SMALL BUSINESS DIARIES ✨ We got a DTF Printer! Printing our Own Apparel & Making Sticker Packs

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @KatnippStudios
    @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +71

    Guys 🙈 I have something to admit! I'm returning this printer after having it over a week I'll explain in a little more detail in the next vlog! Watch out for that one. next week!

    • @jennifereades9891
      @jennifereades9891 2 года назад +8

      Have you heard of the newer DTV by Siser? It uses an inkjet printer, the vinyl is supposed to be flexible (not stiff like traditional printable vinyl), and you've already got the cutting machines.
      I want to try it myself for my shop, but I'm nowhere near as established or experienced as you.

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      @@jennifereades9891 ohhhh noooo but this sounds amazing after quickly looking at it! Thank you so mcuh!

    • @AnneStanDesigns
      @AnneStanDesigns 2 года назад +2

      I looked at those printers and slowly backed away. My brain is already filled with too much information about other things and I feel like I would start throwing things in frustration. Good luck with whatever route you choose to go moving forward.

    • @Jessabug
      @Jessabug 2 года назад +2

      It didn’t look user friendly, I’m sure other ppl had to return it as well 😥

    • @rococoneko
      @rococoneko 2 года назад +1

      Dtf can still be great, it's just about finding the right model of printer for your needs. Personally I use crio, the sheets you can get pretty powdered, and don't have to shake cartridges every use

  • @BjorkL
    @BjorkL 3 месяца назад

    I used to watch them too! I'm 47 and still love them! 😆 18:46

  • @HollyMorningstar
    @HollyMorningstar 2 года назад +1

    You are one of my most favorite art business vloggers! Your videos are always so informative and your voice is so relaxing to listen to. Thank you so much.

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Oh my goodness thank you so much! This is honestly such a huge honour! YOU DA BEST

  • @rianna6978
    @rianna6978 2 года назад +4

    You’re looking amazing….keep up the hard work!❤❤❤

  • @BjorkL
    @BjorkL 3 месяца назад

    I love that notebook!!! 😍🤩😍🤩😍 7:49 I want one too!

  • @almudena_rocca
    @almudena_rocca 2 года назад

    Hi sorry this is a little random but how did you set up the studio Ghibli moving screen saver on your Mac thank you !!

  • @kimberlyroberson7505
    @kimberlyroberson7505 2 года назад +3

    It is such a joy to watch your videos and peek into your small business magic. 💛
    Also, your new journal from Flutter & Fern is gorgeous! They have the most beautiful gold foiled washi tapes as well! 😊

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      Oh my goodness heheh thank you so so much!

  • @pinksydoodles
    @pinksydoodles 2 года назад

    Love your videos Catherine. This is a long shot but do you every see the lady who puppy walks the Guide dogs in Marske?

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      I Dont think I have! Well I may have done hehe

  • @poshglampristine4044
    @poshglampristine4044 2 года назад

    Oh my goodness thank you soooooooo much for sharing this experience. I had wondered if getting this printer was worth it for me as a hobby crafter so it was super helpful to see the steps to prep because I didn't know all of that was involved.

  • @lola_incarnate
    @lola_incarnate 2 года назад +2

    That DTF printer segment is so interesting to watch. I saw my local online sellers starting to offer DTF printed images lately and I was so curious about it (usually they offer silk/screen printing stuff)

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      It is super interesting we ended up returning it because it was a nightmare but we are still hand making our Totes just buying in the DTF prints!

    • @mrs.quills7061
      @mrs.quills7061 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios oh that’s smart! probably more affordable too I can’t imagine how expensive that ink must be either.

  • @kerenvalentin7082
    @kerenvalentin7082 2 года назад

    WOW! You are awesome, always creating and making the best that you can... nothing but the best!! I love it!! I love your new bags, can't wait to see the t-shirts and sweatshirts... make a blue art piece for one sweatshirt... LOL. You look great!!! Have a wonderful week.

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      hehehe oh my goodness thank you so so much! You too I hope you have a lovely week ahead!

  • @zoehilger1462
    @zoehilger1462 2 года назад

    First of all the oh my gourd illustration is so cute I could pass away. Secondly, I always seem to rewatch all your videos in the fall because it just gives me “that” cozy feeling, and comparing the two is like two different people/businesses! It’s just so wild to see so much growth and development, and I hope you can see that from where you are standing too! Sending love and have a lovely day!

