MCD officially licensed merch: Vampire Unicorns, Phase 2

Vampire Unicorns has just launched phase two of their officially licensed adorable Dowser Series merch designs! [click here for a post about phase 1 and an explanation of what it means to license merch from an author/creative].

CLICK HERE TO SKIP AHEAD TO PURCHASE (AND SEE ALL THE DESIGNS)

A screenshot of the Dowser Series-inspired merch designs from Vampire Unicorns. Which now includes three teas!! Yes!

Teas! Plus three new T-shirt designs, including Vampire Unicorns’s take on the Attempted Murder T-shirt design (not pictured) (which I also offer through my t-shirts/merch, etc).

*Screenshot of the Dowser Series-inspired designs from Vampire Unicorns. I adore all the T-shirt designs, but the ‘I’ve Never Tasted Magic like Yours’ design is pretty freaking perfect.*

Can you guess my new favorite? Here’s a not-so-subtle hint. 😋

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE VIA VAMPIRE UNICORNS

Let me know what you’ve got your eye on! 😁

New T-shirts and Merch, etc.

A quick post to let you know that I’ve updated the Adept Universe ‘Official’ Merch page to include more logos and more ways to get your hands on merch, etc. Click the previous link and scroll to get all the info and links in one place, or keep reading for more background info.

For USA Readers, T-shirts are still available in the fitted premium style (my fav)(but the fit is SMALL), and I’ve also added a standard T-shirt and a tank top, plus a tote bag.

For UK readers, T-shirts are now available in standard and tank top.

For my fellow Canadians and other international readers, I have yet to find a single printing place that ships worldwide of a high enough quality to pass my personal inspection. So I’ve added download options for all the designs/logos. I’m charging $3CDN/per logo because, not including all the credit card fees, etc, that is approximately what I make when someone buys one of the T-shirts (etc). You can simply download the logo, save it to your computer, and then upload it to your own favourite printing place. I put some printing tips on each individual product page.

The download logo option is available to anyone who wants a logo to create their own – personal use only – merch, such as other styles of T-shirts or cellphone covers. Copyright Meghan Ciana Doidge 2022. This was the only way I could think of to keep everything equitable for my lovely readers.

For all of the above, I’ve also added three new designs based on three of the Amplifier Series oracle cards. The sunflower, apple blossom, and dandelion were the three logos selected by the reader-run Facebook fan group. All three look great but the Apple Blossom is my fav. The dandelion is definitely a subtle print.

CLICK HERE FOR THE T-SHIRTS AND OTHER DEADLY MERCH PAGE

And! I have also made a (very) few sets of Amplifier series postcards and bookplates available. These are very limited because I don’t have enough bookplates to do more right now. I’ve included shipping in the price. Please read all the shipping caveats, etc, on the bottom of the sales page.

Click here to purchase a postcard/bookplate set for shipping to CANADA or the USA.

Click here to purchase a postcard/bookplate set for INTERNATIONAL shipping.

Warning: If you purchase the wrong item, for example, the USA/CDN shipping and your address is in Australia, I will refund your order. I don’t have enough buffer in the price I’m charging to absorb the extra shipping cost and I don’t want to charge more because these things are meant to be fun, rather than money makers. Thanks for your attention in advance!

I hope you find these pretty things fun!!

Dowser 9: giveaway #1: Adept Universe T-shirts!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED.

Over the next five days, as I count down to the release of Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic (Dowser 9) on December 4, 2018, I’ll be launching a series of giveaways. Two giveaways, including this one, will be on my blog, one will be posted/run in the Facebook fan group on December 3, and the final series of items will be given away during my release day party on my Facebook page on December 4 (TBA).

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Are you interested in winning one of the Adept Universe T-shirts?

Yes? Yes!

Well then! To enter: comment below with your favourite Adept Universe T-shirt (see above if you need a refresher) and also let me know why you’d like to win that particular design.

That’s it! I’ll be giving three T-shirts away.

Fun! Fun!

Likes and shares are always welcomed and appreciated.

