★ STUDIO VLOG 017 ★ A Crazy Up Down Week...So Many Orders To Package, New Printer and Honest Chats!
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WOW. What on earth can I say?! This has by far been the busiest week of my business so far, and it doesn't help that I was totally unprepared for it! Make way for some honest chats about profit margins, why I had to temporarily remove my A4 Planners from my shop CRIES and lots of orders to package!
Thank you so much for keeping me busy - what an amazing problem to have! I hope you stick around until the end...that's when things get a little hairy! ENJOY!
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Girl you need to raise your price on those planners!
You can make as many shipping profiles as you want and use them on different items. I have one I call STATIONERY HEAVY, one called STICKERS, one called BULKY, and so on!
Congrats on your big sale! I also did the EHARTS market, but for some reason my sales were down from normal weekends! But still happy!
Thank you so much for the tip!!! I can't believe I hadnt worked this out sooner hahaha I just had it set up as standard, large letter and small parcel etc. I'm off to update to to items by weight!! That's a shame about your sales this weekend, but I'm glad you're still happy because it was so fun to get involved and see what everyone else was up to! Big love!
Oh, by the way, you're in my latest video, the one I published last Saturday! Hope you dont mind, I had your vlog on when I was doing some drawings:-)
Oh dear an expensive lesson. A few years ago I did exactly the same thing. I learned that stick to Epson printers use compatible cartridges and if it doesn't go fast enough buy an extra printer to run alongside it works out much more profitable. Love the vlogs keep up the good work and good luck x
Hi! Fellow laser printer user here. The ink levels are just guidelines. My tip would be to try resetting your cartridges - essentially trick your printer into thinking you put in new toner cartridges. Whenever I get a notification that the levels are low, I just reset them again. I do this until I can judge for myself that the cartridge needs to be replaced. Every printer has it's own reset settings, so you'll need to find yours. I hope this helps! I have had my printer for almost 3 years and only replaced the cartridges once so far. :)
Hey! Thanks so much for the advice! As soon as the ink levels said low, the printer stopped printing well - it came out with banding and ruined the planners. I’m just worried that it’s because each page has lots of colours etc. I’ll try putting them back in to try and tricking it though...worth a shot!
Yes, have done that many times - even with old photocopiers :o
Remove, cover the outlet, give a good shake, replace.
I'm glad you've got yourself a new printer.
It's so nice and inspiring to see someone growing their creative business in the early stages, well done on all your sales that's amazing!! I think you are right, a manufacturer would take the stress away and be more cost effective. Alsooo a lot more time to be concentrating on new designs and things
Yes! This is it exactly - this is the main reason I want to use a manufacturer...take the stress away! Now I know that they were popular, I don’t feel so worried about stocking up on them. So glad I can share the journey from the very beginning and include all the down sides as well as the positives! Thanks for the lovely comment 💛💛💛
I love how you are committed to making it work, keep it up it will pay off.
Thank you for the kind words! 😍
Wow! The print quality on your HP is amazing. I've been at this for 7 years now and everyday is still a learning curve.
Oh and shipping profiles will be your best friend. I have different ones for different weights, so you can easily charge per extra item for your heavier listings. Also, definitely consider signing up to royal mail click and drop. It's so much quicker and easier than having to queue at the post office. Plus you can pop them in a post box or parcel box whenever suits you, perfect if you're working late to clear all those orders.
Watching this made me want to cry for you...It can be hard trying to navigate the best and most cost effective way to make products....As they say...c'est la vie..Lesson learned...an expensive lesson but lesson learned nonetheless. Thank you for sharing and being honest about it...not many are!
On another note....Congratulations on a successful online market! 🎉
Hello Meg! I'm so glad TH-cam recommended your Vlog 17 two weeks ago. I ended up watching your whole channel :) I love to see your progress! It is very inspriring :)
Yay!! Oh I’m so glad you’re enjoying the channel - it’s crazy to think how different things were 4 months ago! I’m so glad I documented this from the very beginning 😆 💛
You can definitely set up different shipping profiles on Etsy. If you use calculated prices it will add postage cost by weight. You do not have to use that profile on the sticker sheets if you want to charge a fixed rate for those!
