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Fabulous Packaging and Wrapping With rikrak
Story by daniellexo, rikrak
Published on November 3, 2009 in How-To 		Photo by

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Have you missed the first half of our series of holiday workshops for sellers? Don't worry, there are many workshops left to help you get your shop in shape this season. (View the entire schedule here.) Last week's workshop was hosted by Etsy seller, rikrak, our resident branding-with-packaging specialist! I've put together some great references from her workshop here, but make sure you read the thorough notes she's provided on her own blog, the rikrak studio.

Packaging How-To Videos:

 

Packaging Blog Tutorials:

Holiday How-To's: Sellers, Wrap It Up With Gift Wrap!

Team EcoEtsy Tip of the Week: That's a Wrap

Team Eco-Etsy: Make Your Own Waterproof Shipping Envelope

Furoshiki Fabric Wrap Techniques

Funky Felter's Blog: All About Labels for Handmade Items

Craftster Tutorial: Making Personalized Labels

Team Canada: Making a Cereal Box into a Beautiful Mailer

 

Packaging Downloads:

 

 

 

Envelope Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

Flying Floating Mailing Labels by the Small Object

 

 

 

 

Free Printable Mailing Labels by Creature Comforts

 

 

 

 

Free Printable Labels and Gift Cards by oh smile

 

 

 

 

Sweet Mailing Labs by Elephantom Knits

 

 

 

For more packaging tips and tricks, don't forget to read all of rikrak's workshop notes here. Happy packaging!

More Packaging Tips | Holiday Tips for Sellers | Holiday Workshop Schedule

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Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:36 a.m. beautifulbridget

Wow! Excellent, thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:36 a.m. beautifulbridget

lots of great info!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:37 a.m. thecraftpantry

love, love, love...infinity!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:38 a.m. thecraftpantry

love, love, love...infinity!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:39 a.m. VintageEye

i love making my own envelopes!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. thebestvintage

Great post.
Presentation is so important and it leaves a lasting memory!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. satellitedaisy

so creative, inventive and festive!
thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. breadandroses

Wonderful tips for adding holiday cheer to the package! Much appreciated.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:42 a.m. outofline

Great ideas, thanks! Love the making of envelopes and mailers :)

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:43 a.m. Terree

I definitely like it. Great!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:47 a.m. hypothesis

Awesome ideas - thanks for sharing!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:50 a.m. illustrate

Great ideas. Thanks.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:51 a.m. pamwares

great ideas - thank you!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:52 a.m. belovedbaglady

LOVE it! Thanks for the creative ideas!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:52 a.m. raretreasure

Great ideas! Love it!!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:53 a.m. belovedbaglady

Awesome holiday tips! ThAnKs!!!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:56 a.m. FableBay

such great ideas and tips! thanks for these great tutorials!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:57 a.m. FableBay

such great ideas and tips! thanks for these great tutorials

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:01 a.m. PunkUpBettie

Very cool tips! I always thought the presentation of the gift is almost as important as the gift itself :).

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:01 a.m. gerwegirlie

so fun and helpful! think i'll have a holiday packaging party!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:01 a.m. peaseblossomstudio

Thank you! I missed these. I package prettily but am always interested in more ideas!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:02 a.m. PunkUpBettie

Very creative! I always thought the presentation of a gift is almost always as important as the gift itself :).

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:03 a.m. beachhouseblues

This is a great reminder about the power of presentation!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:07 a.m. AnniesWearableArt

Love Julie's recycled shipping pkg ideas; who knew you could make a tote just from tying a few strategic knots in a swath of fabric? Etsy creators of course!...all great ideas! Thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:08 a.m. bylynnkrestel

great tips!! and printouts!
i made the rikrak lab last week - fun and informative!
very well done!!
thanks so much for offering!!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:17 a.m. vivikas

I love all the videos, great tips, very useful. I specially like the gift wrapping video, I will so have the best wrapped gifts this Christmas! n_n

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:19 a.m. BabbidgePatch

wonderful info ~ thanks for sharing!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:20 a.m. yvettelim

This is great! I just stocked up on my baker's twine and made more tags (out of quality used paper-stock) for myself too :D Love the recycling/up-cycling ideas. :D

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:21 a.m. HoneysuckleLane

Great, informative article ~
thanks!!! :)

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:28 a.m. DalkullanJewelry

Good info, thanks for the article!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:28 a.m. girltuesdayjewelry

Thanks for these videos! I need to learn some new tricks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:29 a.m. 1AEON

yeah!! let's blow them away! make the buyers feel so good that they picked us!!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:31 a.m. TrilbyMade

I love a well packaged gift! especially the cloth bags.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:33 a.m. lavenderrabbit

