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Replying to @thelazylevi
CRICUTS METAPHORICALLY BELONG IN THE TRASH.
When I started sticker making, I used a cricut but I wish I had gotten a silhouette.
If you're just starting out, I reccomending an Epson ecotank or a Surecolor if you have the budget.
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CRICUTS METAPHORICALLY BELONG IN THE TRASH.
When I started sticker making, I used a cricut but I wish I had gotten a silhouette.
If you're just starting out, I reccomending an Epson ecotank or a Surecolor if you have the budget.
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#stickermaking #stickercutting #howtomakestickers #cricutstickers #cricutvscameo #stickerbusiness #lgbtqowned #lgbtqbusiness
Replying to @theosaurusdrake
A MILLION DOLLAR STICKER MACHINE
I can't believe the responses I got to my setup, so why don't we go over what else is out there🥰
Small version of my setup: Graphtec CE7000-40 (1.4k) + Epson Surecolor P700($829)= $2.2k
Automatic Sheets: Graphtec CE7000-ASC (5k) + Epson Surecolor P700($829)= $6k
Roland BN-20 Eco solvent and combo printer cutter. These combo machines make things much slower = $5.5k
Larger version of my setup: Graphtec CE7000-130(5k) + Epson Surecolor P9000 (5k) + Kala Mistral (13k) = $23k
Roland Eco Solvents: $20-25k
Digital Label Finishers: $15-30k but small width only. Might not have full die cutting
Canon Colorado UV Gel. No laminate needed! $100k
Laser Digital Label Finishers: 20k-1Mil
Digilase 4.0
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#stickermaking #stickerbusiness #artistalley #conventionartist #stickershop #lgbtqowned #lgbtqbusiness
A MILLION DOLLAR STICKER MACHINE
I can't believe the responses I got to my setup, so why don't we go over what else is out there🥰
Small version of my setup: Graphtec CE7000-40 (1.4k) + Epson Surecolor P700($829)= $2.2k
Automatic Sheets: Graphtec CE7000-ASC (5k) + Epson Surecolor P700($829)= $6k
Roland BN-20 Eco solvent and combo printer cutter. These combo machines make things much slower = $5.5k
Larger version of my setup: Graphtec CE7000-130(5k) + Epson Surecolor P9000 (5k) + Kala Mistral (13k) = $23k
Roland Eco Solvents: $20-25k
Digital Label Finishers: $15-30k but small width only. Might not have full die cutting
Canon Colorado UV Gel. No laminate needed! $100k
Laser Digital Label Finishers: 20k-1Mil
Digilase 4.0
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#stickermaking #stickerbusiness #artistalley #conventionartist #stickershop #lgbtqowned #lgbtqbusiness
The question everybody wants to know... What equipment do you use?!
I outgrew my cricut quickly but I loved making them, so I figured out how to do it better. Making this jump has to match your growth though. If you're babysitting your cricut all day everyday, or you've had to outsource because it takes wayyy too long, this could be a solution! But I make enough $ to cover these costs in a single month. You can too if you keep working at it!
My printer is the Epson Surecolor P-7000 commercial edition: $2.5-3k
This one didn't take me too long to learn. Once it's pretty easy. Biggest change is using roll paper rather than sheets. It can take sheets no smaller than letter paper but the margins it needs are too big to be worth that.
The cutter is the Graphtec CE-7000-60
Drove me MAD when I first got it. It's always throwing me for a loop and took me forever to get the hang of using it. The manual and YouTube are your bff's. Once I learned the barcode function it CHANGED MY LIFE. not for the faint of heart but I'd take it over a cricut any day.
I don't have much to say about the laminator. I learned the hard way not to use thermal laminate even though its so much cheaper.
For the most part, I don't mind sharing any info because you have to be determined to make this kind of investment. Me not telling my equipment won't stop someone who's determined to figure it out (it didn't stop me!) And I don't try to hide what I use in my videos. I might as well get some views and follows out if it🤷🏼♀️
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#stickerbusiness #stickermaking #lgbtq #lgbtqtiktok #stickermakingtutorial #stickermakingsupplies #stickerprinter #cricutstickers
I outgrew my cricut quickly but I loved making them, so I figured out how to do it better. Making this jump has to match your growth though. If you're babysitting your cricut all day everyday, or you've had to outsource because it takes wayyy too long, this could be a solution! But I make enough $ to cover these costs in a single month. You can too if you keep working at it!
