When bar tenders and supermarkets have hundreds of drinks on offer at once, how do you get your product to stand out on the shelves? With some creative packaging of course.

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As much as we like to believe we are the true packaging geeks and lovers in this world, there is one animal we just can't beat for it's love of cardboard boxes. So, furthering on from our previous post, we give you a whole load of pictures of cats in boxes.

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Cardboard boxes have many uses you just have to think outside the box, pardon the pun. Yes, they are fantastic storage and postage and packaging but they also are fantastic and cheap pet toys. They are cheap, safe and their uses are limitless.

A few years ago, I discovered just how useful a few boxes are. My brother’s hamster had just died and we decided to buy another one to replace it. We went to Pets at Home in Southport and went to the adoption section. There were two adorable Russian dwarf hamsters curled up in a log tunnel. We couldn’t resist them and so asked if we could adopt them.

The sales assistant lifted up the tunnel and slightly shook it, to reveal two more hamsters. He explained to us that as they were all related being mother, brothers and sisters, we had to adopt all of them. With slight hesitation we agreed. Lets be honest, how much trouble could four tiny hamsters be?

Apparently a lot! Despite them all being related they multiplied and interbred and we ended up with twelve Russian dwarf hamsters all in separate wired cages and all being changed every day. It was frustrating to say the least especially when pet toys, food and bedding was so expensive.

After consulting the internet, I discovered that cardboard boxes were in fact desirable by most small animals. They are cheap, easily replaced and safe. They can be made into bedding by shredding it into tiny pieces. They can be made into cosy nests which the animals will rearrange themselves. They can also be transformed into exciting mazes with a bit of masking tape and even be used for boredom, as often I found my pets chewing their way through the boxes to make tunnels. The use of cardboard boxes is limitless. Save yourself a lot of money by recycling your old cardboard boxes and reuse them today.

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Converting cardboard boxes into a pretty storage feature in your home does not only offer more room, it also protects and secures family belongings. It is always very important to relieve yourself from some of the strain in your life by giving yourself a better storage solution that is suitable for your most of your wants. Shoe boxes are very much around us so instead of piling them or doing away with them you can easily turn them into pretty storage facilities in your home.

When it comes to making storage facilities some of the things that you will require include paper or newspaper, pencil, scissors, spray adhesive, paint, paint brush, glue and water.

Once all the requirements are in place, it is important to cover the place where you will be working to prevent dirtying the place. After this take the dimensions and cut your paper or newspaper to conform to the outside of the boxes and their lids. Then spray the adhesive to connect the paper to outer part of your boxes.

After connecting the paper to the outer part of your boxes you can proceed and dilute your paint using water to make it less thick and easier to spread. Paint the boxes thoroughly and let them dry completely. Finally, make a mixture using one half of glue and half of water to make it stickier, then cover your boxes completely with the glue solution and let them dry completely.

When going about the process of making pretty storage boxes out of shoe boxes you are not obliged to utilise a plain paper or a newspaper to wrap your boxes. You can easily make use a thin cloth or printed paper to wrap your boxes.  But you should always keep in mind that if you opt to use the cloth you may have to colour it before sticking it on your box with your spray adhesive. If you decide to forego the use of the spray adhesive, you can use the glue to attach your paper to your shoebox.  This is likely to take a little bit more time in addition to taking more time to dry out.

Remember that you can also turn your boxes into storages for keeping fabrics or turn them into storage bins.

Making cardboard boxes into a pretty storage feature in your home helps you to keep your home clean and tidy.

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Spring is here, well and truly, and it's time to think of colourful, bright, light packaging for all our summer picnics, bakings and drinks. Here's some of our favourite packaging for spring goods.

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It’s usually a waste to throw something away after using it once, especially when there are alternatives to your used boxes. Your creativity may be stuck for a moment, but we’re here to inspire some thought. Recycling has been the motto for the 21^st century, and it is true, so now it’s time to discover some fun, simple ways to reuse your removal boxes.

For starters, if you find yourself with an overload of boxes, feel free to break them down, fold them up, and recycle them -- or you can easily break them down and fold them up and save them for later. If you have larger items like a TV or computer, it’s easy to save the box it arrived in, in case you’ll need to transport it later, then you’ll have the perfect fit box already in your storage.

Maybe you have kids or know someone who does, so if you do, why not collect some of your boxes and paint them and build them into a little fortress or play house for the kids. You can make an arts and craft afternoon with the kids and create their own little hideaway.

There’s also room for the animals, if you have house pets like cats or dogs, you can make the boxes into little nests and houses for the animals to sleep in. You’ll have to carve out a wall or door for the animal and plant a little comfy bed for them inside and show them to their new home inside your home.

You can be creative and cut out small shapes and designs and paint them attractive colours and then hang them or stick them on the walls around the house or your office. It’s a great idea for children’s room, they can cut out their own stars and paint them bright colours and stick them around their room.

