Capricorn stickers, three ways
Born at the solstice, the darkest day of the year. The light technically starts returning that morning and you will not feel it for months.
Dec 22 to Jan 19 · Early winter · Endure with no relief in sight Shop the bundlesThese Capricorn stickers come in three bundles, because the cottagecore mountain Capricorn and the celestial sea goat Capricorn are the same person at different points in the climb. Soft, bold, or all 20.
Every set of Capricorn stickers here is printed and cut on my own equipment, on waterproof laminated vinyl, and shipped from my studio in 5 to 7 business days. Bundles start at $18. If you want single designs instead of a set, those live on Etsy.
What is in the Capricorn stickers collection
The hardest workers need the softest landings.
Pastel mountains and goats, soft lettering, rainbows, hearts, cottagecore peaks. The tender side of the climber, which exists.
12 designs · cottagecore · mountains, goats, hearts, rainbows
$18For the Capricorn who is softer than they let on.
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Does not rush. Arrives.
Editorial girl group art, vintage poster lettering, a goat statue, tarot and sea goat pieces. The ascent in full stride.
12 designs · celestial · girl group, vintage posters, tarot, sea goat
$18For the Capricorn who always gets there.
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The whole climb.
My pick of 20 across both aesthetics, soft pastel peaks and bold celestial sea goats, plus the holographic pieces and Cap Mom which are only in this one.
20 designs · both aesthetics · plus Cap Mom
$32The complete survival kit for Capricorn season.
Shop this bundleDie cut vinyl · waterproof · printed in house · ships in 5 to 7 business days
Which Capricorn bundle is right for you
Three sets, and the difference between them is aesthetic rather than quality. All of these Capricorn stickers are printed on the same vinyl, in the same size range, with the same die cut. You are picking a look, not a grade.
Pick Soft if
you want the side of the sign that does not get sold. Pastel mountains and goats, soft lettering, rainbows, hearts, cottagecore peaks. The tender version, which exists and is under-served.
Pick Bold if
you want the ascent. Editorial girl group art, vintage poster lettering, a goat statue, tarot and sea goat pieces. Structure as a look.
Pick Complete if
you are buying for someone else, or you want the whole range. 20 designs including Cap Mom for $32 instead of $36.
Capricorn gift ideas that are not another planner
Capricorn gift ideas get sabotaged by the work stereotype. People buy planners, desk organisers and anything with the word hustle on it, which tells the person you think of them as a job.
A bundle of Capricorn stickers sidesteps that entirely. It is about the sign rather than about their output, and the soft bundle in particular tends to land well with people who are quietly tired of being handed productivity items.
For a birthday inside Capricorn season, 22 December to 19 January, Soft is the more thoughtful read and Bold is the more flattering one. Complete removes the decision if you are unsure.
Worth knowing that Capricorn birthdays sit right on top of the holidays, which is exactly why they get folded into a Christmas gift and under-celebrated. A separate small thing goes a long way here.
Why Capricorn is like this
Capricorn opens at the winter solstice. The light starts returning that day, which is a fact you cannot feel and will not feel for a long time.
So the strategy is endurance with no reward in sight. Not grinding for its own sake. Doing the next thing correctly on a day when nothing you do produces any visible progress.
Capricorn is not cold. Capricorn is rationing. There is a difference and you notice it around March.
Not because Capricorn is joyless or obsessed with status. But because at this moment in the year, the only thing that gets anybody to spring is consistency at the exact point consistency feels pointless.
How these aesthetic zodiac stickers are made
- Printed and cut on my own equipment, not sent out to a print on demand service
- Waterproof laminated vinyl, fade resistant, roughly 2 to 3 inches, die cut
- Printed fresh when you order, so nothing sits in a box for a year first
- Ships from my studio within 5 to 7 business days
- Something arrives wrong and I will fix it. See the refund policy.
Every one of these Capricorn stickers is printed and cut by me, on my own machine, in my studio. Nothing here goes out through a print on demand service, which is why the turnaround is 5 to 7 business days rather than same day.
The stock is waterproof laminated vinyl. The lamination is the part doing the work: it is what makes them survive a water bottle in a dishwasher and a laptop that lives in a bag. They are fade resistant rather than fade proof, and I would rather say that plainly. A sticker on a car window in full sun all summer will lighten eventually. One on a laptop, a notebook or a tumbler will not.
Sizes run roughly 2 to 3 inches on the longest edge, die cut to the shape of the art rather than left on a square. Each design comes as its own individual sticker, not a sheet you have to cut apart.
Everything is printed fresh once you order, so nothing has been sitting in a box losing colour for a year before it reaches you.
