Packaging & Custom Boxes Blog

How to make a piñata with love, a lot of love

(The idea for this tutorial was conceived and photographed by the one and only Marta from 2nd funniest thing). Piñatas are trending at the moment. You will have seen them on Pinterest, Instagram and in decoration magazines, bringing a special touch to a ‘handmade’ party. Well at SelfPackaging, we want to make the most of this post by declaring ourselves to be nothing but fans of the piñata movement, especially the heart shaped ones. That is why today we...

Wedding invitations with wax seal

6 Jul

Today we bring you an express tutorial, a quick and easy video guide to making your own wedding invitations and giving them a most unique touch in a classic style. These items have just been incorporated into our DIY section and will delight lovers of the 19th century Victorian style. With this mold for wax seals, and wax sticks, you can make your creations that are this beautiful and unique: To complete your wedding...

30 Jun

There are a thousand ways to work out one same idea and a thousand ways to design the same product. In the case of teething necklaces, they’re no exception and mamiBB is a clear example of this. However, it’s best that I let Montse talk - she is the mind and the loving artistic hands behind this project, and she is going to explain it much better than I could. Needless to say, it’s a pleasure making cardboard boxes for businesses this cool. I’m...

22 Jun

Black and white, the two colours everyone was crying out for. Many asked for them and many others have been waiting for some time now, so we’re proud to present our new colours: black and white. Everybody wanted them, so we’ve made our mind up and we’re going the whole hog with black and white. Now you can say checkmate to boredom and goodbye to boring boxes! Black and white: self-assembly rectangular box from SelfPackaging We wanted to...

16 Jun

We have recently added two cardboard boxes to our catalogue which appear to have a very specific purpose, but could actually be something completely different. In fact, one of them already has been from the start. It is but it isn't… it seems one thing but it's not… what a mess, we know! But don't worry, we will set everything straight for you very quickly in this post on new products, where we want to tell you, without further delay, about: multi-purpose...