New Lines for 2012

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Probably a good reference to the JaffaCakes court case, where McVities argued (and won) that they were actually cakes and not biscuits, and so shouldn't be VATable. I think as cakes are seen as good, whereas biscuits not.

[sarahjayne]

If you are printing cupcake toppers how do you cut the circle? Will a paper punch cut edible paper or do you use the circular "freehand" cutters (not sure what they call them - basically a circle template and blade like the badge maker kits use) or are the sheets die cut?

[Ian M]

Funny though somebody said no one buys badges anymore but then I've not seen them anywhere to buy

Just have a search on Ebay by typing in 'button badges'

I now have customers in Japan & Australia for my button badges who keep coming back for more.

[AdamB]

If you are printing cupcake toppers how do you cut the circle? Will a paper punch cut edible paper or do you use the circular "freehand" cutters (not sure what they call them - basically a circle template and blade like the badge maker kits use) or are the sheets die cut?

I've seen modified craft robbos that are used - I say modified, I think the only thing that is modified is the carrier pad/sheet that is used for the rice paper. Then it's just a case of cutting is like vinyl.

Of course, you'd probably need a seperate cutter for vinyl to keep everything clean

[swimwivsquid]

Any one know if sublimatable Kindle covers are available other than from Conde in the US?

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We'd like to produce lampshades - either from a piece of plastic bent around a frame to form a cylinder, or a more cube/square style one.
We like the idea of the square one, as there is then a possibility of folding flat for storage when not on the stall. We'd like to avoid selling in kit form for customers to put together themselves.
Anyone done any sublimated lampshades?

[Renniwano]

These are the foodsafe versions of the Cricut.. might be worth looking at if you are cutting rice paper etc for foodstuffs i'm sure basic circles would be on one of the cartridges

http://www.smartcrafts.co.uk/NEW-Cricut ... -Cartridge

[sarahjayne]

Just have a search on Ebay by typing in 'button badges'

I now have customers in Japan & Australia for my button badges who keep coming back for more.

Are you sublimating them or using the old fashioned print and errr, pull? method (like the big badge maker kits you got in the 80's). I can't decide between the two - I like old fashioned pin badges but I thought perhaps the metal stud type badge you can sublimate might be more popular and maybe profitable

[sarahjayne]

These are the foodsafe versions of the Cricut.. might be worth looking at if you are cutting rice paper etc for foodstuffs i'm sure basic circles would be on one of the cartridges

http://www.smartcrafts.co.uk/NEW-Cricut ... -Cartridge

Thanks for sharing.
I have a friend that uses her regular cricut and just keeps seperate carrier sheets for cutting icing. I just really have nowhere to put a cricut but then again they come up on UK scrappers for half nothing really quite a bit and craft robos too.

[Ian M]

Are you sublimating them or using the old fashioned print and errr, pull? method (like the big badge maker kits you got in the 80's). I can't decide between the two - I like old fashioned pin badges but I thought perhaps the metal stud type badge you can sublimate might be more popular and maybe profitable

Sarahjayne, I print them using an everyday inkjet printer. I do the 38mm ones as that is the size people liked over the 25mm ones. As for profit let's just say I make around 92p on each badge. A friend of mine wasn't too sure about badges at first so we tried a few at a show & they just flew which convinced him. Since then he has noticed how many younger people where badges now which has convinced him even more. I now have around 200 designs & that is just in the last 12 months. On top of all that I really enjoy making them.