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protected function _createProduct($type, $doSave=true, $originalProduct, $newImagePath="")
	{
		// required for some versions
		Mage::app()->setCurrentStore(Mage_Core_Model_App::ADMIN_STORE_ID);

	    $product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product');
		// add product images

		$images = array(
			'thumbnail'   => 'image.png',
		);

		foreach ($images as $imageType => $imageFileName) {
			if($newImagePath != ""){
				$dir = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'custom_product_preview/quote/';
				$path = $dir . $newImagePath;
			}else{
				$dir = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'example/amasty/';
				$path = $dir . $imageFileName;
			}
			//echo $path."<br>";
			if (file_exists($path)) {
				try {
					$product->addImageToMediaGallery($path, $imageType, false);
				} catch (Exception $e) {
					echo $e->getMessage();
				}
			} else {
				echo "Can not find image by path: `{$path}`<br/>";
			}
		}

		$customerId = Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->getCustomerId();
        $product->setCreatedByCustomerId($customerId);
		//$emaildate      = Mage::getModel('core/date')->date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
		//  $emaildate      = date("Y-m-d H:i:s", Mage::getModel('core/date')->timestamp(time()));
		$emaildate = Mage::getSingleton('core/date')->gmtDate('Y-m-d H:i:s');

		$emailimage = Mage::helper('catalog/image')->init($product, 'thumbnail');

		if ($doSave)
			$product->save();
		// To save inside my_designs

		$data = array('title'=>fav1_id,'product_id'=>$product->getId(),
		'customer_id'=> $customerId , 'store_id' => 1 , 'created_at' => $emaildate , 'value'=> $emailimage );
        $model = Mage::getModel('example/mydesign')->setData($data);
      try
	     {
        $fav1_id = $model->save()->getId();
        //echo "Custom Design saved successfully";
          } catch (Exception $e)
		  {
            echo $e->getMessage();
          }
		// To save inside my_designs end

		return $product;
	}