How I Package & Send My Shop Orders (Polymer Clay Charms)

[@kristinakk4387]

This takes so much effort... I really want to start my own store, but I don't want to buy a lot of packaging supplies because I don't know if anybody would buy my stuff. What do you advise?

[@etwas2175]

@Kristina KK: First off, I'm sorry for my bad english. Second, you can advertise your crafts on your channel. If many people start to ask about your crafts and considering/commenting about buying your crafts you can start your bussiness. Don't forget to announce your shop launch.

[@creativerachy]

Kristina KK That's exactly how I started off- I didn't know that anyone would want to buy my charms either, but slowly more and more people started to and I've gone from restocks with like 10 charms to now having to make over 200 charms each time lol I've only recently started buying in bulk, so I suggest what I first did and only buy the few things that you need until you build up your business :)

[@creativerachy]

Jellygum omg I just watched the video haha what a throwback!

[@soft_threads]

Creative Rachy i am from India it's a total hard work I salute you and all the other people who puts so much efforts to start their own business I am a baker and I know how one has to struggle for orders at the start as I am still struggling with it yet I take orders through my instagram account but still being waiting for orders well I can just wait and hope for the best to happen and never lose hope and thank you so much for sharing this video of yours as I have never seen a video like this one and I really love your charms oh yes seeing your video's I too have started to make some charms but unfortunately I am unable to find any kind of pins through which my charms could be hanged no eyepin no head pins nothing I just don't know what to do.

[@creativerachy]

Cute little things I have a video on how to make your own eyepins, all you need is some wire and a pair of pliers to bend it :)

[@creativerachy]

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for all your support on this video- I'm glad a lot of you have found it helpful! To address all the comments asking "why is there nothing in you store?", my charms always sell out very quickly, long story short. Large restocks are announce on most of my social media and mini ones usually on Instagram. If you see nothing listed in my shop or everything is labelled as "sold out", chances are that you have just missed a restock or I am working my hardest behind the scenes to make new charms to sell for everyone to buy :) this means that most of the time my shop is empty, but I try my best to keep it stocked up regularly! I hope this explains everything and I'm sorry if I cause you any inconvenience x

[@lilah_skuxxanaru8273]

Creative Rachy hello cloud you do a slime video

[@jihyospinkcar266]

Creative Rachy your charms are super cute cuz you have talent!

[@creativeslimes5210]

Creative Rachy Rachel! We can still see ur postal code

[@yourmom-ev9sp]

Creative Rachy what pen did you use to sign the package ?

[@keelzte]

Happy success! Your charms are adorable

[@SilentNoMore64]

This video is such a blessing to me. I have wanted to start selling my creations for so long. I have never believed in myself enough to actually do it. plus, I didn't know how to start. I have ZERO support. Thank you so very much. I just subscribed to you channel! : )

[@imrandom3417]

Karen Edwards well I just suscribed to you, doesnt hurt me to help out someone

[@jessied9287]

we believe in you! c;

[@brittanys505]

Subbed,I'm very lost myself.But I can find other things to do with my skills no problem.

[@Pinkhearts0]

I support u too I just subscribed

[@jkl799]

So helpful! I'm disabled and am researching starting a home business.. These are all great ideas and your stuff looks really cute!

[@StolenCupcake]

could you please make a video on how you set up your online store! and why you chose storenvy over etsy

[@mk098a]

A lot of people choose Storenvy because the site is also free as a seller, whereas you have to pay Etsy a bit of money

[@ana-ds1vg]

Bonni I want that as well

[@lalamonarca79]

True i look it up etzy and yes u have to give some commition from your sells.

[@pinkbananacrea1559]

That's really interesting! I only had 5 orders on my Etsy shop and I need to learn more about the packaging! 😂

[@ana-ds1vg]

Pink Banana Crea I think I need to learn a lot as well

[@Dvyneangel27LilCookie]

Pink Banana Crea me too!

[@jolliemollie3082]

What do y'all sell?

[@saxenart]

I didnt know people had to ship themselfs on etsy

[@willowtoys5733]

What is ur shop called?

[@lilpanda3350]

When are u going to stock up again because I really want one but ur website says coming soon

[@creativerachy]

Pusheen Lover in 10 minutes :)

[@lilpanda3350]

Thank u so much

[@katelinosborn2705]

+Creative Rachy aww a month two late! when is your next restock?

