While I’m seeing a lot of fireworks on the TV because of the Olympic Games opening in Beijing, I’m happy to bring you the second round of the round-up for August’s PikaPackage Project:
- Holly of Vinyl Wall Art sent in wall adorable wall decals and temporary tatoos;
- Alicia Souza sent in a parade of handsome soldiers, fabric prints and a special long card made just for the project;
- Shannon of Round Robin Press sent in eco-friendly plantable cards;
- Katie of What Katie Does sent in postcards + buttons of her illustrations;
- Heike of Felicitate88 sent in her wonderful linoprints, postcards, originals and ACEOs; and
- Mary Kilvert sent in pretty buttons, postcards, print and a mirror!
There’s going to be a lot more happening next week, so sign up for our mailing list to be notified of the giveaway, or if you’d like to be in the October PikaPackage Project, drop me a note here!
Pssst, you can catch it all first on our Flickr stream when new updates happen!
Have a happy weekend peeps, and I’ll see you back on Monday!
i don’t quite understand this ‘project’. illustrators/artists ‘donate’ their pieces then you sell them and make profit out of their work? it really doesn’t make sense to me. unless i misunderstood totally what’s really about…
Simon, the project essentially showcases the illustrators/artists work, and unlike traditional advertising, the project is more interactive, and their work is in the spotlight for a month and a half. It is more of an exchange — their works are submitted for marketing and promotion, which is essential for businesses. They each get a package themselves after participating and the leftovers are then sold. So no, I don’t profit directly from their work, rather I make a small profit (that’s only enough to keep me afloat) by providing a service — and there’s a huge, huge amount of work involved. Most of the participants are aware of how much time and care is taken to put this together, and my biggest joy is hearing that their shop is doing better because of the publicity, and even if they don’t pick up immediately, many others read the blog, which in turn turns it into a chain reaction, which is the whole reason behind this project.
Hope that sheds some light into your query. You can always email me at amy [@] pikaland.com if want more information as I can’t email you about this directly — your email address apparently does not exist. But thank you for letting me know your concern! 🙂