My printer is the Epson Surecolor P-7000 commercial edition: $2.5-3k
This one didn't take me too long to learn. Once it's pretty easy. Biggest change is using roll paper rather than sheets. It can take sheets no smaller than letter paper but the margins it needs are too big to be worth that.
The cutter is the Graphtec CE-7000-60
Drove me MAD when I first got it. It's always throwing me for a loop and took me forever to get the hang of using it. The manual and YouTube are your bff's. Once I learned the barcode function it CHANGED MY LIFE. not for the faint of heart but I'd take it over a cricut any day.
I don't have much to say about the laminator. I learned the hard way not to use thermal laminate even though its so much cheaper.
For the most part, I don't mind sharing any info because you have to be determined to make this kind of investment. Me not telling my equipment won't stop someone who's determined to figure it out (it didn't stop me!) And I don't try to hide what I use in my videos. I might as well get some views and follows out if it🤷🏼♀️
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#stickerbusiness #stickermaking #lgbtq #lgbtqtiktok #stickermakingtutorial #stickermakingsupplies #stickerprinter #cricutstickers
✨ Over here trying our best to help our our queer community, one sticker at a time. ✨
Did you know that when you purchase one of our holographic Louisiana or Fleur-de-lis stickers, 20% Donated to Acadiana Queer Collective?!
The fight for equality continues!
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#lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqbusiness #lgbtqcharity #supportlgbtq #transcommunity #lgbtqlaws
Did you know that when you purchase one of our holographic Louisiana or Fleur-de-lis stickers, 20% Donated to Acadiana Queer Collective?!
The fight for equality continues!
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#lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqbusiness #lgbtqcharity #supportlgbtq #transcommunity #lgbtqlaws
I can't believe the nerve of you Kiernan... you are being shunned. I have known you for over ten years and you order from my ETSY. The nerve you have. THE NERVE. I will not tolerate this kind of negative energy in my life. I have to purge it. The vibes are too bad.
Thank you Kaeylee dear for ordering from my website🥰
Our enamel pins are finally here😅 honestly if you've been paying attention to the pins we've been releasing, it's been a journey and a half lmao. I'm going to make a video on it but I was NOT happy with the quality of the acrylic, the printed metal pins were okay but they were the same price as enamel pins and the quality is just unmatched. Not to mention the hard enamel pronoun pins took only less than a month from order to get here while the other took over two months. We'll be placing orders for she/they and he/they soon. It's a lot of $$$ so I need to save up and make sure people want these first!
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Thank you Kaeylee dear for ordering from my website🥰
Our enamel pins are finally here😅 honestly if you've been paying attention to the pins we've been releasing, it's been a journey and a half lmao. I'm going to make a video on it but I was NOT happy with the quality of the acrylic, the printed metal pins were okay but they were the same price as enamel pins and the quality is just unmatched. Not to mention the hard enamel pronoun pins took only less than a month from order to get here while the other took over two months. We'll be placing orders for she/they and he/they soon. It's a lot of $$$ so I need to save up and make sure people want these first!
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#stickerbusiness #stickermaking #lgbtq #lgbtqtiktok #lgbtqowned #pronounsmatter❤️❤️
To outsource or not to outsource🤔
I have always made my own stickers and I can't ever see myself giving that up. It makes me happy. I didn't start a business to not do what makes me happy. Most scaling artists and business will outsource, and more power to that! They are still wildly successful and have a LOT more time to themselves lol.
Do you outsource or keep it in house? and what brings you joy from your business?
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I have always made my own stickers and I can't ever see myself giving that up. It makes me happy. I didn't start a business to not do what makes me happy. Most scaling artists and business will outsource, and more power to that! They are still wildly successful and have a LOT more time to themselves lol.
Do you outsource or keep it in house? and what brings you joy from your business?
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#stickerbusiness #stickermaking #lgbtqbusiness #queerbusiness #lgbtqowned #lgbtqtiktok #stickershop
Replying to @gmcflurry
Pt 5 update! Issues issues issues issues....
I really wanted to show off a working model of the sticker Vending machine, and it works... Kinda 🙃 I have learned that there are two direction of springs (and no the direction doesn't change when you flip it around😅). I have right hand wound and I need left hand wound. Seems like the exact coils may have to be custom made ugh. Some people have asked and as of right now, about 20 stickers fit on every level. I may need to space the springs a little more so that enamel pins can be put in the machine as well. I may have different coils made when sold so the artist gets to choose sticker or enamel springs.
