The bold Aquarius sticker pack
Was never going to think like everyone else.
An Aquarius sticker pack of 15 editorial designs. Portraits, badges and navy constellations on waterproof die cut vinyl, printed in my own studio. $18.
- 15 individual die cut designs
- Editorial and celestial palette
- Girl group art, water bearer portraits, badge lettering, a holographic tiger, navy constellations
What is inside this Aquarius sticker pack
This Aquarius sticker pack is the version with an argument in it. Editorial girl group art, water bearer portraits, bold badge lettering, a holographic tiger and deep navy constellation circles.
The colour story is the opposite of the soft bundle. Deep navy, holographic finishes, high contrast type. These are designed to be seen from across a room, which is why this is the bundle that gets bought as a gift more than the other two combined.
The constellation circles are the sleeper hit of the set. They read as a nice celestial design to anybody who does not know the sign, and as a very specific flex to anybody who does.
Who this Aquarius sticker pack is for
- The Aquarius who was right about something four years before it became obvious and got called difficult in the meantime. The badge designs are for that person specifically.
- Laptop lids, hard cases, anything that gets carried around and looked at by other people. High contrast survives being seen at a distance in a way pastels do not.
- Gift buyers who want the recipient to react when they open it. If you need a reaction, this is the bundle.
If the person you are buying for keeps their whole life in one calm colour, the Soft bundle is the better read.
Where the bold Aquarius sticker pack works best
This Aquarius sticker pack was designed to be seen at a distance, so the surfaces that suit it are the ones other people look at. Laptop lids in a coffee shop. A hard shell suitcase. A water bottle that goes to the gym. Anything that gets carried around rather than kept on a desk.
Deep navy and holographic finishes hold their edge at three metres in a way pastels do not. That sounds like a small thing and it is the entire difference between the two $18 sets. If the object lives in a bag and comes out in rooms full of people, high contrast is doing real work for you.
The badge lettering designs get put on the outside of a laptop case more often than on the lid itself, which surprised me. My guess is that a case gets replaced sooner than a laptop does, so it feels less permanent. These are permanent adhesive either way, so pick the surface you actually mean.
The holographic tiger is the design people ask about most, and it is also the one I would keep off a car window. Holographic finishes are the least sun stable thing in the set. On a laptop it will still look like that in four years. In a windscreen through July it will not.
If you already collect editorial zodiac stickers, this Aquarius sticker pack sits in that category rather than the cute one. The water bearer portraits in particular read as illustration first, which is why they work on a sketchbook beside things that have nothing to do with astrology.
How these Aquarius sticker pack are made
Every one of these Aquarius sticker pack is printed and cut by me, on my own machine, in my studio. Nothing 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 behind these Aquarius sticker pack is waterproof laminated vinyl. The lamination is the part doing the work: it is what lets 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 arrives as its own individual sticker, not a sheet you have to cut apart.
If you want to know what that means in practice: the Aquarius sticker pack in your order were made in the week you placed it, on a machine I own, in a room I pay rent on. That is the entire supply chain, and it is why I can tell you exactly what happened to them.
Every one of the Aquarius sticker pack is printed fresh once you order, so nothing has been sitting in a box losing colour for a year before it reaches you.
Putting them on so they last
The Aquarius sticker pack go 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 properly. Let it dry fully.
Peel from a corner, lay one edge down first, then press outward from that edge so you push the air out rather than trapping it under the middle.
Give it a day before you get it wet. The adhesive keeps curing for about 24 hours, and the most common reason a corner lifts is a water bottle that went straight into a bag and then into a fridge.
The Aquarius sticker pack use a permanent adhesive rather than a repositionable one. You get a few seconds to adjust and then it is committed. Hand wash anything you put them on, because a dishwasher’s drying cycle is what ages laminated vinyl fastest.
The Aquarius sticker pack as a birthday gift
This is the set that gets bought as an Aquarius birthday gift more than the other two combined, and the reason is not subtle. It photographs well and it gets a reaction when it comes out of the envelope. If you need the person to visibly react, this is the one.