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      heheheh this comment made me giggle lol 🤣 Oh my goodness thank you eheheh, I am super glad you get those cozy vibes, it really means so so much! YOU DA BEST

  • @bloowabbit6414
    @bloowabbit6414 2 года назад

    Wow! Printing new things! I've seen some artists use a spatula palette to lift their printed stickers from the mat...? Nice vlog, tfs 💗

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      Yess i resorted to using a spatula too lol

  • @Karenm1969
    @Karenm1969 2 года назад

    Where did you get your DTF printer from ?? Assuming it was converted from a regular inkjet ???

  • @MaureenAstrid
    @MaureenAstrid 2 года назад

    Your relentless energy is admirable 💕

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      Oh my goodness heheh tysm, sometimes I even tire myself out watching myself lol

  • @bythebaybagco
    @bythebaybagco 2 года назад +1

    The process for the dtf printer looks just like what I learned last week and used on a batch of cotton shirts using my sublimation printer on films and the powder. Check out the Makers Gonna Learn channel and their “2022 sublimation hack you need today “ video that explains it all. The only thing you can’t do would be print white. I was surprised watching your video how close the process is! It’s actually super easy and kinda fun once you get it down!

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Oh my goodness its a long process heheh thank you so mcuh for sharing this!

  • @gabbychiera8816
    @gabbychiera8816 2 года назад

    I saw the notebook and instantly recognised Flutter and Fern! So cute!!

  • @cristinabento1749
    @cristinabento1749 2 года назад

    Use the small bags as treat bags for birthday parties, Easter, Xmas or a teacher's goody bag.

  • @Midreky
    @Midreky 2 года назад +1

    I think for the brush you mentioned you could change the blending mode as to keep that overlap from happening! It's probably set to multiply or something similar. Worth checking out at least to see if it "fixes" it and so you could keep using it! (Unless the reason you were using it really was just for that overlap effect haha)

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      OMG YESSS thanky ou so so so so MUCHHHHHH

    • @Midreky
      @Midreky 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios glad that helped!! :'D 💛

  • @carol-annegrenier5692
    @carol-annegrenier5692 2 года назад +1

    I can understand returning the printer. Because I am very small I am using a print on demand company even though I have all the equipment to convert a new printer to a sublimation printer. Glad to see you are back to printing sticker packs I need to get my but in gear and just do it…

    • @mrs.quills7061
      @mrs.quills7061 2 года назад

      I’m looking into print on demand! Have you felt it’s worked for you? May I ask what companies you use? I have my Etsy shop linked to printify, but I got very scared.
      I just worry about shipping and quality, but then it’s such an expense to have my designs on multiple things and if they don’t sell it’s a loss on my end. It’s exhausting to make just prints and my greeting cards even my bookmarks and I wanted to add some more products like journals, but I don’t know if they would sell.

    • @carol-annegrenier5692
      @carol-annegrenier5692 2 года назад

      @@mrs.quills7061 I use Printful. I usually order a sample just to see the quality. I have not been disappointed they are more expensive though.

  • @heidiellsworthfam
    @heidiellsworthfam 2 года назад

    I'm new to sticker making & have started making sticker sheets. Should I also offer sticker packs? I guess I'm just curious why people choose one over the other? I love your fall designs.

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Sticker packs are bigger, so you get larger stickers hehe

  • @Karenm1969
    @Karenm1969 2 года назад

    Can we get a pdf of the sign you made for the DTF ??

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Of course, if you want to email me ill send you it across if you like? hellokatnipp@gmail.com

  • @savannahscribbles
    @savannahscribbles 2 года назад +1

    I went absolutely mad with an order just now, those Fall products spoke to me on a spiritual level 🍂😂

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      hehehe oh my goodness Savannah thank you so much your aesthetic is literally the QUEEN OF FALL heheh I can't wait to see what you do with them!