[@minyoongiii9321]

Pusheen Lover hi

[@udayanadesai2103]

Pusheen Lover of

[@barbiecessar3019]

This was seriously the most helpful video ever! This is the hardest part I think about owning an online shop and your tips and tricks are super helpful! Thanks for this great vid! ❤

[@kathiehoskins813]

I am so happy your online store is doing so well.

[@jesmmifs]

I personally don't do any of the steps you mentioned when shipping out my charms. I package them very well, but then I just slap on the correct amount of stamps on the bubble mailer, and drop them off at the nearest letter box. I have shipped hundreds of charms and they always arrive safely. I'm not judging, just giving you some helpful hints to save you a lot of time. I really liked this video. Nicely done :)

[@gremics-gallery]

Hi Rachel, How many items do you generally keep in stock ready to go when your store is up and running properly? Thanks Good Job.

[@FlossCandy]

Here in the UK, Royal Mail have a Drop and Go service - you have a prepay card which you leave at your local post office, drop your packages off and then later on they weigh everything up and charge the card :)

[@ProjectJennifer]

Hi Rachel, This video is so helpful, but I was wondering if you'd create a video about how you advertise your products and what are the best social media in your opinion?

[@kater2045]

One of my dreams is to have my own company.

[@pratistha5509]

Well I wish you all the luck for it then❤

[@MotionWZRD]

How’s it going now?

[@layash]

I learned that this requires human interactions. I'm socially awkward so...

[@Haromegaa]

Yeah, that's a thing.

[@bcc2368]

CoolAwesomeEevee same

[@camryngrace9845]

CoolAwesomeEevee 😂 lol

[@leah-bt1gm]

AcєLуииє are you being sarcastic?

[@Haromegaa]

No?? I wasn't referring to the social awkwardness.

[@cutepup3314]

I've watched this a million times and it never gets old

[@theofficialravenclaw7618]

My mum sells shoes on her own store! This was so cool to see how you do these types of things because I was always curious to find out how people do this! I could never find out because my mum was always packaging them and bringing them to the post office at school

[@Yui-eu1wz]

You watch theatcher joe, me too!

[@kasarahrobinson5576]

If any of you live in the us usps has free flat rate padded envelopes so it only 7.20 to mail anywhere domestically or internationally no matter the weight. You can also print shipping labels from their website so you don't have to go to the post office and can just pay online then put the packages in your mailbox on in a box next to your mailbox or you can even schedule for a truck to come and pick up the packages for free. I hope this helps 😊

[@spiceandrose]

This is fantastic for new shop owners! Next time someone asks me for shipping tips, I'm totally sending this link to them as well. Thank you so much for making it!

[@zumi3226]

This is super helpful! I'm currently in the planning process for my shop, and I wasn't sure how I should package things. I've been searching through channels and Instagram accounts like yours but this is the first one I've found that covers shipping. Thank you!

[@nlz_mamalabra9258]

You are Blowing up girl... I suggest, keep sending bulk packages, save up a couple thousand, rent a cheap little shop, fix it up really pretty but cheap!, like dollar store EVERYTHING cheap, but you are very creative so you can make it look "not dollar store" lol anyways, then you get a couple friends to help you package and be at the front desk of the store a few hours a day and pay them CHEAP, I swear you would BLOW UPPP! Good luck girl! Glad I found your channel. I looove your charms. I just started making clay things too. I've always loved clay and throwing but never knew you could make things without a potters wheel, so I am HAPPYYY ;P Your crafts are AMAZING!!! Me an you have the same taste btw... "Tropical, galaxy, the color Burple = Blue+Purple"my fav color", small little animals, EVERYTHING TINY!!! Have a good day ;)

[@LE123LE123]

While I never mad things to sell, I did sell a lot on ebay and Canada Post (while a rip off!), does have a website where you can register as a business and get discounts and do ship and click to Canada, USA and International. I actually found the online method MUCH less expensive than going into the post. All you need is a ruler and if you are shipping weighted items, a tiny scale so you can be fairly accurate with weight. This was a great video! Thanks for sharing :)

[@KawaiiStudioCrafts]

I literally filmed a similiar video today how funny haha! This video is going to be so helpful for people! The width is the same here in the UK I send all mine as large letters too :D

[@creativerachy]

xoxRufus omg that's so funny! 😂 at least everyone will be very well informed when yours goes up too!

