Looking to bring your earring designs to life? We're equipped with the latest, cutting edge technology in this area, with four laser cutters and two UV printers. Our expertise in this area and keen eye for detail will ensure high quality products for the perfect result! The possibilities are unlimited, with our ability to print in small batches (minimum 10 pairs per design), right up to large batches with pairs numbering in the hundreds. We can even assemble them for you into the final product, to save you time and make it easy to get started!
This page covers a lot of information - so here is a table of contents to help you navigate all the options!
• What we can offer you and your business
• How it works
• What colours can we print on?
• What designs can we print?
• How we handle your designs (and who owns them)
• We can only print your original or licenced designs
• Technical aspects of what we can print
• Supplying the artwork to us
• Typical setup
• Pricing and the setup fee
• Base Pricing
• Printing Addons
• Standard Printing
• Gloss Overprint
• Encapsulated Print with Backing
• Finding Addons
• No findings or Toppers
• Earring Hook and Jump Ring
• Acrylic Topper, Stud Back, and Jump ring
• Assembly Addons
• No Assembly
• Assembled with No Packaging
• On Business Card
• In Kraft Display Box
• Birch Display Stand and Box
• Lead times
• Some examples of our printing
• Printing on the reverse of clear for a gloss finish
• Printing on glitter acrylic
• Printing on white
• Printing on black
• Want to know more about UV printing?
• Are you ready?
• How do I use the online system?
We can take your designs, from vector files or raster image files (of a suitable resolution!) and bring them to life in full colour printing on top of various acrylics. We have a huge range of acrylic colours to print on, and our attention to detail is second to none - if it's not perfect, we don't ship it out!
We can take photos of your paintings or artwork too, and transform these into earrings too - something we do quite regularly! These are a beautiful extra avenue to expand your existing prints by making them into earrings you can wear.
We can also custom design earrings for you too from as little as a paper sketch. We will quote the time to prepare the design and get it through to manufacture before we get started.
We can do small runs starting from 10 pairs per design, right up to large scale batches with hundreds of pairs if required. Our online ordering system means you can come back and order more of the same designs quickly and easily in the future.
We can also assemble your earrings into finished products with various forms of packaging too - an excellent option to reduce your labour time. Or you can assemble them yourself to give it that handmade feel, and save some money!
Here is the brief overview of how it works
Our most common colour for earrings is actually clear! We print on the reverse of clear acrylic, which is then viewed from the front, giving the print a glossy final finish. We normally print a mirror image on the back, which has a matte/satin finish, so it looks nice from the back too!
We typically use 2mm thick white, clear, or black acrylic to reduce the weight of the earrings as much as possible. Other colours are generally 3mm thick, except for the veneers which are 4mm and bamboo which is 1.5mm.
We can also print onto our range of solid and glitter colours too; the glitter white and glitter holo black are popular choices for this one due to their beautiful appearance!
We unfortunately won't print on mirror acrylic. This can damage the incredibly precise UV printers and as such, we have made a decision not to print on any mirror acrylic. This ensures that our UV printers continue to function correctly and provide high quality printed images. If you'd like mirror acrylic, we can laser engrave into the back of the mirror instead - we custom quote these based on the machine time, so get in touch and we can help with this!
We can also print onto our wood veneers! They are pre-finished with a funiture grade lacquer first and then printed, which gives them a luxurious feel. There isn't a size limit for this one and we can do them as studs too. The resolution when printing on wood is slightly lower than on acrylic, but still more than enough to look amazing. Also, the print may have some extra texture due to the wood surface, although this is minimal with our lacquer process which makes the surface very smooth.
You can see our main colour range here on the earring and jewellery component colours page.
There are several aspects to what we can print for you on earrings! We're happy to work with you to get you the result you need.
Any designs that you supply to us are your property, and always remain your property! You can ask us for a copy of any alterations or preparations we've done for your designs at any time and we'll supply all the original vector format files.
Your designs will never be used for another customer or our own products. This is very important to us.
Most of our earring customers either purchase designs from graphics websites that we then print, or make their own original designs and artwork for us to print. This works great as together we control the quality, and we know that there is a suitable licence to use the images. It also means you have unique earrings in the marketplace!
