DIY Packaging for my Etsy Store :)

I've been moving pretty slowly these past couple days because of this annoying cold I caught, but one thing has been bringing a smile to my face and that's making my own little tags, etc. for packaging things for my etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColorMeFun.  I designed a logo myself on photoshop and bought a custom stamp from JLMould using the design I made.  It should come any day now and I can't wait to stamp all over my boxes (bought at Uline.com) and handmade tags!

I modified my little logo and printed it (on my computer printer!) on scrap-booking card stock to make backs for my fabric covered button bobby pins.

For Sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColorMeFun

I used an exacto (spelling?_?) knife to cut slits on both sides of the middle so I could slide the bobbies on easily. 

I also bought a label shape die-cut punch on sale from the craft store and punched a bunch of tags from scrap-booking paper.  I've also set aside some boxes from Indian food packages that I'm going to re-purpose into tags.  The size of the custom stamp is the size of the tag so I will be able to stamp my blank tags with my logo in any color ink I want.

For other items like bracelets and headbands that don't fit on a little backing like the bobbies I made long tags that I can staple around the item.  I printed the long tags on craft paper and scrap-book paper, then I cut out and cut the edges with special scissors.  

Handmade Tags

I'm planning on making my own holiday wrapping paper with stamps on craft paper.  Here are the boxes I bought from Uline.

Veggie Hair Clips

I have been going crazy making different little projects that I might be able make with my DIY Sewing Fashionista club. These were inspired by all these annoying Bacon tshirts I keep seeing, I thought to myself, veggies get such a bad rap, I gotta make some Veggie propaganda myself. Here is the tutorial I posted on Cut out and keep:

You Will Need:

red and orange Embroidery Floss
Fabric Glue
Needle
2 Hair Clip(s)
Scissors

Project Budget: Cheap
Time: half hour

Description

Cute Veggie hairclips made from felt, using fabric glue, embroidery floss and of course- hairclips.

Instructions:

Step 1

Tomato: cut two tomato shapes. cut an indent in the top shape. Cut a small stem and little crown out of the green felt.
Carrot: Cut two carrot shaped cones with an indent in the top shape out of the orange felt. Cut three leaves out of green felt.


Step 2

Tomato: Glue stem to back tomato, then position top tomato over it, centering indent under the stem, and then glue crown under the stem. When gluing the red tomatoes together be sure to only put glue on the outer edge, leaving the center unglued.
Carrot: Glue the leaves to the back carrot, then glue the top carrot with indent on top of it all, like a sandwich.

Step 3

Tomato: Embroider around the edge of tomato with small stitches. I added a reflection highlight on my tomato in the top right corner.
Carrot: Embroider with orange thread using longer stitches, horizontally across the body of the carrot.

Step 4

Tomato: To attach to the hair clip cut two slits on the back tomato only and slip the clip inside (front part of clip). You can always reposition clip to make it face the other way so it can be worn above right or left ear.
Carrot: Go ahead and attach to clip with needle and thread, being careful to only catch the back of the carrot. I attached mine at a jaunty little angle.


Enjoy! Heart the Veggies :)