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Promoted on Zazzle Essentials Blog

I’ve been pleased lately to discover a couple of my products being promoted on the blog Zazzle Essentials. This particular blog usually posts at least a couple times a week, sometimes almost every day, highlighting seasonally relevant products available on Zazzle.

And, like I said, a couple of my products have been featured.

The first one was a card featuring a patchwork heart made up of three original-by-me repeating patterns. As originally conceived and designed, it is a romantic Valentine’s card, but the wording can be edited to change the tone and occasion. The blog post’s title, Piece of my Heart, even appears to have been inspired by my card.

Then a couple days ago, a personalizable shower curtain featuring my peach & cream daisy & sunflower design was highlighted in a post titled Freshen Up for Spring.

Both times, my product was the first thing mentioned in the post. There might not be any significance behind that fact, but it makes me feel a little more special.

I don’t know whether any more Badeesie Designs products will be featured on the blog, but if so, you can find them by following this link.

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