My Postal Worker Doubles As A Snowy White Owl

I finished up some more Harry Potter Gryffindor quilts!

This one is 34" x 44"...

.... this one is 28" x 35"... 

... and this one is also 34" x 44".

A lovely customer already bought one that is not pictured;

now, how did I get that wrapped up and sent?

Well, when I was first joined Etsy, I bought this funky little pin

from the seller foundthings.

When the pin came in the mail, the lovely Emmy T. had wrapped it in cool tissue paper,

and used a handmade envelope from a recycled map.

It wasn't just like getting an impersonal item in the mail,

it was like getting a present!

So when I started selling through Etsy, I also decided to make getting an item

from BadBabyQuilts feel like a special gift.

The bulk of the items I sell from my shop are fabric tissue holders...

... which are small enough to send in an envelope with a first class stamp.

Scott over at BucketOBolts tipped me off that Hallmark

has scads of colorful leftover envelopes that they sell dirt cheap.

Every few months I swing by and refill my stash.

For the envelopes, I commissioned a special sticker

from the delightful Russ at WaddlinOnion...

 ... because I wanted the recipients to open their mailboxes and be all, 

"Cool! My Etsy goody is here!"

Over the years, I've also received little nifty gifties with my Etsy items.

So I decided to slip a few stickers in with the tissue holders;

I also got these from WaddlinOnion 's shop.

When I first was selling my tissue holders, I would either wrap them in tissue paper

or put them in a little Ziploc bag.

I soon realized that Target, Joann Fabrics, and Michaels

often had inexpensive cello treat bags

that are just the right size for the tissue holders.

I stock up on them; sometimes they're even cheaper post-holidays.

But what about larger items, like my quilts and banners?

Well, I found something handy at Home Depot: masking paper!

This stuff is dirt cheap; at Lowe's, it's only $4.00 for 60 yards!

I just tie it with some pretty sale yarn or some vintage bias tape I bought off of Etsy.

But back to my Harry Potter quilts.

I wanted to wrap them especially nice,

so when my customer bought a baby quilt, I downloaded an "owl post" image...

... and made a cool sticker to put on the package.

I used the masking paper, some brown bias tape, and...

Accio, mail carrier!

As an extra little gift, I included a Gryffindor tissue holder,

which I placed in a super-cute owl cello bag I found on sale at Cost Plus.

How perfect is this?

I think even Dudley would approve.