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The Crowned Rabbit

Enamel Pin Making: From Initial Sketch to Your First Sale

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Skills You’ll Learn

All About Enamel Pin

Learn all the materials you need for enamel pin making (materials, effects, sizing).

Turning Sketches Digitally

Learn how to convert your initial sketches to a digital files for production.

Production Process

Learn how to find manufacturers & must-know questions to ask them.

Funding Your Production

Learn how to fund money (pre-sales, Kickstarters, Campaigns, and more).

Pricing & Sales

Learn how to price your pins and build an online presence in social media and websites).


WHAT IS THIS CLASS ABOUT?

Are you interested in enamel pin making? Opening your own shop to sell your wares? This course takes you step-by-step through the entire process of making your own enamel pins. From coming up with your initial sketch, to finding a manufacturer and promoting your creations, you will learn all you need to know to create high quality pins and how to make your first sale.

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?

This course is for anyone who wants to learn about the enamel pin making process from a professional pin maker. You will be guided through all of the necessary steps to turn your ideas into tangible products. Once completed, you will learn how to package, promote, and sell your pins.



WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?

Taking this course will provide you with a greater understanding of the pin making process. You will learn how to turn your sketches into design files. You will understand the average expense of creating enamel pins and how to price your pins for sale. You will know how to find a manufacturer and what important questions you should always ask when working with a new factory. Upon the completion of this course, you will have all the information you will need to go forward with your pin making journey.




Curriculum

WELCOME

WELCOME

1. Meet Your Instructor: Jennifer!

02:43

2. Introduction to the course

04:01

1

Enamel Pin Production Process

1. Breaking down how enamel pins are made

06:59

2. Hard enamel vs soft enamel

04:58

3. Plating options

06:55

4. Pin effects

04:38

5. Sizing, molds, and pricing

06:32

2

Brainstorming Ideas

1. Coming up with ideas for designs

04:21

2. Creating a mood board

05:21

3. Sketch with me

09:28

4. Define your sketch to work as a pin

10:28

3

From Sketch to Design File

1. Pantone colors

04:16

2. Vectoring your designs in Adobe Illustrator

31:26

3. Setting up your design file for production

10:07

4

Manufacturing

1. How to find a manufacturer

09:33

2. Essential questions to ask potential manufacturers

07:19

3. Receiving your quote

02:01

4. Asking for a sample

02:51

5. Production: How long will it take?

02:21

5

Funding Your Projects

1. Pricing your pins

04:13

2. Necessary pre-orders

03:43

3. Kickstarter campaigns - set up and promotion

09:34

4. Patreon pin clubs

02:49

6

Post-Production Process

1. Pin grading

03:14

2. What to do if your pins have defects?

02:25

3. Photographing your products

04:00

4. Packaging

03:16

7

Selling Your Pins

1. What platforms to use to sell your pins?

03:06

2. Advertising and marketing

04:33

3. Bringing traffic to your shop (SEO)

02:39

4. Orders and fulfillment - Shipstation and label printers

02:24

5. Customer service

03:17

BONUS

Some Extras!

1. Brand identity and website layouts

03:00

2. Slow sales? What to do?

01:59

3. Sales tax for your online shop

03:32

4. Pin pods for exposure and growth

02:21

5. Branching out to other products

03:28

OUTRO

OUTRO

1. Congratulations on Completing the Course!

01:11

Creator

The Crowned Rabbit

The Crowned Rabbit

My name is Jennifer Lynn and I am the creator behind “The Crowned Rabbit.” My shop has been an ever expanding adventure allowing me to design products that feed my passion for animals and pets. I have 6+ years experience with designing, producing, and selling enamel pins, stationery, fine art prints, and more! Inspired by my own pet rabbit, I’ve not only created a line of whimsical animal keepsakes and accessories, but I've connected with my customers' love for animals as well.


The Crowned Rabbit

The Crowned Rabbit
CLASS 101, LLC.
1201 North Market St. Suite 111, Wilmington, DE, 19801
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