    • @savannahscribbles
      @savannahscribbles 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios aww hehe I can’t wait 🎃

  • @marklola12
    @marklola12 2 года назад

    You may know this BUT when it comes to the DTF i know you said yours does not have a stirrer for the white which is prone to cogging BUT even with a machine with a stirrer make sure you do atleast 1 print per day.....even if you do not need to use it. nearly all DTF machines clog and block both where the inks are and also the print head sections. its way worse than normal printers or sublimation....If the print head/cartridges get blocked use a syringe and take out the blocked colour or all of them shove the syringe where the ink comes out and pull the end of the syringe so the ink comes through it

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      🙈 it was such a headache, I ended up sending it back lol

    • @marklola12
      @marklola12 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios haha tbh it is a pain in the back side, even the one I have which I am also tempted to send back, I messaged them and I can send it back. The results for me while good are not far off being the same as printable htv or like I said in other comment that stuff you cut out and out onti cotton then sublimion onto it

  • @juliehodges3894
    @juliehodges3894 2 года назад

    Had to smile….. DTF is still a transfer on a garment so will have a short life span compared to other methods, really it’s just a new idea that is cheaper for start ups. Have fun ❤

  • @MOMOHEARTS
    @MOMOHEARTS 2 года назад +1

    I've been thinking of making totes and clothes as well! Though I don't make or get enough customers, barely or at all lol, like you do but im happy to know espon has a printer for stuff like this! Definitely gonna check it out when im able to invest in it.

    • @marklola12
      @marklola12 2 года назад

      well they don't its just a printer of theirs that you convert, if you are a small business or do more for fun etc you are way better off getting sublimation tote bags and get a cheap printer and use subllimation inks and a cheap heatpress, also maybe if you have a cricut you can get printable htv where the cricut cuts round the image and you heat press it onto stuff so it's good for sublimating onto cotton

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +2

      @@marklola12 I agree with Mark, I would invest more in sublimation than this DTF printer, I ended up returning it, but my sublimation printer has been a brilliant investment even now!

    • @marklola12
      @marklola12 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios even printable htv is good, I have started to use this stuff made by HTVRONT also where you make a silhouette of the image you want to sublimate and you use the cricut to cut it out, then you heatpress that onto the material then you print out using sublimation ink and paper the image and then you lay it over the HTVRONT film and heat press it onto it. So far it has been better than using printable vinyl
      The dtf printer I got is good though but I am not sure the results are any different than using printable htv etc because at the end of the day....you are still just sticking down the image onto material so it's more or less the same I feel. And it's way too fiddly..also it costs way more when you have mistakes than sublimation and htv does :0

  • @bloowabbit6414
    @bloowabbit6414 2 года назад

    And thanks Mike for packing my order!

  • @FoxtheBear
    @FoxtheBear 2 года назад

    LOVE the little stickers, and its always so good (not for you of course...) to see when things don't go right as sometimes social media can just look too perfect and it's good to see the real life happenings and struggles :)
    Out of curiosity, what sticker paper do you use if you don't mind sharing?

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Yesss thats totally true I think its important to show all processes its not always smooth sailing!

  • @linsaraillustration
    @linsaraillustration 2 года назад

    thats a wonderful investment. wohoo. congrats

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      I sent it back 🤣🙈 It turned out to be not so great I go in to detail in this weeks vlog!

    • @linsaraillustration
      @linsaraillustration 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios oh nooo 🙆‍♀️.. well, everything is an experience 😬

  • @Rec426
    @Rec426 2 года назад

    This helped motivate me so much! I think my motivation has been so-so this week due to what’s been happening over here in the UK this week and I think it’s just been a hectic/crazy week and that’s partly been the reason why I haven’t felt too motivated recently. But this vlog really boosted my motivation so thank you! :)

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      Oh my goodness I know its been so crazy I hope you feel a little better and back on your feet, take your time and relax to recoop your energy!

    • @mrs.quills7061
      @mrs.quills7061 2 года назад

      It’s okay to take time to process everything. It feels like a punch to your gut and the last few years have been destroying everyone I think. We never had time to properly cope.
      I felt guilty about taking months off from my art and Etsy after my dad suddenly passed away in June. Sometimes the best thing is to do nothing when there’s serious things going on. I certainly don’t work my best.
      My thoughts are with everyone in the UK 🇬🇧 ❤️

  • @linad1624
    @linad1624 2 года назад

    i was literally holding my breath when you were pealing back the film on your bags lol i placed my first order with you couple weeks ago and i cant wait to get my happy mail!!!!! your videos are so inspirational and fun to watch! thankyou for sharing your life with us!

  • @sabrinasimpson4955
    @sabrinasimpson4955 2 года назад

    love love love mikes shirt My husband and I play APEX all the time and I love playing lifeline and loba

  • @wonderwonder30
    @wonderwonder30 2 года назад

    I’ve been thinking about getting an iPad Air but I already have an iPad Pro so, in your opinion is it worth it or not necessary?

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Its totally upto you, the only reason I got another ipad is so I have a really small sketchbook on the go, but otherwise I am still happy with my super old one and it still works perfectly so I didnt feel the need to upgrade!

