If you’re stopping by Bramble Berry’s Facebook page regularly, you may have noticed our Make it Monday Challenges. They’re the pictures that are posted by our Facebook fans with hash tags like #rebatch, #naturalcolorants, or #uniquetops. This time around, it was all about #Packaging! We’ve seen all sorts of incredible ideas and innovative designs packaging anything from scrubs to laundry soap, lip balms to soaps, and even perfume. And, now for the winners:
Top Row:
Michelle from Mossy Creek Soap Studio – ‘Verbena Handmade Soap’
Christina from Bohemian Soapery – ‘Faerie Lights’
Jana from Heather Glen Apothecary – ‘Sacred Woods Soap’
Middle Row:
Patrice from Melange Jolie LLC – ‘Candy Corn Bath Salts’
Elizabeth from Imaginary Bee – Roll-on Perfume
Christina from Medieval Soap – Solid Perfume
Bottom Row:
Marianne from The North Street Bubble – Party Favors
Nahil from Four Seasons Natural Soaps -Handcrafted Organic Soap
Kasey from KcSoapsnMore – ‘Chocolate Mint BonBon Soaps’
Thanks to everyone who entered this contest and keep your eyes peeled for later today when we announce our next spooky contest! Check out our Facebook album here to get some more creative inspiration. And if you’re hankering for some additional eye candy, check out the past contests’ winners:
Thanks for picking my solid perfume, it very laborious to wrap those but I thought they were so pretty; it’s happy validation to know others do too. 🙂
Your solid perfume totally caught my eye because of the way it was packaged, I really loved the wax seal and the wooden case!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Congratulations, Everyone! Your packaging is beautiful and creative.
Such beautiful packaging! Congratulations to all of the winners of the challenge!
Thank you so much! It was truly a surprise to be chosen with all the talented work being submitted!
Thank you for your submitting your gorgeous packaging! We were all taken with the gorgeous wax seal, it really made the packaging just pop!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thank you Bramble Berry! The news was such a pleasant treat to start the week with! Everyone’s work is amazing!
Your candy corn bath salts were brilliant, Patrice! We thought it was such a cute and creative idea. 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thank you Becky!
I’m honored to be chosen as one of the winners… Thanks Bramble Berry!!!
Hi Nahil! I really loved your soaps and that packaging that went with it. Simple, easy, but very elegant at the same time. 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
wow! All are beautiful. I am really impressed with faerie lights soap. I was curious if these artists charge extra for the extra packaging. It would really get expensive to package that faerie soap that way plus extra shipping costs.
Here’s the faerie soap e-commerce shop:
http://bohemiansoapery.com/category_5/Soap.htm
Typically, if you’re selling soap and your packaging is awesome and over-the-top, you’ll charge accordingly for that.
For example, one of our customers makes 2.5 ounce soaps that normally would retail for around $3-$4 but she wraps them in such a way that they retail for $10. It’s just a matter of who and what clientele you’re going to serve. If you’re looking to sell at Barney’s NY, you can probably easily sell a $10 or $20 bar of soap, wrapped with all the expensive wrapping and ribbons in the world. But, if you’re selling at the corner market that only sells Dial soap, you might not be able to charge that type of pricing and you’ll want to wrap and charge accordingly.
Thanks. I do do that with some things at my craft shows. I make cupcake bath fizzies and if I deck it out in a plastic container with ribbons and a tag I charge a little more but will also have some that are just in a cello bag for less. It is nice to have the option for people who want to give it right as a gift or people who just want to tuck it into a basket and don’t need the fancy packaging. Good to know others upcharge for packaging as well.
I see from her site she the faerie soap isn’t actually packaged like that for sale it is just like that for the picture. I couldn’t imagine the extra charge for all of that.
Thank you for choosing our soap for your packaging challenge! We feel so grateful to be include with such talented soapmakers.
Hi Michelle! Your soap packaging was so totes adorbs. We really loved the paper you used to package it and the star was an extra added bonus! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Wow, excellent job with attractive and clever packaging, all of you!
Ooh! I’m honored and so excited to be chosen as one of the winners! Thank you!
Your faerie lights was absolutely adorable, Christina! We were all oohing and aahing over it in the office.
-Becky with Bramble Berry