I have a budget of $1,000. I need some designs for the merchandise store to be printed on T-shirts, mugs, etc. Mostly quotes with Canva and Adobe stock graphics. Stuff like Ripper Cushions. Save me from myself.
- Familiarity with Canva and Photoshop
- Ability to put fonts together that do not look like I (3-year old toddler with two left hands) did it
- We buy all rights
To apply, please use the contact form on the site. Please select Graphic Artist option. Please do not respond via email, as in please do not reply to the newsletter, or post Facebook comments, etc. Please use the contact form. Please include a link to your portfolio and let us know how many designs we can get with $1,000.
We don’t know if the merchandise shop will pay for itself or not. If it does, we will commission more stuff.
I think we could guess the BDH would make it profitable. That seems like a good guess.
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I’m thinking anything with Ripper Cushions will be a bestseller.
This is possibly my most favorite quote, along with the ‘Here Kitty Kitty” quote, but there are *so many* good ones to choose from.
I want a cushion with the Ripper Cushions reference on it!
How about a fart cushion with Ripper Cushions on it!
And if we can get artwork of Cookie with the fart gun for a t-shirt, that would be awesome!
Oh, the possibilities!
Throw pillows with claw marks- would be adorable
Maybe a t-shirt or hoodie with “Ripper Cushions” on one side and “If you go through life never doing anything deserving any repercussions, you’ll never know victory.” on the other?
I’m in for that mug.. or pillow… or dog chew toy…
I would like a cross stitch kit to make the Ripper Cushion (or a pattern for one).
Especially with a cute picture of Helen! I like the one with Maude, but I seem to remember one of her scrubbing?
Ripper cushions!!! I love that little girl so much!
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Even with blah exchange rate ????
+1 ????
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I already have a calendar (besides the beloved e-books) to prove it ☺️
Me too!!
Oooooh yesssssssss!!!
Now you’ve done it. I now have to have a pretty cushion with “Ripper Cushions”…
Me too.
Or Nevada‘s “Eat dirt and die.”
Actually, I’m not picky, anything House Andrews branded will be great.
Don’t forget “put down that cow”
or how about when Neveda was thrown at Rogan in the hallway and how she can’t tell grandma, something about fate throwing them together.
or the you’re rich right? why dont you have a/c in the basement.
Nevada has so many good snarky quotes.
Yes!! I love drinking from my Dina mug, I would love this cushion too
I wish the cups could be wider at the bottom and narrower towards the top, to keep my tea warm longer. I sip tea slowly and it cools before I finish in the wide mugs.
Off on a tangent, I’ve got a double wall “thermal” metal mug with plastic, fitted stopoer lid pierced with sipping hole that is ust incredible at keeping for at least couple of hours, and warm for even longer. Also helped by shape where base half is twice radius of top half (think mad=scientist beaker flask). Not for those with metal allergy, and best cleaned with longer/narrow brush, but lasted decades so far.
I’ve got others with metal outside and plastic liner which do better than ceramic, but well short of first one.
Mexican “jarrito”-style clay mugs are perfect for this I discovered..I save mine for my hot chocolates
Is that two sides of the same mug? I’ll buy two
Question. So where and approximately when will we be able to buy these items?????
It will all be announced when the project is more fleshed out ????
love the new image mod r.
+1
Ohh I want that mug!
Squuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
Chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!
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Good luck.
I spring from a family full of artists, but I’m not one myself. The one thing I’m really good at is something I find mind-numbingly dull to do.
Would totes buy House Andrews merch ????????
Ooh, a tote bag with all the favorite sayings on it!
Yes! Need reusable bags for groceries
So exciting!!!!
I’m re-reading Hugh’s book and REALLY want another, even if it is dark.
Yes, I was thinking totes, too. Fun! I’ve got more than enough mugs and I prefer the giant handmade pottery ones. I tend to collect one when traveling.
My niece is an amazing and talented graphic artist so I forwarded this to her – would be so exciting if she applied and got picked! ????????
Ooooh, I’d love a ripper cushion
Just here to bounce excitedly! — and add my wish for ripper cushions merch for anyone keeping score.
Would love big mugs and bags please!
I vote for hoodies cause it get cold here up north.
*Because it get’s cold here ????????????
Not an artistic splinter of bone in my body, but I will totally support any merchandise goodies you sell. ????
I’m in! As soon as the items are up for sale I’ll be buying. Love, love, love !!!
So many awesome quotes to choose from!
Merchandise Store.
Yes, Please!
Yes yes yes!
Looking forward to the merch!
I’m a crappy artist but I’ll def. buy merch…especially if it accompanies new Kate Daniel’s ‘verse books – sell sets! I’d buy the HECK out of sets!
