@@LuxindaHello your video was so helpful thank you..! I do have 1 question.. I clicked on the link for etsy and looked at a few design for the tumbler.. My question is do you have to download or will they mail you the actual design ? I think if i was reading correctly.. There is options were they can send you the actual design sublimation instead of you downloading and printing.. Am.i correct? Because if so i don't really have to rush to buy the printer
That’s interesting!!! I haven’t had that happen (yet), but clearly it’s a possibility. Technically, resin will peel off a spray-painted (non-sub) tumbler as well under the right circumstances - soaking in water too long, being dropped so the resin cracks, being overheated or left in a hot car, etc. I suppose you could prep your sub tumbler by spray painting first, even just with matte clear. The paint may bond better to the sub surface, the the resin might stick better to the paint, but that’s just a guess. It’s an interesting situation, and I haven’t had enough experience with it to give any good advice, I’m afraid.
Very cool!! Didn't know something like that even existed!! (tumbler press) I've always been so scared to even attempt wrapping but that things takes just does it for you!!! They really did both turn out beautifully! I haven't entered the sublimation world yet bc my husband says "let's just figure out what we are doing first before we start something else!" lol He isn't wrong and he knows me very well!! In other words I just need to focus on what I'm doing right now! **Sigh** Thank you again, for yet another amazing tutorial!!
Aw, thank you!!! I know that feeling, though, I have so many supplies that I've ordered just sitting around because in the meantime I've jumped into something else with both feet. It's a little nuts!
I added a squirt of Marabu Rainbow alcohol ink to the layer of epoxy resin I put over the tumblers. This is an affiliate link for the alcohol ink on Amazon ( amzn.to/3x4gSwf ), but you can usually find much better pricing on joggles.com.
Oh, absolutely! If you’re doing straight sublimation with no final coat of epoxy resin, then there won’t be any glitter. You’ll just press the image onto the tumbler with heat - either in a tumbler press or an oven - and the cup is completely done at that point. I add resin and glitter over the sublimation sometimes just to give the cup more sparkle. I recently did a strictly sublimation tumbler video (no resin or glitter) that might be a little more useful: th-cam.com/video/chGRsOFrVZ0/w-d-xo.html
Hello your video was so helpful thank you..! I do have 1 question.. I clicked on the link for etsy and looked at a few design for the tumbler.. My question is do you have to download or will they mail you the actual design ? I think if i was reading correctly.. There is options were they can send you the actual design sublimation instead of you downloading and printing.. Am.i correct? Because if so i don't really have to rush to buy the printer
Thanks! I’m glad the video helped 😊 Both options are available on Etsy, you just need to search for exactly what you want. Many Etsy sellers offer “digital downloads” for their wrap designs and you would have to download the file and print it yourself. Other sellers will specify that they are mailing you a printed wrap ready to use. If you find something you like, but the listing isn’t clear, I would message the seller and ask before placing an order. Digital downloads are non-refundable, so make sure the seller you’re buying from is actually printing and mailing the wrap to you. Good luck!
@@Luxinda HI I'm back really quick lol I'm sorry but I forgot to ask you 1 last question yesterday. So my question is can you download an image off of Google and use for the tumbler or it has to be threw etsy?
@@lilygrace1304 it depends. If you want to sell tumbler, then you need to make sure what you’re downloading is really free to use. Usually if you Google “free sublimation graphics” and get the image from a site that really offers their graphics for free, then you’re ok. There are also sites like Creative Fabrica and Design Bundles that have a freebie section or you can buy something from them or subscribe to their service and download anything you want from their website.
@@Luxinda now that was extremely helpful! And I think you just covered every question I had again thank you so much for taking the time to explain to me.. I appreciate you 🖤 have a wonderful and blessed day.
Yes, I basically shake up the bottle of Rainbow, then squeeze a “generous squirt” into the resin I’ve mixed up. I’m usually working with only an ounce or two of resin at a time for whatever cups I’m making, so I don’t use a lot of the Rainbow. Thanks!
In the case of resin over a sublimation graphic, just one because technically the sublimation tumbler doesn’t even need resin at all, so the one layer I add is purely decorative to add shine and sparkle. In the case using a full-wrap graphic as a waterslide instead of sublimating, which I do sometimes, then I would cover with 2 or 3 layers of resin to protect the graphic.