Being creative doesn’t always have to seem like a challenge, it just takes a simple thought to inspire many new ideas. There’s a lot you can do with a box, no matter the shape or size, you just have to think outside the box, in a sense. So have fun with your hands and create something for you and for others to share. Don’t simply waste your removal boxes; find fun and creative ways to reuse them! And always remember, it’s better to recycle and reuse whatever you can!

If you bake up a sweet treat, with the intention of giving it as a gift, you are faced with one problem - packaging. Using a plastic box means you will have to go and reclaim it, using foil means your hard work on the decoration may get squished and your item won't look very nicely presented. So what are some other quick fix options for giving baked goods as presents? Here are some ideas.
 

When making cookies or small rustic cakes, why not invest in some see through packaging paper to show off your homemade goods! Then simply add a ribbon or make a cute sticker to keep the package shut.

Another idea is to buy clear jewellery boxes, and stack up the ingredients for your favourite treat, or place a small cupcake in. Boxes are ood at preventing damage, so if your cupcake has piles of frosting on top, it will stay in a perfect swirl. Just add a ribbon and tag, and then you have the perfect gift or favour for a wedding!

Finally for either slices of pie or cake, you can purchase these cute individual slice boxes from Etsy. Wrap your slice up in couloured tissue or a fabric remnant, and place it inside the box. For an extra personal touch add twine and a wooden fork, for easy, portable cake!

We do not really want to receive our gifts from a loved one packed with plastic or paper bag. Indeed, we would tremendously appreciate more a gift which is packed in mailing bags. When a package is placed in a paper bag or a plastic bag, we sometimes tend to think that the contents of that package may not have been properly cared for. As a matter of fact, we may even think that they have become cheap!

Basically, a mailing bag is an ideal way to send products for many reasons. The first is the fact that there is a lot of creative stuff that you can do with this packaging. Truth be told, some of these packing materials can be designed creatively to fit any occasion. With this, the receiver of the package will feel important and will feel special, thanks to this sense of creativity.

Basically, the vast majority of these packaging materials are made from paper or plastic. This means that they are highly dynamic and that they can easily be modified, as we have said, to suit each and every occasion. Both kinds have, of course, their very own unique advantages and disadvantages. Paper packing containers, for instance, are natural and more traditional. Furthermore, they are an easier and cheaper choice because producing them is quite easy, and printing them is quite cheap, too. More importantly, they are recyclable and they do not pose any threat to the environment. On the other hand, plastic packing containers are water proof and are highly durable. While this, too, can be recycled, they are just thrown away most of the time so they can greatly add to environmental distress.  Also, people sometimes prefer paper over the plastic materials specifically because there is a certain characteristic in paper materials which make them naturally comfortable to touch.

Whatever your preference might be, these packing containers are, without doubt, highly valuable to you and your products; just imagine packing something sensitive to a relative abroad. Basically, without a paper packing container, you would not feel comfortable. After all, it would be easy to tamper your products, and may be even steal them. This is the reason why a mail bag is always coupled with a paper seal. This way, no one will be able to open your bag without the seal being broken.

Mailing bags truly are magnificent works of practical art.

Ever dreamed of having a band or people playing some tunes by blowing into bottles? Everyone has, i'm sure, but the packaging of Tuned Pale Ale will help that dream come true! The bottle the ale comes in shows you what level to drink to to make a particular note, and if you can get people to resist drinking the whole bottle, then you'll soon have a whole set of notes to start blowing out your favourite songs...

Some of us have loved ones that seem so far away, and the best way for us to keep in touch is through email and phone calls. Calling your long distance friends may not be as personal as you’d like to be, but writing letters from time to time can help you keep that personal connection with your loved ones. Writing sentimental letters to your long distance friends is something personal and also fun, and you can be creative with your own printed address labels and decorate your envelope with fun stickers and designs.

Nowadays people don’t send each other as many letters as before, because email has made communication faster and easier. But still, receiving a letter in the mail from someone you love has a lot of sentimental value and it is something you can keep for years and years. It’s a nice surprise when you receive a letter from a faraway friend – or even from a friend that isn’t so far away; writing and sending letters is a fun thing to do just to keep in touch with the people in your life. You can send letters of thank you, for invitations, or just friendly hellos!

You can make your letters pretty on the outside as well as the inside! Choose special stationary sets or envelops and stamps, and make your own printed labels too! Have a lot of fun customizing your letters to your friends and send them something special from your own hands.

If you don’t know what to say in a letter, don’t worry about it too much. You can keep it simple, or you can go on for pages and pages, either way, a letter from you is something they will appreciate. You can write down one of your favourite quotes, poems, or passages from a book, you can tell them about something that happened to you recently or about a memory you both share; there are many different things you can include in your letter!

Don’t forget to sign it with love! Spend a nice Sunday afternoon writing letters to your loved ones far away, and even to some of your friends close by. Personalize your letters with stationary and envelopes that follow your taste and style, and even print out your own address labels to stick on. Prepare your timeless letters to send to the people who matter most in your life, there’s never a bad time to write an endearing letter to someone you love!