Sometimes my scathingly brilliant ideas actually are brilliant. And sometimes I actually remember them, although in this case, the light bulb popped on while I was at my computer, so I was able to go right online and put in my order.
As you might know, I have a sticker cutting machine. My biggest issue is I'm not good enough with the software to use it to its full potential because I just do custom stuff for myself on occasion.
My second biggest problem is light.
The cutting machine has to be able to read the registration marks in order to cut the stickers correctly. That requires lots of bright light. If it's not a sunny day outside? If it's not mid day with lots of light streaming in my office windows? Forget about cutting stickers.
I can work around sort of by turning on my phone's flashlight and holding it over the machine so it will read the registration marks, but that doesn't always work.
It's one more annoyance in making stickers, something that is already annoying for me because of my lack of familiarity with the software. Since I'd rather spend my spare time writing rather than learning how to use the software, I don't see this problem improving any time soon.
And then I had a scathingly brilliant idea the other week. What if I bought under-cabinet lighting? I have two shelves directly over the cutting machine. I could buy one of those after market lighting wands, put it over the cutter, and not have to remember to hold my flashlight over it.
I found a set of two on sale. They attach magnetically as well as with sticky squares. Since one of my two shelves is metal, I was like, yes! Perfect!
Almost.
The position on the metal shelf wasn't over the cutter and so I had to stick it with the adhesive to the wood shelf that's above the metal one and juts out farther.
I am happy to report that it was a scathingly brilliant idea! I put the second one in my kitchen near my coffee maker and that was also brilliant.