Hi- i'm not sure you'll see this considering this video is 2 months old- but i wanted to ask; is the heat press you used workable with tapered tumblers? and followup question- what's the difference between the sublimation paper you used and the kind used with inkjet/laser printers for t-shirts? and final question; can you sublimate without sublimation specific ink? (in relation to possibly using the inkjet/laser printer sublimation paper that works on tshirts) I appreciate any feedback and tips you can provide! thanks in advance if you see this and respond! your work is gorgeous and your tutorials are great!
Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! Since I don’t work with anything besides tumblers, I can’t really answer the question about printing images to use on t-shirts. I know that you absolutely can sublimate on t-shirts, but that still requires using special sublimation ink printed on sublimation paper, then pressed onto the shirt (or pillow or tote bag, etc) with a flat heat press. There may be other methods, though, that use regular inkjet ink - I just not familiar with them. My particular tumbler press shown in this video is really designed specifically for non-taper 20-oz skinny tumblers. Because it’s adjustable, I can also do smaller-diameter non-taper sizes like a 14-oz, but probably not bigger sizes (although I haven’t actually tried). Most people take a regular inkjet printer - since they are pretty inexpensive - and convert it to using sublimation ink to save money, but I didn’t trust myself to do it correctly, so I bought a printer already set up for using sublimation ink. It’s more expensive but ready to go out of the box. I hope I’ve answered at least some of your questions! You can avoid the whole printer aspect by buying sublimation art already printed onto sublimation paper to use on any sublimation item you have. There are Etsy stores that sell pre-printed sublimation graphics that they mail to you. It’s more expensive per item, but you don’t need your own dedicated sublimation printer that way.
@@Luxinda what I meant about the t-shirt transfers was is it possible to use a t-shirt transfer on a tumbler? Like the ones meant for dark colored fabrics? Thanks so much for the information and taking the time to respond it means a lot! The heat press link in your vid advertises being able to work with 20-30oz tumblers on their site as Well, so I've ordered one through your link to try it out. I did find one video showing t-shirt transfers working on the bottom of a tumbler with great success using a heat gun and just pressing with gloved fingers to burnish but none that show a full wrap. Perhaps this is something to possibly experiment with? I plan to give it a try myself as soon as the press arrives. If anything that'll heat more evenly than a heat gun surely. Anyway thanks again for your help! If I don't see a vid of you trying this experiment yourself I'll report on my results in a followup comment after I try it and let you know if it worked!
@@Luxinda th-cam.com/video/_WshPLiaZEA/w-d-xo.html This is the video i mentioned with the t-shirt transfer! let me know if this looks like something that would work for a wrap. I imagine it'd be a bit easy to scratch/peel at first but if you put resin over it anyway in theory i'd think it'd work? Couldnt hurt to try right? lol hope you found this as interesting as i do!
There was no problem at all. I had asked around in sub groups on FB, and it seems folks didn’t have problems as long as they thoroughly wiped the sublimated cup down with 91% alcohol first. I know a number of resin tumbler makers (like me now) “save” a badly subbed cup with resin and glitter 😊
@@gigid7412, all I do with sub tumblers is clean them with alcohol, then apply the resin. There’s no problem with the resin misbehaving or repelling or having fish eyes, etc. I guess I would just say to give it a try on one cup and see how it goes. 😊
There's definitely a learning curve involved with any full-wrap sublimation. It looks so easy in other videos, but there are a lot of variables that can cause problems.
Hi, I just saw your video and I loved the outcome. I've tried to put epoxy on a sublimated tumbler but I'm having the hardest time making the epoxy stick to it. Do you have any advice or maybe know what I'm doing wrong? It will stick to most of it but it will have some spots where it didn't.
Hmmmm, well cleaning with alcohol was my first suggestion, so skipping to the second suggestion, I would try spraying the cleaned, sublimated tumbler with matte clear spray (whatever brand). In theory, the matte surface will provide a little bit more substance for the epoxy to cling to, but it won’t stay looking matte once the epoxy goes on, it should be nice and shiny. Last suggestion would be a *very* gentle sanding of the tumbler surface, applying basically no pressure at all with a really fine-grit paper. That should also give the epoxy more to adhere to but not actually mar the surface at all. Good luck!! Let me know how it goes!
