Stickers are fun and you can stick them anywhere.They can be used to decorate notebooks, to add flair to cards or to liven up a dayplanner.If you want to start a sticker collection, look for stickers online, in local stores, and at craft shows.You can organize your stickers in binders, bins, or photo albums by style.
Step 1: There are arts and crafts stores or big box stores.
There are a lot of places that carry stickers.If you want a wider selection, visit an arts and crafts store and look at the scrapbooking collection.You can see what new stickers they have when you check out the selection regularly.There are stickers in the dollar section of larger stores.
Step 2: You can find stickers on auction sites.
You can't find vintage stickers on other websites, but you can find them on eBay.If you buy stickers in small lots, you can score deals.You can find sites dedicated to stickers, such as Redbubble.Think about what you want when searching for stickers.If you want to get a lot of hits, you could type "fruit stickers" or "vintage stickers".
Step 3: You can check for artistic stickers at craft fairs.
Local artists are the way to go if you want unique stickers.They only produce small batches of stickers, so you'll be one of a few.You will be supporting local artists as well.You can find places like Redbubble which pays the artist a percentage of the purchase.
Step 4: A sticker-of-the-month club is a good option.
Any subscription box is a sticker-of-the-month club.They send you a selection of cool new stickers, usually several sheets, when you pay a monthly fee.It's a great way to get stickers.They have sticker clubs for both adults and kids.You can find a lot of options on the internet.
Step 5: Request a free sticker from the company.
Some companies have forms on their website.They send you a sticker after you fill in the form.Some stickers feature the company's logos, while others feature a related picture.Send an email to companies that don't have a form for stickers.How much do you love their brand?Ask for a sticker politely, and tell them you'll put it on something other people will see a lot, such as your water bottle, phone, or even your bike or car.Please include your address.You can get a sticker by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Step 6: Free sticker sites are a great place to explore.
You can get free stickers from some websites.You can find free stickers on the sites that you browse through.There is a site called "free-stickers 30".
Step 7: At small, boutique and artistic stores, ask or look for stickers.
Music stores, artistic stores and other small businesses often print up stickers to promote their brand.You can ask a staff member if they carry them if you check around the register.
Step 8: Use a binder that has stickers in it.
The purpose of the binders is to keep your stickers.You can slip your sheets in with the plastic sleeves that are inside.At some craft stores, you can find these binders.
Step 9: The stickers should be put in a standard binder with page protectors.
You can simply create your own binder.Bigger may be better if you want to grow your collection.Purchase a package of plastic sleeves that fit in binders.You'll be able to see the stickers better in the plastic sleeves if you use folder pockets.
Step 10: An old photo album can be used to create a solution.
You can put your sheets of stickers in the sleeves of the photo album.If your sheets don't stick out the top, you'll need a larger album.You can purchase a new album.
Step 11: If you have a lot of stickers, put them in bins.
Plastic bins keep water out and are a good way to organize stickers.You can stack them up if you buy the same size bins.If you want to know what's in the bins, label the outside of them with stickers from the collection.If you want to make it easier to find what you need, you can make dividers from cardstock and label them at the top.
Step 12: You can display your stickers on a sticker board.
You can stick your stickers on a wooden or foam-core board.You can move it around as you please.You can cut out the stickers and put them on a metal sheet or fridge to display them.If you don't want to use your stickers or remove them from the sheets, you can use magnets to attach them to a metal board.
Step 13: You can group your stickers by theme.
One way to organize your stickers is to sort them by theme.You could have one sleeve with all cats and another with autumn stickers.You can choose to get specific or broad.If you have a lot of cat stickers, you could have different sleeves for black, cartoon, and tabbie cats.If you have a lot of holiday-themed stickers, you could organize your sleeves by the holiday.
Step 14: For use with projects, stick similar styled stickers together.
Maybe you have a collection of comic book stickers.Maybe you have a collection of cartoon cats.You can find the right sticker for the project if you organize them in these styles.You could organize stickers by what you use them for.Maybe you use some for your planner and others for writing letters.
Step 15: It's easy to find your favorites if you put them together in sleeves.
You want to be able to see the best stickers.Try to put your favorites in the front of the collection when you put them in sleeves.You don't have to look through everything to find them.
Step 16: You can find them easily if you sort by size.
If size is important to you, try to organize by how big they are.When you need to add something small to a piece of mail, you should use that method.
Step 17: Match your artistic styles.
You don't have to use just one style.If you have a collection of small stickers, you can organize them by theme.If you divide your collection by size first, you can organize by theme inside.