June Jollies from Linty Fresh!
5.31.2008
Yuuuurp, new month coming up in just a few hours, and as usual, LF's got new goodies on standby...
And I'm gonna host another midnight madness coupon. Just like last time, it'll only be active for an hour (from 12AM-1AM, EST), and will be good for 25% off price at checkout!
The code is "JOLLY"
Here's the new additions to the LF collection:
F is for Fresh
This one first debuted on Emptees not long ago, and now it's ready for your wearing pleasure! It's even got a rad little 3D "LF" print on the back of the sleeve (see the product page for more pics once this product goes live).
Eye Scream
This one also first saw the light of day on Emptees, initially a tiled pattern by myself and Jared (J3concepts). As it turned out, the hoodie it was originally mocked on was too pricey for immediate production, so in the meantime, get the minty goodness on a simplified tee!
Labels: coupon, new products, new release, tshirt
posted by Mr. Linty @ 8:40 PM,
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April 1st! Goodness has arrived!
3.31.2008
At 12:00 AM, April 1st, the following items will go on sale: (I'm excluding the tees from this because I've posted them here before)
Plus all the old belts are now restocked. If this is anything like March, there should be a nice little rush for the first day or so. I'm gonna stay up a bit and see how it goes. I think I'll grab some cookies first though.
Labels: belts, new products, new release
posted by Mr. Linty @ 10:38 PM,
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SURPRISE!
3.03.2008
They're here! Linty Fresh belts! This was just a test run to see how they sell, so I've only made 5 in each style (and I'm snagging the Smile one for myself I think!)... So uh, get one!
Labels: belts, designs, graphic, linty fresh, new products
posted by Mr. Linty @ 10:11 PM,
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March 1st goodies!
3.01.2008
See! I kept my word!
This one turned out specTACular. The colors are a perfect match and I'm just nuts about my new custom tags printed on the inside! Anyhoo, this design is on sale now at Linty Fresh and I've even got a discount code for you guys: "SOFRESH". If you use it now you'll get 10% off your order, but every day it'll go up by 1% more. I'm not gonna say when I'm deactivating it, so either buy now and get a guaranteed 10% or wait a little bit and see what happens... ;D
Oh, and my board worked great! Despite the breaking it in pretty rough with bails, ice, tree-crashes, and other wear-and-tear, it looks fantastic. And the slopes were great, too. One of the employees there told us it was one of their best days there at Cataloochee. We had a blast!
Labels: designs, fish, new products, shirts, tshirt info
posted by Mr. Linty @ 3:34 PM,
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March 1st!
2.17.2008
So in keeping with my goal to release new goods on the 1st of every month, the beginning of March will bring a new tee, "Fish, Etc." and some other goods. The new tee design looks like this:
It'll be the same colorway for guys and girls on chocolate American Apparel jersey tees, as always. This design is actually pretty old - a couple of years now. I submitted an earlier version of it to Threadless (which never won) and a second altered version (which lost as well). But both submissions scored highly and I received a lot of helpful feedback. The problem with the initial concept was that the objects weren't arranged in this shape - it was just all in a giant circle, which was pretty boring. The second version introduced the whale shape but it wasn't clear enough (in fact, most people thought it looked like a brain...).
Still, about half a year ago I got an email from a tshirt company asking to buy the design (version 2). I turned them down though, knowing that I wanted to release it myself. So here we are, in 2008, and it's finally getting printed! It's always exciting to see ideas go from paper to digital form to printed tee. It's a long and sometimes grueling process of sizing, color matching, and close communication with the printers, but in the end, when I see folks buying the tees and sporting them around proudly, it's totally worth it!
Now, as for the "other goods" mentioned... Well, you'll just have to wait and see. I imagined I've established a bit of a reputation for starting things without finishing them, so I'm gonna keep my mouth shut until they're in stock and ready to sell... But I will say that from the designs that have been submitted, I'm very excited with how it's turning out! :P
Labels: design, designs, Eric info, graphic, linty fresh, new products, tshirt info
posted by Mr. Linty @ 11:04 AM,
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New shirts on their way in...
2.11.2008
Well last week I put in the order for a new print... Well, technically it's pretty old... I designed it almost two years ago as a threadless submission. It scored moderately but some suggestions were made for revising it, so I did, and resubmitted it. Again, just moderate. So I changed it one last time and instead of submitting it yet again I kept it in a file never to be seen again... Until now!
(I know this post is pretty lame without a picture of the design - I'll upload one when I get a chance)
In other news, the new shirt is selling pretty quick (especially in girls' sizes). So if you've been waiting, you may want to pick one up soon. Also, I'm in the early stages of getting things together for a mobile shop. I think I've mentioned this idea here before, but basically I want to deck out a minivan with decals and logos and throw in some shelves stocked with tees. Then I'll cruise around Atlanta and see if anyone's interested in making a street side purchase! It should be quite an adventure, and one I plan to go on again if it's successful.
Anyhow, that's all for now.
Labels: design, designs, new products, tshirt info
posted by Mr. Linty @ 4:08 PM,
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They're here!
1.31.2008
Dude, guys, gals. It's so totally stocked. And looking rather awesome. Custom tags are SIIIIIICK!
I've got the feeling these are gonna go pretty darn quick...
Labels: designs, graphic, linty fresh, new products, site info, tshirt info
posted by Mr. Linty @ 11:46 PM,
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Consolation for finished sale
12.19.2007
These were made entirely in-house, from the initial design to the cutting of the paper to the pressing of the buttons to the packaging. And I gotta say, I'm pretty happy with these little fellas. There's something especially fresh about them. Anywho, you can get them on the site for just 3$ (for a 4-pack).
The sale is finally over, though. I let it go for a week longer than I'd planned because it was really moving some of the older designs. I've said it before, but it never ceases to intrigue me that designs seem to sell much better once a newer one comes out. I don't understand how it works at all, but that seems to be the trend with every new batch... Huh.
On a slightly different note, here's a preview of a little project I'm working on that may be available for purchase soon on Linty Fresh. It's a toy made out of paper (110 lb) and designed after one of the sailor buttons. This was largely experimental since I'd never done anything like it before, but I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, minus a few details that I plan to work out. Anyway, more on that later.
Speaking of side projects, if you're wondering what happened to the other toys, well... unfortunately I scrapped that project. It had been ages since I'd worked with polymer clay and my skills (and the materials) just weren't up to the task of the clean lines and sharp angles needed in the design. It sucks, but I'm constantly learning stuff with this little venture of mine, so I'm not too bummed about it. Ideally, one day I'll get a factory to do a little line of full fledged vinyl toys with my designs. That would be entirely too awesome. For now though, I'm sticking to the small stuff. ;)
Labels: buttons, designs, Eric info, new products, site info, toys
posted by Mr. Linty @ 10:30 PM,
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