Aw Meg I can totally relate to thinking you’ve worked out all the costs and profit and then realising the profit isn’t that great. I’ve messed up like that before. You would think that making it yourself would be cheaper 🤷♀️ Anyway so happy for you that you’ve had so many sales. 🎉
Yeah a tough lesson to learn but thought I’d share it so that others think about profit margins too! Hopefully something I’ll never do again 😆
I'm so glad you showed this because it actually made me feel better. I went through a similar situation this week. It was wonderful that I got so many orders from the market, but I definitely wasn't ready for it. I couldn't even ship the products until later because i had to wait until the Etsy money came in because i wasn't going to be able to afford it. I also ran into so many issues this week. I am so glad though because I was able to see what I needed to work on and what I needed to change. I learned so much but it made me feel super crummy all week.
Wow I’m so glad I’m not the only one that was overwhelmed!! It’s an amazing problem to have, but it’s also still a problem because of course we want our products to go out ASAP! I felt awful having things go later than usual and just worried the whole time. I need to try and enjoy the process but I put the pressure on myself by not being prepared! But we will learn together and keep improving - yay for such a successful market! Big love!
This gives me high hopes! My shop is currently only having 3 sales and I really hope that it picks up on sales. It's only been 3 weeks since I started my shop, I know its too early probably but sometimes I feel a bit disheartened. Lets see how Christmas sales work out
Congratulations on awesome sales x really appreciate the honesty and seeing your highs and lows xx
Thank you!! Yeah I wanted to keep these vlogs real and share as much as possible so that others learn from my mistakes 😂🤦🏻♀️
I’m so grateful for your vlogs! They’re insightful, helpful and also very entertaining thanks to your sweet personality! You quickly became my favorite “studio vlogger”. :) Congrats to your sales, you deserve them!
Aw thank you for another lovely comment!! You really are the kindest 😍 I’m so glad you’re enjoying the vlogs and getting something out of them! 💛💛💛
Thank you for sharing everything. I really love seeing all of it. And CONGRATS for all the sales!!!
Thank you Hedi! And thank you for all the lovely comments! 💛
I have discovered your channel and I love it, how nice you show the whole process !! here you have one more subscriber
Yay!! Thank you Paloma! I hope you keep enjoying my uploads 😍😍😍
Usually the toner cartridge supplied when you buy the printer is a "mini" as in it's not full.
The ones you buy will be full cartridges.
It's worth checking as that was the case with my Dell laser jet, HP may be different though.
I hope this was the case!! The only problem I noticed was that after printing 3 planners on the new cartridge, the toner levels went down quite drastically. Although a few people have suggested that the levels aren’t always accurate! Oh well it will come in plenty useful for other projects!! Thanks for the comment 💛💛💛
I love how transparent you are about your experiences as a freelancer, it’s honestly refreshing 😊💕 I’m a new subscriber, love your videos! 💗💗💗
Aw I’m so glad you’re enjoying the vlogs - I really wanted this channel to be honest so I’m glad it’s refreshing for you! 💛💛💛
Congrats on so many orders and being able to invest back in your business with a new getting-all-things-done printer 🥳I’m sorry it’s been a rough learning experience but it’ll be valuable down the road 👏🏼 and you’ll be able to make better decisions moving forward. Also, maybe less sheets on your monthly planner would be something to think about? 🤔 hang in there, you’re doing great 💕
Thank you!! It was an amazing week and although it was a tough lesson learnt, it’s allowed me to have the confidence to get stuff manufactured so a good learning experience! Plus, you’re right, I will definitely use the printer for other projects!!
This is a very up and downs video. Thank you for showing us this! It’s really interesting to see how everyone’s work is going and how it doesn’t always had ups :( very expensive lesson but that’s what growing is for.🥺
Thank you for the lovely comment! I’m so glad you enjoyed the vlog - I always wanted to be honest so I’m glad you’re happy to see the ups as well as the downs! 💛
I'm glad to see I'm not the only artist that uses their cricut on the floor! Lol 😝 Its so amazing to be able to watch your business grow! Keep up the great work!
Hahaha that was definitely not ideal 😆 because I had the market stall on my packaging table, everything moved about a bit so needs must! (Although my back wasnt best pleased hahah) 💛💛
YAY! so excited to see the next one!
Hehe thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 💛💛💛
Loved your blog and seeing how you make booklets, haven’t seen that before!
