As both a buyer and seller on Etsy I decided to use my own personal buying experiences to improve my shop. One of my favorite things, when done well, is ordering a special item, having it arrive, and then opening the package to special surprises - beautiful packaging, and perhaps a little "thank you" token gift.
So I spent some "think time" on thank you gift ideas, then delved into making some samples. The photo above shows my first attempt - tiny journals. When closed, they measure 4" tall by 3 1/2" wide. The covers are collages featuring photos of cats and dogs clipped from magazines and my painting. I've embellished them with gold edges and accents as well as a Swovski crystal. They have 20 blank pages inside. They're held together by stitching with colored embroidery thread, and the thread - both ends tipped with crystal beads - ties around the journal to close it.
They were very fun to make and the materials weren't very expensive, but it took me nearly 2 hours to make them - a bit work-intensive for a thank you gift for every order, but appropriate, perhaps, for my higher end items.
So I scaled the project down and came up with tags, as shown below.
They're 4" tall by 3" wide and are, once again, collages featuring cats and dogs clipped from magazines and embellished with my painting, gold accents, and a Swarovski crystal. I've glued a painted paper cut-out heart at the top, punched a hole in it, and added a bit of pretty ribbon. I think these could serve as gift tags, book marks, or just something pretty leaning against the books on a shelf.
Both projects were really fun to do, and the tag project inspires me to do an Easter garland with perhaps a dozen of these tags strung together. Collage is SO FUN!
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