Glittering Gold BlueSun, Everywhere!!

[browncoat2x2]

So! Many! Shirts!

T-Shirt Making Shindig yesterday was quite the event :o) I think in total, there were 15 adults and 2 kids here at my house, the first arriving about 11:30 am and the last leaving around 9:30 pm! Good day!!!

People seemed to be having a blast, and there was a whole production line thing going on, with designated spooners, and screeners, and people who held the screen, and people who centred the screen, and people who washed up... it was non stop screening fun! And the shirts!!! The shirts were EVERYWHERE! Every available hanging place had a t-shirt, and just about every available hanger I had was employed, and the rest of the shirts were carefully folded, or draped over lamps, or on the front porch, or the back of chairs... it was unbelievable. We did well over 50 shirts, I have no doubt.

elizalavelle went out and brought back more paint when we ran out of white, including a jar of Gold, which was a HUGE hit. Suddenly there were gold screened shirts everywhere... new images added to the backs of already done shirts - the gold on red BlueSun logos were stunning!!!

And I just have to point out that I had NOTHING to do with Kevin deciding to try out the Canadian Browncoats logo that I didn't think worked very well, and that everyone liked how it looked in gold and scrambled to get it on the backs of their shirts - so artemis_prime, it was not my fault!!! ;o)

There was of course some Firefly and Serenity watching... I know they got through the movie, and I saw they were on the second disc of Firefly before the night was over.

artemsis_prime and I took a little time out for some guitar playing up in my *very-messy-that-no-one-was-supposed-to-see* sewing/music room, which was fun. I so very rarely get to actually sit and *PLAY* with anyone!

All in all it was a great day, and we're already talking about having another one in the fall *G*

Unfortunately, we didn't get many pictures this year... so hopefully people will take a few of their own shirts and put them up, cuz there were some specatular ones - my personal favourite was definately elizalavelle's Buffy shirt, gold on purple... with the gold bluesun on red my next fav I think. Might have to make one of those myself *G*

Comments

[thebitterguy]

Ohhh... Gold on Red blue sun? Who made that one?

I'm very sorry I had to dash so early before everything was done.

[browncoat2x2]

I think several folk did that one... it looked really sharp.. gold on blue looked awesome too...

I'm afraid though that it looks like your and Cindy's shirts accidentally got left behind! They're sitting on my table in the sitting room, all neatly folded up, ready to go... so we'll have to figure something out to get them to you asap...

And no worries about leaving 'early'... there was no designated time frame for whe you had to be there or stay until ;o)

Next time I'll try to do a Saturday again... it's easier for staying late...

[thebitterguy]

Saturday would be cool.

Will you be making the Waitress shindig on Saturday?

[browncoat2x2]

No... I'm not going to be able to make it. :o/

[styrofoam-guy.livejournal.com]

Oops. I thought Ali took them as she was folding them and putting them in a pile while I made sure that all 6 were there.

[browncoat2x2]

I'll let you know in advance next time, maybe you could come up... :o)

[styrofoam-guy.livejournal.com]

Yes some very sharp looking TShirts that made me wish I had other colours

Thanks for a great time

[browncoat2x2]

THere's always next time :oD

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I can't even figure out which to wear on Friday! I'm so in if there's another one! I want to design more! Also I want to screen a Blue Sun shirt... I didn't have the right colour for that one yet....

[browncoat2x2]

Blue Sun looks good on ANY colour!!! :oD

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

LOL this is true. Next time I'll get one made.... perhaps with my own handprints on the back... ;)

[artemis-prime.livejournal.com]

No, really, I won't get mad at you about the Cdn BC logo. Really...I'm going to remain calm...no frayed nerves or violent outbursts...it's going well so far...

And you said it couldn't be done (insert very dry, very drole voice).

I liked the guitar as well. I'm not much for little kids, but would have liked if that kid had been able to play. Eh, it was still nice. Think I might have the beginning of Dust in the Wind, too. :)

Thanks again for the shindig. So the next one will be in the fall for the winter clothes, right?

