studio vlog 🌸 working solo and doing everything Packing orders, making Products & Shipping in my biz

We are alone in the studio today so for this small business vlog that means I will be in charge of Packing, Making and shipping! Soo...Lets get to work shall we!
🌸 It's been a rough start to the week as my husband and business partner was hospitalised, and Mike our brother in law is also on Holiday
🌿 That means it leaves just me in the studio, a little bit like the old days in the studio (does anyone remember that?)
📦 First up we need to print and make all of our products, from sublimating mugs to DTF tote bags
🌿 next up we need to pack the orders, so lets get cozy as we do a little pack order with me segment!
✅ Last but not least we can wrap up the studio vlog by shipping all the orders using royal mail!
I hope you enjoy coming to work with me in this weeks small business studio vlog!
YOU DA BEST
Love,
Catherine
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[@jessblessed777]

For your packaging you should put the plastic bags with seal upside down and staple label at the top (of the bottom of the plastic bag) so that people can unseal the bag at the back bottom without having to remove your label at the top. :) (Makes it easier for the people opening & allows them to reuse the packaging for storage if needed)

[@TheStainedCanvasArt]

Glad Dean's back and feeling better. And I agree with you on the tissue paper, a cute pink bag would be faster and just as cute.

[@nancyasberry8458]

When business is slow, it would be a good idea to make some detailed videos and written instructions on how each item is printed/made with all of the specifications so you can just go to the folder on your computer and view the video. Then you would never be at a loss as to how to use the flat heat press for the mugs.

[@Beefn00b]

19:29 - so satisfying!

[@ChantelleArts]

you did a fantastic job packaging all those orders by yourself ❤

[@ponismermaidcastle]

Love your videos! 🎀 I would suggest using customized paper bags/envelopes, with some very simple Katnipp print/pattern, to replace the tissue. You could order them in different sizes as well, if that would make the packaging faster. It would still look super cute and adorable! 💕

[@KatnippStudios]

Ahhh yes this is a great idea 🥹🥹🌷 thank you for the tips! 🥹🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@Laura-je2uw]

Yeah you just need to calculate the cost into shipping or products because these custom packaging items are very expensive compared to to regular packaging. And you have to generally invest a lot upfront (order large quantities) to make it affordable.

[@RachelMcCabe]

your annual eye twitch makes me die 🥲🤣

[@catherinekayy]

🤣🤣 HAHAHAH back in full force sonnn xxx

[@lyndabethell3471]

You can still sell you Autumnal flower cards. Remember there is an Autumn twice a year, Northern and Southern hemispheres. When it’s Spring in UK, Europe, USA & Canada it’s Autumn in Southern Hemisphere, places like Australia and New Zealand, Central and South America, Southern African Continent. Just a thought. Also I live in the Southern hemisphere.

[@khristinamhernandez]

I've been following you since the old school days, it's been so awesome watching you and your business grow. The circumstances are unfortunate, but I did enjoy the one woman show. As a fellow business owner that has done it both with and without help,.. Cheers to you! You da best!!--

[@flamingoliz]

Loved the vlog- I've been watching for several years and this was a great throwback to when it was just you. Your business has grown a lot which is so great. I think you wrap too many things in tissue paper where it's not necessary. I wouldn't expect a mug box to be wrapped in tissue and it's already plenty cute with the stickers. I'd save the tissue paper for things like the pin holder in the box. ❤

[@zelleboniface]

Hope Dean feels better soon! You slayed those orders!! 💖

[@jomo7388]

OOOh I been there my queen. Matching printer profiles is easy but took a day to learn

[@TenTenJ]

So happy Dean is better. Not for always necessarily, but it was nice to watch a solo video, it feels relatable and more intimate (ie., in the most non-intimate way 😂😂).

[@KatnippStudios]

Hehehe awe thank you so so much hehe 🥹🌷🌷🌷 I’m glad you enjoyed getting to work with me!

[@linzertube]

Catherine, you did fantastic work, getting all those orders prettily packaged and ready-to-go. And, you’ve always been the most engaged person I know on KZbin and Instagram…leaving appreciative replies on positive comments…so, I’m glad you are giving yourself some slack on that monumental task. I hope that you didn’t get sick that day…and I hope that you and Dean stay well and enjoy the upcoming winter holidays.❤❤

[@nintenL0]

i would love to be able to do like an apprenticeship or something and learn about owning your own business with a company and people who have the same vision as i do. it would literally be a dream. maybe something like that could help too, to have some extra help for when people are out. youre incredible and such an inspiration 💕

[@PolkaDotPearle]

Heat press alarms going off give me alllll the triggers 😂😂

[@tammieh647]

So happy that Dean is better. Oh yes I remember your cute little candy bags they do help a lot I use those myself when I do special commission orders.

