In between harvesting strawberries and making passata from our homegrown tomatoes, I’ve been making another Tukti. This is the first one I made:
This is the new one:
And the reason I made a new one is that I’ve discovered Rebubble, a print-on-demand company for things rather than books. š
As with Amazon, you provide the design, and Redbubble does the rest. I’m not sure if any of my designs will appeal to buyers, but there is at least the potential of turning my graphics into a passive income.
I can’t show you any of my ‘products’ yet, but I will say that the Tukti look great on socks! I figured if nothing else, I’d buy Tukti socks for winter and become a walking advertisement. š
Ok, enough fun. Time to harvest some more tomatoes.
cheers,
Meeks
Meeka's Mind 
March 12th, 2023 at 3:13 am
When I first read your note I thought, a Tukti in physical form — 3D printed.
Which I think you could do next.
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March 12th, 2023 at 9:19 am
lmao – I’d love to…if I had the money to buy a 3D printer and IF I had the energy to learn yet another piece of tech. I assume the Tukti model would have to be converted to a 3D one for the printer to produce a physical model?
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March 12th, 2023 at 9:21 am
A quick search shows lots of options for 2d -> 3d. You’ve got your map all designed — gameboard time?
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March 12th, 2023 at 11:02 am
Gameboard? Hmm…now there’s a thought?
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March 9th, 2023 at 7:23 pm
I’ve a few artist pals who use that platform. And Spoonflower. You really ought to investigate Spoonflower š
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March 10th, 2023 at 10:00 am
Wow…this is amazing. I’ll definitely check out Spoonflower too. All these print-on-demand options I knew nothing about. Thank you. š
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March 9th, 2023 at 5:37 am
I love the one smelling the flowers, especially! By the way, Meeks, I reviewed VOKHTAH, and it’s up on my blog as well as on Amazon for you. š Such an amazing book!
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March 9th, 2023 at 2:06 pm
Thank you and THANK YOU! I’ve had rather a bad day so you’ve literally put a smile on my face. I’ll go check it out right now. š
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March 10th, 2023 at 4:56 am
Ah, extra nice that the news came to especially cheer you. Glad I gave you a heads up before heading out for the evening yesterday. š
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March 10th, 2023 at 9:45 am
-grin- so am I. You made me smile all day. š
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March 9th, 2023 at 2:11 pm
p.s. just read your review and I absolutely loved it. Vokhtah is the least accessible story I’ve ever written and yet, I think it’s also the best thing I’ve ever written. Every brave soul who ventures to the end of the book is a hero to me. Thank you so very much. -hugs-
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March 10th, 2023 at 4:57 am
It was certainly my pleasure. And from my perspective, you are the hero! Well done!
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March 10th, 2023 at 9:44 am
-huge hugs- Thank you again!
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March 8th, 2023 at 5:06 pm
Love them so very cute! On socks could be a winner xx
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March 9th, 2023 at 2:17 pm
-giggles- I love the irony of wearing something on my feet that I’d probably run a mile from in real life!
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March 9th, 2023 at 2:40 pm
Ahhhh I take it then that in your mind they are not as cute as they look -smile-
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March 9th, 2023 at 6:09 pm
Oh they are! It’s just the spider-ish connection. Or maybe not spiders as they have 8 legs don’t they?
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March 9th, 2023 at 7:25 pm
Spiders don’t freak me and yes they do have 8 legs…although the camel spider has 10…
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March 10th, 2023 at 9:59 am
10 legs? Wow…I had no idea. Just for fun I looked up Daddylonglegs [part of the inspiration for Tukti] and learned that they’re not a true spider. Yay! lol
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:22 am
What I love about these desgns is that they look like they could actually physiologically/boilogically exist, in terms of the body being able to sustain its own weight, and not overbalance. š (which is my pet peeve about centaurs – they’re so front heavy – the whole upright torso being directly above and in front of the front legs – they’d go arse-over-teakettle the minute they tried to move)
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:32 am
lmao – I never thought of it in those terms but…yes!!!!! Bodies have to ‘work’ in the same way technology has to work. Thank you. You’ve made me smile this morning!
