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Etsy Holiday How-To #2: Branding your Shipping Materials
Story by julieincharge, saguirl
Published on September 30, 2008 in How-To 		Photo by

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You know Dasher and Dancer... but do you know from which Etsy seller that fetching present came?  In our second segment, Julie shows you how to brand your items by making clever and attractive shipping mailers and envelopes from recycled materials.  Here is a PDF file with an envelope pattern.

Keep that coal out of your stocking and tune in to the rest of the series for more Etsy Labs Holiday How-tos on sprucing up your shop, shipping, photography and more!


See more helpful how-tos about your indie biz in the Seller Handbook.

[This video was originally published October 22, 2007. We're bringing it back for the '08 season!]

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Oct. 10, 2007 at 10:13 p.m. katelynjane

Thanks for the helpful tips Julie (: Some fun ideas I'm going to have to try out (:

Oct. 11, 2007 at 12:18 a.m. AshleyJacobsen

awesome :)

Oct. 11, 2007 at 2:50 p.m. peachpops

Great tips!

Oct. 12, 2007 at 4:32 p.m. littlellama

So helpful, thanks!

Oct. 13, 2007 at 4:46 p.m. ShiningLightJewelry

What great ideas!!! I can't wait to try them :)

Oct. 18, 2007 at 9:44 a.m. shabbyroses

Love it!!!!

Dec. 12, 2007 at 8:56 a.m. FrenchTouch

Another wonderful video!
I love the way you recycle bubble envelope. Do you sew them with a regular sewing machine? I've heard that sewing paper might damage a machine. Thank you!!

June 21, 2008 at 3:09 a.m. Seapets

I love your ideas, so cute!!

July 3, 2008 at 9:01 p.m. littleblackcrow

Great!!!Information that I've been wondering about for a while now.
I know what I'm going to do today!! cheers and thank you :)

Aug. 8, 2008 at 3:18 p.m. raisinlike

I could not find the envelope templates, could you please provide a link?

Aug. 8, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. mtraub

Here's a link to the Etsy Labs blog where there is a PDF of an envelope template you can download!

http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/04/...

Aug. 8, 2008 at 10:27 p.m. Birdspoke

Wow, good ideas,,, thanks heaps

Sept. 30, 2008 at 12:02 p.m. petalandpink

Great ideas, thanks!

Sept. 30, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. MFIPC

So neat! Thanks so much for the tip!

Sept. 30, 2008 at 12:19 p.m. sandicakes

Thanks for the great ideas. It's always nice to feel special when you recieve something in the mail.

Sept. 30, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. dogties

Cool Stuff!
Thanks again.

Sept. 30, 2008 at 9:05 p.m. livefunky

Great ideas. Thank you!

Sept. 30, 2008 at 10:09 p.m. BabaYagaDesign

That was great! I like to recycle packaging, but she takes it to a whole. 'notha. level...
Thanks so much, Julie! I can't wait to start personalizing my mailers!

Sept. 30, 2008 at 10:30 p.m. laceandlinks

Great ideas, thanks

Oct. 1, 2008 at 1:24 a.m. Studio618

Love that idea. Thanks.

Oct. 1, 2008 at 2:13 a.m. OrangeTwist

Great and fun ideas. Glad I found this!

Oct. 1, 2008 at 7:03 a.m. AutumnLeavesJewelry

Very cool ideas, thanks!!!

Oct. 1, 2008 at 8:46 a.m. MAKEitSO

Thanks for making the effort to give us some more ideas!

Oct. 1, 2008 at 9:35 a.m. laurelhill

excellent! thanks :)

Oct. 1, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. saraaires

WOWWWW! Lets go etsians! Can't wait to put all this cool advice to practice! nhhháááa
:P

Oct. 1, 2008 at 10:06 a.m. littlegiggles

wth. this is the same video as last year. and honestly, i dont think that any of these things would make your items look appealing what-so-ever. but hey, if yall like this stuff have at it.

Oct. 1, 2008 at 10:13 a.m. ArgyleWhale

Those look pretty neat. I think the mailers are an important part of packaging. I'm pretty proud of mine: http://flickr.com/photos/justinandeli...

Oct. 1, 2008 at 10:20 a.m. nfall2rt

What great ideas! I know I would be excited to receive an item in the mail like that! Maybe I should step up my presentation a bit...

Oct. 1, 2008 at 11:09 a.m. Owlishly

Great ideas, can't wait to try this out on some custom orders!

Oct. 2, 2008 at 9:55 a.m. shavingkitsuppplies

You are so cute. Thanks for the tips!

Oct. 2, 2008 at 2:32 p.m. swallownest

So so sweet to share. Learned and will try some of your ideas.

Oct. 2, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. missevilkitty2

my packing for is pretty basic http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabbiesm... thats the front and heres the back http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabbiesm...
my mailers have cool deco tape on them ..

Oct. 5, 2008 at 9:13 p.m. WiseEarthHerbs

great iteas!

Oct. 6, 2008 at 8:18 p.m. Anika

Great tips! Thanks!

Oct. 15, 2008 at 12:33 a.m. Studio206

These videos are fantastic! I especially like the idea of making the envelopes (inexpensively) unique - make it so they can't wait to open it!

March 15, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. Moontree

I know I am totally late to this party, but I felt like this was more about recycling stuff to make crafty-looking packages, and not at all about "branding." Very cute and very clever (I liked the bubble mailer tip), but not especially polished or professional-looking.

April 3, 2009 at 10:38 p.m. RecoveryRosary

Thanks for the great tips!

July 23, 2009 at 8:38 p.m. Berlinski

I just LOVE those ideas! So much fun!

Aug. 13, 2009 at 11:07 p.m. urbanforager

Thanks for the ideas. So perfect for my design philosophy of reduce, reuse, recycle.

Sept. 22, 2009 at 11:52 p.m. mojospastyle

This was really helpful in creating cool eco friendly packaging. Thanks!

Sept. 26, 2009 at 1:57 p.m. beaconcreations

Great Tips!! Thanks :D

Oct. 1, 2009 at 7:10 p.m. SaintBead

You are too cute, and the shipping supplies are, too. :) Now I have another reason why I can't wait to make my first sale. ^_^

Oct. 23, 2009 at 6:33 p.m. tanjadlyn

Love your ideas! Very creative. I will try a few of these. I have fabric scraps....may be I'll use em.
Check out my blog too! www.savvybabygoodies.blogspot.com Thanks for the tips!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. EthelLong

Thanks for the great tips! I am going to create unique thank you notes right away.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 7:25 p.m. MrsLaura30

Awesome ideas!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 10:31 p.m. thevintagetreehouse

Great! Makes me what to package up some sales :)

Nov. 3, 2009 at 5:04 p.m. BirdTrouble

ahhhh! Im so inspired now! *runs to craft room*

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