Feat. Paloma’s Nest

Ready for packaging project #2 of 9? Let’s make custom ribbon!

I’ve owned a creative business for almost a decade now.
One thing I’ve learned: simplicity. is. always. best!

My mission: to create beautiful packaging ideas to inspire you in your creative business, and to send off your products in a way that will make your brand shine bright & really wow your clients.

Let’s dive in…

Project Two: Custom Ribbon

(with a little help from my friends at Paloma's Nest)

Supplies*:

• 1" Cotton Twill Tape Ribbon, Natural

• Three (3) Rubber Stamps:

  • A 1"x 1" Illustration Stamp

  • A 1" x 1.5" Illustration Stamp

  • A 1" x 3" Brand Name Stamp
    (Don’t have designs to use? No problem!
    Click here for designed-for-you logo stamps +
    here for my floral illustration stamps)

• Kraft Paper Wrap, scissors & tape

• StazOn ink pad

• Box of your awesome products

I said these projects would be simple and I promise they are truly simple.
Here are the steps, if you haven't already guessed them.

How To Make:

1. Roll out some twill tape ribbon onto a spot you don't mind getting a little inky.

2. Stamp all over your ribbon - I liked to space them about 2" apart with the one illustration (the dove) stamped off the edges. Don't worry about getting it perfect - perfect will look boring!

3. Grab your box full of goods & wrap it up with kraft paper.

4. Wrap your ribbon around, tie a bow. Done!

That's it! Your packaging is ready to go out and represent your brand!

Some Extra Notes for you, Ambitious Reader of All The Words:

• I also tried this ribbon with the logo stamps from last week's project and really loved it! The larger 2" x 2" stamp went off the edges and made a really cool effect that would match all the rest of Catie Miller Ceramics' branding; so don't worry if your logo or brand name sizing doesn't line up exactly with the specs from this project.

• One of the best parts of having your illustrations made into separate stamps from your brand name text is how much more you can do: stamp business cards with the image above your brand name, stamp your illustrations all over your kraft paper for packaging similar to my last project, really the possibilities are endless.

• You can also switch up your illustration stamps to show off a new collection, new branding, etc.

See below for a peek at the next packaging project especially for farmer's market + small biz farm friends: branded egg cartons!

*Full Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links to products I’ve researched & believe will work best for this project. Where possible, it also includes non-affiliate links to small businesses I love.