Packaging.
Hmm....
You know- I thought about it. And I thought. And thought. I wanted packaging to be something special. I wanted it to be personal. I didn't want it to be wrapped in some generic piece of plastic.
That is what is so great about selling stuff on etsy. I CAN make it personal. I attach peoples names to their item, not a number (we have them- but I am horrible with numbers!). I get to sign a little card (letterpress of course) and tuck it in. I can adorn their packages with simple stuff- coordinating ribbon, matching tissue paper, and other little surprises. Yummy!
I remember the first time I ordered something on etsy. I got a great little package- stuff just kept falling out of it. Wow, this is great! It is soo cool to recieve these things. Neat little things. Little surprises. Just like when you were a kid getting mail.
That is what I want my packages to be like. I want the reciever to open it and feel the excitement of getting something addressed to you- then opening it; even better. I want people to remember not just the great handprinted letterpress- but the way it arrived.
Presents in the mailbox. Why not? I mean- isn't that what buying handmade should be? Personal- exciting- quality? Fun! It should be fun!
(Of course- I love, love, love to wrap stuff up. I like to try and imagine what their faces will look like.)
So for now- gotta go wrap a few more things.
(And if you buy something- let me know how you like your wrappings!)
