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Stained glass, with its radiant interplay of color and light, is a centuries-old art form that continues to captivate audiences and inspire creators. Its rich history, intricate construction, and mesmerizing aesthetic make it a timeless medium that resonates across cultures and eras. For creators leveraging Amazon’s Merch on Demand program, stained glass offers a vibrant design trend that can translate beautifully to apparel, tote bags, phone cases, and more. This article explores the history and appeal of stained glass, the techniques behind its creation, and how Merch By Amazon sellers can emulate its brilliance in their designs. The History and Aesthetic Allure of Stained Glass Stained glass has adorned sacred spaces and public buildings for over a millennium, tracing its […]

The design trend known as “mermaidcore” is making a splash in the fashion world, and it’s not just for high-fashion runways or red carpet events. This oceanic aesthetic is perfectly suited for Amazon On Demand sellers looking to create engaging and trendy merchandise that resonates with a wide audience. Whether you’re designing apparel, phone cases, or tote bags, mermaidcore offers a rich palette of colors, themes, and elements that can help your products stand out in a crowded marketplace. What is Mermaidcore? Mermaidcore is an aesthetic trend inspired by the mystical and ethereal world of mermaids, drawing heavily on oceanic elements, vibrant sea colors, and aquatic symbolism. This trend has gained substantial traction on social media platforms like TikTok and […]

If you’re creative, organized, ambitious, but also struggle with keeping yourself disciplined, completing products, sticking to a schedule and procrastinating, you may be one of them many of us who have ADD or ADHD. Sadly, those initials get thrown around a lot these days, with or without an official diagnosis. For those of us who either are or legitimately would be, this can be harmful. It dilutes the effectiveness of making space/boundaries for ourselves when working with others and also builds internal conflicts which further complicate our ability to do what we need to do. Just know you’re not alone, and this is actually a superpower if channeled. But like any superpower, there’s always a Kryptonite – the challenge is […]

Those of us who were around during the early days of print-on-demand remember how poor and amateurish the quality was. This was mostly the result of the limitations of the equipment available at the time. Pull-down heat presses with limited printing space produced brittle, blurry, washed-out prints in letter or legal-sized squares. Even if the designer was creative enough not to limit their idea to the confines of the space, the shiny texture of the printing paper virtually cried out “THIS WAS PRINTED AT HOME.” Today they call it “vintage”, we used to call it “cheap-looking” Modern print-on-demand technology has vastly improved, and in the Amazon Merch-On-Demand world, designers are regularly producing product that rivals any large apparel brand. In […]