Excellent tutorials. Thank you!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:34 a.m. WoodPigeon

Love all the ideas thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:36 a.m. pinkytoeclothing

Thanks for the videos and tips!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. PomLove

oh! i love ms. rikrak! her blog is one of my favorites! packaging is so important, thank you for the helpful ideas!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:43 a.m. LustreBeads

Wow, thanks so much :D

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:43 a.m. FrillyButts

Cute! Thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:44 a.m. saintesmariesjewelry

thanks for the tips!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:53 a.m. wanderthisway

What great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:56 a.m. voleurdebijoux

Awesome! xxx...thank you...xxx

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:58 a.m. SparklePaw

beautiful! thank you.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. rikrak

oh superdooper thanks, etsy!
really appreciate your kind words, and links!
and thanks so much to everyone who came to the workshop to share their own great ideas + tips!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. FrostedWillow

This is great! The workshops and articles have really helped me already to pull my packaging together!
I'm about to post pictures of them in my item descriptions today.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. poppyswickedgarden

these are really some great ideas!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:19 p.m. vintageavacado

Fabulous!!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. lovelygifts

Thanks for sharing.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. candythomasgourdart

thanks for the great ideas.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:33 p.m. warpedLaurie

A sweet way to add a bit of class to a package. Thanks for sharing.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:34 p.m. LaLah

one of my favorite articles so far...adorable and SO HELPFUL!!!! thank you etsy lab!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:49 p.m. SaraBJewelry

this is lovely! thanks so much - i can't wait to create some pretty packages!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:49 p.m. bombshellstudios

Great article and videos!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:02 p.m. VixVintage

Oh so pretty, thanks for sharing.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. RedFenyx

Really nice tips!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. BlueShoeStudio

How much FUN is all of this?! Thank you, thank you!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. BlueShoeStudio

How much fun is all of this?!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. BlueShoeStudio

How much fun is all of this?! Thank you, thank you!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:18 p.m. PipocaHandmade

Great ideas and wonderful links! Thank you!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. Lunatiger

Awesome tips! I'm steadily improving on my packaging...it's been a big help in sales.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:43 p.m. Lunatiger

Awesome tips! My packaging is steadily improving. It's been a big help in sales. ^_^

Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. lassandaliasdeana

ohhh good ideas!!! thanks! ;)

Nov. 3, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. LilithEvy

Great article rikrak! That give you great ideas for holidays :o)

Thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. underoakstudios

Super cute! I love these ideas.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. sewlola

great how-to videos!

i love all the printables. ♥

Nov. 3, 2009 at 2:48 p.m. recycledwares

wow, this was so great. thanks for putting all the info into one blog :))

Nov. 3, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. elisehooperdesigns

I love all of these ideas! I love to pack things up so they look special, but--yikes!--sometimes it takes awhile extra. :)

Nov. 3, 2009 at 3:51 p.m. hellobrowneyes

This is awesome! Thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 4:23 p.m. pinkpan

I absolutely love this article. Great job!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 4:31 p.m. soule

Great ideas and beautiful selection!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 4:54 p.m. paramountvintage

i LOVE the red paper lace. it is beautiful!!!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 6:14 p.m. AutumnLeavesJewelry

these are great tips! I LOVE packaging my pieces as they go out, and I use Craftpudding stamps!!!!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 6:24 p.m. dorijewellery

Awesome tips. Packaging is everything and adds that extra touch that shows you care

Nov. 3, 2009 at 6:27 p.m. AutumnLeavesJewelry

oh and all the vids are great

but I vote for Mary's:D

Nov. 3, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. sweetcreekherbs

Thanks again, Etsy. :)

Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:18 p.m. thirtyonedesigns

LOVE the ideas :) Thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:41 p.m. babook

It's totally useful too much ! Especial the recycled goooood i love all video ; )

Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. babook

It's totally totally useful !! Especial the recycled with goooooooood video for description that easy to know it . Thanks ETSY !

Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:54 p.m. tanglesastangled

ooohh, how like christmas for the etsy sellers, thankyou sooooo much!

Nov. 3, 2009 at 10:29 p.m. whitehaus

fantastic fantastic videos!!
thanks for the help.

Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:51 p.m. jessiemccann

So many wonderful ideas!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 12:36 a.m. frenchtoastfriday

anything about pacakging is always my favourite topic. many thanks for this article :)

Nov. 4, 2009 at 1:52 a.m. Iammie

Thanks for info. I love it!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 1:53 a.m. Iammie

Thanks for info! Nice!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 2:41 a.m. eroa

thank you for the great suggestions! loved the videos. very helpful.

Nov. 4, 2009 at 2:42 a.m. eroa

the videos were very helpful. love them. thank you for the suggestions.

