One of the unexpected problems with making and giving a lot of handmade gifts is that sometimes when the person unwraps it they can completely miss the fact it is handmade. (Really, they do!)
After a couple of slightly embarrassing incidents where something I had slaved over for several days was dismissed with a sincere but brief thank you, I started labeling everything with sewn in labels, but then I discovered that even this wasn't enough because the label is often hidden away on the reverse of a quilt or inside a pouch, so then I started labeling the actual packaging too.
My last batch of sticky labels came from the Far East because I couldn't find anywhere to print them in the UK at a decent price, so I was delighted when printed.com approached me and asked if I'd like to try out one of their products. The last of my Far East stickers had been used so I opted for a new batch of their 51mm round stickers. 200 in fact, which should keep me going for quite a while!
The stickers are fab, excellent quality printing, fast dispatch, easy to use website, everything I wanted really. The economies of scale mean it is only marginally more expensive to print 200 than it is to print 50 ( £22.34 vs £20.44) making it really cheap if you are prepared to buy in quantity.
The only down side I can see is that you have to produce the artwork yourself. This is straightforward if you have Adobe Illustrator (as I do) but that's not the case for everyone. Although this won't deter me from ordering again (I'm going to try postcards next) I do hope they consider introducing a few ready made templates so everyone can have a go.
In the meantime keep an eye on their website as they will be introducing a new photographic range soon with things like canvases and framed prints...
How do you get so many complanies approaching you to try free stuff and to get stuff for free? Wow!!
ReplyDeleteThat's such a good idea, especially for knitting things that can't really fit a sewn in label anywhere - safety pinning one in just isn't quite the same!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought about knitting, but they'd work very well for that!
DeleteI sold a few quilts at a craft event today; one lady came up to the stall and asked me, 'now, who do you represent?'...er, me!!
ReplyDeleteI love stickers and so I have ordered some myself for my blog as well, I have also designed some sticker business cards and they work a treat. Am slowing falling in love with Quilting, I have been invited to a liberties quilt making course, so very excited to see what I end up creating. Great post x
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous. I'm in the US. Do you have an idea on what I'd google to find a US company that prints these?
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