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We’ve put together some of our favorite muslin bag packaging examples by photographers via blogs (like stylemepretty.com and chiccritiqueforum.com) and Pinterest. Below the collage (which you can click on to view larger) are links to view each image’s original source online, and info about what’s inside the bags.

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From left to right, top to bottom:

1. Corina Nielsen Photography & Design (link 1, link 2)
    included in the bag: “set of wallets, a magnet with my business
    information for them to hopefully place on their fridge, and then
    a keepsake keychain with another favorite client image”

2. Tip Toe Photography
    what’s inside: “a sweet little thank you…who doesn’t love candy”

3. Buttons and Bows Photography (link)
    in each bag: button frame and button soap client gifts

4. Diana Deaver Weddings
    filled with: organic French lavender – “it just smells great!”

5. Camille Deann Photography
    tucked inside: client brochure, business cards, and marketing

6. Lizvette Wreath Photography
    open to find: white tin with flash drive

7. Erin Elizabeth Photography
    surprises inside: candies in one bag and USB drive in the other

8. Paperie Boutique
    treats in the bag: toy cameras, button candy, and marketing
    materials for workshop attendees

9. Lynn Demaray Photography (link 1, link 2)
    bag holds: customized storage box with flash drive

A few sources to purchase muslin bags:
1. Paper Source
2. Celestial Gifts
3. Le Lemange
4. large print-sized bags

A few sources to purchase specialty ink stamps:
1. Corina Nielsen Photography & Design
2. Wit and Whistle
3. ampersandity
4. Photographer’s Edge

UPDATE: Ten more packaging photos from Pinterest are in the comments!

And make sure you don’t miss our recent “USB / thumb drive” photo feature!




If you haven’t already, please “Like” our new Facebook fan page! For the first time ever you’ll be able to directly tag “@Paperie Boutique” when you post!

Over time, our previous page will become inactive and eventually be phased out. So make the switch ASAP!




More goodies on the way this week – see you then!
-Robyn & Todd

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We collected some of our favorite USB / thumb drive packaging from blogs (like Laura Winslow’s “Pretty Little Packaging” series) and Pinterest. Below the collage (which you can click on to view larger) are links to view their original source online.

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From left to right, top to bottom:

1.   styleberryPHOTO, LLC
2.   Silvine Photography
3.   Nate and Jenna Photography
4.   Elzee Photograhy
5.   lipsiART digital photography
6.   Corina Nielsen Photography & Design
7.   Jennifer Wilbur Photography
8.   Simply Baby Photography
9.   Caroline Ghetes Photography
10. Katelyn James Photography
11. Christine Tremoulet / Business of Awesome
12. Havi Frost Photography
13. Shutterly Amazing Photography

A few sources to purchase customized USB / flash drives: our sponsor HB Photo Packaging, Pexagon Tech (photographers get 25% off with discount code PHOTOFLASH9), WHCC, flashbay, customUSB, and USBMemoryDirect.

Robyn’s January 2013 Professional Photorapher Magazine column “Digital Delivery – Custom media storage and presentation” also offers several different digital storage options, including two packaging sets by photographers. And don’t miss “Why I Ditched DVDs for USB Flash Drives and You Should Too” by Christine Tremoulet of Business of Awesome.




We are offering a special spring ’13 discount for new advertisers We averaged nearly 11,500,000 initial page hits per month between December 2012 and February 2013 – and over 332,000 unique visitors during the same timeframe.

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship. Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly:



click here to order now


Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




If you haven’t already, please “Like” our new Facebook fan page! For the first time ever you’ll be able to directly tag “@Paperie Boutique” when you post!

Over time, our previous page will become inactive and eventually be phased out. So make the switch ASAP!




It’s time to “Spring Forward”!
-Robyn & Todd

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It’s no big secret that Robyn has dealt with a host of health issues before and since we were forced to evacuate our Chinese-drywall home back in 2010. But 2013 has already been an incredibly difficult year for her. Thankfully we have found an amazing neurologist here in the Atlanta area and she is getting very aggressive with her treatment methods. However, this has left Robyn with not much energy to focus on Paperie the last few weeks. To help make up for lost time, we will be extending all of our current sponsor and advertiser time schedules by one month. Thanks to everyone for their continued understanding and support! We’re all working hard to get Paperie back up and frequently updated…..starting NOW!

To express our appreciation, one lucky Paperie reader will win a photograp[her] tee sold by our sponsor Clickinmoms. How, you might ask?

All U.S. residents have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what / who you’d like to see featured on Paperie in 2013! That’s all there is to it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” our Paperie Boutique Facebook fan page – just comment that you’ve done so, or that you’re already a fan.

And another additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you follow @PaperieBoutique on Twitter – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow us.

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want THREE chances to win, you have to do the THREE separate things listed above, and then make three separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment and tell us what you’d like to see on Paperie here – or that you’ve liked Paperie Boutique on Facebook – or that you’ve followed @PaperieBoutique on Twitter – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 7th. You can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for all of the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have THREE chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! See official rules for more details. Please note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.