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March 8th, 2023 at 5:26 am
That little guy is darling, Meeka.
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:21 am
It is cute, isn’t it? š
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March 8th, 2023 at 4:14 am
I think socks are a great idea.
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:23 am
Thanks, Chel! I never thought I’d get excited about socks though. lol
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:46 am
…I may be a sockaphile. Add a cute creature, and you’ve got the perfect pair! š
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:53 am
-grin- oh I love that. I like socks too, but mine are all basic black so I don’t have to worry about pairing them up after the wash. I guess with distinct designs, that wouldn’t be an issue…hmm…. We could be on to something. š
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March 8th, 2023 at 4:00 am
Well, that’s cool! Tukti socks. š They do look like warm and fuzzy creatures. Thanks for sharing Redbubble, Andrea. You always have such great ideas. š
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:25 am
Thanks, Diana. By the way, I stumbled across Redbubble via a how-to video. Apparently you can use free images from the internet as well.
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March 8th, 2023 at 10:00 am
Thanks interesting. I stopped over there and browsed around a little. But I left before I got too distracted!
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March 8th, 2023 at 2:06 pm
You know, I was thinking that you have some beautiful graphics on your book covers. Some would look really good on phone cases and such. Just saying…:D
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March 9th, 2023 at 1:13 am
I was thinking about that. I used to do promotional stuff for giveaways and raffle baskets, but haven’t done anything like that since covid. Something to think about!
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March 9th, 2023 at 2:16 pm
-grin- Most definitely. :d
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March 9th, 2023 at 5:35 am
Not sure if you’ve signed up with Red Bubble yet, and it may be the only option in your area, but you might also want to check Zazzle which does similar things. My brother has sold items on both, but gave up Red Bubble because in the US their items had to be priced much higher and were therefore more difficult to sell. Also the terms for payments to the artists are different, so it would be good to study up on them before making too large of an online store at either of them.
I’ve ordered many items through both and love what I get. I especially love custom mugs and stickers and I’ve given away both with images related to my books at book launches.
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March 9th, 2023 at 2:14 pm
Thanks, Sheri. I’ve actually bought a couple of things from Zazzle but I didn’t realise they did much the same thing. I basically went with Redbubble because it was started right here in Melbourne. lol Home town pride, I guess. I will check out other options as well though. I think I read somewhere that Spotify does something similar as well?
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March 10th, 2023 at 5:01 am
I liked the quality of Redbubble. I didn’t know it started in Melbourne, though I knew it was very big in the UK. Enjoy the lovely creations you make there. It’s such fun to have goods with custom designs. We make stickers with our NaNoWriMo mascot every year for regional participants, I have custom t-shirts, shopping bags, travel mugs and even a pillow. Oh, and my brother made a shower curtain for us with one of his beautiful photographs from the Washington coast. Nearly no end to the possibilities. š
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March 10th, 2023 at 9:44 am
Are you still on Redbubble? I’m having to tweak my designs a bit so in the meantime I’d be happy to showcase your ‘products’. š
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March 10th, 2023 at 1:10 pm
That’s very kind. I’m not on Redbubble. I have a few things on Zazzle but mostly just sign in to make custom items for my writers group or book promotion events rather than put them up for sale. Thank you so much for the offer!
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March 10th, 2023 at 7:28 pm
That’s a pity. If you change your mind just let me know. š
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March 11th, 2023 at 5:08 am
Thank you!!
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March 8th, 2023 at 1:55 am
I love both of them and would buy the socks.
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:27 am
-grin- Great minds, Robbie! I intend to buy some just to make sure that they feel nice as well.
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March 7th, 2023 at 7:26 pm
I would love to know how you created these amazing creatures, Meeks… and Rebubble sounds like a great idea!
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March 7th, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Thank you! The Offspring and I sat down to brainstorm biology >> visuals some years ago. I provided the biology and the concept of them being ‘nice’. The Offspring came up with the idea of fusing big-eyed heads with archnid type bodies. Neither one of us likes spiders but…the Tukti are something else. š
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March 8th, 2023 at 7:08 am
Very clever, Meeksā¦
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March 8th, 2023 at 8:20 am
Thank you. š
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