Packaging: Part Deux

Last week I shared a bit about how I package my products when I'm shipping them. 

I showed you how I add an extra little touch to the outside of my parcels, this week I thought I would give you a sneak peek of what's inside 

I had a big order of Wedding Pencils to ship to America and while I wanted to make sure they were all safely wrapped up I think that when you are buying (and selling) handmade one of the best parts of it is when you get your parcel it is PERSONALISED. That extra something that we talked about last week. 

 As you can see there were a lot of pencils to wrap up 

For the set in the box (pictured above) I made a little tag, with a note from me on the back, to pull up the first pencil.

The customer had chosen 5 different definitions so I wrapped each bunch of pencils in brown paper and tied  either end with some cute black and white bakers twine.

The bunches were sealed with a label and the 'definition' inside was written on it.

I use recycled boxes for all my packaging whenever possible, I find shops are more than happy to give you their unwanted packaging. All you have to do is ask and the worst they can say is no.

I make sure to add bubble wrap around the edges to keep them safe, then its time to seal it all up and I wrap the outer packet in brown paper again.

I spend time on packaging each order and I like to think of the customer opening it at the other end. All part of the service as they say. 

Hope you enjoyed the post.

xx V

Clever packaging

You see here's the thing, I don't even like Heineken but I want these. Not for the content but for the packaging. I love the 'cubist bottles'. Just thinking of all the wonderful uses I could put them to once we've gotten rid of that annoying beer has me ever so excited. 

 The concept was designed by Petit Romain

found via thedieline blog

Clever Little Ideas from Puma

Loving this Clever Little bag from PUMA. It negates the need for all those shoe boxes that you inevitably end up throwing away and gives you a cute bag at the end of it all.

Heres how it goes 

The team behind this are fuseproject

Thursday finds ... beauty in the details

Just a short one today

This shoe box by aya masuda is part of a collection of exhibitions entitled 'without thought' by the japanese designer naoto fukasawa (more about him another day). The BOX exhibition is number ten.What caught my eye with this piece was its simple, yet incredibly clever attention to detail, to its purpose.

Mies van der Rohe once said that 'God is in the details' - the man knew what he was talking about