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Gift card Presentation

More and more retailers offer their customers the option to use gift cards. The U.S. is a few years ahead of Europe in the growth of the gift card market with gift cards being fully established there. The packaging of the gift card plays an important role in the US. Packaging is also becoming more important in Europe.

Consumers think gift cards are often unoriginal, boring and impersonal. Research has shown that 34% of consumers claim that the gift cards have a lack of fantasy.

All these problems can be tackled with good gift card packaging. The packaging gives the gift card an attractive appearance.  

Year after year, gift cards are the most requested holiday present, and birthdays aren't much different.

I know...gift cards & money aren’t the most personal gifts, but sometimes it’s just the way to go.

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Graduation Gifts

It’s graduation season!  Worried over what to buy for your favorite graduate?

The simple fact is that the majority of graduates always welcome money. An alternative to money are gift cards from such grad-friendly retailers as Starbucks, Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond.  For those Internet shoppers, an e-certificate to Amazon.com or iTunes can be appropriate.

Whether you selected to give cash or a giftcard, make sure the gift is special by wrapping it creatively.

Hand-crafted, reusable gift-card holders

Giftcard Packaging for Every Occasion

Presentation is Everything in Gift Giving - Gift Cards are no Exception.

Gift cards are replacing "real gifts" in many situations and handmade packaging is key to their personalization.

The right gift cardholder “allows you to create that personalization,” says Angela Thompson, program manager for Christmas for American Greetings. The right gift cardholder, expressing just the right sentiment, helps demonstrate that you put thought into the gift and didn’t just buy any old thing, she says.

Unlike many gift card packaging products on the market (boxes, tins, cards), these gift card holders embody creativity, craftsmanship, beauty and function and will surely add flair and sophistication to gift card giving.

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BACK TO SCHOOL GIFTS

Hand-stitched, felt giftcard holders

Summer is officially over and the beginning of the school year is here.

Students across the country will be heading back to the classroom and they're going to need school supplies and clothes.





It's always nice to give the student in your life a little extra help in getting geared up for a successful school year.


A giftcard from the following retailers 
make a great gift:

Hand-stitched gift bag

Walmart and Staples - for school supplies.

Target and Old Navy - for affordable fashions

Apple Store - for computer items

FASHIONABLE Gift-card Holders

Presentation is Everything!  Wrap your greeting, cash or gift card with these adorable gift-card holders.  Hand-stitched in bright colors with fabric appliques and embellished with rhinestones.

Sassy Shoe Collection - A vintage style shoe design.

Cool Shades Collection - Retro sunglasses, wicked cat's eyes or 50s, 60s, 70s

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JUNE is for Brides

Cash and gift cards are now an acceptable and welcome form of gift at weddings and wedding showers.

Remember when wedding registries were filled with bed linens and kitchenware?  Today many modern brides and grooms already have a house filled with such staples.  They prefer monetary gifts that they can put toward a down payment on a house or to help pay for their honeymoon.  Why not deliver the gift cards or cash with a personal touch inside a hand-made gift-card holder?