Hiya, EHARTS patron here
Love the vlog and congratulations on the sales!
There’s no way that even printing the A4 planners on the Epson is cost/time effective - 3 hours for one planner is crazy time.
I’d definitely recommend outsourcing the printing of them - less time and less stress for you when you can create more items xxx
Totally appreciate your honesty here. Glad you got a new printer that you can use elsewhere in your business!! Wonderful vlog as always x x
Hehe thank you!! Yes I’m sure I’ll still make plenty use out of it...I’m so glad I kept in the honest chat - I think it’s been useful to some people which is great! Xox
Your doing such an amazing job x
As to the so called mess that is absolutely nothing lol Besides its all part of the wonderful process and should make you feel so happy as it means you have had a lot of orders to create and pack and send out there. Way to go girl, you are on a roll. :)
Ah, that has been such an up and down week for you. I'm happy for all the sales you've made through the online market and I'm happy to know that you have made enough to invest in a laser printer. But the ink, or toner, for the printer is such a bummer... I never thought it could cost that much! I think getting it manufactured will help a lot for you and maybe cutting down on the pages would be a lot more efficient! 50 pages are a bit much, and I think business-wise, selling a planner for that long would not help with your sale too. Cutting down on the pages, and maybe after a while changing the design would be a lot nicer!
Still, I hope you will make it work and things will turn out okie! It's a learning process and I truly appreciate your honesty with us! Thank you for letting us in on this journey💞🦔
Yeah a few people have mentioned the amount of pages in the planner - to be honest I made the decision based on other planners on the market and they all seemed to have 50 so thought that was the way to go! But yeah, maybe it’s too much! Plus, would be nice to introduce new designs sooner 😍 thanks again for the lovely comment, so glad you enjoyed it! Xox
Congrats on your sales! That is a hard lesson to learn, but I’m sure you’ve helped many others by sharing the experience 😊
Thank you Sasha! I’m sure I’ll still make plenty of use out of it, but yes...a hard lesson to learn! 💛
I'm glad I found your channel. Lovely artwork! I'm a sucker for anything Jane Austen and P&P☺ I'll be ordering the stickers!
I've been thinking about starting studio vlogs as well, just a bit nervous about it🤣.
You’re doing freaking amazingly missis!! You need to get outsourcing more! Your time is valuable too 💜
Also god damn, your editing and vlogs are just getting better and better! 😍💜
Thank you lil!! 💛💛💛 yeah as I edited my honest chat at the end I got in touch with some manufacturers 😂 even hearing it back made me get my arse in gear!!
I just found your channel through TH-cam recommendation page and I’m so glad that I did! I love your personality and you’re so positive! I wish you the most success with your shop, and I totally just subbed! ❤️
Aw thank you so much sammy! It’s always interesting to see where people found my channel and I’m so happy you’re enjoying them! 💛💛💛
I love your volgs and your honestly!
A lot of encouragement and I can't wait until the next vlog. :-)
Aw thank you Angie!! So happy you’re enjoying the vlogs - it’s so exciting when someone says they can’t wait for the next one!! 😆😆😆
Great to hear your market was a success. Sorry to hear about your printer. Glad you kept it in though, I'm sure it's a helpful lesson for other people to see and learn. You'll get use out of it I'm sure. Hope you manage to work it all out. Looking forward to getting my order! :)
Gran says "Glad you're getting a lot of sales, they look good orders but sorry you're learning the hard way with regards the equipment. You'll get there, Megan!"
Happy birthday to Gran!!
Yeah I nearly cut it out, but I felt that it would be useful to some people and maybe they wouldn’t make the same mistake as me! It’s all a learning process though so it was expected to happen at some point along this journey! But yeah I’m sure I’ll make plenty of use out of it anyways!
Big love to Gran on her birthday! Wish we could all celebrate together 💛💛💛
New watcher here! Congrats on all those orders, that's amazing! So sorry about your planners, buying them in is so much cheaper. I would try compatible inks - always worth a shot! x
Really enjoyed this vlog and congrats on your bug sales. I am not selling much and I was glad when you said to keep faith. Can I recommend digital printing if you are going to have them made. They are super helpful, and the quality is amazing. And you can still make a good profit. Take care and good luck.
Brilliant vlog as always, keep up the good work.