The door is in the front because we decided it was too much liability to have it in the back. Store owners would have to constantly move the machine to restock and God forbid they would drop it and damage the machine or sue me💀. We also don’t want anything to prevent the machine from always being stocked! What's worse than an empty vending machine after all?
All in all it may take a while longer for it to be ready to sell, but I'm not giving up! Damn if I have to translate instructions to Mandarin and Spanish. I will prevail. I may get a sample made in china after my finals to see how they would make everything. There are so many functions I cannot figure out how they do. At that point I'd take the sample to a local fabricator and see if they can do it. Then I'd decide who to manufacture with based on ability, quality, and price.
So that's my update. Idk when I will have another tbh.
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#industrialdesign #industrialdesignstudent #vendingmachine #artvendingmachine #artomat #stickervendingmachine #industrialdesignmajor
Pt 5 update! Issues issues issues issues....
I really wanted to show off a working model of the sticker Vending machine, and it works... Kinda 🙃 I have learned that there are two direction of springs (and no the direction doesn't change when you flip it around😅). I have right hand wound and I need left hand wound. Seems like the exact coils may have to be custom made ugh. Some people have asked and as of right now, about 20 stickers fit on every level. I may need to space the springs a little more so that enamel pins can be put in the machine as well. I may have different coils made when sold so the artist gets to choose sticker or enamel springs.
The door is in the front because we decided it was too much liability to have it in the back. Store owners would have to constantly move the machine to restock and God forbid they would drop it and damage the machine or sue me💀. We also don’t want anything to prevent the machine from always being stocked! What's worse than an empty vending machine after all?
All in all it may take a while longer for it to be ready to sell, but I'm not giving up! Damn if I have to translate instructions to Mandarin and Spanish. I will prevail. I may get a sample made in china after my finals to see how they would make everything. There are so many functions I cannot figure out how they do. At that point I'd take the sample to a local fabricator and see if they can do it. Then I'd decide who to manufacture with based on ability, quality, and price.
So that's my update. Idk when I will have another tbh.
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#industrialdesign #industrialdesignstudent #vendingmachine #artvendingmachine #artomat #stickervendingmachine #industrialdesignmajor
There have been an overwhelming amount of anti-LGBTQ bills filed this year. The amount of bills is more than all of 2022. We are enraged, we are disappointed, and we are disturbed at this level of hate. The other day I was told that my social media came off as angry. I don't think I am usually angry but in this moment, for this post, I can say that yes I'm angry. I'm angry at this country and it's old white men dictating my life, my girlfriends life, and my friends lives.
This business is obviously queer and we will never be quiet about it.
If you do not know what is going on, educate yourself. Don't expect other people to educate you. Don't expect queer people to do your education for you. We are having a difficult enough time and we need allies that are active in their alliship. Don't be passive. Support the LGBTQ community like it is your battle to lose like it is ours. Do your research, support a queer business, donate to a queer organization, do anything but be passive.
We will be donating 20% of all these stickers to the Acadiana queer collective, Louisiana Trans Advocates, the Trevor project, and more similar organizations.
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#stickerbusiness #stickermaking #lgbtq #lgbtqtiktok #lgbtqowned #transrightsarehumanrights #transgenderpride #transrights
This business is obviously queer and we will never be quiet about it.
If you do not know what is going on, educate yourself. Don't expect other people to educate you. Don't expect queer people to do your education for you. We are having a difficult enough time and we need allies that are active in their alliship. Don't be passive. Support the LGBTQ community like it is your battle to lose like it is ours. Do your research, support a queer business, donate to a queer organization, do anything but be passive.
We will be donating 20% of all these stickers to the Acadiana queer collective, Louisiana Trans Advocates, the Trevor project, and more similar organizations.
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#stickerbusiness #stickermaking #lgbtq #lgbtqtiktok #lgbtqowned #transrightsarehumanrights #transgenderpride #transrights
Replying to @yellowsail Part 4 bc a lot of people have been asking what the differences are between a classic sticker Vending Machine and my capstone design (or just outright calling me stupid because it already exist like damn y'all need to go hug your mother)
1. Payment mechanism. The classic machine requires you to use a lot of push force to get quarters in and stickers out. If they're not well maintained, it can get stuck and take a lot of muscle to move. My design uses one that you'd find in an old snack machine, a sanitary pad machine, and a gumball machine. It turns the coils and pushes product to the side.
2. My machine uses tokens instead of quarters! (Guaranteed I believe you could get the classic design fitted to use tokens but I still did not like the mechanism) I had a professor tell me to just sell 25¢ stickers... Artists can still be paying 33¢ for a sticker even when buying them in bulk of A THOUSAND.