We unfortunately can't reproduce any copyrighted designs without permission from the original copyright holder. This also includes files that you can sometimes purchase on craft sites - certain craft sites will happily list files for sale that do not have permission from the original copyright owner. If in doubt, please get in touch with us and we can let you know which ones we will and won't print, and why.
You can read our full Intellectual Property Policy which has more information about what we will and won't print.
Copyright is very important to us - it's one of our core business values.
Like many art forms that exist in this world, there is a dance between what the technology can do and what our minds can imagine! UV printing is no different in this regard, and designs do need to take into account some physical realities of printing!
Most of the limitations lie around how small we can print. To print on the reverse of clear acrylic, we need to print the colour first, and then cover this colour with white ink to get the correct colour definition. The white ink printing does limit the smallest size of some details; we have technical and design ways to work around this based on the several hundred different designs we've printed for various customers.
The short answer is it's hard to encapsulate all of this in just a few sentences. However, get in touch with us and we can advise you on how to bring your idea to life! We'll also work with you if we identify any issues with the artwork as we prepare it.
For the absolute best results, a vector file - like a PDF, Illustrator file, SVG, EPS, or similar - will allow us the most options for preparing the artwork perfectly and creating the shapes for you.
The next best is the highest possible resolution PNG file you have, with a transparent background. For printing, it needs to be at least 300dpi at the printed size, but we do like 600dpi or better! For illustrations, we often will do a vector trace on the file to be able to scale it up and down as needed.
For your own paintings and artwork, a photo of this is sufficient. Try to take it straight on; make sure it's all in focus, and take it in very good like - sunlight works great! We'll adjust the colours and crop it afterwards to get it onto earrings for you.
Otherwise - please send us whatever you have and we can look at it and let you know how it will go, or what we need to get the right result!
We'll work with you to come up with the right artwork for printing to give the perfect result. We're kinda pedantic about getting the perfect artwork for printing!
If you're creating the artwork in Procreate or another drawing app, which is quite common, please start out with the highest resolution document it will let you create, and fill as much of it with your artwork as you can.
Alternatively, some of our customers use Canva which works well. We'll ask if you can share the design with us, as we can extract the original contents from this which often results in a high resolution result.
We wrote a blog post on how we work with the artwork for earrings, which might help understanding what works well!
The most common setup for an earring we do is as follows:
Yep, sorry, the boring bit. Earrings do cost money to make, and while we have lots of options and breakpoints, we've tried to make it as simple as possible!
Our pricing is based on several factors:
There is also a one-time setup fee of $33 inc GST for each new design. This covers off our time to set up the artwork, manufacture any jigs if needed, and get everything else set up for production. It only applies for the first order of a design. The setup fee can be waived sometimes, if several designs only vary by a colour, for example - get in touch to discuss this if you're not sure!
This is the base pricing, based on the material chosen. The most common colour is clear:
| Colours | 10+ | 15+ | 20+ | 25+ | 100+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear, White, Black | $4.50 per pair | $4.00 per pair | $3.75 per pair | $3.50 per pair | $3.00 per pair |
| Grey, Beige, Latte, Cappuccino, Brown, Lemon Bonbon, Yellow, Mustard, Orange Fizz, Honeycomb, Orange, Burnt Orange, Terracotta Red, Red, Port Wine, Blush Pink, Clay, Dark Blush, Raspberry Sherbert, Strawberry, Musk, Baby Pink, Hot Pink, Dusty Rose, Dusty Violet, Violet, Parma Violet, Sour Grape, Rich Purple, Candy Floss Blue, Light Blue, Bubblegum Blue, Blue, Royal Blue, Eggshell Blue, Bluestone, Navy Denim, Spearmint, Aqua, Teal, Aqua Mist, Teal Tide, Pistachio, Eucalyptus, Cool Sage, Olive, Bright Green, Green, Bottle Green, Neon Yellow, Neon Orange, Neon Pink, Neon Green, Frosted Beige, Frosted Cocoa, Frosted Mango, Frosted Blush | $5.00 per pair | $4.50 per pair | $4.25 per pair | $4.00 per pair | $3.50 per pair |
| Glitter Translucent White, Glitter Silver, Glitter Light Gold, Glitter Gold, Glitter Orange, Glitter Rose Gold, Glitter Baby Pink, Glitter Hot Pink, Glitter Red, Glitter Lilac, Glitter Violet, Glitter Purple, Glitter Blue Purple, Glitter Light Blue, Glitter Royal Blue, Glitter Teal, Glitter Green, Glitter Black, Glitter Multicolour Holo Black | $5.00 per pair | $4.50 per pair | $4.25 per pair | $4.00 per pair | $3.50 per pair |
| European Birch, Oak stain on Birch, Walnut stain on Birch, Black Japan stain on Birch, Bamboo Carbonised | $5.00 per pair | $4.50 per pair | $4.25 per pair | $4.00 per pair | $3.50 per pair |
Optional extras to enhance the printing, depending on your application!
