handmade envelopes & gift box

by the adorable melissa esplin from ISLY, i am always running into the problem of not having the right size gift box around the house. download her tutorial here, and then visit ISLY.

i'll take three cans, please

via Pinterest

say it with color yarn

i'm a nerd about gift wrapping. via STC craft

more homegrown ♥

more work by kansas city rockstar super cool nathaniel cooper.
amazing work.
♥

Ashlea O'Neill • Designer, Australia

lovely packaging

sweet taste of good typography
well done line extensions

put those shapes to work!

FREEBIE of the day * labels & bags

The cookie bag is probably my favorite - I'm doing it this weekend!
Download templates here:

(Clockwise from top left):

• Paper bag favor labels from Flights of Fancy
  
• Printable popcorn bags, via Mushy
  
• Coffee favor labels from Martha Stewart
  
• Printable cookie bags, also via Mushy

(freebie alert via iDiY)

alice pattullo

Illustrator & designer. Some feel that this "style" is getting old but I never get sick of it. I think it's gorgeous and miss Alice is very talented. Awesome work, Alice. www.alicepattullo.com.

diego aguilar

A collection of work from Brazilian packaging design student Diego Aguilar.
Valeu, Diegão. :D

packaging awesomeness

PUMA teamed up with industrial designer Yves Behar and fuseproject to redesign the shoe box as we know it. Is it a bag? Is it a box? Why, yes and yes. And it's VERY environmentally friendly

( FAT DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a green person. Should be. But am not. )

full case study here >>

St. Design

ST. DESIGN is a lovely firm from Norway. Beautiful, simple packaging.
Visit their site here.

I have a design itch. Scratch it.

Good design work: simple website, great layout, beautiful packaging and good food.
I love you, Meals From Scratch! www.mealsfromscratch.co.uk

method laundry detergent

I love it when design actually improves our lives and 2 thumbs up to Method who does just that. Their new laundry detergent bottle is simple enough for everyone to use and eliminates wasted detergent. Smart packaging. Smart people. I'm buying it. Check it out >>

hillary fisher work

visit her site here. I love you, Hillary.

super killer packaging

via UQUAM

Tooth Fairy Kit

I have a 2 year old who will soon enough need one of these. Brilliant idea by Notion Farm. Visit the Office of the Tooth Fairy here.

The Official Tooth Fairy Kit contains one letterpress Certificate
of Record for filing with your local Tooth Fairy and one reusable silkscreened cloth deposit bag for your first and all subsequent transactions.

delicious (and pretty) coffee

oldie but goodie: waldopancake.com or check out his stuff on flickr here.

melissa esplin

Holiday packaging from Melissa Esplin * melissaesplin.com