[@KawaiiStudioCrafts]

Creative Rachy I talk more about branding and supplies rather than posting but maybe I'll do another video on that 🤔😂

[@mangomadness8635]

whats the video called?

[@LENAA]

oh man, I haven't touched polymer clay in years but if I'd seen this back then I would have been over the moon! so many questions answered that I'd never figured out, thanks Rach 😄😄😄💕

[@ms1472]

Such a detailed and well-made video! Thank you so much for all this information! :)

[@michellehu2524]

Literally first youtuber I've ever seen make this type of video!! Well done :)

[@sweetnessoverloaddd]

you're so systematic! this is great :)

[@randombutuseful7720]

Right!

[@carprincess]

That tip about the envelope was really clever to ship internationally. Thanks for sharing!

[@fluffycat58]

Thank you so much for making this video! The thought of mailing items scares me a lot for some reason but after watching your video I feel more comfortable with being able to sell some of my jewelry online 😊

[@anileht1451]

yes its the same in the U.K too! if the thickness is 2.5cm and under if is classified as a large letter which makes it much cheaper to ship

[@angeltrinidad2585]

Still thinking about opening a charm shop or needle felt shop...... 😭😭

[@imrandom3417]

TeddyTheTurtle Angela you should

[@truthspeaker2249]

Angel Trinidad both?

[@astralityyy]

combination?

[@plutonian2155]

I'd just like to say that its really nice seeing an Australian one of these with items I actually recognise aha

[@fatihpinar928]

Omg! Gorgeous of all videos! No other word to say Thank you 💜💜

[@christi1628]

thank you so much I'm going to be starting an Etsy shop soon and this helped ease my anxiety a lot

[@tanyangu7851]

Loved this video! 💕 I have watched this about 10 times. Definitely subscribing!

[@Im0nlyAGirl0508]

Can you please make an updated version? You are one of the only Australian creators that has been so transparent with shipping etc, thank you!

[@lostinwonderart]

That thickness tool is genius!

[@kathytincler2446]

When will your shop be open? Your charms are so cute!

[@joharodi2190]

I’m so grateful that you exist 🥺

[@Lyn4817]

You can request a letter guage at your Post Office to check the status thickness of your large letters, his may only apply at Corporate Office, not Licensed, but ask anyway, request the cardboard guage be acquired for you. You have every right to request one. Very well done, Australia Post Offices usually prefer larger be than normal postings over the counter, outside their busy periods. Just ask your local office. If you are sending registered or tracked items, ensure they are lodged over the counter a good half hour or more, before mail closing times. Anyone with any questions should always ask their local Post Office. You are their customer and they are there to provide services to you.

[@skydreamerxx7785]

i dont even own a shop and didn't need any info or help in any way...i just found this video entertaining and fun!! :) XD keep up the good work!!

[@kaiuniverse1472]

do you think you can make more videos like this? like tips on selling stuff on Etsy?

[@tallaralilyhoseason-smith2906]

im in australia and trying to start a small creative buisiness but the workers are super rude and always try to upsale me to use a bigger box instead of the small bubble wrapped ones.... but now ive seen this im i bit more confident in how i can send my products! thankyou!!!!!

[@cierranutall4966]

Thank you for this video. I’ve been planning to open up my shop but I have too many ideas to choose from to actually sit down and put in the work lol.. currently moving to New York to help my family get situated before I start my journey. So again this was a lot of help and very good information.

[@ashleydawn008]

Yes! I've always wanted to see how other people package their stuff!!!

[@aresol6487]

What if you're a minor? My mom was wondering because she encourages me to sell my stuff online but idk. I'm 13 btw :)❤️

[@ChildishTris]

miffyLOVE just get someone who’s not a minor to send them off but apart from that you can do it alone if you want :)

[@aresol6487]

Siesie thank you :)!

[@loolooloois]

Try using depop, I started selling on there when I was 12! And I made like £100-£200 once I got good!