Aquarius season runs 20 January to 18 February, so the birthdays are stacked into a five week window and so are my orders. Everything is printed and cut to order in my studio, which means the 5 to 7 business day window is real production time rather than a shelf being emptied. Order in the first week of January if you are aiming at a late January birthday.
The other thing worth knowing is that this Aquarius sticker pack is fifteen separate stickers rather than one sheet. That matters for gifting, because it looks like fifteen things instead of one thing, and because there is nothing to cut apart before the person can start using them.
If you are buying for somebody whose entire aesthetic is one calm colour, the soft bundle is the better read and I would rather point you at it than take the sale. If you have no idea at all, the complete bundle carries both looks for $32.
Why Aquarius is like this
Aquarius sits in the deepest part of winter, the point where working harder individually has stopped producing anything and everybody can quietly see it.
So the strategy is stepping back far enough to see the whole arrangement, and then being willing to say the obvious thing nobody in the group wants said out loud.
Aquarius is not detached from people. Aquarius is standing far enough back to see the shape of the problem, which reads as detachment from close up.
Not because Aquarius is cold or contrarian for sport. But because at this moment in the year, what saves a group is not more effort from each person. It is somebody redesigning how the whole thing is set up.
Also in the Aquarius collection
Fifteen designs in a cool floral and wave palette. The quiet version of the sign, for a desk that is already calm.
$18See this bundle
Twenty five designs across both aesthetics, plus Aquarius Mom, which is only in this box.
$32See this bundleCommon questions
Are these Aquarius sticker pack waterproof?
Yes. They are printed on laminated vinyl, so they hold up on water bottles, tumblers and anything that gets wet regularly. The lamination does it, not the ink.
How big are they?
Roughly 2 to 3 inches on the longest edge, die cut to the shape of the artwork. A tall design and a wide design will not come out the same dimensions.
How many stickers do I actually get?
15 separate Aquarius sticker pack, one per design. It is not a sheet, so there is nothing to cut apart and no backing grid to peel around.
Will they fade in the sun?
Fade resistant, not fade proof. Indoors on a laptop, a notebook or a tumbler they hold colour for years. On a car window facing full sun, expect them to lighten over a season or two.
Can I buy single designs instead of the bundle?
Singles are on my Etsy shop. The bundle exists because buying six singles costs more than buying the set, not because I am hiding the individual ones.
How long does shipping take?
5 to 7 business days from my studio, because the Aquarius sticker pack get printed after you order rather than before. That window is real production time, because your order gets printed and cut when it comes in rather than pulled off a shelf.
What if they 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.
Do the three Aquarius bundles overlap?
Partly. Complete is my pick across both aesthetics plus a couple of exclusives, not a straight merge. Soft and Bold together come to more designs than Complete does, so if you want literally everything, buy those two.
What is in the bold Aquarius stickers set exactly?
Fifteen designs: editorial girl group art, water bearer portraits, bold badge lettering, a holographic tiger and deep navy constellation circles. The palette runs high contrast the whole way through.
Is the holographic finish on every design?
No, just the tiger. Everything else is printed on the same laminated vinyl as the rest of the shop. The holographic stock is a separate material and that is the one design in the set using it.
Does this Aquarius sticker pack overlap with the soft bundle?
Not at all. Soft and Bold are fifteen different designs each with no repeats between them. The complete bundle is the only place designs from both show up together.
Will the navy designs work on a dark surface?
Better than you would expect, because the constellation circles carry light linework and white type sitting on the navy. On a black laptop they read as a dark badge with bright detail rather than disappearing into it.
If you want the reading rather than the stickers
The Aquarius sticker pack are the light version. If you want to know which stretch of the year your own sun, moon and rising are each built out of, that is a different thing.
The Seasonal Blueprint Mini covers those three placements for $29, written for your chart rather than for your sign in general. The Resource Vault is free if you would rather read a complete sample first.
Keep reading
- All three Aquarius bundles
- Things people get wrong about a Aquarius sun
- What zodiac traits actually mean
Singles and other signs are on my Etsy shop.