These came out fantastic! I just can't justify the entire set up because I guarantee like you did I'd end up putting epoxy on anyways, but with a cheat glitter not the ink cause you know I'm as addicted to that as you are for the extra sparkle. I'll have to stick to waterslide for my wraps, for now anyways!
I hear ya! If only I were more comfortable with full-wrap waterslides or vinyl…. The funny thing is, there’s a downside to each of these ways of getting a complete background. It’s like on any given day, I have to decide which method will give me the least amount of trouble and angst. 🙄
Happy Sunday! Heat press and you did a good job they turned out really nice and vibrant. Why do you think you had tape ghosting? I think I have the same heat tape.
At first, I thought it was me or the way I was positioning the tape, but then I started looking for posts specifically about this issue in tumbler press groups on FB, and the overwhelming response was “you’re using crappy tape”. And that crappy tape looked just like what I used in this video. Angie Holden even did a heat press tape residue video recently to find tapes that *don’t* cause this problem, so I’ve ordered one of those to try 🤞I’ll get the link to her video and post it here.
I have a link to where I purchased it in the Description area below the video (if you don't see it, click on the title of the video, that usually opens up the rest of the info). It's from a company called Nashville Wholesale Studio, and it's currently on sale.
Loving your tutorials. Straight forward, to the point and I'm right there with you on the whole music thing.... it gets irritating listening to some of the music on a loop. I enjoy the silence!!! (I'm older too so maybe it's just our generation...LOL!)
I think it's just the music people choose (it's so limited what you can have) that's obnoxious. I absolutely love music in general (pretty sure Cindy likes music as well?) Just not the elevator music on videos! Thank goodness for volume buttons 😅
@@RaesTurquoiseTurtle oh, you’re absolutely right - I love music! If I could afford it, I’d probably play Beatles’ music in every video. 🤑🤑🤑 But, yes, I refuse to pay, and I can’t stand most of the stock music that I hear on other videos. Plus, my editing skills still suck, so guaranteed I’d mess it up somehow if I ever tried. 🤔🤣
I like how it looks a lot better than before the resin, and it also hid all of the problems the cup had: tape marks, seam, uneven edges, white bottom and top rim, etc. Basically personal preference 😊
What do you think of sublimation? I've been watching it, as I do resin tumblers and I keep an eye out as to what's new, and it seems to me that it isn't as artistic as other techniques. It's almost like printing a picture, gluing it on, and then putting resin over it. Maybe I'm missing something? It's expensive and overall it looks like it's taking the "Art" out of "Arts & Crafts". Please don't get me wrong, you've done a very nice video, I'm just not getting the appeal and popularity of sublimation. :-)
Actually, I think it’s the ease factor that appeals to many. Resin tumblers aren’t easy, and they can often take days to make, even with the recently added fast-set resins. And with every layer or every embellishment, something can go pretty spectacularly wrong. Regarding the art factor, I know a lot of folks would also argue that a decal, waterslide, printable vinyl image, etc, is also not art - it’s just printing something out and putting it on a cup - same thing as a sub wrap. Also not much different from a rice paper wrap or a gift bag wrap, etc. But all methods take a certain amount of skill, time, and effort. If you check out many FB sublimation groups, you’ll read scads of posts lamenting seam problems, edge ghosting, tape marks, and all the other things that can go wrong with sublimation. It’s not as easy as the press manufacturers make it out to be. I guess the way I look at it (strictly my opinion here) is that sublimation is just another branch of tumbler making. Thank you very much for posting - this is a pretty hot topic, and it’s interesting to hear all takes on it!
I will say that with the Holidays coming, the idea of being able to ramp stock up by sublimating Halloween or Christmas wraps on cups just to have them on the shelf ready for a final layer of resin with sparkles is very appealing. 🎃 🔪 🎄 ⛄️
@@Luxinda Thanks for the response. Ya, I just wasn't sure if I was missing something about this technique or not, and yes, resin tumblers are difficult and people don't understand the price tag on them. I enjoy doing them but sometimes I could just cry! Like yesterday when I went to check on the "finished" tumbler, last coat and found two fruit flies embedded in the resin! Dang.
