

  • A New Commercial Announcement

    Time flies when you are busy, and I realized that the SIngles Day is just behind the corner and my online sales channels were totally unprepared. More importantly, tomorrow is Veterans Day in United States, so to celebrate the Veterans Day and to have a Singles Day sale, I have 11% off my listings on 11/11/2025, both in Printify and on Etsy (the sale on Printify might run to 12th, I was not sure about the settings.)

    The links to my sales channels are above in the banner (sorry, still only selling within USA, to avoid bureaucratic entanglements…) 😦

    Maple laptop sleeve, one of the many designs available online on my sales channels

  • A Commercial Announcement

    Hi all! I just realized that PlanktonPunkt Designs now has 111 active print on demand listings on on Etsy, so to celebrate that, I am having a spot sale of 25% off Dandelion Sipper Glass (16 oz) on my sales channel on Etsy until end of November 3rd, 2025, everybody welcome!

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/PlanktonPunktDesigns

    The dandelion design is based on photos I took in Finland this summer – I thought dandelion flowers would make a good design on something.

  • Commercial Announcement

    I have now added the 100th active listing to my my PlanktonPunkt Designs shop on Etsy, so to celebrate that, I am running a 20% off sale until the end of October 15th, 2025.

    Everyone is welcome to browse, maybe you’ll find something that interests you!

  • Making Ersatz Soda

    A short, promotional YouTube video that doubles as a commercial.

    If you are bored with the selection available in local shops but do not want to pay for specialty sodas, you can always mix juice concentrate into carbonated water. Additionally, this does not require any complicated equipment so it will work in economic crises (such as we are currently living) and more advanced SHTF circumstances.

    This is an ad video to my Etsy listing for Spring Blooms, Autumn Colors Ceramic Mug, also available in my Printify store. (In both shops for US only, sorry. The regulatory complexity for international trade is too much for me to handle.)

  • eBay No More

    I have removed my shop link to eBay from the header, because I do not have an active account in eBay any more.

    I will need to find another eCommerce platform to support my sales, but meanwhile, my PlanktonPunkt Designs link to CreateJigsawPuzzles is still active for jigsaw puzzles, and Etsy and Printify shops are still open for other print on demand products.

    Apologies to all who may have been planning on buying from PlanktonPunkt Designs from eBay.

  • Survival September 2025 Sale Has Started

    I have now began Survival September 2025 sale in my print on demand shops.

    My Etsy store is running for US customers a 20% off sale for all items I have uploaded so far until the end of this National Preparedness month in the USA.

    I am currently updating the prices of my eBay items (those need to be updated manually each and some include shipping while others do not.)

    After that I try to do something to my items in Amazon, and then to those in Printify pop-up store.

    All the shops except my Amazon sales channel (which is still just in its beginnings) are listed in the banner, or you can click the highlighted links in the text.

    I will be adding more items to my shops as the month progresses.

    And while I am setting up the Survival September 2025 sales in this side of the Pacific, I am also uploading more jigsaw puzzle designs, especially for tube puzzles, onto my shop space in CreateJigsawPuzzles market place.

    Be like a weed, dare to thrive. Also, be prepared.

  • Packing Granola in an Enamel Mug

    The online gurus claim that a product sells more if there is a video attached.

    Here I used a POD camping cup I had ordered for myself to show how to pack granola in it for travel and loaded the video into YouTube.

    Why granola instead of mug of tea? I am currently trying to sell on theme Survival September 2025, and product lines on travel and meals on-the-go aspect of it (mugs, bento boxes, luggage, mobile phone stands, anything else that could be added to the design lines…) Packing an enamel camping cup with food for travel fits the theme, I hope. Though presented as a travel tip, this would be useful for planning a short term bugout bag, or for (emergency) travel under conditions when restaurants might not be open.

    I made a critical mistake by publishing it on YouTube immediately after upload – this will bury the video with few views. Or so I am told. I have not published enough in YouTube to discover if this is true or if I am organically uninteresting.

    I also loaded a lower resolution version of it into Etsy with the mug in the video. Maybe it will attract a buyer.

    In any case, I am learning video editing, maybe the skill will be useful in the future.

    P.S. This design is for sale in Printify, Etsy and eBay.

  • Spring Flowers in Berkeley

    One project I was proud of was the series of five collages, Spring Flowers in Berkeley.

    Spring Flowers in Berkeley 1 – Urban Beauty

    All these flowers were photographed in Berkeley, CA from March to May 2025.

    Spring Flowers in Berkeley 2 – So Many Varieties

    The only modifications were cropping and adjusting color saturation, warmth, brightness and / or contrast. Except for one of the background images that may have more manipulations to make the background prettier.

    Spring Flowers in Berkeley 3 – Beautiful California

    Yes, palms have flowers, too. By the way, palms are not trees but monocots like lilies and grass.

    Bay Area climate supports an impressive variety of ornamental plants from all the inhabited continents (Antarctica does not count), and the residential streets of Berkeley are an ideal place to spot them blooming.

    Spring Flowers in Berkeley 4 – Relax and Enjoy

    Spring Flowers in Berkeley 5 – Moments of Calm

    These five collages have been uploaded to CreateJigsawPuzzles site and can be bought from there (click a picture and the link will take you to the shopping page), though I should warn the US readers that the current tariff situation with the elimination of de minimis rule from China may make them surprisingly expensive and / or complicated to buy.

    One advantage CreateJigsawPuzzles has is that their bulk discount applies to products of similar type even if they individual puzzles have different designs, so one Spring Flowers in Berkeley tube puzzle is 20,40 euros + shipping, whereas all five tube puzzles of the series are 83,00 euros + shipping or over 18% cheaper per puzzle (for some reason CreateJigsawPuzzles is not showing USD prices for me any more.) Two puzzles instead of one already have the same discount, i.e., price of 16,60 euros per puzzle.

    I am planning to create Summer Flowers in Berkeley series once the summer photos have been collected. Right now, I am processing lichens from Finland.

  • 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.