SOS BLOG

Sick On Sin is now 12 years old! Wowza!!!

Wanna know the secret to how you make it to 12 years? It's all thanks to awesome people! HUGE thank you and high fives to everyone who has bought stuff, said kind words to us, promoted us, or supported us in other ways. Thank you to my family and friends who give up their days off to assist me at events. And of course thank you to my partner, Michael, who does all of our designs, graphic work and so much more. You're all amazing! I'm so very grateful to you all - as without you it would not be possible to be doing this for a dozen years. Thank you. <3

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Now let's talk about how we're celebrating this milestone:

1. SALE:

Of course we're doing a special sale for our birthday! For the next 4 days you can get up to 40% off your order! Just use one of the following coupon codes (the more you spend, the more you save!):

• Get 25% off orders up to $100 with code: TWELVE25
• Get 30% off orders over $100 with code: TWELVE30
• Get 40% off orders over $200 with code: TWELVE40

This is the perfect time to grab a bunch of holiday gifts, stocking stuffers and treats for yourself! The coupon codes expire Saturday December 9 (11:59 pm EST) so don't delay - come do some shopping! 

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2. Free Gifts: 

We're giving away magnets featuring 2 special designs:

First, we're including a FREE large magnet in all orders over $12 (after discount and before shipping / tax) of our little Imp friend with pitchfork full of cake. This item is limited edition and not available to buy on its own. The only way to get it is to make an order between December 6-9!

Second, all orders over $12 made between December 6 - 31 will receive a FREE large magnet of this cute Devil Snowman as a special holiday gift. 

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3. Giveaways:

What's a birthday celebration without games with prizes! We are running a contest on both the Sick On Sin Facebook page and the Sick On Sin Instagram page this week  so be sure to follow both those accounts (if you don't already) and check out the Giveaway posts!  Two lucky people will score $25 gift certificates!

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Thank you again to everyone who has shown us love over the last 12 years. As I've mentioned before, I started Sick On Sin as a temporary thing to do while I figured out what I wanted to do with my life. I honestly never expected the gig to last this long! While there's definitely been hardships and moments of doubt, overall these years have been pretty A-OK! I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my life, but until I do I'm happy to keep dishing out the cute shirts and accessories! :D

xoxox,
Jen 

P.S. Just a reminder that mail takes longer during December so if you want to get Christmas / Holiday gifts, don't delay getting your order in!! I'm working super hard getting orders out asap but I'm the only person making items and packing them up and can only go so fast! Below are the suggested order by dates to help ensure you get your goodies in time. (FYI I'll be shipping orders right up till Dec. 21 and then taking a little holiday break.)

To celebrate the Halloween season (our fave time of year around here!), I'm featuring one of our creepy-cute design each day of October here on our blog. (I'm also posting them to our Instagram and Facebook pages so be sure to follow us on those if you don't already!)

DAY 3 OF 31: CREATURE

Day 3 of our Spooktacular Season Celebration! 👻🎃💀 Today's creepy-cute design is one of my all-time favourite designs (there will be a few of those this month): Creature! 💚

Creature (or Lil Gilly to his mama) is a curious fellow who loves underwater exploration, studying the captain logs from old ships and inviting new friends to his lair for seaweed tea.

This design is perfect for fans of Universal's classic monster movies or anyone that simply likes creepy creatures! Get this big-eyed cutie on your choice of pins, magnets, keychains, bottle openers and pocket mirrors! 

To celebrate the Halloween season (our fave time of year around here!), I'm featuring one of our creepy-cute design each day of October here on our blog. (I'm also posting them to our Instagram and Facebook pages so be sure to follow us on those if you don't already!)

DAY 2 OF 31: Happy Bat

The Day 2 design for our Spooktacular Celebration is Happy Bat!

This sweet fanged friend is perfect for Halloween lovers, goths, and anyone else who has a fondness for these wonderful winged cuties!

It's available on tees for adults and kids (it's one of our son's fave shirt!), as well as on pins, magnets, keychains, bottle openers and pocket mirrors. See it all here!

To celebrate the Halloween season (our fave time of year around here!), I'm featuring one of our creepy-cute design each day of October here on our blog. (I'm also posting them to our Instagram and Facebook pages so be sure to follow us on those if you don't already!)

DAY 1 OF 31: GHOST

Let's start things off with one of my all-time fave designs - this little Ghost friend! He's perfect for getting ya in the mood for Halloween, or you could be like me and sport him all year long!