@@brendalee569 oh man, that sucks!! I hate tiny bugs and lint. I’ve taken to putting overturned clear plastic bins over my tumblers while they cure, just to try and protect them a little.
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I think they both came out great. I couldn’t tell the difference. ❤
Thanks very much!! It's nice to have options 😊
Wow great job, both are awesome.
Thank you!!😊😊
Awesome! Love the sparkle 😍
Thank you!
We just finished watching Hosis Pocus with our granddaughter and I went to check my TH-cam subscriptions and saw this! Beautiful cup!
Thank you!!
Love them!! My favorite movie
Thank you!
They turned out beautiful! I wish I could get a sublimation machine.
Thank you!! 🤞I think as they become more common, prices and availability will improve. At least I hope so.
@@LuxindaHello your video was so helpful thank you..! I do have 1 question.. I clicked on the link for etsy and looked at a few design for the tumbler.. My question is do you have to download or will they mail you the actual design ? I think if i was reading correctly.. There is options were they can send you the actual design sublimation instead of you downloading and printing.. Am.i correct? Because if so i don't really have to rush to buy the printer
both looks awesome - TYVM for this tutorial
Thanks! My pleasure
They both turned out great!!
Thanks!
Wow looks great
Thanks!!
Great job. I've been epoxing my sub tumblers for a while but recently I had a customer saying that the epoxy peeled off. Have you had this issue? Ty
That’s interesting!!! I haven’t had that happen (yet), but clearly it’s a possibility. Technically, resin will peel off a spray-painted (non-sub) tumbler as well under the right circumstances - soaking in water too long, being dropped so the resin cracks, being overheated or left in a hot car, etc. I suppose you could prep your sub tumbler by spray painting first, even just with matte clear. The paint may bond better to the sub surface, the the resin might stick better to the paint, but that’s just a guess. It’s an interesting situation, and I haven’t had enough experience with it to give any good advice, I’m afraid.
Hello, New to the game and LOVE they way these turned out. Can you share what you used for the glitter that you put in the resin please? Thank you.
Sure! I added a squirt of Marabu Rainbow alcohol ink to the resin:
amzn.to/3RArA5n
Wow, those came out really nice! 🤏👍🏻
Thank you!
Very cool!! Didn't know something like that even existed!! (tumbler press) I've always been so scared to even attempt wrapping but that things takes just does it for you!!! They really did both turn out beautifully! I haven't entered the sublimation world yet bc my husband says "let's just figure out what we are doing first before we start something else!" lol He isn't wrong and he knows me very well!! In other words I just need to focus on what I'm doing right now! **Sigh** Thank you again, for yet another amazing tutorial!!
Aw, thank you!!! I know that feeling, though, I have so many supplies that I've ordered just sitting around because in the meantime I've jumped into something else with both feet. It's a little nuts!
Beautiful
Thanks!
What did you use that made the cups sparkle on the turner at the end
I added a squirt of Marabu Rainbow alcohol ink to the layer of epoxy resin I put over the tumblers. This is an affiliate link for the alcohol ink on Amazon ( amzn.to/3x4gSwf ), but you can usually find much better pricing on joggles.com.
Is there a way to add this without the glitter? New to adding this to sublimation tumbler. Thanks
Oh, absolutely! If you’re doing straight sublimation with no final coat of epoxy resin, then there won’t be any glitter. You’ll just press the image onto the tumbler with heat - either in a tumbler press or an oven - and the cup is completely done at that point. I add resin and glitter over the sublimation sometimes just to give the cup more sparkle. I recently did a strictly sublimation tumbler video (no resin or glitter) that might be a little more useful:
th-cam.com/video/chGRsOFrVZ0/w-d-xo.html
Hello your video was so helpful thank you..! I do have 1 question.. I clicked on the link for etsy and looked at a few design for the tumbler.. My question is do you have to download or will they mail you the actual design ? I think if i was reading correctly.. There is options were they can send you the actual design sublimation instead of you downloading and printing.. Am.i correct? Because if so i don't really have to rush to buy the printer
Thanks! I’m glad the video helped 😊 Both options are available on Etsy, you just need to search for exactly what you want. Many Etsy sellers offer “digital downloads” for their wrap designs and you would have to download the file and print it yourself. Other sellers will specify that they are mailing you a printed wrap ready to use. If you find something you like, but the listing isn’t clear, I would message the seller and ask before placing an order. Digital downloads are non-refundable, so make sure the seller you’re buying from is actually printing and mailing the wrap to you. Good luck!
