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Everything I need to make stickers to sell in my Etsy store
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items This is a list of all of the supplies, tools and consumables I use to make and ship stickers for my squirkly Etsy store.
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Tools
Consumables
Packaging/shipping tools and materials
Tools
Absolute essential tools and machinery that I use daily to make my stickers.
Seriously, for cutting A4 or US letter sized paper, get the Portrait, you don’t need a Cameo.
Amazon.co.uk: Silhouette Portrait
A ruler that protects your fingers when cutting sheets of vinyl, paper, laminate etc is a must. I use this one and love it.
30CM Raised Grip Aluminium Cutting Ruler - Black
This is practically indestructible and I use it daily to cut anything involving straight lines (in conjunction with my metal ruler)
Olfa RTY-2DX Deluxe Rotary Cutter, 45 mm, Yellow
You need this when applying your overland ate to your vinyl. The felt will prevent scratches. Brand doesn’t matter, they are all pretty much the same, but buy a multipack like this and you can’t go wrong.
4 Pcs Felt Vinyl Wrap Squeegee Tool Set
Another tool for pressing your overlam so it’s nicely adhered to your vinyl. Plus this is just really satisfying to use.
Artway 15cm Black Rubber Brayer Roller
Awesome little scissors for cutting small and/or sticky things
Fiskars Micro-Tip Non-Stick Craft Scissors
This is my current inkjet printer. I prefer Canon to Epson, but that’s personal preference. Mega tank because nobody wants to start faffing with cartridges that contain ink that is more expensive than fine wine. This takes ink refills in a bottle and...
Canon PIXMA G550 Single-Function Photo Printer
I make lots of small stickers, so weeding tools are a must for me.
If your budget doesn’t stretch to it, however, you can make your own with an old retractable pencil and a needle, just insert the needle into the pencil as if it were a piece of penc...
NICAPA Basic Tool Set for Vinyl Weeding
I always use a different blade and blade holder for cutting different materials. It makes life so much easier and it's easy to switch out blades for new ones with the magnetic hold on the Siser blade holders.
Siser® Blade Holder for Juliet and Romeo Plotter
Consumables
These are the things that run out or get used, so I have to keep spares on hand
Replacement cutting mats. These are the best non-Silhouette mats I have found and I use these exclusively.
Nicapa StandardGrip Cutting Mat 8x12 (3pcs)
When your mats lose their stick, wash them and apply this. It makes them like new again and lasts forever.
Cutting Mat Glue Safer Than Spray Mount
My favourite brand of vinyl for making stickers
Evergreen Goods™ 10 Sheets A4 Clear Glossy Sticker Vinyl
My favourite printable sticker vinyl brand
Evergreen Goods 100 Sheets A4 White Glossy Sticker Paper
DeTape matte over laminate. Fantastic for laminating stickers to make them more hard wearing.
Matt Overlaminating Film - 760mm
This is not for stickers that I sell, but I use it for packaging stickers with my business details on, etc. it’s basically like copy paper, but with a sticky back. Useful for all sorts.
Double Dragon 50 Sheets A4 White Matte Sticker Paper
This is good of you want your stickers to be sparkly. But beware, it scratches easily.
32 Sheets Holographic Clear Vinyl Stickers A4
You’ll need to replace the ink so rarely, you might as well buy the branded, quality stuff.
Canon GI-53 Multipack - Full Set of 6 Ink Bottles (Original)
Packaging/shipping tools and materials
Things I use to make backing cards, shipping materials, thermal printer for printing shipping labels, etc.
I use this to create backing cards to attach my magnetic bookmarks to for shipping. Its smooth and takes colour really well for a relatively low cost cardstock.
Color Copy A4 Paper - 300gsm (Pack of 125)
Thermal labels for posting orders from my Etsy store. Any brand works with the munbyn thermal printer, so I shop around each time for the best deals.
iSOUL 4X6 Thermal Printer Labels 100x150mm 500
Currently the cheapest suppliers of PIP boxes that I’ve found in the UK.
C6/A6 Royal Mail PIP Boxes - Stock Supplies Ltd
I can’t live without my munbyn thermal printer for printing address labels for orders in my Etsy store
MUNBYN Bluetooth 4x6 Thermal Label Printer