MAY/JUNE NEWSLETTER 2023
Father's Day Ideas + a teaser of upcoming New Shapes! 🔨
It’s full steam ahead in this issue as we have some brilliant Father’s Day ideas, and also many more brand new product releases with a small teaser for further fantastic products being added to our range throughout this year!
We have an awesome project for this issue – all about Board Games, Game Accessories, and Keepsakes aimed at adult gamers – a niche but growing market!
A quick disclaimer: the Board Game designs and ideas in our project are not targeted at creating children’s toys. There are regulations surrounding the testing of products for children to ensure safety (and it can be a bit of a minefield!), so it is solely up to you if you wish to pursue an avenue of marketing towards a younger audience and getting your items tested. We’ve had many ideas aimed at adults in various themes from our Design Teams – some featured in this project – more listed in the Luxury Gift Set category on the site, so please check them all out!
Finally, Father’s Day is coming up quick – on Sunday 18th June – so get your orders for this occasion in sooner rather than later…
Important Dates:
- Father’s Day – Sunday 18th June
- Summer Shutdown – 28th August to 1st September (We re-open Monday 4th September!)
May/June Free Gift
May and June’s Free Gift is… 3-fold! Firstly, following our bumper pack of pieces in the last 2 months orders, we are returning to the smaller packs of test pieces in each order as before, but in May/June we will be including a few pieces of thicker 0.7 mm in each, for you to sample/trial…
Secondly, in May we will be giving you a taster set of board game items – a Coaster sized plaque and 10 discs for you to create your take on a Noughts and Crosses board! Plus in June: 3 discs, a 25 mm poly dome, a Meeple Shape, plus 3 plaques so you can have a go making game tokens and trivia cards!
May/June Special Offer
The Special Offer for May and June is an introductory price for our 2 new Board Game Sets – our Travel Game Set and our Metal Card Gift Set – for May and June buy them at a fab 20% off – As sets they already represent good value (as we always lower the price for bundles) but buy now for the best deal yet!
New Products
- New! Plane (Front View)
- New! Cat Shape
- New! Dinosaur – Triceratops
- New! Metal Card Gift Set
- New! Travel Game Set
- New! Meeple Shape
- Updated! Cake Topper – Crown
- Updated! Wall Chart and Game Board Sets
- Updated! Freestanding Trophies – A5 & A6 approx.
- Updated! Jewellery Pendants – Suns and Moons
- Updated! Pendant/Charm/Earring Settings – Ovals and Hearts (smaller ovals added, perfect for earrings)
Customer ‘Share To Win’ Photos
In this issue’s Share To Win we have a brilliant Guitar Clock by Gary Perkins using our Giant A4 Classic Electric Guitar Shape! A fantastic clock for any music fans, but it would also make a great Father’s Day gift…
We also have Mark Pierce’s awesome Bar Sign using our A5 Ricoh size in Mirror Silver! The mirror silver finish works perfectly with the minimalistic design! This is another great gift idea, especially for those with their own Bar space at home…
Seasonal/Marketing Ideas
Father’s Day is just around the corner – coming up on Sunday 18th June… Make sure you’re all set for the occasion with our brilliant range of Father’s Day products!
Our Golf Club and Motorbike shapes have a selection of new sizes, allowing for more uses: from door plaques to keyrings and bookmarks!
The new Front View Plane Shape, released last month, is perfect for any aviation or travel loving Dads! Our Design Team members incorporated the Plane Shape into a brilliant card design and a fab clock (pictured above) – fantastic ideas that can be used with many shapes to make Father’s Day extra special!
Coming Soon: Gym Themed Shapes including a Dumbbell – available in a Cut Above sign too – and a Kettlebell (which also doubles as a handbag! – just like the fab crafted example above!). These will be a great choice for sport or exercise mad Dads! Make sure to also keep an eye out for a boxing glove and some bicycles also being added soon!
Don’t forget about our current range of awesome products perfect for Father’s Day! Our array of Gift Sets such as the: Super Deluxe Golf Set, Luxury Hip Flask Set, Luxury Heavyweight Keyring Set, or the Luxury Multi-Charm Keyring Set.
Also check out our great shapes such as: the Hammer, Handsaw, Truck, Lego Bricks, Decorator’s Paintbrush, Plank, T-Shirt, Guitar, Dart Flight, etc! Create fun door plaques, wall art, fridge magnets, bookmarks, and more to appeal to any Dad, Grandad, or Uncle this Father’s Day!
New Shape Showcase!
We have plans for some fun product releases this year! We launched our Cat, Plane, and Triceratops Shapes recently in our April update email, and we have much more yet to come.
Now we have a brand new Meeple Shape to show to you – perfect for Board Games! The first of our token shapes, available in 8 sizes and can be used for game counters, scoreboards, or even game related accessories! Pawn/Chess Piece shapes will follow…
We also have a few new jewellery pendants with inserts being added to our website that slot nicely into our existing pendant collection.
As per 2 requests on our Wish List, we are developing some fantastic Gym Themed shapes. Look out for a dumbbell, kettlebell, and boxing glove punching their way onto our website very soon…
This is a great time to remind you about what our Wish List is all about! It is a way to suggest new shapes to us that you think would be a good addition to our website. We investigate all suggestions to see whether the shape is viable to be added, however we cannot guarantee a time frame in which we will complete the request as things can be very unpredictable within our design schedule!
Furthermore, we have future plans for two variations of Bicycle shapes, another Dinosaur shape, a Lego Style Figure shape, plus a whole collection of Fantasy (incl. Alice in Wonderland inspired!), Forest, Garden, and Steampunk related shapes! And that’s only just a small teaser of what to keep an eye out for this year…
Happy Sublimating, and have a fab Coronation Weekend – see you after the Bank Holiday!
Kind Regards,
Nicci, Carl, Claire, Caroline, Pippa, Jodie, Emily, Louise, Tina, Jo, Bill, Lisa, Petal the Doberman, Trixie the Jack Russell, & Donder and Blitzen the Sprocker Siblings – the Subli Metals Team!