Ghost is available on a pin, magnet, keychain, bottle opener and pocket mirror! 👻👻

This week we're celebrating our 11 year anniversary! Woo!!!

I wanted to say a huge thank you to EVERYONE who has helped us get to this point. To the many, many customers and fans who have bought SOS goodies over the years and who have supported and promoted us. To my awesome family and friends who give up their days off to assist me at events. And of course to my partner, Michael, who does all of our designs and graphic work and so much more. I'm so very grateful to you all - without you it would not be possible to make a living doing this. Thank you. <3

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Now let's talk about how we're celebrating this milestone:

1. Coupon Codes: Of course we'd do a special sale for our birthday! For the next 5 days you can get up to 30% off your order using the following coupon codes:

• Get 20% off orders up to $30 with code: HBD20
• Get 25% off orders between $30-$99.99 with code: HBD25
• Get 30% off orders over $100 with code: HBD30

This is the perfect time to grab a bunch of holiday gifts, stocking stuffers and treats for yourself! The coupon codes expire Tuesday December 8 (11:59 pm EST) so don't delay - come do some shopping! 

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2. Free Gift: We're including a FREE large magnet in all orders over $10 (after discount and before shipping / tax) of this little Imp with pitchfork full of cake. This item is limited edition and not available to buy on its own. The only way to get it is to make an order between December 4-8!

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3. Giveaways: What's a birthday celebration without games with prizes! We are running contests on the Sick On Sin Facebook page and the Sick On Sin Instagram page this week  so be sure to follow both those accounts (if you don't already) and keep your eyes out for the giveaway posts!  Two lucky people will score $25 gift certificates!

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4. New Items: We just added a bunch of accessory designs - like this brand new, super cute, Party Animal Raccoon! Two designs (Zombie Santa and Zombie Snowman)  are only available for a limited time so if you like them, grab them now!

Check out all the new items here!

You'll notice one of the new items is a special limited edition design we recently released to raise money for Cedar Row - a great family-run farm sanctuary near London, Ontario. We are donating 100% of the profits from the sale of this design to them. Piggy Love will only be available till the end of this month so be sure to grab it while you can!! Look how cute it is!!! (Our goal is to raise enough money to sponsor a pig for a year...if we sell around 20 more large magnets we'll reach it. Please help us make this goal!!!) 

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Thank you again to everyone who has shown us love over the last 11 years. It's been a super fun ride! That said, 11 years is a long time and I've been thinking a lot lately about the future of SOS. I'm hoping to start make some changes in 2017 to breathe some new life into the brand (and reignite some of the passion I felt in the beginning). I hope you all stick along for the journey!  

xoxox,
Jen 

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P.S. IMPORTANT UPDATE: As you may already know, American Apparel (the clothing brand we use) declared bankruptcy and has ceased wholesale operations. There is talk of another company taking them over but in the meantime we are currently unable to order from them. We have a fair amount of adult and kid shirts in stock however we are VERY low on infant sizes and women's underwear.

We are working to keep the website updated regarding size / colour availability but please understand there may be an issue where an option is ordered that we can't fulfill. To ensure you get what you want - please order asap as stock will definitely begin to sell out!!

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P.P.S. Just a reminder that mail takes longer during December so if you want to get Christmas / Holiday gifts, don't delay getting your order in!! I'm working super hard getting orders out asap but I'm the only person making items and packing them up and can only go so fast! ;) Below are the suggested ship by dates if you want to receive your order in time. (FYI I'll be shipping orders right up till Dec. 21 and then taking a little holiday break.)

Wowza!! Sick On Sin is a decade old! 

Back in 2005 I was working in the corporate dot com world, and while I had a great job and worked with amazing people my heart just wasn't in it. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life but thought it'd be fun to sell shirts and stuff while I figured the future out. The major thing standing in the way was my inability to draw but I just so happened to be shacking up with a pretty great artist. He offered to do my designs and boom bam boom things got rolling.

Fast forward 10 years and I honestly can't believe I'm still doing SOS. It's been such a fun and rewarding 'job', and while it may not be my dream job, I feel so lucky to have been able to spend the last decade running my own business. Of course I would not be sitting here typing about this anniversary if it wasn't for:

Michael: There would be no Sick On Sin if there wasn't for my superstar husband. While I come up with all the design ideas, he brings them to life with his cute and simple design style. In addition to all our artwork, he also helps me with all the technical stuff, chauffeuring me around to events and keeping me sane. He's awesome.