Ummm, I’d like the mug pictured above…
and maybe the tee shirt to match
Groovy; mark me down as excited.
I always thought a t-shirt or hoodie with Gertrude Hunt B & B on it would be fun! One that looked like a legit place where you went and brought one back, but all of us BDH’ers would know what it was. ????
Forgot to say that I am (probably unreasonably) excited about IA merchandise! ????????
OMG! I would totally buy that, and would love explaining to people where to find Gertrude Hunt.
+++++1,000! LOVE the idea of a “tourist” Gertrude Hunt T-shirt / hoodie!
Breann, that is such an awesome idea, I’d love that too. I like how it’s subtle & not
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Excellent!
Sign me up for a Gertrude Hunt t-shirt or hoodie. Love the idea of it looking like a “real” inn.
I love this idea!! It would make a great t-shirt!! Also, one advertising Nevada’s or Kate’s agency / business!!
Yes! Came here to ask for this too. My top item would be one of those insulated wine/tea tumblers. “Gertrude Hunt Bed & Breakfast, Red Deer, Texas” with something like the image of the Inn from the One Fell Sweep cover art, or a stylized version of the roofline, or something similar. That would be amazing!!!
Absolutely, I’ve had the same thought a time or a zillion…
“I traveled across the universe,
went shopping in an inter-galactic bazzar,
enjoyed the incomparable luxury of the Gertrude Hunt Inn,
dined on culinary masterpieces prepared by a 5Cleaver Chef,
and bought myself this exclusive GHI logo zipper hoodie,
because they wouldn’t let me return to Earth with a primed blood mace.”
I use a mug warmer plate, so any kind of cup that has a flat bottom would be great! Most of mine are concave, which doesn’t work as well.
I will buy both cups!
Hi Aida,
It’s the same mug, front and back 🙂
Still buying ????
Take my money! But I want that thumbs up when we spot each other IRL…hehe
I hope everyone knows…that mug needs to be included, because now I need to buy this for my Best Friend as a Christmas present. Curran is her number 1, (don’t shame me please!!) Bones is my number 1.
OMG, you’ve done it now! I can already see the additions to Christmas and birthday lists; you have just created another job for yourselves!
Loved the 2017 post, I must have missed the original posting too.
As a coffee addict who uses milk, I would love a mug with Roman’s “Only two kinds of people drink their coffee black: cops and serial killers.” quote. But there are so many clever lines to choose from 🙂
Oh and if the mugs are tulip-shaped I’d probably buy a set! For some reason I always end up using my tulip shaped mugs more than the standard/even shaped mugs. But they are harder to come by.
A set of three mugs from each series would be great.
uhh, yes please,
Innkeeper with the “Black coffee and they let it go cold because…” and of course Arland nekkid in the garden (I liked that scene in Tapas).
Tulip-shaped?
Kind of like a vase? Where is has a round tummy, necks in a bit, and then flairs at the lip?
Look up polish pottery mugs. They mostly are round with a flared lip.
That may be a local name for it :), I mean a mug that is slightly rounded and with a small bottom. I’ll try to add a sample image to this reply.
oh, interesting I thought they would be more like this:
Ooooh yes to that Roman quote- especially since my husband drinks his coffee black and I don’t ????
I really need this in my life now ❤️
That Roman quote is the best, like his heathen follow up. We need more Roman, but I really want Hugh’s 2nd book, no matter how dark.
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For Roman coffee quote.
Proud member of the support team for artists!! Craft show fan for many years.
Mugs, totes, t-shirts, etc. – very excited to see what happens next with this cool project!!
please make available to nz x
International sales please! English reader here.
I’ve been waiting for merch for forever! Now I’ll be here checking for link to purchase.
Graphic Artists do you your stuff!
Beyond excited. Good luck with the search!
Oh yeah, I want a shirt that says ‘ripper cushions’ (and maybe a picture of Helen).
And one that says ‘here kitty kitty’!!!!
Well on second thought maybe a cup with those Quotes as well…..
I’m trying to think what Julie & Kate quote I’d want. one of their great moments together would be awesome too
Kate in every book. “Why me?”.
love the idea of merch! I’d definitely buy mugs or tote bags or whatever you guys sell. I have the calendar and absolutely love it!
I’d love a mug or cup with an image of Gertrude Hunt! (like, Gertrude Hunt welcomes you!)
Oooh! Goodies!
We *wants* them, Precious, we *does*.
Sounds like I will be sending more money your way…
+1 the precious!!!!
+100
Don’t forget “If the sky could dream, it would dream of dragons!” =)
BUG SAYINGS ON A TSHIRT!
They may be a bit blue, but take my money!
