Posts Tagged ‘gift boxes’

4 Ways To Present Easter Treats With Discount Shipping Supplies

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Even if you don’t still believe in the Easter bunny, nobody can deny how much they enjoy the sweets, treats, and gifts that Easter brings. Easter is an exciting holiday. You get a new outfit, you get to celebrate the end of the cold and dreary winter, and most importantly you get to eat! Here are four ways to present Easter treats with discount shipping supplies.

1. Baskets
Baskets are the age-old standard for Easter, and definitely a hit with the kids. Crafting custom Easter baskets can be a great activity for your little ones. They will love getting to design and create their Easter basket to their exact preferences, and you can even design some to help you deliver gifts to your friends and family. You can use rubber stamps, acrylic paints, and especially gift bows and ribbons. Finally, with a little plastic gift basket wrap, you can make sure the contents are secure and fresh inside the basket.

2. Nests
Nests are another way to present Easter treats, particularly baked goods. You can find decorative nests at your local craft store, and with a little fake grass, tissue paper, and some plastic food wrap, have a beautifully presented lemon bread, cake, or other baked treat.

3. Decorated Boxes
Gift and cake boxes are perfect for mail-ready Easter baskets. After you have decorated the box with ribbons, stamps, and fake grass, you can simply attach a custom shipping label and postage and deposit it in the mail.

4. Paper Mache
Finally, we get to paper mache, a versatile tool in crafting. With strips of paper, a homemade paste, and the right mold, you can make a paper mache sculpture of nearly anything. Paper Mache Eggs, rabbits, and chickens, all make for great centerpiece decorations.

Spice Up Your Gift Cards With Creative Gift Boxes, Part II

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Gift cards make great gifts for anyone and everyone on your list, but as mentioned, many people think that a gift card, by itself, is a little too impersonal. With a little ingenuity and using discount packaging supplies in creative ways, you can bundle your gift cards in ways that will be hard to top in years to come! Here are a few more ideas for spicing up your gift cards.

Unleash Their Inner Animal
Possibly the cutest way to distribute your gift cards is to bundle them with plush stuffed animals. There are many stuffed animals out there specifically made to hold gift cards, but with some creativity, this is an easy project to do yourself. This is an especially great way to gift your spouse or sweetheart or even your favorite child.

Candy Is Dandy
Everyone likes gift cards, but no one can refuse candy. Appeal to their sweet tooth by combining their gift card with a box of decadent chocolates or a tin of home-made cookies. Often this is as simple as using decorative tape or stickers to affix the gift card to the underside of the lid.

Sock It To Them
For practical gift card recipients on your gift list, a great method is to hide the card in a new pair of socks, gloves, or comfy slippers. With the right pair of decorative toe socks or novelty slippers, this can be a fun, unexpected gift for anyone!

Bookmark It
Due to their size, gift cards can make excellent bookmarks. For your favorite bookworm, a gift card to Barnes & Noble resting inside the latest best-seller makes for a unique gift that will pay dividends. Even for the non-bookworm, this makes for a great gift. Consider a fashion book with a gift card to their favorite clothing retailer, or a travel journal with an airline gift card for the jet setter on your list.

6 Easy Steps to Create Your Own Jewelry Box

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

You have an eye for fashion, you love accessorizing, and you have tons of jewelry to showcase your bright personality. What better way to keep your items safe than by storing them in unique jewelry boxes?

Really show your knack for fashion by creating your own jewelry box at home. Here’s six simple steps to follow.

1. How much jewelry do you have? Choosing a desired size for your jewelry box depends on the number of pieces you have to store. If you want a smaller jewelry box, you can opt for one that is made out of cardboard, or fiberboard. It’s best to use metal, or wood for larger jewelry boxes to make sure they are durable and sturdy.

2. Find a box! Sounds obvious, right? Look around at home and in the garage to see if you come across any shoe, or gift  boxes, cookie, or popcorn tins, etc. If all else fails, pick one up at a local craft store.

3. Once you have your box, you need to then glue felt fabric to the inner surface. Choose your favorite color, or design. Glue small mirrors on the inside if you want. Decorate them with craft diamonds and jewels.

White Jewelry Boxes are Easy to Decorate

4. Once the fabric is secured, insert pre-made jewelry compartments, trays. You can choose the type you like and how many depending on the amount of jewelry.

5. Now, it’s on to the outside of the box. Choose whatever color you like to paint it, or glue colored craft paper, or even newsprint paper for an unique twist.

6. Now it’s decorating time! Consider the room that the jewelry box will be stored in. Maybe just a plain color outside works best. If it’s for a child, glue stickers of their favorite cartoon, or superheroes!

There you go. You now have your very one, unique jewelry box. It’s a simple gift to give a loved one, or keep for yourself.

Add Decorations and Color to Create an Unique Jewelry Box

Get more tricks and tips on decorating, or creating jewelry boxes on eHow.com.

Colored, Metallic Shred Paper: Perfect Touch for Wedding Gift Boxes

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

When attending a wedding, most people just give the happy couple a card filled with money to help cover the wedding costs – typical and practical.

If you want to go a different route, don’t underestimate the joy of the bride and groom receiving something that they can get pleasure in opening. Just like we want to tear open an envelope for the great reveal of the invitation, we all love unwrapping gifts. Giving wedding baskets has been gaining popularity. The gift box or basket conveys your feelings and affection towards the bride and the groom better than money in a card.

Most of the time, no one really cares what the gift is – they just want the joy of opening it and having the surprise of what it is. Inexpensive yet thoughtful, a gift basket or bag needs color, sugar and softness.

Metallic shred, mixed color blends of crinkle and fine cut paper shred, or cellophane shred are perfect for stuffing and enhancing the appearance of your wedding gift basket or bag.

Wrap champagne, hand-dipped truffles, chocolate lace bars, champagne gummy sticks or chocolate wafer rolls in colored tissue paper and place in paper gift bags. For added sparkle, fill with silver, or chocolate crinkled shreds for the bride and groom.

Gift baskets bring the best elements of gift giving together: color, variety, smell and surprise. Be creative and put your own personal twist on your basket.

Quickly and easily add a little character to your gift basket with color shredded paper.