A Little Lettering Beastie

Avoante/Eared Dove 

OOH yeah I have made/ CONTINUE to make a lot of mistakes:

similar colours that contrast nicely on screen (ex. two shades of red) will look identical once the pin’s made, so exaggerate the contrast

if you’re doing pre-orders, make sure the company you’re working with can a) give you an estimated delivery date b) gives you a way to track the progress of production or c) has a great reputation for on-time deliveries, making b unnecessary

some companies lie about the package’s contents so that you don’t pay custom fees. other companies don’t - if you choose the later, be prepared for a PRICEY surprise upon delivery (just had to fork over $200 for a package from The Enamel Pin Factory)

the silhouette of the pin is important. and if you’re using glow enamel, the silhouette of the glow is VERY important (i.e. make sure the glowing sections are still readable when the rest of the pin is blacked out!)

don’t over detail. small areas of colour will be virtually invisible on the final pin, so either scale them up or delete them

if you’re using anodized plating, make the material essential to the pin’s design. and leave a decent area of pure plating to let the anodization show - do NOT use it just for line-art (legit, what’s the point of that??)

light brown/tan enamel always turns out super yellow-ish

soft enamel often looks cheap/tacky, so default to hard enamel. the exception to this is when you want a more 3D look, like for scales on a snake 

pins are expensive to produce, but if you have a solid sales plan you can make back that money pretty quickly. DEFINITELY don’t spend more than you can afford, but also don’t be intimidated by the price

Me: Okay well. Maybe if I go to sleep super duper early, I’ll get a decent amount of sleep.

Me: Okay well. Maybe now I can get some stuff done.

COOKING - creativity is okay

BAKING - stick to the recipe (you can usually adjust sugar content to taste, though)

A very special little place, all your own—MUJI Hut

Who hasn’t dreamt of living somewhere they really want to be? The tools to make that dream a reality are now available. It’s not as dramatic as owning a house or a vacation home, but it’s not as basic as going on a trip.

Put it in the mountains, near the ocean, or in a garden, and it immediately blends in with the surroundings, inviting you to a whole new life.

1. Do not start with the thank you.

2. Start with any other sentence. If you first say, “Thank you for the nice sweater,” you can’t imagine what to write next. Say, “It was so wonderful to come home from school to find this nice sweater. Thank you for thinking of me on Arbor Day.”

3. Then you’re done.

Okay so I need 3 eggs

*walks over the fridge*

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*opens fridge*