  • @mrs.quills7061
    @mrs.quills7061 2 года назад

    I need to put my Halloween stuff up too 🤦🏻‍♀️also may I ask where you get your mock up images from? Do you stage them yourself or do you buy from one of those places that has commercial licenses?

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      Sometimes Ido them myself, but I buy from etsy or creative market!

    • @mrs.quills7061
      @mrs.quills7061 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios oh nice thank you! Yeah I’ve made some myself and others I’ve purchased through marketplaces.

  • @tranquelva
    @tranquelva 2 года назад

    Sorry the printer didn’t work out for you. I’m sure you’ll find something that you’ll like.
    Where did you get the “let’s play video games” sweater? It’s so cute! 😍

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      This sweater was from a artist called Geenie Jay! You can find her work here:www.geeniejay.com/

  • @starwarsgal4140
    @starwarsgal4140 2 года назад

    Love your powderpuff shirt !

  • @HelenMcLean
    @HelenMcLean 2 года назад

    Gosh... there'd be both high levels of excitement and stress having that DTF printer. If the outcomes were more successful than unsuccessful, I could see how the stress would subside. If it's the other way around, I'd be bitterly disappointed. But you don't know until you give it a shot!!

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      exactly! I am happy I tried it out, I rapidly knew it wasn't going to work!

  • @b_r_a_n
    @b_r_a_n 2 года назад

    3:10 that woman just sitting there like that though😂

  • @Tanishaluvzmumbai
    @Tanishaluvzmumbai 2 года назад

    Right when I saw his top I screamed “APEEEEX!!!!” And it’s my fave character as well lolololol

  • @benipray
    @benipray 2 года назад

    If you like the texture of the marker pen but don't like the "overlapping" of the color you can actually turn that OFF!! :D just click on the brush in Procreate, go to "Rendering" and set the blend mode to "normal" instead of Multiply (or linear burn, I can't remember what it is by default). You can always duplicate the brush if you like the overlapping for other stuff!

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      omggg your a LIFE SAVER THANK YOU SO MUCH

    • @benipray
      @benipray 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios ehehe glad I could help!! ❤️

  • @Sarahbeal90
    @Sarahbeal90 2 года назад

    I'm looking forward to buying Halloween stickers soon! 🎃👻and I hope you make tote bags I'd definitely buy one or two🤭

  • @misalisa256
    @misalisa256 2 года назад

    I love how the minute she cuts her hair short I see her with extensions in 😂 I can relate 🤣

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      🤣 I really wish I didnt cut myhair too cause now my extensions dont blend lol

  • @moodyandtheartist
    @moodyandtheartist 2 года назад

    Any vids in the pipeline on your personal channel? 🙂

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Yesssssss hopefully lol I have fallen SO BEHIND on them :')

  • @lyndsayhammond6884
    @lyndsayhammond6884 2 года назад

    I can really see your weight loss in this vlog! 🫶🏻

  • @MystLily
    @MystLily 2 года назад

    I think you need to re-arrange the boy's area so they have more room to move about because with the crickets back it sort of interferes with workflow

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Yeah its a weird layout, i think we need to figure something out!

  • @Lisasplace
    @Lisasplace 2 года назад

    i love how you pronounced dean's name when he (i assume) came into the studio

  • @blingbombvault
    @blingbombvault 2 года назад

    i want one so bad but i think its too much work for me

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      I actually sent it back and wouldnt reccomend it! Its not for the faint hearted thats for sure lol

  • @LAYNERAYNE
    @LAYNERAYNE 2 года назад

    I was just going to ask if the sheets you print on are re-usable but it seems like a pointless question now, or is that just one of the reasons for your change of mind

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      No they aren't it would be great if they were though!