[@JM-ov7je]

Love the old times vibe of this vlog, love watching how products are made and packaged, it's very motivating you are as always such an inspiration 🙌

[@watchtheskies]

Hi Catherine, regarding accurate colours, do you use colour calibration for your monitor? if not then I would highly recommend it, it will give you the confidence to know that what you are seeing on screen is accurate. These systems come in two parts, the software that displays various colours and things on screen, and a colorimeter which is a small optical sensor device that sits against your screen, there are many to choose from, this is the system that I use - Datacolor Spyder X2 Ultra I promise you once you go calibrated you won't want to go back :)

[@KatnippStudios]

Ohhh thank you so much for the tips, I think in this case it’s actually an issue with the printer itself because we can’t get even close to correct colour representation! 🥲🥲🥲 I didn’t know about this though so this is so so helpful thank you so much 🥹🌷🌷🌷

[@adamsartjourney]

Sometimes it’s nice just kicking it by yourself! Happy to hear Dean is doing better.

[@serenac22]

Happy to know Dean is better! Excellent job on completing all the orders! Also very happy I got to see you working on packing my order 🥰-love the Katnipp family team 😘 but, it is just a little extra special to have the artist complete the entire process from start to finish and actually get to see it!

[@therummagingferret]

You need an instruction manual, so like a binder with clear sleeves in it that tell you how to make every product so anyone can do it. Makes it easy to edit or add instructions. So if someone comes in just for a day to help, then they can do it for you, in addition to if this scenario happens again.

[@pocketally]

OMG I was away for a while and did not follow your channel for like 4-5 years… how crazy amazingly big this has become! Ans you lost so much weight(?) I hope you are in good health.❤you guys have a huge set up! Wow how cool that is🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@slagharenseGinger]

I am so exiting for your christmas products ! I really love christmas 😊

[@AnnaKincaid]

Maybe larger glassine bags pink fold and sicker quick n easy 🙂

[@AngelicscalliwagsArt]

I love how natural and upbeat you are! You slayed those orders with a big smile on your face 🧡

[@LyndleStokesDesign]

Thank you so much for your videos. I love how you organise and plan and really bring joy into your workplace, you inspire me.

[@SellyS.]

So glad that Dean is home now! And glad you were able to get through things on your own! 😃

[@irulp]

Glad to see Dean is feeling better!!!!

[@jaberjaws00]

Glad Dean is feeling better

[@leahbenson549]

Hi,well done you,love watching your vlogs.

[@SummeRraiN8949]

hi catherine, i really love watching your packaging vlogs. only if you can and want to, hopefully you also release asmr packaging orders at normal speed. i'd really love that! kudos to you btw for pulling it off just by yourself like the old times. but i hope dean and mike are back by now. i also have eye twitch when i'm stressed. i had one recently when it continually twitched for a good 15 minutes. might have to look it up on how to make it go away. always looking forward to your uploads. excited for your xmas uploads! 🫶🫶🫶

[@annavannoni]

❤the vlog! I'm glad to hear that Dean is feeling better! Mike has to put up a vlog about his holiday!

[@FlowerEmu]

I would love to work in places like yours!!!!

[@KatnippStudios]

heheh aww thank you so much! I do feel lucky that we work in such a cute environment 🌸

[@LauraBosleyIllustration]

I love watching these studio vlogs. Thankyou for sharing! It really helps motivate me to achieve my dreams ❤️

[@benipray]

Loved the ASMR-like part! You're amazing by managing all of this by yourself

[@AmbienceAloud]

Glad Dean is feeling better :) I got excited and sent this vlog to my daughter saying you packed my order on camera.... then I realised it was stuff I'd ordered for her for xmas! XD She's already got it though and she LOVES it all

[@KatnippStudios]

Oh no hehehe dammit 😂🌷🌷 I’m glad she liked her goodies thonhehehe YOU DA BEST 🥹🌷🌷🌷🌷✨🎄🎄🎄

[@rainyday3128]

You could use pink paper bags instead of tissue paper! It would still be cute and eco friendly without taking up too much time to package!

[@printsbymilly]

Thank you for still vlogging your week on top of all your other tasks 💕 & yay for dean!! xxx

[@KatnippStudios]

🥹🌷🌷🌷

[@MISSLEONAJB]

Hey Catherine 🤗 I’m so glad Dean is better - you did amazing managing all by yourself 🤩🩷 xxx

[@nancyasberry8458]

I received my two different gaming mouse mats today, and couldn’t be more thrilled with them! They are both super cute, and honestly, I was surprised how quickly I received them here in the US. Thank you for the quality products!

[@Moonlight-co4hs]

Good news about Dean❤. Glad his back.

[@fuzzydragons]

yay for getting that all done! and glad Dean is OK 😀

[@margaretmartha3530]

Hi Catherine, Happy that Dean is back at work. Good job on your orders. Just letting you know I've just come back from a trip to Italy, Austria and Croatia and my little companion was my Bumblebutt phone tag which stuck out of my pocket, giving me reassurance that I still had my phone. Also wearing the Gingie and Spice and Gingerbread cottage pins to work as part of my Chrissy prep. I have received so many lovely comments on how cute they are. Thank you. I so love your vlogs and of course all your merchandise. Bye for now.