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I like the idea of a Bugg quotes shirt, but with a twist.
How about if his colorful coffee-word quotes are printed
backwards so that you can read them in the mirror?
or even written in computer code with the translation?
Hope whatever you sell, can be posted to the UK?
Pretty please ????
+1 Also big tea mugs … English!!!
I can’t help with this or your other Asks so far but I am waiting until you need someone who understands /knows Thoroughbred Horse Racing LOL
Ya never know
+1! Not about the horses, but about waiting/hoping that they may need something that I can help with, like banking regulations or a related type of question. ????????
I can’t help with the graphics and you probably don’t need a t-shirt place, but tsdesigns does low print runs (as few as 12 t-shirts) and uses a really cool, environmentally friendly print technique with some unique color methods. I have not commissioned t-shirts with my own logo, but I have purchased their t-shirts. I think the t-shirts are WAY awesome. I did consider doing t-shirts with my BearMountainBooks logo, but in the end, decided to forgo such an activity completely. The site is tsdesigns.com.
Good luck with the merchandising! It’s so much fun to design things!
I would like a HKK refrigerator magnet please! And HKK stickers too!
Last month I was in Ralph’s and a Mom was shopping with four small children and I heard her say “Stop it now or there will be ripper cushions”. I said I love Innkeeper and she said “Me too”. I laughed and felt great the rest of the day.
I’m going to need a bit of help here, please, I know it’s probably staring me in the face, but what does HKK stand for?
Here Kitty Kitty
Omg. The face palm I just palmed.
At least I was right about it staring me in the face 😀
Thank you, Moderator R. I also was thinking that it was staring me in the face. It certainly was! Duh.
I need a ripper cushions tee shirt ????
I used to use 99Designs.com for corporate logo, illustrations, stationery and merchandising. It used to be done in either a public or private contest format with designers around the world competing to have their designs selected. Usually, it was gold silver or bronze packages. The pricing when I first started using it maxed out at about $600 at the gold package. The process for a logo for example was to select a category, and industry, give a description and select some samples you liked and post the project. You can also browse completed designs on other public projects and invite designers you like to become part of your contest. You wait a few days for designs to roll in and select up to 6 to provide feedback to and then in a few days you select the final designs. The last time I used it I, I got a great logo package in various regular and reverse type formats and combos of my colors from a designer in Malaysia with full copyright and a waiver of moral rights.
However, 99Designs was sold to Vistaprint so its website is more corporate/standardized and I haven’t used it recently so the process might be a little different There are lots of alternatives – both contest based and monthly based (e.g. Kimp).
However, if you are mostly going to use text (or illustrations you have already licensed for that purpose) on your promotional merchandise, you probably don’t need a designer – you can probably create the designs you want using the design tools and the good guidelines on the Vistaprint website (www.vistaprint.com), Vistaprint is one of the supply companies used by designers and creators. There are a lot of merchandise categories available from clothing and bags to mugs and USB flash drives or power banks as well as traditional print categories. I always use it for things like business cards – it’s fast, cost effective and wasn’t hard to learn to use.
I can just see a t-shirt with a black cave and two cat eyes glowing in the cave. Then the Here Kitty, Kitty phrase underneath.
Maybe a thermal mug that reveals the eyes when something hot is poured in the cup/mug?
That would be SUPER COOL!!!
My credit card is poised to purchase!! So excited!
Ripper cushions! I’ll take 10!
I didn’t know there was a merch store!!! Where is it? I definitely need that Beast Lord cup!!! Big smiles!
Hi Sharon,
There isn’t one yet 🙂 , as there is no merch- that’s what the graphic designer is for 😉
Take my money! I’m ready to buy the HKK and ripper cushions in both mugs and t-shirts. I need them for holiday gifts. Really, really soon… Please…please…
can you please remind me of the quote/where to find it for ‘going medieval on his a**’ I have vague recall that it’s from innkeeper and maybe similar timeframe to Helen’s ripper cushions
“ “She’s outside. She said to find you right away because ‘that cop is about to go middle evil on Mrak.’”
It’s from One Fell Sweep, page 216 on my Kindle edition ????
I am so glad that you are exploring a merchandise shop. I hope you can do it without too much stress or more time than you want to spend.
I want that mug ????
Yes, please. All the merchandise. I would would buy tshirts, coffee cups, basically anything Kate Daniels! Please and thank you! Y’all are the best!
I am not a merchandizing person. Not my skillset. But as a potential buyer: I would love a mug with red carnations on it and some reference or quote to the first Hidden Legacy book. Or something with Grandma Frida. Or, or, or…
Notebooks are also cool. I believe you can get composition-type notebooks and do custom art on the covers. So much pretty KD/HL/IC art to choose from!