When to buy Capricorn stickers
The obvious answer is a birthday, and Capricorn season runs Dec 22 to Jan 19, so anyone born inside that window is the easy case. The two spikes I actually see on Capricorn stickers are the fortnight before the season opens, when the organised people are shopping ahead, and the last few days of it, when everyone else remembers.
If you are buying for yourself, the season itself is the good time, and not for any mystical reason. It is the stretch of the year that phase of the cycle describes, so it is when the sign is most on your mind and most likely to be the thing you want stuck to a laptop lid. Outside of that window, Capricorn stickers sell steadily all year as the small gift you add to a card.
How to apply Capricorn stickers so they actually last
Vinyl goes on best on a surface that is clean, dry and not textured. Wipe it with rubbing alcohol rather than a household spray, because most sprays leave a film that stops the adhesive gripping. Let it dry fully. Then peel from a corner, lay one edge down first, and press outward from that edge so you push the air out instead of trapping it.
Give it a day before you get it wet. The adhesive on these Capricorn stickers keeps curing for about 24 hours after it goes on, and the most common reason a corner lifts is a water bottle that went straight into a bag and then into a fridge.
These are permanent adhesive, not repositionable. You can lift one within the first minute or so if it went on crooked, but they are not designed to be moved between surfaces. If you want something you can reposition, Capricorn stickers are the wrong product and I would rather tell you now.
Hand wash anything you put them on. They survive a dishwasher, but the top rack heat cycle shortens their life considerably, and the whole reason for buying laminated vinyl is that it lasts.
What is included, and what is not
Each bundle is a set of individual die cut stickers, one per design. It is not a sticker sheet, so there is no cutting anything apart and no backing grid to peel around. The count in each bundle title is the real number of separate stickers you receive.
What is not included: a planner, a notebook, a tumbler, or any of the surfaces shown in the photos. Those are there to show scale. Every Capricorn stickers bundle ships flat in a rigid mailer so nothing arrives creased, because a bent sticker is a dead sticker.
Common questions about Capricorn stickers
Are these Capricorn stickers waterproof?
Yes. They are printed on laminated vinyl, so they hold up on water bottles, tumblers and anything that gets wet regularly. The lamination is what does it, not the ink.
How big are these Capricorn stickers?
Roughly 2 to 3 inches on the longest edge. They are die cut to the shape of the artwork, so a tall design and a wide design will not be identical dimensions.
How many stickers are in each bundle?
Soft has 12 designs, Bold has 12, and Complete has 20. Each design is a separate sticker.
Will these Capricorn stickers fade in the sun?
They are fade resistant, not fade proof. Indoors, on a laptop or a notebook or a tumbler, they hold colour for years. Stuck to a car window facing full sun, expect them to lighten over a season or two.
What is the difference between the Soft and Bold bundles?
Aesthetic only, not quality. Soft is cottagecore, with pastel mountains, goats and hearts. Bold is celestial, with vintage posters, tarot and sea goat pieces. Same vinyl, same cut, same everything else.
Can I buy single Capricorn stickers instead of a bundle?
Yes, singles are on my Etsy shop. The bundles exist because buying six singles costs more than buying the set, not because I am hiding the individual ones.
How long does shipping take?
Orders ship from my studio within 5 to 7 business days. That window is real production time, because your Capricorn stickers get printed and cut once the order comes in rather than pulled off a shelf.
Are these good for a birthday gift?
They are one of the better small gifts for someone born between 22 December and 19 January. If you do not know their taste, Complete takes the guessing out of it.
What if my Capricorn stickers arrive damaged?
Tell me and I will fix it. The refund policy has the details, but the short version is that I am not going to argue with you about a bent sticker.
Can I reposition them after they are stuck down?
Not really. The adhesive is permanent, so you get a few seconds to adjust and then it is committed. Place the first edge carefully and press outward from there.
Are Capricorn stickers safe in the dishwasher?
They will survive it, but I would not make a habit of it. The heat on a dishwasher’s drying cycle is what ages laminated vinyl fastest. Hand washing a tumbler adds years.
Do the bundles overlap with each other?
Partly, and I would rather be straight about it. Complete is my pick of the strongest designs across both aesthetics, plus a couple that are only in that bundle. It is not a straight merge of Soft and Bold. Add the two smaller counts together and you will see they come to more than Complete does, so if you want literally every design, buy Soft and Bold rather than Complete.
More on Capricorn, if you want the long version
The Capricorn zodiac stickers are the short version of an argument I make at length on the blog. If you want the reasoning behind why this sign behaves the way it does, start here.
Slow, steady, up
Made for the Capricorn still going on the days it stopped being fun.
Shop the bundlesShips in 5 to 7 business days · all designs original · made in small batches