Author: Zandra
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Artistic Process – Where Cool Pillows Come From
I grew a few gray hairs creating this Cosmic Damask fabric pattern, but it was way worth it! From pencil sketches, scanning, and then repeat process. You’ll need some tracing paper for this, unless you prefer using a drawing app with a digital stylus. First, I scoured the web for a nice old damask pattern.…
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Moto Kitty Baby
UPDATE 7 June 2019: I’ve closed my Zazzle store due to their April 2019 change of policy. My Redbubble store is still open here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/studiozandra/portfolio/recent Original baby wear by Zandra, fresh out now. Don’t have a baby? Shop ALL the Moto Kitty STUFF: http://www.zazzle.com/collections/moto_kitty-119152128200030669 Shop ALL the Kitty FABRIC: http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/162257-all-teh-kittehs-by-zantoka
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Cosmic Duvet
Zoom in on this “paisley” to see the spacemen! Also available as bags, pillows, phone cases, and more items at Redbubble and Society6 !
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Waikiki — Fifth Avenue on a beautiful beach
The Hawai’i weather is awesome compared to New York City! There is no checking the forecast here — one simply leaves the house. It is a thing of beauty. And almost every day is a beach day, although for us ladies that can cut both ways! So what do you get when you mashup Fifth…
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Aloha…Relocating to Hawaii (or is it Hawai’i…)
“Wow!” “Really?!” “Awesome!” “Can I come?” That’s pretty much the gamut of responses I’ve gotten when I’ve told friends and colleagues that hubby’s job is spiriting me away to Hawai’i. I’ve been reading about the aloha spirit, checking shipping quotes, furiously discarding unneeded items, and having last dinners, lunches, and coffees with all our friends…
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Tech Tangent: Installing the Bitpay Ecwid plugin with WordPress
Instructions for the layperson installing the Bitpay Ecwid plugin After trying unsuccessfully to install this Bitpay plugin at my WordPress site, I decided to go with a simpler plugin from GoURL.io . So while it is not the smooth solution I wanted and I now effectively have 2 stores, at least it is working and…
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Tech Tangent: Dual booting Linux on an old HP Mini 2140 netbook
Now for another one of those enjoyable digital tangents I go off on every now and then. I was asked to install Linux on a bunch of old HP 2140 netbooks to add a bit more life to them. Because it’s the distribution I’m most familiar with, I tried installing Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS 32 bit, but it…
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New fabrics out now! …and wallpaper??
Repeats, square yardage, selvage…phew, fabrics are tough! Spoonflower actually turns your fabric design into wallpaper as well! Dragonflies flitting across cream… Striking koi on black: My Cosmic Damask in daring curry-yellow… Check it out here!
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iPhone 6 Plus new designer cases
UPDATE 7 June 2019: I’ve closed my Zazzle store due to their April 2019 change of policy. My Redbubble store is still open here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/studiozandra/portfolio/recent Made by CaseMate in Norcross, GA Sold by Zazzle Designed by yours truly Galaxy S5 Cases also available!