A couple of things, sorry to hear about your printer problems and I hope you get it sorted in the best way for you.
Also an observation, while you were using the cutter, the bits that you were cutting off ended up on the floor, maybe a swing bit without the top where the off cuts landed? may save your back in the end, bending to pick it all up. Also bins dotted around where you usually cut either with your guillotine and the circut, so that you are not cleaning up after the event. As I said just a couple of observations. Anything for an easier life. Hope you dont mind me saying.
I received my 1st order from you this week and I must say I am impressed, the items are beautiful. Thank you.
Sue x
Aw thank you for the tips! Yeah I realised I should have put a bin under the guillotine right after I bent down to pick it up 😂 because I had the market stall I moved it from its usual spot and the cricut had to move to the floor too! Usually it would be on the table (my back didn’t enjoy that!) I’m slowly running out of table space hahaha I think I’m generally quite a messy person and most people would think to pop bins around the room! 😆 I reckon if I did that I’d still fling paper over my shoulder 😂 but yes, I definitely need to start tidying as I go! Thank you for the lovely comment, I’m so glad you loved your goodies!! 💛💛💛
Congrats on your sales 🎉😁. I seen that you shared (on insta) that you’d taken your monthly planners down and wondered what happened... what a shame! 😬 I’m sure you’ll still be able to make good use of the laser printer and make the loss back soon 🙏🏻✨💛
Thank you!! Yes I’m sure I’ll make use out of the laser printer in plenty of other ways! Thank you for the lovely comment! 💛
I so love your videos. Keep them coming. Lots of love from Perth western Australia xx
Thank you Kerry! It’s so exciting when I see people from all over the world are watching! Mind blown! 🤯
Inktank printers are the lowest cost printers of all. Laser printers are great for some small items but they definitely cost more. If I were you, I'll make the inside pages in a graphic shop, they cost so low and they get them ready very fast
Have you considered playing around with the toner settings on the printer? You could change it to where you use less toner so the colors aren't as vibrant, but still vibrant enough where they're good quality to sell. Now I'm not a printer whiz or anything, but I know my printer has different print quality settings so I'm assuming yours does too.
Super happy to see that you had a great sale🥰🥰🥰 #lovefromindia
You did AMAZING at the market!! Congrats lovely x so glad the laser printer helps you get your products done faster! I would recommend making some shipping profiles and use them for your different items! I would recommend getting your planners manufactured - I got mine done on helloprint and they are amazing quality!! So much more time/cost effective xx
Yeah manufacturing is definitely the way forward...I was just too scared that they wouldn’t sell :( but I need to have more confidence! I think I’ve found a manufacturer so fingers crossed it runs smoothly!! 😍
Oh my 🤩🤩🤩 that yellowy mustard tissue paper 🤩🤩🤩💛🧡
Why is I sooo soothing to watch you pack orders, you should apply for a job with Santa 🎅🏼
ahhh I've felt like one of santas elves this week! The tissue paper is my favourite I'm sooo glad I ordered it!!
Omg! Now I need a color laser printer! I always assumed they printed dull in color. I can’t believe how beautiful that print quality is! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And then I watched on... o no! 🤪 Maybe I’ll stick to having notepads manufactured. 🤷🏼♂️
Hehe I’m glad you saw the ending! I really love the print quality but I think unless the design is much simpler, it’s just not worth the ink cost! 😞
Printing is such a dilemma! My printer uses loads of ink to print and would also take ages to complete the pages for a notepad. 🤷🏼♂️
switch to A5 is one solution. Do your research when you go after off brand toner. Don't worry too much, we all make mistakes to begin with.. another solution is reduce colour use, black and white plus an accent colour. Also go and price getting the printing in A4 outsourced. And the idea of it costing less than outsourcing is always inaccurate. The first mistake we all make, is not factoring time, plus our time, into the equation.
This looks so up and down for you and it must be so hard going on the emotional rollercoaster. I think it makes sense to take the monthly out of your shop. The only thing I would say is that 50 sheets is too many for a month planner. Even doing 24 for a two year or 30 incase of any mistakes would probably be preferable to me but that's just my opinion. 50 sheets on to do lists of weekly makes sense. Think I just wanted to give honest feedback from my own personal view.