[browncoat2x2]

Hehehe... I honestly didn't think the logo would work - and it didn't work the way I imagined it, I should point out. But it looked good with just the outline of the triangle, with no shading, so I'm going to make a 'clean' version for the next shindig, which will be late summer, or the fall for sure :o)

And you'll be playing Hero of Canton for us all next time, right? ;o)

[artemis-prime.livejournal.com]

Cool. Then we can get some of our winter woolies done.

Hero of Canton? What is this 'Hero of Canton' of which you speak? I know of no such thing...

[artemis-prime.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, one more thing. I'm still planning on getting some buttons done of the Cdn BC logo. Think it'll fly? Thinking of about 100, maybe for all those who receive prizes and the volunteers.

[browncoat2x2]

I think they'd make great buttons! Though, people who get prizes... won't they have enough all ready? *G*

[browncoat2x2]

You know, I wonder if it would be too expensive to get embroidered patches made up... cuz that would make a cool patch!

[artemis-prime.livejournal.com]

That was my original idea. I think that the patches would look much better than buttons and make it feel more "military" ala the Independents. Not sure how to even got started with that. Ideally, I'd like to have them for the screening. Any suggestions?

[browncoat2x2]

I'm in contact with a company called Butler Digitizing right now, they will deliver to Canada (I think it's even free shipping) with a 7 to 10 day turn around (4 day rush) They seem to have the best prices so far.

I'm going to send them a copy of the design for a quote and I'll let you know what they say, but it's looking maybe... $200 american for 100 patches, which isn't too bad.. they also have a minimum order of 50 if 100 is too many. I'll let you know as soon as they get back to me!

I know I'd definately pay $5 for a fully embroidered patch, probably even $6-$8 honestly... it will be totally cool!

[artemis-prime.livejournal.com]

I doubt that we could sell 100 patches. Even 50 is pushing it, I think. Still, it would be nice to have. Do you have a website for the US company? Did you try any Cdn ones? I know that artik.com in TO also does embroidery; I'll have to e-mail them about that.

[browncoat2x2]

I think we could do 50, but with the price break on 100, it's almost the same price... I know I would buy more than 1...

I was looking at artik, but I didnt' actually see anything for patches, just clothing and articles.. they have 1000 temporary tattoos for $95 cdn tho! That would also be fun! *G*

[artemis-prime.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to e-mail them back as we speak, but it was delivery failure so I tried again. Hopefully, I can get an answer. It's not as much about price as having a few dozen wasted patches hanging around my house :) And are you suggesting that we have temp tattoos of the Cdn BC logo? Hmmm...speaking of which, what's the next one?

[browncoat2x2]

I don't know that these patches would necessarily be wasted... there could always be browncoats wanting the patch, not just at the screening... we are talking about the Canadian Browncoats logo for the patch too, aren't we? Folk in Montreal or out west/east might all be interested in buying some...

I'd be willing to front some money for them too.

Next tattoo? For me? It's going to be a norse serpent, based on THIS modern made runestone! I go tomorrow!

[browncoat2x2]

Hey, I got a quote from the company I contacted about patches:


Thank you for your interests in our patches. According to your
requirements the price would be :

3"
50 Pieces - $3.36
100 pieces- $1.84

3.5"
50 Pieces - $3.88
100 pieces- $2.10

The design will require 100% embroidery. Please add $0.10 per piece
for iron on backings. There are no hidden costs, and the price does
include free shipping.

At Butler Digitizing we pride ourselves on our quality, price and
turnaround time. We are confident that our pricing is the most
competitive, but if you are able to find another company, with a more
competitive price, then we will beat their price by 10%.


The bottom line is we want your business, and we will do whatever it
takes to get it.


These are in US dollars. 50 is their minimum, and with the price reduction when you get 100, it's practically the same price. I think 3 inches would be plenty big too, it's the size of the Serenity patch I have, and it's a good size.

Let me know what you think... If you still want to do them, and if you like these guys, I can get them to go ahead with the order... If you'd rather find someone in Canada, no worries...