Nov. 4, 2009 at 7:01 a.m. Bluebrooch

Awesome red paper lace!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 7:22 a.m. animalsandicons

Really great info we can use
with our animalandicon deliveries
this Xmas Season. Thanks

Nov. 4, 2009 at 7:23 a.m. steinschmuckdesign

Fantastic,
thank you!!!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 7:24 a.m. animalsandicons

Love these videos.
Will help when we send out our little animal friends
this XMAS season to our shoppers.
Thanks Bunches.

Nov. 4, 2009 at 8:41 a.m. whyte

Just disappeared for 2 hours following links in this article, love ecoetsy! thanks!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 9 a.m. katcando

Furoshiki.... how cool is that! Thanks for the post.

Nov. 4, 2009 at 9:11 a.m. verityunmondoaparte

very faboulous article!!! now, i have more and more ideas about packages, thankssssssss ^_^

Nov. 4, 2009 at 12:27 p.m. kirevi8

wonderful videos,great ideas.Thanks so much for sharing:))

Nov. 4, 2009 at 12:34 p.m. VelveteenHabbit

i love ric rac or is it rick rack lol! if you need vintage ric rac in lots of colors....hop in

VelveteenHabbit@etsy.com

Nov. 4, 2009 at 12:50 p.m. nonchaloir

This is so great! Thanks!!!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 12:50 p.m. nonchaloir

This is so great! thanks!!!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 1:59 p.m. mykky

Loved the vids! Thanks.

Nov. 4, 2009 at 5:27 p.m. hearthsidetreasures

Wow! I just love these ideas! Thanks for providing the videos!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 6:17 p.m. artwithallie

Thanks so much! This has definitely got me thinking...well...about packaging obviously!!

Nov. 4, 2009 at 7:51 p.m. ReclaimedWreckage

completly inspired!!!

Nov. 5, 2009 at 7:54 a.m. SweetPeaFabrications

Thanks so much for sharing these! I love to wrap and I love to see how others present their gifts as well!
Love the Furoshiki video!

Nov. 5, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. delightdesignbiz

Lots of fun stuffs! Btw, I offer custom labels for packaging and tags, for any one who needs help in that department! :-)

Nov. 5, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. monkeyandsquirrel

my mind was just blown by the Furoshiki Gift Wrapping!

thanks so much, now to get crafty with my wrapping!

Nov. 5, 2009 at 7:14 p.m. MaryLittfin

Beautiful ideas! Thanks so much.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:24 a.m. 2nuts

Inspiring! Thanks for charing your ideas.

Nov. 6, 2009 at 11:34 a.m. littlemoandfriends

real sweet i love wrapping & packaging my orders, that's the best part of the job i think hehe. Oh and the drawing too:)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 11:34 a.m. littlemoandfriends

i love packaging my orders, that's the best part of the job i think. Oh and the drawing too:)

Nov. 6, 2009 at 8:38 p.m. happydayvintage

THANK YOU! Love this post!

Nov. 6, 2009 at 9:38 p.m. PreciousKnits

Thank you so much for the great label links!! I love them all..

Nov. 8, 2009 at 6:39 p.m. queenbead50

thanks the vidios were great.

Nov. 9, 2009 at 7:24 p.m. 2dollarEarrings

Oh wow, great info! Adding this to my bookmarks!

Nov. 14, 2009 at 12:50 a.m. MoonstarGifts

Can't wait to get moving ... great, thanks:)

Nov. 14, 2009 at 4:11 p.m. redeemeduniqueart

Here's my latest blog about packaging - what do you think? http://noelgiger.blogspot.com/2009/11...

Nov. 18, 2009 at 1:49 p.m. jasam

I love recieving and making cute packagings! I'm allways happy when the buyer mail back to say that the packaging was so nice!

Nov. 23, 2009 at 8:49 a.m. 1001Acessorios

Great ideas. Thank you so much for sharing!!

Kiss,

1001 Acessorios

Nov. 28, 2009 at 7:18 p.m. bgkoriginals

thank you for all the fantabulous ideas!!

Dec. 26, 2009 at 2:03 p.m. CardsBetweenFriends

so many great ideas, my head is spinning!

Dec. 29, 2009 at 1:56 p.m. NoisyButterfly

Great ideas. I will definately try some of them.

Jan. 14, 2010 at 2:46 p.m. roses4mary

A lot of things to think about! Thanks for the ideas, my gears are turning! =)

Jan. 22, 2010 at 12:18 a.m. CherryRunWay

This was seriously helpful! Wish i watched them sooner!!

Happy Thursday friends,

Jenipher

Feb. 9, 2010 at 12:27 p.m. ELFarrar

wow so crafty...great idea, and a great way to recycle

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