Packaging Crafts as Kits?

I think that brown paper makes wonderful wrap...very rustic and homey, and would fit the theme with woolens. you could even have the pattern/instructions printed to the oneside of the brown paper - place the fabrics and implements on top of the instructions then fold the paper neatly over the contents. wrap and tie some jute around the "package" make a label as to what the product is by using cardstock in a neutral color - punch a hole in one end and thread it through the jute. could even put a computer printed picture of the final product along with the label on the jute.

You don't mention if you are looking for packaging to ship in or just to put on a shelf or table for sale but what about selling hat kits in actual hat boxes? They are awfully popular now for attractive storage (of anything and everything besides hats! lol) and they come in many sizes, patterns and colors -- including clear ones. There wouldn't be waste because, once the crafting items inside are used for their intended purpose, the box can also be used for so many other things.

What about using boxes or paper bags? These days you can find many cute, and environmentally friendly packaging ideas. One of my favorites is to use little boxes that looks like chinese take-out containers. If you put the yarn and needles in them, and it could even look like noodles and chopsticks! I think that would be really cute! This company: www.OrientalTrading.com has tons of packing ideas....and they can be bought in bulk, making it more cost effective. I would reccomend gettingo nthe mailing list. I find the paper catalogues easier to go through then thier website. But around the holidays I get all my gift bags, boxes and decorations from this site. I am sure there are also tons of other sites where you can buy packing in bulk as well.

put them in a recyclable decorated box, and cover the top with plastic so the buyers could see them straight away.

The chinese food boxes are a good ideas. Also bags in different materials, paper, fabric, etc.

I think brown paper bags in an appropriate size would be a nice way to package these kits. You could even decorate the bags with ink and stamps, stickers, or other methods.

My first thought was that you would need to sent them via the post, so I thought that poster tubes would be the best thing to use. I'm not that creative, but I suppose you could print & stick on photo's of the finished articles to make them look better (or even put little hats and limbs on the tubes).

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