Family / Friends: I am so thankful for all of my family and friends that have helped me out at shows over the years. I can't believe people would give up their days off to assist me and I'm so blessed to have these folks in my life. It would have been impossible to do all the events I have done without them. I also wanted to thank all my family and friends who have supported me in other ways such as buying stuff and spreading the word about SOS.

Customers: It would have been pretty hard to get to 10 years if there weren't people buying my stuff so huge thanks to the thousands of folks around the world that have! Whether it was one pin or tons of shirts, I am so very grateful. Thank you also to everyone who says kind words to us at shows or online, that submits reviews to the site, and that sends us / posts photos showing off SOS purchases. I have always said we have the best customers and if I could high five each of you, I would!

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 Now that all the mushy stuff is out of the way, it's time to get to celebrating! And what would a SOS birthday be without some goodies for our friends and fans! So here ya go:

1. Coupon Codes: Of course we'd do a special sale for our birthday! For the next 5 days you can get up to 30% off your order using the following coupon codes:

• Get 20% off orders up to $30 with code: PIE20
• Get 25% off orders between $30-$99.99 with code: CAKE25
• Get 30% off orders over $100 with code: CUPCAKE30

This is the perfect time to grab a bunch of holiday gifts, stocking stuffers and treats for yourself! The coupon codes expire Tuesday December 8 (11:59 pm EST) so don't delay - come do some shopping! 

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2. Remix Limited Edition Magnets: Each day during our Birthday Event we're giving out a FREE large magnet in all orders over $10 (after discount and before shipping / tax). We picked 5 of our popular designs and changed them up a bit. These are limited edition and won't ever be available for purchase on the site. Each design has an assigned day that it will be given out...so if there's one you want, be sure to make your order on that day!

• Friday December 4: Sloth
• Saturday December 5: Ninja
• Sunday December 6: Unicorn
• Monday December 7: Dragon
• Tuesday December 8: Black Cat

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3. Giveaways: What's a birthday party without games with prizes! We are running contests on both the Sick On Sin Facebook page and the Sick On Sin Instagram page during the 5 days so be sure to follow both those accounts (if you don't already) and keep your eyes out for the giveaway posts!  

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Thank you again to everyone who has given us love and support over the last 10 years. It's been a super fun ride and I hope to continue to bring you cute tees and accessories for at least a little while longer! ;)

Sending you hugs and virtual cupcakes,
Jen <3

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P.S. Just wanted to remind everyone that mail takes longer during December so if you want to get Christmas / Holiday gifts, don't delay getting your order in!! I'm working super hard getting orders out asap but I'm the only person making items and packing them up and can only go so fast! ;) Below are the suggested ship by dates if you want to receive your order in time. (FYI I'll be shipping orders right up till Dec. 21 and then taking a little holiday break.)

Day 3: Grim Reaper Tee

The featured design for October 3 is our Grim Reaper tee. Have you ever seen Death looking so cute?! This design is available on shirts for men, women, kids and babies. It's perfect for celebrating the Halloween season (aka all year long!). 

To celebrate the Halloween season (our fave season around here!), I am featuring one of our cute but creepy, horror-related items each day of October. In addition to the blog, I'll also be posting them on the Sick On Sin Instagram account.

 Day 2:  Vampire Face Accessory

The featured design for October 2 is this sweet fanged fiend! Vampire Face is available on small and large pins, small and large magnets, keychains, bottle openers, pocket mirrors, etc. It's an adorably simply design that is perfect for any fan of these throat-thirsty monsters! 

To celebrate the Halloween season (our fave season around here!), I am featuring one of our cute but creepy, horror-related items each day of October. In addition to the blog, I'll also be posting them on the Sick On Sin Instagram account.

To celebrate the Halloween season (our fave season around here!), I am featuring one of our cute but creepy, horror-related items each day of October.

Day 1:  Flesh Is For Zombies Accessory

Not only is October 1 the first day of this spooky season, it is also World Vegetarian Day. So it is super fitting for today's item to be our Flesh Is For Zombies accessory. This fun design, which is perfect for any undead loving, meat hating person, is available as a large pin, large magnet, keychain, bottle opener or pocket mirror!