  • @AikaHikari122
    @AikaHikari122 2 года назад +1

    I just stopped playing Apex to watch this vlog only to watch an Apex shirt be made. Not what I was expecting

    • @MikeyTVlogs
      @MikeyTVlogs 2 года назад +1

      There's a good level of sofistication in the studio 😍 what do you main?? 🤙

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      🤣 heheh

    • @AikaHikari122
      @AikaHikari122 2 года назад

      @@MikeyTVlogs I used to main Lifeline actually haha! But I moved onto Wattson, I just love her cute energy

    • @MikeyTVlogs
      @MikeyTVlogs 2 года назад +1

      @@AikaHikari122 must admit I've been playing Watson too 🙈 she's amazingly good for me and my playstyle. Especially as lifelain seems weaker at my rank 😳

    • @AikaHikari122
      @AikaHikari122 2 года назад

      @@MikeyTVlogs a lot of the updates recently have really made Lifeline's kit underwhelming, which is such a shame given she's the only real healer in the game 😢 they need to give her revives the shield back
      Yesss Wattson is just so good! I love playing an agressive Wattson and watching people stumble into my fences 😈 its just too funny

  • @akelahatkinson4557
    @akelahatkinson4557 2 года назад

    You got a WHAT printer 😳😳😂

  • @TeacupGirl
    @TeacupGirl 2 года назад

    Hmm… I’m now thinking that a Cricut might be a good investment after all~ even just to trial thing before I get them manu’d… I loved the clip of them all going at once - kinda hilarious 😂

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      heheh my cricuts helped really kick start my business, they were a great investment!

    • @TeacupGirl
      @TeacupGirl 2 года назад

      @@KatnippStudios Thats useful to know, thank you!

  • @gnmoon25
    @gnmoon25 2 года назад

    nice purchase but it's ALOT of work. u need to run it everyday.. and DON't run the power cleaning.. u should make a "purge file" of all the colors. I am on my second printer.. the first it out for repair.

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      yeppppp it was a nightmare lol I sent it back! Ill have more detials in this weeks vlog!

  • @justbri9909
    @justbri9909 2 года назад

    Hiyah! Here ASAP!

  • @manadziveasv2418
    @manadziveasv2418 2 года назад

    What happened to your sis? Where did she go :(

  • @QueenXKnit
    @QueenXKnit 2 года назад +5

    It does sound incredibly time-consuming, expensive and risky to print these totebags😭😭😭😭

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      🤧 it was it wassss, I returned it lol but I still print them myself, I just get the transfers made!

  • @donavioleta
    @donavioleta 2 года назад

    I really need to save up to assault your store 😆every time i watch you i get more in love with your designs! I don't blame you returning the printer, it seems like a hell of a job just to take good care of it and i still can't imagine the insane amount of learning you would have to do to get every piece printed right 😑
    Sweetie, mind your liquid intake during the day as it can "train" your stomach to fill up on it and speed up the digestion process. You don't want that! we have to keep the food so our body can take out the good stuff before it passes too quickly and you lose all those precious iron and vitamins. I'm 10 years in (yes, i watch both your channels 😍) and i think i can only drink half a glass at a time and get super full.. better yet, a liter and a half of water a day is an utopia for me lol I know i should drink more water, and when you get pregnant forget this and take as much as you can, but in the beggining take it slooooow 😄it's crazy town inside us until we get to that more stable phase, and when you finally get there you'll get some crazyness every now and again lol Keep up the good work, love 😘

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад

      Oh my goodness heheh thank you so so much! And thank you so much for sharing that information with your bypass too, its super encouraging and gives me hope! YOU DA BEST

  • @meeshelly25
    @meeshelly25 2 года назад

    So how many people stopped breathing when watching Catherine remove the film off of her DTF prints because you hope it will help from messing it up? Just me? 🥴🥴

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      lol 🤣 this is me everytime I peeled them lol

  • @nadias6435
    @nadias6435 2 года назад

    I hope these tote bags are not polyester. Every time you wash a polyester bag or clothing it sheds micro-plastic into the water streams.

  • @ellendeman8417
    @ellendeman8417 2 года назад

    Catherine, i love you to bits, I really do. You are an inspiring strong cheerful woman, but be careful with those lashes. You look so amazing, but the lashes makes you look a bit....I don’t know how to say it nicely.... Let’s say the lashes are way to much. I think it is a shame.

    • @SANGEET_SABHA608
      @SANGEET_SABHA608 2 года назад

      she seems to be loving those so let it be that way

    • @ellendeman8417
      @ellendeman8417 2 года назад

      @@SANGEET_SABHA608 Ofcourse dear, to each their own, or whatever the expresion is and i only mean well. But i am a make up artist, and i know what a difference it would make to have natural or more natural looking lashes. She usually wears pretty make-up, but the lashes…let’s say not my taste. And it doesn’t need to be.

    • @KatnippStudios
      @KatnippStudios  2 года назад +1

      @@ellendeman8417 hehe thank you for the feedback I really love big lashes though! I've always wore super long ones 🤣 compared to my bald eagle eyeballs usually