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY but the T-shirts only ship to US mailing addresses. International readers may chose to win a logo and/or a set of Dowser recipe cards. One entry per person. Three winners will be selected by random number generator. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than to contact the winner. No purchase necessary.

Giveaway closes THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 at 8pm PST.

Coming December 4, 2018

PREORDER NOW

– AMAZON – APPLE BOOKS – BARNES & NOBLE – KOBO –

Are you new to the Adept Universe? Book one is Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1).

Click here for the reading order of the Adept Universe.

T-shirt designs migrating to Amazon UK and Germany … finally!

Okay! I’ve just been informed that I can now sell T-shirts on on AMAZON UK and AMAZON GERMANY. (As well as AMAZON USA, as always).

The problem is, Merch did NOT migrate my designs for me. Which means I need re-upload each and every design (x2). And well, that is going to take a huge amount of time away from the writing. So I thought I would upload ONE design every evening until they are all done.

If you have a preference for a design please let me know in the comments. I’ll try to upload in order of most preferred. 🙂

Click here to see all the designs.

Hopefully Amazon Canada, Amazon Australia, etc, will soon be made available to sell T-shirts as well.

I will let you when all the designs are available in the new stores. The caveats on sizing still holds. Please read my blog post on achieving a good fit.

[crossposted to my Facebook page and Facebook fan group for maximum coverage].

Dowser 8: vote for your favourite T-shirt design

I’m going to ask Elizabeth Mackey to design a couple of Kandy’s new T-shirt designs from Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic (Dowser 8). Personally I’m pretty set on NEEDING Mory’s for myself. 😂 But I’m thinking of only doing two for now, and was wondering if you all had a preference?

You can find the currently available designs here: Adept Universe T-shirts. Plus copious information about shipping/sizing.

Adept Universe T-shirts: giveaway scavenger hunt

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. ALL WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED IN SOME FORM.

Blog: Cake in a Cup: 65 entrants. R/N: 32. Winner: Melissa

Facebook: Attempted Murder: 95 entrants. R/N: 61. Winner: Anne

Instagram: Chicken Butt: 49 entrants: R/N: 33. Winner: Jenni

Twitter: I Do Bite: 27 entrants: R/N: 3. Winner: Wendy

Fan Page: Kick Ass cupcakes: 70 entrants: R/N: 65. Winner: Robbin

I thought it would be fun to cap my mini vacation off with a giveaway. And, since I just released new T-shirt designs, I decided it would be even more fun to give away all five of the Adept Universe designs in a scavenger hunt!

Reminder: Everyone should feel free to play along but the T-shirts are only available to USA shipping addresses. Any international winners will have the option of shipping to a friend/family member or receiving a personal-use only PNG logo so they may print their own T-shirt.

There are FIVE steps to play along.

First, comment below on this blog post to enter to win a Cake in a Cup T-shirt (pink or white printing) (giveaway #1):

Second, head over to my Facebook page, then find and comment on giveaway #2 to enter to win an Attempted Murder T-shirt (white or black printing).

Third, pop over to my Instagram feed, find and comment on giveaway #3 to enter to win a Chicken Butt T-shirt (white or black printing).

The fourth T-shirt, I Do Bite, can be found on my Twitter feed. Comment on giveaway #4 to enter to win.

And last but certainly not least, the fifth T-shirt is hiding in my reader-run Facebook fan group (if you aren’t a member, you can request to join). Comment on giveaway #5 to win Kick Ass Cupcakes:

Fun! Fun!!

Likes and shares are always welcomed and appreciated.

Notes/Rules: The giveaway is OPEN INTERNATIONALLY, but the T-shirts can only be shipped to USA addresses, so if selected, international readers have the option to win a PNG copy of the logo for personal-use only to print their own T-shirt. One entry per person (on all five platforms). One winner will be selected by random number generator (on each platform). Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than to contact the winner. No purchase necessary.

Giveaway closes SUNDAY MARCH 11, 2018 at midnight PDT.