[@loolooloois]

Also you don’t need an adult to post your items but I recommend you get your mum to help you to start

[@allofthebooksabove7447]

Can you tell your mom to support me too? My mom just doesn’t believe it’ll ever work...😅

[@olivianeill4958]

Hi! I’m thinking of starting a business on Etsy and I have a question. Is there any risk of the polymer clay charms snapping in the shipping and how can you prevent it?

[@jennifer9084]

This was helpful in understanding the back end of owning an online store.

[@edgyboiklaus]

After like a solid 2 years of me not watching your Vids I’ve decided to come back and damm I’m trying to restrain myself from buying like a bulk load of different charms cuz there so beautiful

[@kirstenpanares1918]

im from philippines, and i want to buy your pretty charms, would i actually make it? i really want your charms

[@kiddiesquadproductions1127]

Hello! I love these, this is such an amazing business and i love how you spend your time working hard for your customers! I’m starting a polymer clay business with my frienf and was wondering if you have any tips? (Were only kids)

[@AnastasiaDerry]

This is sooo helpful. I'm just starting my polymer clay business, and wasn't sure what to do about postage. I'm in Australia too, so this information is totally applicable to me, and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Rachy. =)

[@sarcosmic6982]

Wow, you sell so many charms! :o That's super cool. I like your trick to check if they're 2cm or less, it's very simple but effective! And the choice to use washi tape instead of normal tape is a good one - normal tape is too hard to take off. Since I sell via Etsy and Ebay, they create a pdf of all the necessary shipping info for me to print, and I'm able to pay for the shipping online (with a slight discount since I'm selling via their sites). It's rather convenient, and I like it despite having to pay sale fees on both sites as well as Paypal.

[@randombutuseful7720]

which website did you create your online store at? I love your items

[@lost619]

I'm looking to start a business this year I want to make enough to cover my part time job as I struggle so much with it! So this is helpful thank you :)

[@DOCTOR.DEADHEAD]

Thanks so much. I'm a 21 year old with absolutely no clue on where to start when it comes to mailing anything and this really helped make the process much less intimidating. I suppose my biggest worry right now is buyers getting annoyed with me for not knowing how to do some things haha

[@bugstoys4793]

Or you can get away with sticking it in the actual mail box because it has a big enough slot to fit that size of package into and it can normally be found outside of post offices so some people can avoid shipping costs if they can fit it in there as mail. You can just drive by and drop them in the box. In the US we do this idk about other places but thats what happens here

[@satnamkaur3482]

Marshall Breanne Arnold 2 We do that in new zealand i think

[@ayamiart593]

sooo amaaziiingg ! i wish your online store is doing so well !

[@HulluitsCece]

This is very helpful! All the questions I had about sending packages internationally were answered. Thank you very much for this information!! Also I love your videos keep up the great work

[@lalisa7616]

Can you please put the link in the description to find the the bubble mailers? I’m in Australia so I think i can order them

[@petmomful2260]

Thank you for this video. How do you know how much to charge for postage, so that you can post it on the site? Do you weigh each charm and then say approximately how much the postage will be? Each package is different, tho, right? I would like to do this but I don't understand how you say on the site how much the postage will be.

[@ordinarydreamer216]

Ahh! Thank you! For those wanting to start their own little shop, this is greatly helpful!

[@ashmithamaria1421]

so much effort and packed so protectively !? thank youuuu

[@malacki6554]

You don’t even have to go to your local post office there’s services where they can collect your packages regularly on a schedule date from where you want to them to.

[@shantezoellner]

Woah the whole shipping part seems so time consuming and complicated I appreciate your dedication and effort :)

[@reginalee3834]

This was so helpful. I always wanted to know how much postage was internationally from Australia! Thanks 💕

[@gabbie3404]

When are u going to restock the star charms??

[@ciara1539]

Thinking of starting my own store envy?? Any tips??

[@n9taalie]

This is amazing- that you so much for these websites and tips, You just earned a new subscriber. So Glad I found this channel.

[@jasminealh7118]

Do you know if the tracking number costs money? Also do you know where to get cellophane bags from?

[@prewphanp4105]

Where can we buy your sharms?