@@Luxinda thank you so much I appreciate the help and we'll wishes 🖤
@@Luxinda HI I'm back really quick lol I'm sorry but I forgot to ask you 1 last question yesterday. So my question is can you download an image off of Google and use for the tumbler or it has to be threw etsy?
@@lilygrace1304 it depends. If you want to sell tumbler, then you need to make sure what you’re downloading is really free to use. Usually if you Google “free sublimation graphics” and get the image from a site that really offers their graphics for free, then you’re ok. There are also sites like Creative Fabrica and Design Bundles that have a freebie section or you can buy something from them or subscribe to their service and download anything you want from their website.
@@Luxinda now that was extremely helpful! And I think you just covered every question I had again thank you so much for taking the time to explain to me.. I appreciate you 🖤 have a wonderful and blessed day.
Good morning. Quick question did you add the rainbow alcohol ink to the resin and if so how much ? Thank you 🙏
Yes, I basically shake up the bottle of Rainbow, then squeeze a “generous squirt” into the resin I’ve mixed up. I’m usually working with only an ounce or two of resin at a time for whatever cups I’m making, so I don’t use a lot of the Rainbow. Thanks!
These turned out awesome! Did you sand the cup at all before putting the epoxy on?
Thank you!! I tend not to sand sub cups before epoxy, but it’s personal preference, so you can definitely sand before applying any resin.
Nice 😊
Thanks!!😊😊
How many layers of resin did you put on?
In the case of resin over a sublimation graphic, just one because technically the sublimation tumbler doesn’t even need resin at all, so the one layer I add is purely decorative to add shine and sparkle. In the case using a full-wrap graphic as a waterslide instead of sublimating, which I do sometimes, then I would cover with 2 or 3 layers of resin to protect the graphic.
Good morning friend! 🌞
Good morning!! 😃
Hi- i'm not sure you'll see this considering this video is 2 months old- but i wanted to ask; is the heat press you used workable with tapered tumblers? and followup question- what's the difference between the sublimation paper you used and the kind used with inkjet/laser printers for t-shirts? and final question; can you sublimate without sublimation specific ink? (in relation to possibly using the inkjet/laser printer sublimation paper that works on tshirts) I appreciate any feedback and tips you can provide! thanks in advance if you see this and respond! your work is gorgeous and your tutorials are great!
Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! Since I don’t work with anything besides tumblers, I can’t really answer the question about printing images to use on t-shirts. I know that you absolutely can sublimate on t-shirts, but that still requires using special sublimation ink printed on sublimation paper, then pressed onto the shirt (or pillow or tote bag, etc) with a flat heat press. There may be other methods, though, that use regular inkjet ink - I just not familiar with them. My particular tumbler press shown in this video is really designed specifically for non-taper 20-oz skinny tumblers. Because it’s adjustable, I can also do smaller-diameter non-taper sizes like a 14-oz, but probably not bigger sizes (although I haven’t actually tried). Most people take a regular inkjet printer - since they are pretty inexpensive - and convert it to using sublimation ink to save money, but I didn’t trust myself to do it correctly, so I bought a printer already set up for using sublimation ink. It’s more expensive but ready to go out of the box. I hope I’ve answered at least some of your questions! You can avoid the whole printer aspect by buying sublimation art already printed onto sublimation paper to use on any sublimation item you have. There are Etsy stores that sell pre-printed sublimation graphics that they mail to you. It’s more expensive per item, but you don’t need your own dedicated sublimation printer that way.
