Blessed by Cléo & Merch Updates

November 2022

Author

Mia Stegner
November 23, 2022

Hello! I intend to keep my newsletter mostly focused on music updates (I know that's why you signed up!), however, I wanted to take one email to highlight my painting endeavors. 

I began painting in 2020 to calm my mind, pass some time, and engage some new creative muscles. After a few commission inquiries, I decided to start selling my work. 

My favorite mediums include guitar picks, wood chips, pendants, and mini canvases. I love trying new things, but I've mostly been doing pet & animal portraits. I also have a lot of fun with my Art for Wildlife series, for which I paint rescued animals and donate 50% of the proceeds back to the wildlife organizations & rehabilitation centers that helped them! 

If you'd like to check out some of my work or do some holiday shopping, you can follow @blessedbycleo on Instagram or visit my shop. :) 

For now, everything is pay-what-you-can, with minimum prices starting at $4. Even better, you can get 50% off your entire order with the code "holidays" through 12/10! That's when I go home for a few weeks, and I'll be taking whatever I have left with me - any & all help clearing some inventory before then is greatly appreciated. 

P.S. I've also moved my music-related merch to Ko-Fi, so if you're looking for my lyric book, CDs, sheet music, or other limited edition or digital merch, you can find it at ko-fi.com/miastegner. It's also a great place to send recurring or monthly donations, help fund my next album, increase the likelihood of a west coast summer tour, or "buy me a coffee" for the holidays. As always, all of your support (financial or otherwise) is deeply appreciated.  

All print on-demand merch (shirts, stickers, mugs, and lots more) is still being fulfilled through Threadless. :)

Art for Wildlife

I may be a bit biased...but I think a mini canvas, pin, or necklace from my wildlife series would make a great gift for an animal lover. Upon request, I can also include a print-out with a photo of the real animal, their story, information about the organization that your purchase included a donation to!

Pet Pendants

I adore making these little pet pendants, which come with your choice of necklace chain or keychain (I can also do pins or rings, on a slightly smaller disk).

Do you know someone who loves their pet and would probably think this is the greatest gift in the world? Of course you do!

Place a custom order here:

More Shopping Ideas

Finally, while you're doing your holiday shopping this year, it would mean the world to me if you could bookmark or even just take a peek at this page:

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that I'm sometimes hired to create jingles, reviews, or "user-generated content" to promote certain products or brands, and I've also joined a handful of affiliate programs. This page makes it easy to see who I've worked with, access my discount codes, and find my affiliate links.

While I always try my best to be authentic and honest with any sponsored content, social media posts vary in terms of what points I'm encouraged to make, or what I can or can't say -- this page, on the other hand, is completely voluntary. You'll also be able to see the details of each partnership, including how much I make from sales.

To make it super easy, I'll highlight a few of my favorites right here too:

CALM STRIPS (textured stickers for sensory / anxiety relief) - I have so much love for calm strips and the small but mighty team behind them! I put them everywhere and I love giving them out when I'm substitute teaching, or whenever I see friends or family. Use my code "MIA20" for 20% off & I get a 20% commission too.

PARADE (underwear, bralettes, loungewear, & sleepwear) - Parade is one of the more generous programs I've been part of in terms of paying affiliates for content and not just sales, and I really am the world's biggest fan of this sleep shirt! I get $15 every time my code MIASTEGNER is used - or up to $50 if you place an order during their Black Friday sale, which ends midnight tomorrow!

INKBOX (semi-permanent tattoos) - unfortunately no discount code for this one, but I do get a 15% commission from sales made with this link! These are such a fun way to experiment with any tattoo designs and placements you like, with no pain and no commitment, and so many cool artists to support.

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