Presentation

Most of my pieces have silver so I place them in a clear ziplock bag with my business card and then in an organza bag. You can find the plastic bags at craft stores or on eBay. I ordered organza bags reasonably at

I understand you are in the UK? I'm not sure what their shipping is outside the US. I placed my first order with them this week, it shipped the same day. I don't charge an additional fee for this. It's included with all my prices. It makes the customer feels special if it was bought for themselves, or they appeciate not having to find giftwrap if it's a gift for someone else.

I use card stock for a card that will fit into an organza bag. On the back of that, on plain paper (facing out), I write a description of materials, who made the beads, etc, so it's easily read. In front of that I put my business card, and tie the three together with ribbon. This makes a nice but simple package that a sales person can easily hand out. (I wholesale, because I choose not to take on the additional job of retailing.)

Tina

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If the item is a cheap one (I make little cheapy things for kids as well as my other stuff) I put it in a ziplock bag with one of my business cards. If its one of my dearer items I put it in a black card box with a sticker on the base with my details, and I also put a business card inside the box. For the dearer items I write the name of the item and what its made of and basic care directions on the back of the card. You can buy business cards which go through your printer and you can then cut them down to fit in your boxes if necessary.

I get my boxes and bags from ebay.co.uk usually from a seller called lonfferm. They have a nice selection of boxes, bags and other display stuff. They are going to have a website but its not up yet. :-)

Thanks for the info about the seller. I've got some black boxes from

(also very good for plated jump rings) but was wondering if they'd be better personalised in some way. I've been putting stickers inside the box with my name and the name of the stone, or if they're sterling silver. I've also then been wrapping them in purple tissue paper if the person says they're a gift. I figure it doesn't cost much, and if it brings one more person back to make a repeat purchase, that can only be good!

Charlie.

Some things, like earrings and pins, are put onto cards I print up. some go in plastic bags from

and then I staple a folded printed cardstock "header". Some beads are put out for individual choice, loose items are generally either bagged or wrapped in white tissue at the point of sale. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery

If you are doing a show, and you don't package your things nicely, you are telling people you don't value your work. If you are doing a show and you don't package your work so that everyone who sees the package sees your name, you are missing out on tons of sales opportunities. (As in "what's in those bags with that person's name on it that I keep seeing....and why does everyone seem to have one but me?") Barbara Dream Master

If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans. Woody Allen

I send my beads wired together on nickel craft wire, wrapped in tissue, and tucked into an organza bag with a business card. I have a ton of little boxes I got for a show I did, but hardly used any: everyone wanted the bags! I do send jewelry out in the boxes, though, which are still small enough to go into an organza bag.

I don't charge extra, and in fact lose a little bit on packaging, but part of the joy for me is picturing the buyer opening their package, and feeling like they got something *really* special.

-Kalera

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That's the idea I like too. I'm thinking about getting a stamp made up with a logo with some ink that will print on paper and plastic. So I can stamp it on everything!

Charlie.