The most boring blog post about taxes in the history of the world.
Shipping, Duties, and Taxes: A 2026 Update I’ve been trying to simplify my shipping. I know it's annoying to pay for something and then get hit with stupid taxes or duties right before delivery, it takes the happy vibes away but personally I find if I pay tax at checkout I've always forgotten the pain by delivery time. For 2026, I’m changing how I handle taxes and duties. From now on, I want the total you see at checkout to be the final price. I am going to handle the taxes and as many of the import duties as I can on my end, so your package arrives at your door without any extra demands for payment. I always hated...
One year at the beach
The tourism slogan for Western Australia is “Walking on a Dream” and that is exactly how our adventure in SW Australia has been the last year. Busselton has been our new home town in SW Australia. It’s known for its long 1.8 km jetty that goes far out into the shallow Geographe bay. The beaches in Busselton are yellow/white sands and the water is clear and often smooth like glass. There is more surf and washed up seagrass in the winter but on summer mornings the still waters of the sea and the beach looks like heaven. From every part of Busselton, it's only a short walk to the beach or foreshore. Busselton is busy in the summer season and...
A batch of smaller landscapes before I start another large fantasy work!
A batch of smaller landscapes before I start another large fantasy work!
"I have sunlight on my glow in the dark stars all day but they don't glow... why?"
This was an old problem that was more common when I first started painting glow stars about 15 years ago. Every now and then I had a frustrated customer wondering why she had put her stars in daylight all day long but they weren't glowing. These were also usually people who had not yet put the stars on the ceiling but had them sitting on a table. So some of these people were not looking at them at night with their eyes adjusted to the darkness. Not the best way to view glow stars. It's also not the best way to charge the stars. It's less of a glow problem and more a timing problem. If your stars are in daylight...
US TARIFFS - Australia to USA - It's all good!
Quick summary on the new tariffs to the US from Australia - My original artworks are exempt from tariffs and my other products like canopies will be sent via a method where there will be no tariffs to pay. The new tariffs and removal of the De minimus Exception There are now new 10% tariffs on most Australian products to the US. (Previously products under $800 were exempt from tariffs.) This change was meant to happen in 2027 but was brought very quickly forward. What Stella Murals products are affected? Original art (all my paintings and another decals) is exempt for tariffs there will be NO TARIFFS to pay.The star stickers and star canopies will be sent through courier shipping...
Copyright Infringement and Art Theft
For those asking why I don't sell star ceilings anymore, this was why... For years my work has been copied by other sellers on Etsy (my canopies, my star ceilings, even my murals) but also the last five years my star ceilings were copied and sold by the thousands in Walmart, Aliexpress, Ebay and more. Photos of designs are stolen from my site, printed in China and then sold in $10-20 packages as cheap knock offs, then resellers sell hundreds of thousands. My first star ceiling: The Chinese copied star ceiling: I know this happens to many artists, it's the crushing and heartbreaking side of being a successful artist. I'd like to say they can never beat the original or...
The Best Starry Glow-in-the-Dark Bed Canopy for Kids and Adults
The Best Starry Glow-in-the-Dark Bed Canopy for Kids and Adults ~ Exclusive to Stella Murals.
New Shadlowlux Glow in the dark Art for 2025
New Shadlowlux Glow in the dark Art for 2025 - Shadowlux Art is my new glow in the dark project. For over ten years I’ve painted glow in the dark art literally in the dark and now it’s time to change it up and fuse glow art with colourful canvas art.
Christmas Shipping Last Dates 2024
Christmas Shipping Last Dates
⚠️ LAST DATE for star stickers shipping to EUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA for Christmas - 1st December.⚠️ LAST DATE for star stickers to the UNITED STATES for Christmas - 13th December. ⚠️ LAST DATE for ALL OTHER items (EVERYWHERE) - 13th December.⚠️ Delays of star stickers in CANADA because of the postal strikes. Other larger items are sent with courier so these are not delayed.