Are you new to the Adept Universe? Book one is Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1).

Click here for the reading order of the Adept Universe.

Find links to all the T-shirts here.

Adept Universe T-shirts: how to achieve a good fit

This is part three of a three part blog series about the Adept Universe T-shirts.

Like numerous other T-shirts, the fitted T-shirts I’ve chosen for the Adept Universe Merch fit small. Achieving good, flattering fit is possible, but only if you are willing to pull out a measuring tape and possibly disregard the gender designation on the sizing chart included on each sales page.

For example, both Elizabeth (who designed the logos and models the T-shirts on the blog sales page) and I normally wear a medium size (say in a T-shirt from Banana Republic), but in the Adept Universe designs we both wear a Female XL. As you can see by the picture below, even an extra large is fairly fitted on Elizabeth (as it is on me).

Elizabeth Mackey models here Cake in a Cup logo design.

How you want your clothing to fit depends on how much positive or negative ease you would like built into the item. I like to wear my T-shirts fitted, but not tight, so I choose a size that gives me small amount of positive ease.

To figure out what that size is, I measure my chest across the widest part, getting 37 inches. Then I consult the sizing chart that Amazon offers for the T-shirt I want to buy:

The women’s XL is 18 3/4 wide (measured from underarm to underarm). That’s 37.5 inches total. Technically, giving me only half an inch of ease. So, before I even purchase the T-shirt, I know that a Women’s XL will fit me snuggly but it shouldn’t pinch.

Now if I wanted a slightly looser fit I could go into the Men’s medium. 20 x 20 inches is 40 inches total. Which would give me 3 inches of ease. Because the T-shirt style is naturally slim fitting, I know this would look roomy but not too boxy on me.

Straightforward, yes? Yes!

The second option for achieving a good fit is to pull out a favourite T-shirt that fits you well and measure it from underarm to underarm. Double this number, and find the nearest corresponding size on the sizing chart.

So my example (above) is my Smart Ass University T-shirt, which fits me fairly tightly and measures 18 inches from underarm to underarm. According to the sizing charts above I could purchase a Men’s small. Personally I’d stick with the Female XL, because I wouldn’t mind a slightly looser fit.

Makes sense, yes?

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE ADEPT UNIVERSE T-SHIRT DESIGNS.

Oracle 3: Chicken Butt T-shirt giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNERS LUCKY #13, #26, and #34!

I’m giving away three Guess What Chicken Butt T-shirts (which Kandy wears in Oracle 2) today! This is the first of three blog giveaways to help celebrate the release of Oracle 3 on October 6, 2016.

I See Us (Oracle 3) is currently available for preorder on AMAZON, iBOOKS, KOBO, SMASHWORDS, BARNES & NOBLE.

Elizabeth models 'Chicken Butt' T-shirt in cranberry with white printing — Elizabeth models ‘Chicken Butt’ T-shirt in cranberry with white printing

Screen Shot 2015-11-25 at 7.04.29 PM — And here it is in black printing.

Unfortunately, this giveaway is only open to shipping addresses within the USA due to Amazon Merch shutting down their international shipping. Hopefully they will resolve this issue sooner than later! Because as of right now, even I can’t get any more of my own T-shirts!

So … would you like to win a T-shirt?

To enter all you need to do is comment below and let me know:

Which character in the Oracle Series would you like to see wearing this T-shirt. 😉

Notes/Rules: OPEN TO SHIPPING ADDRESSES IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY (Again, my apologies. The T-shirts were supposed to be available internationally). Each comment will be assigned an entry number. THREE winning entries will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

If you haven’t commented on the blog before, or you comment from a different IP address, the comments are moderated. So don’t worry if you don’t see your entry right away. I will approve it, then assign it an entry number.

Contest closes TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 at 8 p.m. PDT.

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You can find all three Dowser/Oracle T-shirts here. PS. They fit small. Seriously small. I know I keep repeating myself, but please, please trust me! I wear a MEDIUM Banana Republic T-shirt and an EXTRA LARGE in these.