A-Frame Winter Cabin via HonestlyWTF | Joy Truck via Pinterest | DIY: Bottlebrush Tree Place Cards – Decor and the Dog | DIY: Fabric Gift Tag – Kristopher K | Rustic Snowflakes – Little Things Bring Smiles | Preserved Boxwood Wreath via Bungalow Blue Interiors | Christmas Lights via Tumblr | Woodland Animal Gift Tags – Design*Sponge
Source: Frolic!
Source: Design Editor
Source: Kelli Murray
Source: Creative Index
Source: Creature Comforts
Vintage Inspired Valentines from Two Brunettes via Ruffled
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Mini Valentines from A Pair of Pears
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Illustrated Valentines from The Black Apple
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Valentine Cards & Coupons from Love vs Design
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School Days Valentines from Hello! Lucky
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Made with Love Tags from eighteen25
Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing a variety of gift guides for the special creatures in your life. In the meantime, here’s a round-up of packaging inspiration, DIY ideas & free printables to ensure that your badass gifts look the part.
Neutral Packaging Ideas from Style Me Pretty
Kraft Gift Tags from Hey Look
Creative Giftwrap Inspiration from Homelife
via Pinterest
Woodland Gift Tags from Studio Morran
Winter Bird Gift Tags from Rebecca’s Misc.
via Mokkasin
Fabric Gift Wrap via Martha Stewart
Tea Bag Gift Tags from Love Mae
Crafters, gifters, makers of awesome things: this post is for you.
My harddrive is not an organized place. I have saved so many templates, project ideas & patterns that it’s generally easier to re-download the original file than it is to sift through the ever-increasing mass of mis-labeled files. (How many IMG_786812_G7s.jpg files can one girl have?!) So, yeah. I’ve spent too much time searching for gift box templates.
I was overjoyed when I stumbled across this online box template maker! Choose from 3 designs, type in your own dimensions, and a PDF template will be generated for you. Once you download the file, you can print it out on decorative card stock or use it as a dieline for your latest packaging project. Design nerd bonus: the PDF is editable, so you can drop it straight into Illustrator for even more fun!
Product photography is a weird kind of beast. Until now I’ve been using natural sunlight to photograph my bow ties, which makes the process slow & tedious. You have to wait for the perfect time of day (not too much sun, not too little) and factor in nature’s little work-killers: rain/wind/mosquitos. I’ve been wanting to build a light box, but every tutorial I found seemed time-consuming or a little too expensive. Then I came across this tutorial on jyoseph.com & thought, “Ok, now this will work!”
With a few pieces of foam board, a couple of clamp light & 20 minutes, I had a great new light box & have already saved a ton of time on photography. Here’s an unedited photo from yesterday’s session:
I cannot stress how easy this light box is to build. The full tutorial is available here.
Since Mother’s Day is just around the corner (May 13, kids! Don’t forget!), I thought I’d post a few free printables to help you make Mom’s day a little more special!
Free Printable Floral Tags from Packagery
Free Mother's Day Printables from Oh Happy Day
Free Tags & Cards from The Ardent Sparrow
Free Tags, Banner and Cupcake Bands from MJ Paperie
Baking Tags from Everybody Likes Sandwiches
Fox & Brie 