Wedding Gift Packaging 2 – DIY

Here is the continuation of my post on wedding gifts and packaging. Recently my dad’s boss’s (company owner’s)  daughter of got married, and after breaking our heads on what to gift her I settled on a nice contemporary set I made.
I used some acrylic agate look alikes in green-blue-white along with glass pearls, spacers and some silver bead caps for a set that comprised on a neckpiece, earrings and a matching bracelet. 
Once it was done, packing it well became the objective.
A week before this was due, another one of my dad’s client had sent him a box of sweets – kaju katli. the box looked really nice from outside and thankfully it was completely double lined with plastic sheets and butter paper. My mother on receiving the box immediately shifted its contents into another one and cleaned it. I further took out any lining & backing paper that would have come in contact with food, wiped it with a damp cloth and sun dried it for 2 days. I then lined the insides it with dark wine fabric felt (matching the color on the box).
Finally the logo of the supplier on the front posed a problem. So I added some kundan stones to hide it and brought some bling on in the process.

The front was very decorate but the insides were drab. So I added some zari lace in green to bring out a contrast and to match the green in the jewelry set. While doing this I got  sneaky idea of branding the whole thing.I usually use branded tags for my jewelry but I thought that they would look tacky here. My mom suggested a visiting card but  I was apprehensive. It didnt feel too right to put a VC in a gift box. But then my mom pointed out that people, big brands did it all the time. “Don’t big brands put their name, logo and address on the inside or backside of their packaging? If they can do it, why cant you? Afterall you have to promote yourself and your work!” argued my mom and I couldn’t argue with that. When it was time to place the pieces inside the box, my mom was skeptical on their placement. She was actually irritated that I hadn’t listened to her and put a jewel board with ears inside to hold up the pieces. I didnt want to do that and spoil the lining, so I improvised.

The easiest thing is to cut strips of felt and adhere (with fast drying clear adhesive) the ends to the lining. Here are the measurements.1.5″  each for the necklace and bracelet and 2″ for the earrings. 
Once it dries and bonds well, it gets strong and holds the pieces in place. The pieces dont shift during movement. I shook the box enough times to check it. Lining the box with felt made it protective and made the lid fit well, so there was no need to tape the box and make it ugly.

Finally to keep the box safe I further wrapped it in another gift paper and put on a hand made bow

This technique of holding up also pieces is useful when you have to ship or send the pieces long distance. As the strips match the base, it looks totally professional and neat
I hope that you found it interesting
cheers

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