If you want really good sublimation information, I strongly recommend watching Angie Holden’s channel:
th-cam.com/users/AngieHolden
@@Luxinda what I meant about the t-shirt transfers was is it possible to use a t-shirt transfer on a tumbler? Like the ones meant for dark colored fabrics? Thanks so much for the information and taking the time to respond it means a lot!
The heat press link in your vid advertises being able to work with 20-30oz tumblers on their site as Well, so I've ordered one through your link to try it out. I did find one video showing t-shirt transfers working on the bottom of a tumbler with great success using a heat gun and just pressing with gloved fingers to burnish but none that show a full wrap. Perhaps this is something to possibly experiment with? I plan to give it a try myself as soon as the press arrives. If anything that'll heat more evenly than a heat gun surely. Anyway thanks again for your help! If I don't see a vid of you trying this experiment yourself I'll report on my results in a followup comment after I try it and let you know if it worked!
@@Luxinda th-cam.com/video/_WshPLiaZEA/w-d-xo.html This is the video i mentioned with the t-shirt transfer! let me know if this looks like something that would work for a wrap. I imagine it'd be a bit easy to scratch/peel at first but if you put resin over it anyway in theory i'd think it'd work? Couldnt hurt to try right? lol hope you found this as interesting as i do!
how did it working adding the epoxy? I thought I read you can't epoxy over sub ?
There was no problem at all. I had asked around in sub groups on FB, and it seems folks didn’t have problems as long as they thoroughly wiped the sublimated cup down with 91% alcohol first. I know a number of resin tumbler makers (like me now) “save” a badly subbed cup with resin and glitter 😊
@@Luxinda awesome good to know thank you
@@Luxinda how did the epoxy stick to the cup if you did not sand it? I want to try this so bad but I am so scared of the outcome.
@@gigid7412, all I do with sub tumblers is clean them with alcohol, then apply the resin. There’s no problem with the resin misbehaving or repelling or having fish eyes, etc. I guess I would just say to give it a try on one cup and see how it goes. 😊
@@Luxinda Thank you for replying, I will definitely give it a try.
I gotta get me one of those. My convection oven doesn't give good results not to mention it does some ghosting. I too use a sub paper
There's definitely a learning curve involved with any full-wrap sublimation. It looks so easy in other videos, but there are a lot of variables that can cause problems.
Hi, I just saw your video and I loved the outcome. I've tried to put epoxy on a sublimated tumbler but I'm having the hardest time making the epoxy stick to it. Do you have any advice or maybe know what I'm doing wrong? It will stick to most of it but it will have some spots where it didn't.
Oh, and I'm cleaning it before I add the epoxy with 91% alcohol.
Hmmmm, well cleaning with alcohol was my first suggestion, so skipping to the second suggestion, I would try spraying the cleaned, sublimated tumbler with matte clear spray (whatever brand). In theory, the matte surface will provide a little bit more substance for the epoxy to cling to, but it won’t stay looking matte once the epoxy goes on, it should be nice and shiny. Last suggestion would be a *very* gentle sanding of the tumbler surface, applying basically no pressure at all with a really fine-grit paper. That should also give the epoxy more to adhere to but not actually mar the surface at all.
Good luck!! Let me know how it goes!
These came out fantastic! I just can't justify the entire set up because I guarantee like you did I'd end up putting epoxy on anyways, but with a cheat glitter not the ink cause you know I'm as addicted to that as you are for the extra sparkle. I'll have to stick to waterslide for my wraps, for now anyways!
I hear ya! If only I were more comfortable with full-wrap waterslides or vinyl…. The funny thing is, there’s a downside to each of these ways of getting a complete background. It’s like on any given day, I have to decide which method will give me the least amount of trouble and angst. 🙄
Happy Sunday! Heat press and you did a good job they turned out really nice and vibrant. Why do you think you had tape ghosting? I think I have the same heat tape.
At first, I thought it was me or the way I was positioning the tape, but then I started looking for posts specifically about this issue in tumbler press groups on FB, and the overwhelming response was “you’re using crappy tape”. And that crappy tape looked just like what I used in this video. Angie Holden even did a heat press tape residue video recently to find tapes that *don’t* cause this problem, so I’ve ordered one of those to try 🤞I’ll get the link to her video and post it here.
th-cam.com/video/UrSdDvjQGNE/w-d-xo.html this is the video
@@Luxinda thank you, very helpful and Amazon does have cricut heat tape on sale rn
@@Nelswifi, ooh! good to know - thank you!