I think it's all a learning curve and hopefully things get better ❤️
Thank you so much for the lovely comment - a few people have suggested cutting down the pages and I think you might be right. To be honest I made the decision based on other planners on the market. Most I've seen come with 50 pages. What i realised is that for some months of the year the spread needs to go over two pages so I wonder if thats why its so many pages as standard. Even cutting down do 40 might make a difference. But yeah, getting them manufactured would probably just take all the stress out of it! And I'm sure I'll make use for the printer in other ways! xox
I actually totally agree. Waaaay to many pages sweet 😊
@@fizzandflourish a little late but wanted to add my personal feedback! I wish those planners comes with only 12-24 pages because I love to use them but I also get tired of the same desing...I usually buy one pack that I love every year but hate the feeling of "waste" so many pages. So I have like 4 packs still half full (because they came with 30+ pages) waiting in my closet. Next yeat I will not buy another one and I will just use the ones I already have. So I think 24 pages will be the best decision for the same price you already have yours! :)
PS: if I need more space I write the things in the back part
@@miriam5714 thanks for the feedback Miriam! Since outsourcing them, I’ve found out that the reason they’re all 50 pages is because that’s what most manufacturers offer as their standard amount of pages. So I’ve had to go with the 50 pages I’m afraid! I agree though, it feels like a waste and I think it’s a good idea to reuse your older ones. I don’t think 12 would be enough as there are some months where you need to use a second page to fit it all in. It’s always good to hear feedback though! 💛
Oh I just saw your PS about using the back for more space!
Congratulation! I love your vlogs and your personality. I'm super happy that this week went well. I also participated in the EHARTS event and it went very well. I had many visits, likes and orders. I hope you are very successful! I'm your fan 😊🌈💖
Hey Ana! I’m so glad the market went well for you too! What a great experience and so much fun being part of - I really love the community with Emily Harvey! 💛💛💛
I just found you channel and watched this video...will be watching more 😊 for Etsy you can set up additional items costs like you mentioned. Now that you have some orders under your belt, you can use those totals for calculating for additional items. Then for sticker sheets as well as other items you can follow suit and add the extra shipping per item or not on each item. For a laser printer, have you googled reviews for the best graphic or laser printer? Just thoughts that came to me as I watched. Don’t give up! Learn to do by doing and take the lessons and apply it, which you’re doing 💜 Brava
Such a good studio Vlog:)
Thank you!! 💛💛💛
If you like the quality of laser jet printer then use it and raise your prices to cover your cost. Yes you can have multiple pricing shipping orders profiles in Etsy. It is important not to loose money if you are making a superior product.
Yay! So glad you had so many orders. How frustrating about the cost of printing though : (
Yeah it’s was an expensive lesson but I’ll definitely use it for other projects!! 💛
Congratulations on all your sales. Too bad about the laser printer for the planners, allthough it will be a good investment for other stuff. Luckily you caught on early. Thanks for sharing in your vlog.
Hey! I recently started my own business and had the same issue with profit margins etc! It’s v complicated but we shall get there! A top tip for postage I would say is drop and gonmakes everything so much easier!! Hope you’re ok, I think you’re smashing it!!
I started drop and go today!! Yay! The lady at the post office was very happy haha profit margins are a nightmare but I’m slowly getting the hang of things! Thanks for the lovely comment 😍
that transition tho 🔥🔥🔥
hehehehhee that took a while!!! Thank you for noticing hehe
Hi, i just discovered your chanel yesterday and i love it so much! I just want to say that you are so talented and very good at what you do, but please do consider outsourcing a professional printing company to manufacturing some of your works. It will save more time so you can focus on drawing & designing. Just a lil advice:)
I've definately had a real slump in my sales this month, there was a whole week with no sales and it's so disheartening. Oh I'm also looking for a solution to the postage cost situation on Etsy too!
Honestly I’ve been there! It’s so disheartening but it happens to us all and we just need to keep going and things will get better! Use the down time to catch up on all the stuff you don’t normally have time for! As for postage a lot of people have commented on here saying I should set up a profile for each product - so have a different profile for my heavier item based on their weight and use that instead of one profile for all items. I hope that helps! 💛
Great vlog as always! Your intro videos are always so cool :D Thaaaank you so much for sharing your experience. I was planning to make notebooks (and then planners) but I didn't love the idea of cutting them by hand..also because I'm suffering from tendinitis 😢 I was considering buying the big guillotine but other than not having space for it 😆 ...I have an ecotank printer too, so it would be too slow. I think I will outsource them. I hope you will find the perfect solution!! And congratulation with the sales! :)
I’m so glad the vlogs are useful to you!! I really want to keep them honest about the ups and down so that other people don’t take the same hit!! Thank you for the lovely comment, as always 💛💛💛
@@fizzandflourish thanks so great of you 😊 I look forward to seeing the next vlog!