Good luck to everyone who enters!




The digital edition of the March 2013 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn featured wedding-related items by Image3D, WHCC, Design Aglow, Loktah, Simply Color Lab, and Miller’s Professional Imaging.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 60 and page 61 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




One of our sponsors Artsy Couture is having an amazing 16×20 canvas sale through March 7th!

A ¾” wrap 16×20 canvas is $25.99 and a 1½” wrap 16×20 canvas is $30.99 during the sale. Don’t miss it – after 3/7 this special 16×20 canvas offer goes “poof“!

Are you going crazy trying create a profitable pricing structure for your senior business?

Beth Forester has solutions.
See her WPPI platform class
SENIORS: Show Me the Money!
Sunday, March 10th at 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Tired of shooting a marathon session only to be disappointed by a puny order? This course is for you! Let Beth Forester show you how she garners a $2,000 average senior sale in one of the most depressed economic areas in the country, West Virginia. First, she’ll show you how she shoots to sell and what seniors want most in lighting, composition and design. Then, she will be your guide as you learn how to analyze your sessions and use proven business strategies to create a pricing structure that ensures profitable orders. From setting minimums based upon session type to using “desirable” products to guide your clients to targeted price points, Forester will show “real world” strategies to increase your average sale and ensure a lucrative senior campaign. From the initial phone call to the final sale, she will reveal her “everyday” tips and tricks to increasing your average sale and cornering the senior market in your area.

(Read more about Beth’s class at Seniorologie!)




Robyn has included “lunch notes” in our boys’ lunchboxes every day since the very beginning. She found a really cute (FREE!) printable set from Paper Coterie and wanted to share them here:

You can also grab an adorable (FREE!) printable St. Patrick’s Day themed set from Chickabug, LLC, here.




Check back this week for more Paperie fun!
-Robyn & Todd

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weekend wrap-up

HEADS UP: The Wrap Battle is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for more frequent updates / announcements!

We’re posting more entries in the 2012 Wrap Battle from Paperie Boutique and HB Photo Packaging—sponsored by Sassy Designs, Kraft and Jute, Bad Sass Backdrops, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Go{4}Pro Photography, and Simply Color Lab! (Official rules here.)

Submissions are now closed but we have several more last-minute entries to post before the judging begins.

The Wrap Battle is an annual contest with fabulous prizes for the best business packaging and presentation (holiday and/or “every day”) – this year our first place prize winner alone will receive nearly $10,500 in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible 2012 Wrap Battle sponsors and vendors!

A few more Wrap Battle entries are posted below – judging starts next week!

Entry #27 is by Jennifer Wilcox Photography – simple and exquisite!

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• Boxes – Create For Less
• Image folders, mesh ribbon, bags, jute string – Rice Studio
• Tissue paper – Nashville Wraps
• CD sleeve – Loktah
 -Jennifer, Jennifer Wilcox Photography

Entry #28 is by Talia Studio – I dare you to try not to smile opening these!

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“Our company colors are primarily white, gray, and yellow so we tried to stick to that with our packaging.”

• The USBs were ordered through customusb.com
• Stamps were from Michael’s
• The little photo strips we designed on photoshop to make them
   look like photo booth shots but we add in photos from the
   session/wedding
• Magnets from Aaron Brothers
• White boxes from Staples along with eco-friendly packaging paper
 -Talia, Talia Studio

Entry #29 is by Photography By Sue Fox – such attention to detail in these!

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“I was trying to find an affordable but clever way to deliver products to my clients and came across this idea about 2 years ago. I started out making bags for just larger orders. Clients loved them. When my daughter got married we had purchased 30+ yards of burlap for table runners so I began making burlap bags for all my clients (small and large), CD wraps, etc.

I print my logo on printable fabric sheets, sewing those on the front, and add rope handles. The idea was to re-purpose the burlap but now it has become my branded packaging. I use Kraft colored labels and paper/envelopes with my logo stamped on. Everything is wrapped with Jute or colored twine. I picked up some “Happy Notes” from Anthropologie to hand write a happy note thanking them for spending their day with me. And for the holidays I ordered mini holiday-themed “Warm Wishes” wooden hang-tags from Pick your Plum (not pictured) and added those to all the holiday orders.

The totes are quick and easy to make (I usually make a stock full of sizes up in one day). My clients can reuse them to take their lunch or favorite book to work and my label is right on the front.”
-Sue, Photography By Sue Fox

Entry #30 is by Simply Photography – why limit the holidays to the calendar?

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“I once had a client tell me that waiting for her family photos was like being pregnant…you know its coming and the excitement is so great then when you get them you feel like a kid on Christmas morning. So after Christmas I go clearance shopping to use throughout the year.”
-Eve, Simply Photography

Updated judging info here… Have a great weekend!
-Robyn & Todd

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the final countdown

HEADS UP: The Wrap Battle is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for more frequent updates / announcements!

