Great Christmas Festival SALES! Prep, Setup & Results + Dragon Mystery eggs! VLOG 35

Lancaster Festival week - testing Dragon Mystery Eggs + Festival sales! 🐉🎪 A full week of festival prep: custom Hue forge orders, perfecting mini printing with brims, creating a NEW Dragon Mystery Egg product (dragon + animal + mini inside!), and executing at the Lancaster Festival. Goal was $1400, hit .....- not perfect but solid! ⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Monday: Plan for Week 04:49 - Tuesday: Mini's Finished 06:43 - Wednesday: New Dragon Mystery Egg 10:36 - Thursday: Final Festival Prep and Shelf Display 15:29 - Friday: Packaging Orders 20:25 - Saturday: Festival Day and End of Week Recap 💬 COMMUNITY QUESTIONS: 1. What is your experience with Hue forges? 2. Have you done Dragon Mystery Eggs? If so, how do you do them? 🛒 SHOP MYSTERY EGGS & MORE: https://www.initiativedesign.shop/ 🔗 AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS - Filaments & Supplies: **SILK FILAMENTS:** - Rock Rainbow: https://amzn.to/478JYeZ - Rainbow: https://amzn.to/3VYY3Xd - Shimmer: https://amzn.to/470qj1Y - Earth Tone: https://amzn.to/47kxIrO - Galaxy: https://amzn.to/499DGhw - Burnt Titanium: https://amzn.to/478JYeZ - Blue/Green: https://amzn.to/478JYeZ - Gradient Green: https://amzn.to/3J5kAyt - Pink/Gold: https://amzn.to/47lqogD - Red/Blue: https://amzn.to/490oDGV - Blue/Silver: https://amzn.to/3KJF6Fr **MATTE FILAMENTS:** - Pastel Pink: https://amzn.to/47l5m1I - Yellow: https://amzn.to/4nMDh9p - Purple Sunset: https://amzn.to/3KK7MhC - Afterglow: https://amzn.to/4h3R2hi - Rosy Cloud: https://amzn.to/3KMOZ5c - Peachy Sunrise: https://amzn.to/42yyLTp - Maple Forest: https://amzn.to/3IEYYsQ - Rose Quartz: https://amzn.to/42CJ0pT - Malachite: https://amzn.to/4q5blPp **MISC SUPPLIES:** - Wood PLA: https://amzn.to/4nQ9Pzp - PETG Grey: https://amzn.to/3KO7rKM - BIQU Cryogrip Plate: https://amzn.to/470h4xh - Shrink Wrap Bags: https://amzn.to/47OzPW1 - ULEEY Model Nippers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFGQ2PN6?maas=maas_adg_524D299B8474D755E113A30AE0D89E6C_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas #3DPrinting #LancasterFestival #DragonMysteryEgg #FestivalVendor #HueForge #CustomOrders #MiniPrints #ULEEY #SmallBusiness #FestivalPrep #3DPrintBusiness #MysteryEggs #PrintShop #MakerBusiness #BusinessGoals #ProductTesting #BrimPrinting #PackagingOrders #WeeklySales 📱 DAILY SHOP UPDATES: - Follow for festival results and new products! - Facebook: @InitiativeDesignShop -Instagram: @InitiativeDesignShop **MONDAY - FESTIVAL PREP BEGINS:** Lancaster Festival at the end of the week - time to prepare! Focus on finishing last-minute prints and minis. Working on a custom Hue forge order - these always take extra attention to detail but customers love them! **TUESDAY - PRODUCTION STATUS:** Prints coming off the bed steadily! Current queue: various minis and several animal batches to complete inventory. The print farm is running at full capacity to hit festival stock levels. **WEDNESDAY - DRAGON MYSTERY EGG INNOVATION:** New product test: Dragon Mystery Eggs! Each egg contains THREE items: - 1 Dragon - 1 Animal - 1 Mini Only making 5 to test at this festival - want to gauge customer interest before committing to large production. This is a bigger value proposition than regular mystery eggs! **BRIM BREAKTHROUGH:** Solved the mini adhesion issues! Printing all minis with brims now - zero losses. Removing brims efficiently using: - Deburring tool for quick cleanup - ULEEY Model Nippers (sent by ULEEY) for precise trimming The ULEEY nippers are working great for detail work! **THURSDAY - FINAL PREP:** Finished all remaining minis - inventory complete! Updated the shelf display with new signs and rearranged mini organization for better visual appeal. Festival goal set: $1400. Ambitious but achievable based on past festival performance! **FRIDAY - ORDERS & PACKING:** $1050 in orders already - strong pre-festival sales! Showed complete packaging process: - Product protection - Organized bin system - Efficient packing workflow Everything organized and ready for festival transport. **SATURDAY - LANCASTER FESTIVAL:** Festival day! Setup, customer interactions, and real-time sales. End result: $1050 total for the week (including pre-festival orders). **GOAL VS REALITY:** Goal: $1400 Result: $1050 75% of goal - not what I aimed for, but still a solid week! **DRAGON MYSTERY EGG TEST:** The 5 Dragon Mystery Eggs performed [you'll detail results in video]. Customer reactions and feedback will determine if this becomes a regular product line.