| Option | 10+ | 15+ | 20+ | 25+ | 100+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Printing | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair |
| Gloss Overprint | $1.50 per pair | $1.25 per pair | $1.00 per pair | $0.75 per pair | $0.75 per pair |
| Encapsulated Print with backing | $1.15 per pair | $0.97 per pair | $0.92 per pair | $0.80 per pair | $0.80 per pair |
What are these addons? Read on!
This is... well - standard! It's just straight off the printer. The printed surface has a matte/satin finish; to get a gloss finish, print on the back of clear acrylic. (Which is the most popular option).
You can't glue to the printed surface as you will damage the print, so you may need some of the other printing options.
This is just for special cases! In almost all cases, we recommend printing on the reverse of clear (the most common and popular option!) as this gives the best results. But the gloss overprint is offered for when we print on top of coloured acrylic to be able to give it a gloss finish, or for other 3D effects.
Our printers are equipped with a gloss varnish, which it can print over parts of the design to give them a glossy and raised appearance. Use this to highlight or protect parts of the print, or to make parts of the print glossy when printing on matte acrylic.
This has an additional cost, as it's actually two extra print passes to accomplish this.
This option is meant for studs, to be able to glue to the back side, or for coasters or keychains - items where the print needs to be protected from scratching and wear.
If you want to protect the print, and have an entire glossy surface, the best option is an encapsulated print. We print on the back of clear, and then bond another piece of clear on the back. This completely protects the print, and allows you to glue to the back and still have a glossy final finish.
This is a great option for studs that have a full pattern or image print.
Typically, we sell findings and toppers separately. But if you don't want the hassel of ordering them separately, add them on at the same time! The pricing works out the same as buying it separately, but you receive exactly what you need for your earrings.
| Option | 10+ | 15+ | 20+ | 25+ | 100+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Findings or Topper | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair |
| Earring Hook and Jump Ring | $0.49 per pair | $0.44 per pair | $0.42 per pair | $0.39 per pair | $0.34 per pair |
| Acrylic Topper, Stud Back, Jump Ring | $1.54 per pair | $1.39 per pair | $1.31 per pair | $1.23 per pair | $1.08 per pair |
Well, this one should be self explanatory. We don't send anything other than the printed part!
With this option, we send one pair of earring hooks and one pair of jump rings to go with each pair. This is a great option to avoid the topper and glue, and focus on the design of the earring. This is a less common option, but still popular!
With this option, we will send you an acrylic topper, a stud back to glue on, and a jump ring for each pair of earrings. We won't glue the stud on unless you select an assembly option. The acrylic stud will still have it's protective plastic or paper applied that will need to be removed before you glue the stud on.
If you'd like us to glue the stud onto the topper, you'll need to select one of the assembly options.
The online system will ask you to choose a colour if you select this option.
If you don't specify, we'll send a 12mm circle with a 2mm hole. However, we're happy to change this out for something else - a different shape or size (up to 16mm). Just let us know and we'll include it!
