How to Reuse / Recycle a Cardboard Box for Mailing

Hello 

As we all know times are tough and money is tight. That's why I'm always looking for ways to save money, especially when I'm in the need to ship boxes constantly for my ReTouched shop on Etsy (www.retouched.etsy.com).

Boxes may not seem expensive to buy, but when you are shipping all the time it will add up quickly, Right! 
Why not simply flip it inside out? And that's it. You will have a nice clean, new looking box for shipping with no spending involved besides the few minutes it takes to do it.


Please don't do this.

I know is accepted by the post office like this but it doesn't look professional at all.

Well if this is your case this nifty idea will help you save some $$$ on mailing supplies and still have a professional look 

Just follow this 5 simple steps

Here is what you need:                      

*Box (size needed for shipping)

*Shipping / Packaging Tape

*Knife

*Hot Glue Gun

*1 Glue Stick

Now how to do it:

Plug in your hot glue gun to get it nice and ready.

Step 1

Take the tape off the bottom of the box and flatten the box as shown.

Step 2
Find the seam and slide the knife through to open up the box 

Step 3

Open up the box 

And flip it inside out

Step 4

 Re-glue the seam back together again

Step 5

Reshape your box

And tape up the bottom

Now you have a box that's ready for shipping 

And you went from this    To    this in no time

Thank you for stopping by.
Hope you enjoy this tutorial and please feel free to leave your comments and share it with friends and family.
See you guys next time :)
Zaira