PACK SHOPIFY ORDERS WITH ME! How I pack greeting cards for my small business - wholesale and retail!
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- čas přidán 27. 11. 2022
- Hello to all my fellow greeting card makers! This is an update from my 2020 Christmas Packing video because a TON has changed! By no means is this "final" as I'm continually trying to improve my workflow, materials, and branding... here is a little 2022 update for you :)
00:48 Background on my greeting cards
01:30 Size of greeting cards
01:52 Designing greeting cards for merchandising
03:00 Envelopes
04:25 Packaging for cards for wholesale and retail (clear bags, boxed sets)
07:18 Outer packaging for shipping retail
08:52 Branding in packaging
📦 Materials mentioned:
A2 No Flap clear bag: clearbags.ca/bags/crystal-cle...
Monarch No Flap clear bag: clearbags.ca/bags/crystal-cle...
Clear boxed set: clearbags.ca/boxes/crystal-cl...
Paper boxed set: clearbags.ca/boxes/paper-boxe...
ULINE rigid mailers: www.uline.ca/BL_1656/Kraft-Se...
ULINE padded mailer: www.uline.ca/BL_3668/Recyclab...
ULINE literature mailers: www.uline.ca/BL_1402/Literatu...
Staples XStamper (for return address)
Postcards from Moo
Stickers from StickerCanada, StickerYou
Packing tape from StickerMule
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🙋🏻♀️ Hi, I'm Sarah - a first time mom chasing her small business dreams in Mississauga, Canada. I started on CZcams to document the early days of starting my home business in 2020 and have since enjoyed capturing life with my husband and baby as well~ I hope these vlogs and videos bring a little laughter and joy to your day!
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Recorded November 2022
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I've watched this video several times now, and it helps me in different ways every time. Thank you! :)
I am printing sleeving and storing today. I am exhausted but I have so many cards. I like your boxes on your shelves. I have lots of shelves too.
That was a great watch! Perfect lunch break accompaniment ☺️☺️
Aw Lisa thank you!
Great video Sarah! Thanks for the info 🙂
Thank you
So you know, cellophane bags are not plastic. They are cellulose, which is plant based, so you can use them guilt free. 🙂
Thanks Daniel!
I always enjoy watching your packing videos, and how thoughtful you are with it. And it's even better receiving one of your packages in the mail!
Thank you D :)
As always, great info, thanks for sharing. Not many artists out there like to share their process so thanks for that :).
Thanks for watching Bev! Glad it was helpful!
super helpful thanks Sarah x
Thank you so much for all of this!
Thanks for watching :)
You are so generous! Thank you, Sarah!
Hi Sarah, I hope you don’t mind me asking, but do you print your own label stickers for your boxes sets? Or do you outsource them?
Thanks for all the information you provided
So inspirational! Thank you!!
Enjoyed this..thanks for the info ❤
This video was very helpful. 😊
Wow thank you so much for sharing this information! Really appreciate the time invested. Great video! 🙏🏻
You are very kind. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, it inspires and is educational at the same time. Greetings from Toronto.
This was so helpful and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
I'm so glad Becca! I hope it helps you in your endeavours!
Thank you for the incredibly informative video! I love your clear communication style and calm demeanor ❤
I’m glad it was received that way!! I hope it encourages you in whatever creative endeavours you have!
Very good information 👏
Thanks for sharing this video, Sarah! I especially appreciated how you thought out your plastic use and how your decisions evolved over time. Since you mentioned the envelope colours, I've always wondered how you go about choosing your colour palettes for your designs? They always go together so well! Thanks!
Yah the plastic thing is hard…! I was doing some research and even the “compostable” ones aren’t actually compostable in residential garbage (you have to compost it at an industrial site or something)! So the regular plastic sleeves seem better because at least it’s recyclable. For colours… I think it’s a weakness! I just go off of inspiring photos or I Google search palettes haha! Thanks Vanessa.
Thanks
Interesting thanks 😊
Thank you C!
Hi Sarah ! I have had a home business for three years and I want to add prayer cards and gift cards as additional products. I design patterns as well and although customers can download the digital form, my reviews tell me they enjoy the physical products much more. I am so glad I found your videos. The information you have here is so important. I thank you so much. I know you say you are using plastic sleeves. Would cellophane be more environmentally friendly? Or are they the same? Just a thought. I just got my Uline catalog so I’ll be looking for all your packaging suggestions. You are such a joy to watch and listen to. And your art is fantastic!
Thank you! I’m not sure about cellophane actually. It’s plant-based though right? I’ll take a look! I just rly love the bags I’m using right now from Clearbags and they work well into my workflow! But always on the lookout!
Cellophane bags are derived from wood and they can be composted.
Thanks for the clarification
Thank you for sharing! I appreciate the thought and care that goes into your packaging. What size padded mailer do you use for mailing a boxed greeting cards? Thanks!
Thanks Jennifer! I use 7x11 padded and 9x11 for a slightly bigger one :)
Love this thank you, How would you package 3d box cards?
Hi! I use cardboard boxes from ULINE (the mailers) :)
Do you number your designs to keep track of the orders? For example, if a customer orders multiple cards, how does the customer choose the design and you make sure you ship the correct product? Is the card number on the back with your information? Also, do you make your own envelopes? Finally, did you start out printing your own cards?
Yes
Hi! All my products have a SKU and yes they’re printed on each card. I don’t make my own envelopes and no, I always outsourced my cards!
Hi Sarah! Thank you for sharing this video--SO helpful! I'm thinking about starting a little side hustle with greeting cards and had a few questions. When you first started your business, did you start on your own website or on etsy? How many products/listings did you have on your shop when you first started? Also, more related to this video, where did you get the labeled stickers / packing tapes? I would really appreciate it if you could answer these questions :D THANK YOUUU!!!
Hi Jimin! That’s amazing. I started on Etsy but had a Squarespace. Now I’m on Shopify. I only started with about 8-12 cards but quickly expanded.
For the stickers, I think these ones were from Stickercanada or Stickeryou!
Thank you so much!!!! I have another question more about shipping--how do you print the shipping labels? do you purchase them from shopify? do you print these shipping labels for every order? Thank you!!
@@jimjimineeeGreat question! I actually wonder how others do it. I have a thermal shipping label printer and I print them out one by one on Stallion Express (it's a courier that I use where I live). It's hard for me to batch shipping labels because every order I get is so different in size and weight
What are the white boxes where you organize the cards? And where can is buy it?
Thank you😊
Hi! They’re from ULINE and they have a lot of sizes :)
@@bysarahkim Thank you 😊 Can you link the boxes for the greeting cards. I dont find some cheap in web. A Greeting Box for 50€ 🙄
Hi where do you get the plastic sleeves from please
Hi! They’re from Clearbags.
Nice. what weight coverstock are your cards?
They’re 100-120lb
Hi Sarah what size do you use for the clear boxes to pack 10 cards?
And side note loved this video
Thank you so much!! My boxes are 4 1/2" x 5 7/8" x 7/8" but I find the 1" thickness is a little easier to pack (more room)
@@bysarahkim Thank you so much, I have loved your videos and they have definitely helped me get of the ground being a Canada based business. I was just telling my husband I wish she knew how much her videos were so helpful to me! Thank you for always sharing.
2022? This was uploaded 1 yr ago? It's 2024. I'm confused.
This was from 2022 winter. Maybe CZcams will update it to 2 years when it’s closer to 24 months :)
Thank you for sharing Sarah! 🤍 I am currently in the midst of starting my own business and this is so helpful ☺️🫶🏻
I'm so glad Vanna :) That's exactly what I was hoping for!