We’re posting more entries in the 2012 Wrap Battle from Paperie Boutique and HB Photo Packaging—sponsored by Sassy Designs, Kraft and Jute, Bad Sass Backdrops, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Go{4}Pro Photography, and Simply Color Lab! (Official rules here.)

ATTENTION!: We are extending our submission deadline through 11 p.m. EST TONIGHT – Friday, January 4th! You can submit your packaging photos here.

The Wrap Battle is an annual contest with fabulous prizes for the best business packaging and presentation (holiday and/or “every day”) – this year our first place prize winner alone will receive nearly $10,500 in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible 2012 Wrap Battle sponsors and vendors!

One more group of Wrap Battle entries—enter now—submissions close tonight!

Entry #20 is by Corina Nielsen Photography & Design – love the custom USBs!

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SUPPLY LIST:
• I designed all of my press printed/marketing items myself
   (logo, thank you cards, MOO mini cards, stamps, etc.)
• thank you cards & return address stickers – WHCC
• MOO Mini Cards – MOO Inc.
• client gift (mounted 5×5 “detail” shots) – WHCC
• white mailers and fillers – Staples
• 8×10 and 4×6 photo boxes – HB Packaging
• canvas bags, twine, candy box – Etsy
  -Corina, Corina Nielsen Photography & Design

Entry #21 is by SKS Photoshoot – it’s simply adorable digital packaging!

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[ Note from Robyn: Vendor information can be found in this article. ]

Entry #22 is by Purest Light Photography – I want that little tree ornament!

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“My super simple Holiday packaging. Red Sparkle box and ornament from Target.” -Susan, Purest Light Photography

For information on how to enter your own packaging photos in the 2012 Wrap Battle, this Paperie post will walk you through it! Submissions will now be accepted through 11 p.m. EST on Friday, January 4th – TONIGHT – and winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 22nd.

The full prize list can now be found here.

Submit your packaging photos ASAP! Submissions close late tonight!

Check back for even more entries soon!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you are interested in participating this year by becoming a sponsor and / or donating a prize or providing a discount code / sale for our readers, please contact Todd: todd AT paperieboutique DOT com

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just ONE day left to submit!

HEADS UP: The Wrap Battle is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for more frequent updates / announcements!

We’re posting more entries in the 2012 Wrap Battle from Paperie Boutique and HB Photo Packaging—sponsored by Sassy Designs, Kraft and Jute, Bad Sass Backdrops, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Go{4}Pro Photography, and Simply Color Lab! (Official rules here.)

ATTENTION!: We are extending our submission deadline through 11 p.m. EST on Friday, January 4th, 2013! You can submit your packaging photos here.

The Wrap Battle is an annual contest with fabulous prizes for the best business packaging and presentation (holiday and/or “every day”) – this year our first place prize winner alone will receive nearly $10,500 in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible 2012 Wrap Battle sponsors and vendors!

Here’s our next Wrap Battle entries – don’t forget to get yours in by tomorrow!

Entry #17 is by Image Studio Photography – an amazingly unique box idea!

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“Boxes and bags are from HB Photo – boxes are hand-painted to look like wood grain.

We get our ribbon from multiple suppliers and our tags are hand-stamped. We write a thank you note on the backs for each client.

Each season we include a hand-made treat with each order. The winter orders get snowflake sugar cookies.

We keep it simple and handcrafted.” -Chrystal, Image Studio Photography

Entry #18 is by ShoMore Photography – a very polished, organic look!

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“As we enter into 2013, ShoMore Photography is moving towards a more simple, natural approach to our product line. All of our boxes are hemp boxes from Loktah, along with our business cards. The hemp boxes provide a nice packaging option for our client’s print orders from each of their sessions.

With increasing technology and to provide better and more instant resources, all of our sessions are available for download to our clients. But clients have the option to purchase our all natural Walnut Wooden USB drives provided through Pexagon. Each USB is placed into their own hemp boxes, and are adorned with the same green raffia bow as the client’s print boxes are. We finally tie our business card off with some twine, simply taping the card to it, to allow the clients to be able to pass our cards off to our next potential client.”
-Lisa, ShoMore Photography

Entry #19 is by Bella Vie Photography – it’s sparkly and puttin’ on the ritz!

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The digital edition of the Janauary 2013 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn featured digital media storage and presentation products by Loktah, WHCC, HB Photo Packaging, Miller’s Professional Imaging, Flashbay, and Rice Studio Supply.

Robyn also showcased digital packaging / presentation by SKS PhotoShoot and Rachel H. Photography.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 58, page 59, and page 60 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!





For information on how to enter your own packaging photos in the 2012 Wrap Battle, this Paperie post will walk you through it! Submissions will now be accepted through 11 p.m. EST on Friday, January 4th and winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 22nd. The full prize list can now be found here.

One more day for submissions – submit yours NOW!

More entries posted tomorrow -
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you are interested in participating this year by becoming a sponsor and / or donating a prize or providing a discount code / sale for our readers, please contact Todd: todd AT paperieboutique DOT com

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