3. Portability. A classic machine is around 50LBS. An artist's can't lug that to an art convention. And imagine how much a 4ft 50lb machine would cost to SHIP. Now I really don't know what mine is going to weight. My guess is 30lbs and my goal is to keep it under that as much as possible. I want to balance lightweight with durable.
4. Aesthetics. Everyone's got a different opinion. So I asked myself, who is the target demographic? On one side it's my retailers. They are running fun, colorful maximalist stores with very limited space. The other side is artists who are each different but I think to cover a wide variety would be something that is fun, colorful, and friendly!
I'll have an official update next week after my committee meeting on Friday, so stay tuned!
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#industrialdesign #industrialdesignstudent #vendingmachine #artvendingmachine #artomat #stickervendingmachine #industrialdesignmajor
1. Payment mechanism. The classic machine requires you to use a lot of push force to get quarters in and stickers out. If they're not well maintained, it can get stuck and take a lot of muscle to move. My design uses one that you'd find in an old snack machine, a sanitary pad machine, and a gumball machine. It turns the coils and pushes product to the side.
2. My machine uses tokens instead of quarters! (Guaranteed I believe you could get the classic design fitted to use tokens but I still did not like the mechanism) I had a professor tell me to just sell 25¢ stickers... Artists can still be paying 33¢ for a sticker even when buying them in bulk of A THOUSAND.
3. Portability. A classic machine is around 50LBS. An artist's can't lug that to an art convention. And imagine how much a 4ft 50lb machine would cost to SHIP. Now I really don't know what mine is going to weight. My guess is 30lbs and my goal is to keep it under that as much as possible. I want to balance lightweight with durable.
4. Aesthetics. Everyone's got a different opinion. So I asked myself, who is the target demographic? On one side it's my retailers. They are running fun, colorful maximalist stores with very limited space. The other side is artists who are each different but I think to cover a wide variety would be something that is fun, colorful, and friendly!
I'll have an official update next week after my committee meeting on Friday, so stay tuned!
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#industrialdesign #industrialdesignstudent #vendingmachine #artvendingmachine #artomat #stickervendingmachine #industrialdesignmajor
As of 3/5 there are only TWENTY scoops left! Use code 10kIG for 10% off by Monday and get a mystery sticker scoop brfore they're gone. I don't know how long it will take to fill it back up after its empty. I think theyll be 19.95 though (gotta do some more calculations... Yay math).
I'm also going to be releasing a Large Sticker scoop version but once those are sold out, I can't say when or if I'm going to make them again. Might make some grab bags while I'm at it.
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I'm also going to be releasing a Large Sticker scoop version but once those are sold out, I can't say when or if I'm going to make them again. Might make some grab bags while I'm at it.
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I was always the little creative artist growing up. I did a lot of painting in high school and won lots of art awards. Everyone was always confused as to why I wanted to go to college for Industrial Design and not art. Even my professors asked when they first met me😅
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Sticker Vending Machine Model number 3 for update 3. This is the model with the access door in the back and lemme tell you how I feel about it...
At first I was all for back doors. Then I questioned the structural integrity of the levels without being attached to the back. Turns out thats not too much of a problem but there are others....
I hadnt thought about where else it could be placed other than a counter where the back is just out and accessable. This works fine for an artist at a convention but I don't think nearly as well for a store. If they put it against the wall, they'd have to move turn it around to get in. If they put it on a wall, can they get in without having to take it down? The types of stores I sell to are JAM PACKED with products to sell and not much space to move. Is the extra security worth the headach of lugging it around to refill?
Anywho welcome to the thoughts of the designer😂
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At first I was all for back doors. Then I questioned the structural integrity of the levels without being attached to the back. Turns out thats not too much of a problem but there are others....
I hadnt thought about where else it could be placed other than a counter where the back is just out and accessable. This works fine for an artist at a convention but I don't think nearly as well for a store. If they put it against the wall, they'd have to move turn it around to get in. If they put it on a wall, can they get in without having to take it down? The types of stores I sell to are JAM PACKED with products to sell and not much space to move. Is the extra security worth the headach of lugging it around to refill?
Anywho welcome to the thoughts of the designer😂
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#stickerbusiness #stickermaking #Igbtbusiness #industrialdesign #industrialdesignstudent #vendingmachine #artvendingmachine #artomat #stickervendingmachine #industrialdesignmajor