Gift Certificates

[Carol Norton]

YES, Molly, that was it! Thank you. Hand made boxes?? ? Sounds like a labor intensive project, however a beautiful presentation. I'm still interested in the creation of others' presentations.

[Lacey Lewis]

I imagine that it wouldn't be too hard to find similar boxes premade (shallow, hinged boxes that is). A stroll through the paper section at an office supply store should yeild suitable paper. The rest would be doable... print up the certificate, pring a note, glue it and add a bow.

Or, maybe a fancy card with nice paper and a lined envelope would be suitable. Something similar to a wedding invitation?

[Julie Deane]

If someone could let me know where suitable boxes could be bought, I would really appreciate it. I spent several hours two weeks ago, looking through office supply and craft stores, to no avail. I'm trying to put together a gift box to display during Christmas season at a gallery showing my work. I'll be cutting and gluing pretty soon, I'm afraid.

(By the way, Linda Nelson, if you see this, I am very impressed by the beautiful box and packaging you made up!)

[Lacey Lewis]

Hmm... if boxes are harder to fing than I thought, I wonder if something along the lines of a diploma cover could be made into something suitable?

[Julie Deane]

I've found some boxes!

Go to http://www.perfectiondistributing.com and look up their photo presentation boxes. I've ordered some and will report back once they come in.

[Carol Norton]

Oh WOW! These are inexpensive and beautiful! What a find! Sure beats doing them yourself. Thank you, Julie!

[Julie Deane]

The boxes came in and they are nice. The outside is black with a linen texture - with a semi-gloss sheen to them. The black paper wraps around into the inside of the box, which is plain white paper.

Once I dress these up with tissue paper and a fancy certificate, I think they will look very appealing.