Making tiny batch custom stickers. ??

[Darth-Baiter]

I want to start an unofficial fishing team.  Hell, I might be the only member.  But up to two other guys.  So I would need six stickers max. Stickers for our kayaks. 
 

just for fun. Laughs. 
 

any ideas?  Am I looking at big money??

[MN Fisher]

Just do a Google search for "small batch custom stickers".  First few in the list range from $9 to $16 for a batch of 10-24...you supply the artwork.

[TnRiver46]

Blood in blood out???

[islandbass]

4 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Blood in blood out???

Isn’t that a movie? 
 

to the topic great idea.

[Chris Catignani]

I have used Vinyl Disorder before for pin stripping...but they have it all.

[purpurite]

Plenty of companies out there like stickermule.com that do a handful (usually like 50) for $20 or so. Quality is really good, I use them all the time.

[Darth-Baiter]

I looked.  A 10x7 die-cut sticker is $200 plus for 50 stickers.   I do have the graphic design friend to to the logo. 
 

that’s way more members than I want.   

[GaryH]

3 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

I want to start an unofficial fishing team.  Hell, I might be the only member.  But up to two other guys.  So I would need six stickers max. Stickers for our kayaks. 
 

just for fun. Laughs. 
 

any ideas?  Am I looking at big money??

Zdecals 

[MickD]

This company is a great company, and probably can accomodate you without spending a fortune.  Give them a call and discuss what you are trying to accomplish.  Please tell them you were referred by a member of the Michigan Rodbuilders.

 

I have a sticker I use on all my rods that they helped me with, and many other builders will endorse them as a quality company.

 

https://decalconnection.com/

[flyfisher]

Depending on how many colors, find someone with a Cricut machine and you can make your own pretty easily

 

[PressuredFishing]

You can go two routes, hire a guy to do it via graphic design or get a pre made logo with your own writing over the design, then go to one of the many custom sticker websites. 

[schplurg]

I design and print stickers and labels as part of my job. I don't think the ones I make are great for outdoors, at least in the open weather. I have some inside my crate lid that are fine though and been there a few years.

[OldManLure]

On 10/4/2021 at 2:46 PM, Darth-Baiter said:

I want to start an unofficial fishing team.  Hell, I might be the only member.  But up to two other guys.  So I would need six stickers max. Stickers for our kayaks. 
 

just for fun. Laughs. 
 

any ideas?  Am I looking at big money??

Once you decide on a name, you might consider stickers with weights, like 3lb, 4lb, 5lb, etc that members could purchase to stick on their yak to display what category of weight they have caught from their yak.  The numbers could be colored to signify LM (green?) and SM (bronze?).

[Bankc]

Find a local print shop.  Printing is my job, and we do stuff like that all of the time for people on our digital press.  Six small stickers would probably be a sheet or two of sticker stock.  Maybe $10ish, if we had the adhesive paper leftover from a previous job (which we usually do).  Online printing is questionable at best.  They specialize in doing everything as cheaply as possible, because their business model is small profits, but tons and tons of jobs.  They will cut every corner they can find, because it's the only way they can stay in business.  They aim to make a profit off of everyone.  A small, local print shop can afford to put some time and decent materials into it, because a job like the one you're asking for isn't going to make them any money anyway.  They'll do small jobs like that for cost and exposure.  Word of mouth and all of that.  They're more interested in building relationships.  

 

However, if you want good ones that'll last a long time, you're going to probably want a traditional press, spot color printed sticker, which will jack up the price considerably (unless you're buying in bulk, in which case, it'll be cheaper).  So my advice would be to just get the cheaper digital ones, and replace them yearly.