Tuesday, August 11, 2009

The Art of Giving. Part 1




There is something truly sweet when a package arrives in the mail and upon opening the mailer, you pull out a deliciously thoughtful array of eye candy. Whether you are an online or brick an mortar seller of goods, or you are giving a gift to a friend, little details can make all of the difference. These are nice and simple touches you can do easily to make a small impact.









A packaged gift does not need to be all fanciful, full of frippery with a flippant regard to wasteful packaging, but just a touch of something special, a little hint of awesome is all it really takes to make an already splendid thing turn into an exciting valuable to behold.













Now, I mostly am showcasing little boxes for gifts, but any of these techniques can be used for those of you who sell (or give) larger things. If you cannot gift wrap item, perhaps a tea stained tag with a paper rose or seashell tied to it? If you leave the gift tag blank, this can double as an additional gift that the recipient can use in the future.









Later, I will show you what you can do with simple embellishments for tags and more packaging goodness!! If you would like to find out more right now, than visit Etsy's online mag, the Storque, for packaging ideas HERE!!!!!!


16 comments:

boatbaby said...

Nice packaging it so key! Two big thumbs up!

Kerry said...

Thanks for sharing all these great packaging ideas!

Mia Sophia said...

Lovely post with super packaging ideas and tips. Perfect to start planning for the upcoming holidays!

Thanks for showing my little package, too!

Winchester Manor said...

Gorgeous beautiful packages! One of my favorite things about Christmas is wrapping gifts.

Great post and I look forward to your future installments!!

Anastasia said...

some gorgeous inspiration for beautiful parcels - thanks for including mine!

Katie said...

Thanks for featuring my boxes! You have some really good packaging finds! I REALLY love the one Sea Unicorn has! It's fabulous!

♥ Gwynie @ GardenGwyn.Etsy.com

bodoba said...

You always manage to inspire the creative side of me! Thank you! For presents I'm totally using brown wrapping paper and Dd and I will stamp the heck out of it. (I'm sure the grandparents especially will love it)

Those are beautiful pictures!

LiPeony said...

wow those packages are lovely makes mine goes to shame doh!

Unknown said...

oh your gifting ideas are alwasys so creative and inspiring

you have such a beautiful site
Happy Twirls

aurora said...

I so agree! Lovely.

Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys) said...

Inspiring post! Thanks.

vivian said...

great packaging ideas! I usually try to pack things to make them look extra special, but sometimes I'm just in a hurry to get them into the mail!
happy day~
vivian

Liz Harrell said...

So impressive. Usually I'm just so worn out after searching for the perfect gift that I end up using a recycled gift bag from my coat closet. :)
Hugs,
Liz

Tânia Pinto said...

It's gorgeous! :D

Megan Gery said...

great post! now i want to watch the sound of music!

roseroomnz.com said...

Inspiring wrapping! Rachaelxo

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