[@KlassiclyRevampT]

How do you keep track of individual packages when mailing them out in bulk? Do you request individual reciepts for each package? Thank you

[@NanashiPon]

this is gonna sound silly, but i'm honestly so grateful for the 'pop the bubble wrap to make your packages smaller' tip LOL. it's so simple, but i feel like i would panic before thinking of it

[@ariklopez3070]

I have etsy, but idk about storenvy but i think you can print a shipping label because I buy from storenvy and a lot of my packages come with shipping labels

[@fatena2530]

How did you make a website for your store? Also how did you make your charms?

[@goblin7189]

My sister has a pendant shop online and she uses little patterned drawstring bags. The are very cute, you should look them up!

[@kaylaareeya3807]

Love the music in the background can someone tell me what song it is?

[@mysteries99]

Very interesting and informational, but a lot of things I didn't understand lol. So, great job for being able to do so much :)

[@willowtoys5733]

This rly helped I was thinking of starting my own charm shop, what would you say is a reasonable price for a charm

[@nicoleskey]

I loved this video, even if I don't have a store myself it's lovely having an idea of how to personalize other things I'll post ♥❤♥

[@maian5394]

A restock vid soon? I'm very interested in purchasing but all the wanted items are sold out.

[@Mia-gz4lr]

If you want to start a business do you have to get a license and if so how do you get one?

[@mariarzyt_3D]

I am late but if you're starting something online then you don't need anything. But if you became really successful then at some point you have to get that license, depends on your country tho

[@Mia-gz4lr]

mariarzyt oh ok thank you

[@kyliemay2951]

This was so helpful! Thank you! Here in a few month I will be starting up my own shop of Rainbow Loom bracelets. I am very advanced in making them and I think this with help a lot. Thanks! 💕

[@Zahra.Ahmed.1805]

The amount of times I have watched this

[@melon4234]

omg same !! i've watched this like 20 times over the past years

[@truthspeaker2249]

Zahra Ahmed ikr lol

[@haha-vs8or]

0:59 She was watching (Thatcher Joe) LOOVE Them both so muchhh!!!!❤

[@laurenskinner730]

OMG this so helped me for the information for when i want to open my slime store ! thank youuuu

[@biskeechuu]

thank you Rachy!!!! I was searching everywhere on how to package for my future store. (I don't k ow what to sell but I am sure I will sell something in the future) And I have options too for my store: Posters Inspirational quotes notebooks charms Or buttons

[@biskeechuu]

And I reply do hope that you will reply too but Thx though^ω^

[@laurenarias3850]

girl you just gained yourself a subscriber

[@freyalovesbooks3824]

When you where cutting bubble wrap you where watching thatcher joe and I was like YASS I LOVE HIM TOO!!!!!!!!😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Bella-xw4pz]

FB Artist is he gay?

[@jemmaschlechter]

Sunnydays_xoxo nope

[@magicalunicorn6408]

This is so helpful!! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!

[@FinyaHoney]

Can I send something to you when I get my charm from the shop?😊 Already bought your charm. Thank you for advice! Also in Russia you cannot choose the envelopes, they have only standard ones🙁

[@21_f_aus]

thanks for this, gives me ideas how I should go about nailing of my handmade cards to buyers, I have an etsy shop which is currently closed for now until I make more to sell lol

[@emilylaird3737]

Hey, I’m thinking of making my own store through store envy. I noticed that your in Australia too and was wondering wether gazes was something I need to worry about. Thanks

[@Victoriouz777]

You should do a video on how you started. It's been very hard for me, I opened an Instagram to get more customer and sales are really really realllyyyy low. So please do a video on how you started selling so much and how you got your customers and how you promoted your store

[@carson2594]

I love videos like this! So interesting. I've used ebay before & you can print the postage straight from website. So you don't have to deal with writing the address out. Or the post office people. Just drop them off. Does storenvy have a feature like this?

[@alisonparker1573]

Hi I'm new to your channel and I wanted to know where you got your logo made I love it and I love your videos

[@peneloppelavoie5449]

Hey rachel when you mix liquid clay and polymer clay do you need to bake it

[@creativerachy]

Les Deux Renards yes you do :)

[@fallenangel6055]

you probably won't see this. but hi! I'm new and live your channel. about to binge watch. I'm gonna hopefully, make my own store and sell These and maybe smelly stuff... but what do you use to make them. I've never made them before. any videos to kinda guide me through it??

[@jhoseokkie8873]

can you just go to the post office and get your shipping labels there or do you have to print online ? also, how much do they cost ?