Packaging & Custom Boxes Blog

It has now been 5 years since Self packaging was born. At first we were small but we quickly grew in size, curiosity, positivity and in team members. To begin with we just worked in Spain, before expanding to France, then the UK and now we are present in many different countries, Italy and the USA to name a few. It has been 1825 days of emotion, change, growth and happiness, which without a doubt have to be summed up by giving you all a round of applause. Because our...

13 Feb

Here we are once again with a tutorial for Saint Valentine’s day. Because yes, it can be a bit cheesy, maybe you don’t think its very you and maybe even that it’s a bit (or mostly) commercial, existing only to make us buy and buy… However, a bit of chocolate never hurt anyone, we all need a bit of love and attention and at the end of the day, whatever the reason behind it it’s good to tell someone one way or another that you love them to bits....

14 Jan

We love January: 365 new days stretching ahead of us, full of good things, challenges to overcome and excitement. And what’s more, it’s time for the January sales! After Christmas and New Year comes the final surprise, getting all the key pieces, gadgets and tools you’ve been waiting to buy. And if there is anything that catches our eye and makes us go into a shop, it’s the window display. If you’re a shop owner wanting to boost sales this season, we’ve got some...

17 Dec

You have to give our card shapes section a good once-over. It’s begging for it, the poor thing. Between the name it had before (made with carton: neither English nor Spanish, neither fish nor fowl) and the fact it was unclear between all the card boxes and accessories (which is admittedly the category it goes under), the section was going completely unnoticed. And this should not be the case, not at all. This section is full of pretty and crafty things, things...

6 Nov

Some days ago an amazing photo session took place in one of our favourite hostels in Barcelona, Hostel Generator. Our ‘lovely little boxes’ were dressed up for the occasion, a wedding planner meeting. The result was so breath-taking that we want to share all the photos with you instead of keeping them just for our catalogues. We are so excited with the result!!! Original wedding...