Look at Click & Drop by Royal Mail. It automatically imports orders from Etsy, and honest to god! It makes life so much easier for processing orders.
Ohh this is interesting! I’ll deffo check that out, thank you!
When you waved at your laser printer reflection I giggled 🤭
You’ve such a fun personality.
So glad the laser printer is fast and has glossy gorgeous quality
Edit: the accountant in me wants to cry for you too
£200 for 15 planners with a £3 loss per planner (not taking into account your time to print, your design and Etsy fees) ouch, it’s a big lesson. Thanks for sharing. I guess I’ll stick with my Epson eco tank for now. By the way Is it possible to simplify the design of the planners internal pages to use half as much ink 🤔
I know I honestly wanted to cry - but sometimes you have to learn the hard way! I honestly think it would just be less stress to get them manufactured 😂 I don’t want to make that mistake again! Luckily most of the orders I did were from the Epsom printer so I only made a loss on the 12 planners I printed via the laser. Never again!
i use epson ink jet, hp made my color print streaks, on the very next day of purchase, its so heart breaking, hope you find the correct one and lovely products as well.
You need to set up more shipping profiles for different items. Also making things yourself may be cheaper in terms of materials but don't forget your time also costs.
Hehe well with this printer it turns out that materials aren’t cheaper 😆🤦🏻♀️ oh well we learn from our mistakes!
You need raise prices for coverage of postage,
Another would be moving over to shopify to fully customize and have control over how you even charge for shipping..
Congrats on a successful online market! Sorry you've been through it this week, the fun of manufacturing items is always in the maths, *sigh* you are right though, as your product is popular manufacturing is smart, i think your next purchase will be storage shelves for all those planners! You could always get the full colour sheets printed and then make the rest yourself? I am getting de ja vu though, maybe you already thought of this before :P Hope this week is better! xxxx
Hehe thank you!! Yeah it was a crazy week - lots of highs and lows! But yeah now I know that the planners are popular, I think it would be wise to manufacture! I was too scared before incase people didn’t like them but I was very wrong (a good thing to be wrong about!!) here’s to the new shelving unit for the planners!! 😆😆😆
I really love your vlogs. 💕 I have an hp mono laser printer that I use for foiling and the toner indicator is very low on toner but to be honest based on my experience using it for a year now it’s not accurate unless the print shows bad quality or not printing at all then that’s the time it needs to be changed. I had a funny experience about that toner indicator when I thought mine is running out because the print is bad so I bought a new one which is really expensive but turned out it was a setting that I missed and I wasted a full toner cartridge because I replaced it too early it was the one that came with the printer. I haven’t changed the toner cartridge ever-since and it still prints good output 😅 though that probably is different on colored and photo printing. I just thought this might help ☺️
Ohh thank you so much for the tip!! I didn’t throw the toner away yet (it felt too sad!) So maybe I’ll try putting it back in! The print was coming out with banding and with lack of magenta so I assumed straight away that it was definitely finished. Maybe I’ll try changing the settings and see if I can’t get any more out of it! Thanks for the comment - it’s worth a shot!! I really was surprised it didn’t print more pages but then I don’t know if my designs are just too detailed. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the vlogs! Thanks for the lovely comment! 💛💛💛
If you get a click and drop account online from the royal mail it will import Etsy orders over as well as Shopify and others and you can get your postage online cheaper than in the PO. its printed at home or you can go into your PO and print it there. I have a zebra 420d thermal label printer and yes the initial outlay was a bit expensive but I can order thermal labels from my royal mail business account and get the labels free. Its a definite investment and game changer and the only time I need to visit the PO if when I ship something recorded delivery.
Congratulations on the successful week! :D I really hope I get a chance to get involved with an online market sometime, sounds like a lot of fun ! Great vlog as always :) x
Thank you so much!! Honestly the online market was soooo much fun, I highly recommend doing one!