Don't want to have to assemble them yourselves? Had enough of putting them together? Need something you can just give out or sell immediately? Well, these options are just for you...!
| Option | 10+ | 15+ | 20+ | 25+ | 100+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Assembly | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair | $0.00 per pair |
| Assembled with no packaging | $0.80 per pair | $0.72 per pair | $0.68 per pair | $0.64 per pair | $0.56 per pair |
| On Business Card | $1.30 per pair | $1.17 per pair | $1.10 per pair | $1.04 per pair | $0.98 per pair |
| In Kraft Display Box | $2.10 per pair | $1.89 per pair | $1.79 per pair | $1.68 per pair | $1.47 per pair |
| Birch Display Stand and Box | $15.00 per pair | $13.50 per pair | $12.75 per pair | $12.00 per pair | $10.50 per pair |
This is the default option - we won't assemble anything, and send you all the parts. Prior to June 2024, this was how we sent everything out. You'll need to glue the toppers and apply the jump rings yourself. But this is a great cost saving option and very popular with our customers - and allows you to be involved in making them!
With this option, we'll glue your studs (if this is chosen as a finding addon), and thread through the jump rings. We'll then peel the protective paper from the topper and from the earring itself. We'll apply the stud butterfly as well and then safely pack them in bags for you to add to your own packaging when you receive them. This is a great labour saving option for your business!
As stated, it does not include any packaging. But if you already have packaging or can organise it, this is a great option.
With this option, we'll assemble the earrings, and then affix them to a business card for you. The business card is not included in this price; you can either arrange them and post them to us, or we can order them in from a local printer for you.
We'll work with an existing design that you have for a business card (with a spot for the earrings!) or work with you to come up with a design. There may be a design fee if the design is complex, but this is rare.
If you supply the cards, we're happy to drill the holes for placing the earrings on.
If we order them, typically we order them in batches of 500 cards for around $50-$60. We'll quote you on your exact cards and price when we set this up for you, and then keep you posted with how many we have on hand and if we need to reorder more.
This option does not include any other outer packaging - just the earrings affixed to business cards. If this is your standard packaging, then we've got you covered!
With this option, we'll assemble them and then place them into a kraft display box, as shown below. This option is great for shops and retailers as it's all ready to sell and requires no further packaging.
We can also apply a sticker to the back of the box as well; this isn't included in the price, but we order this from a local supplier in batches of 200-300 at a time, for around $40-$50. We'll quote you an exact price if you decide to go ahead with this, and let you know our stock levels and when we need to reorder.
We make these boxes ourselves, so we can easily customise them to make them larger or smaller to fit your earrings, or reduce their size so they just fit studs!
Want the box but don't need us to assemble it? You can purchase the boxes, unfolded, and fold and pack them yourself.
This is the "all the bells and whistles" option. The "earrings are thrown in because you bought something else" option. For example, one of our customers includes this when they sell a handbag, as an extra gift. The earring is assembled onto a beautiful european birch display stand, and that's then packed in a cardboard box to keep it safe and allow it to be handled.
For new designs, we need a few days to prepare all the artwork and jigs. Then, once we're all set up, we can turn earrings around quite quickly! The standard lead time is 5 business days; we're often much faster than this. If we have delays, or it's a large order, we'll let you know and work with you to get you what you need in a suitable timeframe.
These images are courtesy of SterlyPop, and are original designs that she has commissioned herself. We've chosen a set here that show off a range of our capabilities!
This is the most common setup - printing on the reverse of clear acrylic. Note the border around the edge to allow the design to be seen clearly.
These two show printing on our glitter white, and glitter light blue. For the Harmony Day earring, we've printed right to the edge of the acrylic; it's not commonly done but it's possible!
Printing onto white works very well and gives the best colour definition. It's also best for printing on studs - as you can then glue the stud to the back where it won't be seen, and won't interfere with the print as it would on the back of clear.
For a stunning statement, try printing on black! Not all designs work well on black, and the resulting print is a matte/satin finish - but for many designs it's a beautiful choice!
We've published a blog post that has details about what UV printing actually is and how it works. If you're really curious, it is worth a read!
Please get in touch with any questions that you have, or go ahead and play with the online ordering system. We're delighted to assist in bringing your designs to life!
Yep - computers can be fickle little things. We've tried to make our system as easy to use as possible, but some direction always helps! Here is a quick tutorial on how to do it.
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