I shall tell a bit more about the collab between my sister Cilla and I! Come a bit closer please and make yourself comfortable...not THAT comfortable. Sheesh, how are you going to read if your face is pressed against the screen :|...
But okay, let's start. I mentioned a few posts back that my sister is a Fashion Lady and a Beauty Guru. She has her own Youtube channel where she chats about all things beauty related. If you love Beauty & Fashion and random silliness...please subscribe to her ^_^
So as she is into Fashion & Beauty ( I do love it as well, but on a different level than her I think) and I am into illustration, it made perfect sense to do a little collab! My sister loves to cut and pimp her shirts and I love off-shoulder shirts/sweaters, but very often the designs in the store aren't fun enough for me. So what better way to create our own?
But okay, we got our paint and various of art material ready. The only element that was a bit tricky were the shirts. We want a small stock, around 20-30 shirts as it's just a side project, so we don't want to have like 100 of shirts. Several shirts will be for ourselves and we will put a few up for sale. It depends on the demand if there will be a second shirt project, but first things first! We have to survive this one hehe. So first I searched here and there on the web, but a lot of manufacturers sell from 100 shirts or more. Which make perfect sense from their point of view and for larger companies, but I am not a store (yet) so this is a no go for me. After a bit more searching, I thought I'd found a company where I could buy a small stock of shirts. After a bit of e-mailing the salesperson said that the shipping would be $120. This is a tad too expensive, considering the shirts would only be $108. Paying more for shipping than actual item is not smart. I did found a company in Holland, called Creativ Company, that sold 100% cotton white shirts for a fair price, but I still wasn't sure, so I turned to my friend Dean for some advice. After chatting with him and the fact I want a small stock, going for the company in Holland was the best deal for me. So I did that. Big Thanks again Dean!
Now I shall leave you and stare at some cupcakes hehe. Enjoy your week everyone! And before I go...my latest column is about...Secrets ^_^.
Ciao Ciao!
You guys are awesome! These collabs are absolutely stunning :3!
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool how art runs in the family for you. This is the case with my family too actually ^^. My older sister and I used to collaborate together before she became a professional voice actor.
As always, beautiful work my dear :3!
Hiii there!! Thank you, thank you :D
DeleteHow cool that your family is the same!! What kind of collaborations did you do with your sister? Professional voice actor? Now that sounds awesome!!
SO lovely that you stopped by! Enjoy your weekend! (waves)
AHHHHHHHHHHH! The Lubrano sisters collaborating??? Breathe Jen, breeeeaaaathe.
ReplyDeleteAh, it's so cool that Dean was able to help you get better pricing! He's such a great resource.
Please please PLEASE let me know when you put shirts up for sale. I shall proudly wear a "Lubrano Original" around town.
Are you still breathing Jen?!?!?! Hahaha! Thank you so much! Yeah, Dean was a great help! The Web was filled with so much information and before I knew I just didn't know what to pick and what would be wise, luckily Dean came to the rescue.
DeleteOF COURSE I shall let you know when the shirts are done! I will show the designs here as well and more of the progress of everything. Everything is a learning curve now. Oh! You can even pick the design you want on YOUR shirt :)
"Lubrano Original"...that sounds so cool haha.
When you said come closer and get more comfortable, I was already sitting in your lap, LOL.
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of a fashion guy, often wearing clothing past its prime, sometimes even unfashionably ripped. But I do like the idea and illustrations.
Let your sister also know that I really enjoyed the video where she keeps saying Stud to me, over and over.
Good luck with your project. See you later.
Heeey Rob! Hahahaha you're too funny! Unfashionably ripped...like around the ass? Sorry. I said ass, but that would be quite unfashionable right? hehe.
DeleteI am still laughing at the Stud comment!
Thanks so much for stopping by! It's always lovely to see you here! Ciao!
Wow! That sounds like such a cool project! And it's wonderful how you and your sister get along together, Talk about sisterly love. I can't wait to see the product of your collaberation. I know it's going to be fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHi Janene!! Thank you!! Haha. A lot of people say that! The age difference between us isn't that big only 2 years and 8 months, so we kinda did a lot together (I am just a nice big sis....hehe) I can't wait to show you some designs and how it will look painted! Stay tuned for this!! (waves)
DeleteThe illustrations look very attractive. :-)
ReplyDeleteAw thank you so much ^_^
DeleteTJ, so creativity as well as beauty runs in the family. Doesn't surprise me. That was so much fun seeing and hearing your sister on youtube. Your designs are lovely. They have that kind of playful elegance I always associate with you and your work.
ReplyDeleteHi NP! So lovely to hear from you and thank you!! My sister was very happy to hear that :D I'm busy combining the sketches now and create a few strong designs, so we'll see what the final ones will be!!
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