Its wonderful to watch someone so multitalented and thank you so much about talking about the printers, I'm so surprised about the eco tank printer as its a Which Best Buy? and you'd expect the colours to be very true so a bit gutted to see they aren't as vibrant as the laser, the I love the tank aspects though, what a dilemma
Hey! Thanks for the lovely comment 😍 I think the only reason the colours aren’t as vibrant is because I’m printing on plain printer paper here - when I use the ecotank to print my art prints on the premium paper and my stickers, the colours are wonderful! It’s just not really suited for plain printer paper ☺️ I hope that helps!
@@fizzandflourish Thank you, Thats so kind of you to clarify, wishing you success xc
man, what a week you had! Sucks so much about your printer :( But even if you doing use it for large print jobs I'm sure it will come in handy. Maybe you could get into foiling! I have the same problems with the shipping costs. I know people are suggesting different profiles, but that doesn't help when someone orders 5 of a product as you said.
Congratulations!!! 🎉 🛒
Ps. Can those magic clicking thumbs come tidy up my studio
Hehehe if only they were as quick in real life!!
@@fizzandflourish Hehehehe especially with the end of the week studio bomb
That looks like me on laundry day 😅
Really enjoying your video and I'm going to have a look around at your other videos now. subscribed! I enjoy your editing style - you're very good at it - i'm a fellow artist and TH-camr so I really appreciate the time you have put into it - it's noticeable!
Aw thank you so much Sandi! A comment like this is really appreciated because soooo much time goes into these videos so it’s lovely when people notice!! 😍 I’ve found a new love for editing and I think I’m slowly getting better! 💛💛💛
@@fizzandflourish the new love shows. I really surprised myself when I started my channel at how much I LOVE editing! It’s a different kind of creativity and lets me ‘tell a story’. I love that aspect! Keep up the good work. And you’re TOTALLY right at how much time goes into it - I think the average person would be floored at the amount of time 😳
I’ve binge watched nearly all of your videos 🙈. Your work is amazing. Where do you get your tissue paper? I ordered some online and it is shocking even though it was described as ‘quality’, really struggling to find anything decent.
I use off-brand inks for my art prints and they are brilliant. I use an inkjet though. The company I use is the Supply Guys on Amazon, don't know if they do toner xx
And don't be too hard on yourself... you're doing so well ❤️
Hello, this is the first of your videos I've seen. I have an HP printer and re the ink costs found that ink is much cheaper direct from them than on Amazon.
Also with regards to postage could you weigh each item you sell in the packaging and incorporate that into the price of the item?
Keep going, your items are lovely. You can and will do this 💜
Could you replace the solid fills with sparser pattern fills and line art etc. to use less ink? Also maybe offer free postage (include postage costs for each item in your costings ) but offer a discount for buyers of multiples?
Hey! So I do offer free uk shipping on orders over £10. Which is fine at the moment - I forgot to say in the vlog that I was talking specifically about international orders! That’s when postage has been an issue
Maybe decrease the overall size of the graphics on the planner and use less paper, plus bump up the price. You can't do all that for free. I buy small notebooks - 1 for each month and they are not that many pages if that is of any help. Even if you sell less, you will make more of a profit. It has been a good sale for you! Yes, figure out the Etsy shipping because you can set it for total weight on heavier items while still keeping the lighter orders separate.
Can you tell us more about this online market? Sounds like a lot of fun! :)
Hi Ava! Was lots of fun! It was a few weeks ago now but basically it’s just a normal weekend with a discount code and I made up a stall just for taking photos and sharing my products. And because a lot of people were taking part, we all shared each other’s stalls etc. Was good fun!
@@fizzandflourish oh great idea, I will def propose this to my friends that run their small online shops. Thank you for sharing 🙂💫
I think making stuff yourself is cost effective and cheaper at first but if you’re getting a lot of sales on a particular item it probably is cheaper to get them manufactured else where.
Yeah that’s exactly correct! It was perfect at first, but now that I’m selling a higher quantity, it will definitely be worth outsourcing! Will take away my stress too hehe
Congrats! I look forward to being able to have this kind of hustle one day. But, I currently have issues printing and cutting with my cricut. Have you had any issues?
