Pillow box featuring Rosetti's "Proserpine"
- courtesy of Shala Kerrigan

Shala's printable boxes come in a variety of formats and designs, and are free to print – although she does have a list of things you can do to thank her!

Decorated paper jewelry gift bags
by Amanda of Acey Jewelry

Amanda says:

This is a fast, cheap way to make creative and unique gift bags for your customers.

All you need are some small (4" x 5") Kraft paper bags (I chose natural colored), and some 3D scrapbook stickers.

Wal-mart had both supplies in the same aisle in the craft section. The bags were under $2 and the stickers under $3.

Arrange the stickers however you see fit, and it'll add interest (and value) to your pieces.

Also, whenever I sell a piece of jewelry, I wrap it in acid-free anti-tarnish tissue paper.

It's available at Thunderbird Supply, which also has the best deal on sterling silver wire that I've found so far.

Thanks so much for sharing this great jewelry gift bag project, Amanda!

Bagalope project
by Procrastistamper's Pad

The complete, well-illustrated bagalope tutorial is on the Procrastistamper's Pad website.

Custom printed earring cards
by Dolphin Bead Designs

They also have jewelry tags in several shapes, complete with a plastic fastener for attaching the tags to your jewelry, and some unusual types of jewelry cards – including ones designed for hairbows, rings, pendants, pins, and wine charms.

Custom printed folding jewelry tags
by Dolphin Bead Designs

Dolphin Bead Designs has a selection of fonts and graphics for their printed tags, and offers sampler packs of preprinted or custom printed cards, so you can see what you'd get before you actually place an order.

See Jewelry Hang Tags and Earring Cards for tips on designing and creating your own jewelry cards.

Chinese takeout box project
from HP

The HP (Hewlett-Packard) website has a project page where you can download the instructions and patterns for a variety of paper crafts, including this clever box.

Download the PDF file for this easy Chinese takeout box.

She's made her ribbon pouches bigger, and then gorgeously embellished them in her unique NeoVamp style:

NeoVamp Bridal Pouch

NeoVamp Taste of India Pouch

NeoVamp Space Odyssey Pouch

Want to know how Carolina worked her magic on these fabulous fantasy pieces?

Read about her jewelry pouches on her NeoVamp website for details, where you'll also see much larger photos of them.

And while you're there, enjoy the rest of her lovely website too.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations with us, Carolina!

Nearly any paper or cardstock item can become a jewelry label.

Depending on the style and size of your pieces, there are all kinds of heavy paper goods you can recycle or restyle into earring cards, jewelry hang tags, gift tags, booth signs, even business cards.

Step 1: From a roll of 2.5" wide wire-edged ribbon (available at fabric or craft stores), cut a 7"-long piece.

Step 2: Fold each end of your 7" piece under about 3/8" to make a nicely finished edge.

Step 3: Fold about 2-1/4" of the bottom end of your ribbon up toward the middle.

Step 4: Fold about 1-1/2" of the top of the ribbon down toward the middle. Now you have a little matchbook-shaped pouch.

Step 5: Gently pinch the open sides of the pouch together. The wire edges of the ribbon actually hold the pouch together quite well. Put earrings (or whatever) into your new little no-sew ribbon jewelry pouch.

I bought a 30-foot roll of this wire-edged ribbon on clearance after Christmas (regularly $5.99 per roll, on sale for $1.50).

A 30-foot roll of ribbon will make about 51 of pouches of this size. At regular price, that's about 12 cents per pouch. At the clearance price, it's about 3 cents per pouch.

For an embellished and larger version of this project, be sure to see the fantasy jewelry pouches by Carolina of NeoVamp.

She's taken this project to a gorgeous new level!

Dover Books has a book of designs for small boxes made from heavy paper, which can be photocopied and re-worked…

Make Your Own Decorative Boxes

What the publisher says about this book:

"Abundant diagrams, illustrations and step-by-step instructions show how to create lovely boxes in varied shapes with heavy construction paper, a few simple tools and decorative sheets of giftwrap paper. Basic procedures for crafting square, oblong, triangular, pentagonal, round, oval and heart-shaped containers. Patterns included."

Making jewelry boxes like these would be a good way to recycle or use up small pieces of giftwrap paper!

I have been making folded, tent-type earring cards where no paper cutting is necessary.

I use blank bookmarks available at your local craft store – simply fold them over, punch holes, and add earrings.

They are sturdy and come in several different colors. Easy and effective!

(See also Folded Earring Cards that Stand Alone.)