[@kellyscraft6481]

❤❤ I hope dean is better soon u did urself and all us proud by staying positive .it can be a struggle having a loved one in hospital and having to work cause ur mind sometimes isnt 100% with u . Also u must be a great Christmas gift wrapper 😂 x also got my order today whoa I'll post on my Instagram and my KZbin channel thanks lovely,

[@jenelmorris2894]

Love your attention to detail when packing orders. to speed up the process you could only do tissue paper or the bubble bags for the mugs. I only one or the other and not had a problem. and not wrap the mug box in tissue paper, it's already cute with the sticker

[@fijaystudio]

the designs for the flower collab need vectorizing. Or the master kept in colour layers, if not vectorized. The white edge on flower print packaging should just be able to be trimmed in the factory. And are the flower people going to clearly identify which colour system their next printer will be using?

[@lauralong6695]

Hey skinny you, you look wonderful. 👍

[@KatnippStudios]

Hehe oh thank you so much hehe 🥹🌷

[@yanfucimu]

so true, she looks so refreshing nowadays and healthier!

[@ivettoTV]

yay another one of katnipps videos!! makes my day haha! 💗💜

[@joannesummers08]

Good to here Dean was discharged x But just shows how much you can achieve when the pressures on xxx

[@redbeau]

If it helps, I buy big sheets of tissue and cut them in to quarters (multiple sheets at a time) and they line the large letter boxes perfectly. It doesn’t matter what is in the box, it gets folded over everything. Let me know if you would like me to send you a pic of what I mean. Danielle x

[@WaddleArt]

Very glad to hear that Dean is doing better! Full recovery incoming! And don't you go getting sick yourself! Gotta keep that positivity and good health up!

[@KatnippStudios]

Hehehe yes! The calendar is in progress hopefully you’ll see it in a couple of weeks we are planning for an early December launch date! 🥹🥹🌷🌷🌷🤍

[@kerenvalentin7082]

I'm so glad Dean is much better! You did an awesome job, I knew you would. If I may, maybe you can have the pins in there backing, and in the bag ready to grab when filling an order, that would save you time as well. Loved the vlog!! Use the power of your mind and don't allow yourself to get sick. It works, I've done it, so can you! 🤗

[@KatnippStudios]

🌷🌷🌷🌷 great idea thank you so much for the tipnhehehe 🥹🥹🌷🌷🌷 I managed to not get sick somehow even tho I felt it coming on! Hehehe 🤣

[@kerenvalentin7082]

@@KatnippStudios Awesome you didn't get sick!!

[@RBRileyNYC]

Soft proofing in photoshop is easy once you're over the learning curve. CMYK tends to dull all the colors and the box quality/paper color can't be helping that situation. (I bought & use the Spyder XPro but honestly my Mac stays pretty true. Soft proofing is your friend.)

[@RBRileyNYC]

Also, you're doing a great job! You're so talented & the best multitasker!

[@thejbabii]

So happy Dean is back! Have you considered just a pink tissue strip? Just a strip that goes across the middle with a Katnipp sticker? There wouldn't be any corner folding but still cute and pink.

[@KatnippStudios]

Sometimes we do this! It makes it so much faster 🥹🥹🌷🤍 specially in boxes! Xxxx

[@LunaModerna]

Nice video! What size bubble bags did you purchase for the mugs? That was a good idea

[@robzoe020]

Awesome job, are you making a 2024 calendar???

[@carolynj6144]

Do you ever worry about sending someone the wrong order? That always stresses me out and I feel like I check each order 25 times lol. Also I am SO glad Dean is doing better ❤

[@MarlyLynn]

Sounds like some great things are brewing over at Katnipp ☺️ I don’t blame you for putting the partnership on hold with the flower card company. Stay true to you! Also, I’m feeling grateful that you’ve made the text on your videos slightly larger for us phone viewers (:

[@SuzanneRowell]

Hope Dean is on the mend!

[@KatnippStudios]

He is much better now thank you so much! 🥹🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@strawberrymango8655]

I would skip tissue on the items that are already in a bag by themselves and just wrap the loose items, and maybe instead of tissue you could get small paper bags to put the loose items in instead of tissue. Would save a lot of time and a lot of extra packaging for the items that are already protected.

[@artbyinky]

So happy you’ve been getting a lot done and glad Dean is better. For the color issues, are you changing your designs to CMYK? Also, the paper that card place uses, is it matte? I have issues with matte paper as it makes my work so dull and unsaturated. Stuff with gloss makes it spot on in terms of vibrancy, maybe that could be a workaround? I have had issues outsourcing my work in the past and it’s frustrating when it’s way too dark or dull. I also have used sticker mule for my branded tape, they usually have sales this time of year, I got a massive roll that I’ve had for a while on sale for 9 dollars I believe.

[@SimplyOaks]

Where did you get the packaging labels for your plastic bags?

[@ItsCatherineMarie]

For the packaging, could you put an option at checkout for them to be wrapped nice, or an option to avoid the additional packaging like tissue paper? It saves you time AND saves the planet 🌎🤓 14:53

[@sandrafrith464]

weird ? where did you get the shelves for your cricut machines?

[@sonyaga.2065]

☕☕☕☕🌷🌷🌷

[@tinaciancone4810]

Hi how are you doing today

[@deborapestana5404]

0mg

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

Oh no, you dropped us. It hurts 😭 (I’m joking

[@PaperTigress]