Hey! Thanks for the comment Kim! I've not had any issues with the cricut other than sometimes printing slightly off when I don't have a white margin. For this, usually doing a calibration fixes this problem. What is the problem exactly you're facing?
@@fizzandflourish Thanks for your reply! I'm happy you're not having any problems. I know myself and many other cricut users in Facebook groups are having calibration issues. Some of them have been ongoing and for others, like myself, it's a recurring issue whenever Design Space updates. I calibrate perfectly, for example, and either it still cuts incorrectly or it cuts fine for a few sheets of the same sticker sheet and then it cuts completely off. I know many users have jumped ship and gone for the Silhouette brand cutting machines. I'm strongly considering it myself. I called cricut and they suggested I should: give my cricut a 5-10 minute break in between cutting, make sure my mat wasn't damaged, or that it was a problem with the image I was using. In the end they asked I send them a video of the error so they can work out what the issue is. Hopefully it can be fixed. Love your videos, especially as I'm hoping to start my own shop in a couple of weeks. It's been great seeing your journey. xx
Hey, I'm brazilian and there's a yt channel of a graphic shop and they have a video recommending the Epson Workforce c5710 and the HP pro x 477, both are inktank or you can adapt them (I can't remember which one he did) and the cost is very low and they print so fast!!! If you wanna check out the video his channel is called Print e Arte
I also wanted to ask you, if you would share, where did yo get the pip boxes? TY :)
Of course, I didn’t think to link them in the description, but I just got them on Amazon. I’ll link them in the next video 💛
@@fizzandflourish ty 😁
Couldn't you have bought another standard hp printer then sign up to the instant ink that they do. you pay monthly and they send you out inks when you run low. Might be worth looking into.
I don’t see why they would break your printer x
Girl!!! why dont you use instank ink?
Hehe I’ve worked it out now and found a much more cost effective way of doing it....manufacturing! Honestly I’ve saved myself so much stress and headaches - the hardest, most time consuming part was the construction was I’m happy I no longer have to do that! 😍
Yikes! Well, you live and learn! :-)
Yep!! Live and learn, exactly that! Plus I'm sure I'll make use for it in other ways!
@@fizzandflourishtrue :-) And well done on getting monitized! (i saw it on Katnipp's vlog) It's all coming on roses!! 👏🎉💖
Would you ever do Victor Hugo The Man Who Laughs? I love your artwork and items saving money to buy from your shop.
Hey! I’m not sure what you mean by Victor Hugo the Man Who Laughs? I’m so glad you like my artwork though, thanks for the lovely comment! 💛
It a literature book that Victor Hugo wrote, i really like the pride and prejudice collection, that i was wondering if you would do more in the future. I was wanting someone do the Man who laughs collection, someday. I really loved your artwork that i was wondering if you would consider do it.
Have a lovely day.
Well it a romantic novel
Why don’t you join the HP print subscription?
Ohh I'll need to look into that. I think for it to be cost effective the toner needs to be at minimum 1/3 of the cost. I'll look into it thought, thanks so much for the tip!!
Definitely look into it as I think cost effective it will work better for you. X
I'm really amazed that artists on your part of the world are still able to sale a lot of stickers, posters and stationeries. Here in South East Asia I feel that we cant really beat the price and varieties from China sellers who mass produced in factories really cute beautiful stickers and sell ultra cheap price. As a consumer myself, I'd be tempted too to get cheaper cute stickers rather than paying a lil bit more for something made locally which might or might not look super cute. In the end people just want their journal to look cute and pretty with lil cost as possible. It's not always about the art or the originality in my part of the world. I understand, but it is still disheartening.
I understand, but I personally LOVE buying from small business. Knowing that you’re supporting someone’s dream is worth the extra bit of money (and I know a lot of small business’ that price themselves too similar to these big companies so don’t earn what they should! Which is very sad). I want my planner to look cute, but knowing that I’m putting stickers made by artists that put so much love into them is a very good feeling - and makes that planner/journal even more special 💛
Thank god that we do value independent artists in this part of the world and would rather pay that bit more for something unique and special than mass produced products made by factories that likely steal the designs from said artists and no thought or care about it. Factories are also known to have poor practices and a negative impact on the environment. Perhaps you should rethink what you are really supporting rather than thinking of saving a bit of money.