Can you give information about your tumbler press?
I have a link to where I purchased it in the Description area below the video (if you don't see it, click on the title of the video, that usually opens up the rest of the info). It's from a company called Nashville Wholesale Studio, and it's currently on sale.
Loving your tutorials. Straight forward, to the point and I'm right there with you on the whole music thing.... it gets irritating listening to some of the music on a loop. I enjoy the silence!!! (I'm older too so maybe it's just our generation...LOL!)
Thank you! And, yes, it could be.
I think it's just the music people choose (it's so limited what you can have) that's obnoxious. I absolutely love music in general (pretty sure Cindy likes music as well?) Just not the elevator music on videos! Thank goodness for volume buttons 😅
@@RaesTurquoiseTurtle oh, you’re absolutely right - I love music! If I could afford it, I’d probably play Beatles’ music in every video. 🤑🤑🤑 But, yes, I refuse to pay, and I can’t stand most of the stock music that I hear on other videos. Plus, my editing skills still suck, so guaranteed I’d mess it up somehow if I ever tried. 🤔🤣
Beautiful! I definitely need to figure out where to get that rainbow ink here in Aus.
Thank you! I’m sorry to hear it’s not available there!! 🙁
@@Luxinda it is, but it sells out super fast.
@@Wickedkittin ohhhhh, gotcha! That’s unfortunate. If you want to shoot me your address, I can send you a bottle 🤫 luxinda.swirl @ gmail . com
@@Luxinda that's so sweet of you! I'm actually not sure how to message on here.
Why put the resin over the sublimation?
I like how it looks a lot better than before the resin, and it also hid all of the problems the cup had: tape marks, seam, uneven edges, white bottom and top rim, etc. Basically personal preference 😊
What do you think of sublimation? I've been watching it, as I do resin tumblers and I keep an eye out as to what's new, and it seems to me that it isn't as artistic as other techniques. It's almost like printing a picture, gluing it on, and then putting resin over it. Maybe I'm missing something? It's expensive and overall it looks like it's taking the "Art" out of "Arts & Crafts". Please don't get me wrong, you've done a very nice video, I'm just not getting the appeal and popularity of sublimation. :-)
Actually, I think it’s the ease factor that appeals to many. Resin tumblers aren’t easy, and they can often take days to make, even with the recently added fast-set resins. And with every layer or every embellishment, something can go pretty spectacularly wrong. Regarding the art factor, I know a lot of folks would also argue that a decal, waterslide, printable vinyl image, etc, is also not art - it’s just printing something out and putting it on a cup - same thing as a sub wrap. Also not much different from a rice paper wrap or a gift bag wrap, etc. But all methods take a certain amount of skill, time, and effort. If you check out many FB sublimation groups, you’ll read scads of posts lamenting seam problems, edge ghosting, tape marks, and all the other things that can go wrong with sublimation. It’s not as easy as the press manufacturers make it out to be. I guess the way I look at it (strictly my opinion here) is that sublimation is just another branch of tumbler making. Thank you very much for posting - this is a pretty hot topic, and it’s interesting to hear all takes on it!
I will say that with the Holidays coming, the idea of being able to ramp stock up by sublimating Halloween or Christmas wraps on cups just to have them on the shelf ready for a final layer of resin with sparkles is very appealing. 🎃 🔪 🎄 ⛄️
@@Luxinda Thanks for the response. Ya, I just wasn't sure if I was missing something about this technique or not, and yes, resin tumblers are difficult and people don't understand the price tag on them. I enjoy doing them but sometimes I could just cry! Like yesterday when I went to check on the "finished" tumbler, last coat and found two fruit flies embedded in the resin! Dang.
@@Luxinda I don't sell many but I get it.
@@brendalee569 oh man, that sucks!! I hate tiny bugs and lint. I’ve taken to putting overturned clear plastic bins over my tumblers while they cure, just to try and protect them a little.