Thank You!

We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has blogged, tweeted, facebooked and tumblered about us this month. Your support and encouragement means the world to us! We've recently put together a press section where we've added all of your amazing comments/posts. If we've missed anyone, please let us know - we'd love to add you to our list.
xo Marichelle + Ez

Etsy Shop Open!

Hi everyone!  Just a little update...
First, here's a photo of Marichelle from last week, preparing to ship out our first batch of orders.  Hurray!  Thanks for all of your support everyone!
And secondly, we finally managed to get our etsy shop reopened today.  Come on by for a visit (if you haven't already) and add us as a favorite shop if you'd like.  Those little hearts really make us happy!
xo Ez + Marichelle

Get Your Shop On!

Hello everyone!  We are super excited to announce that our shop is finally open!  Hurray!  Air high-five!  Please stop by and let us know what you think.
Thanks for all your support so far.  You guys have really kept us going!
Keep it NICE, Ez + Marichelle

Video Tutorial: Twistie-tie Pompom Gift Toppers

Hi everyone!  Today we are excited to share our very first video tutorial with you all.  Let us know if you have any problem with the video.  This was our first time shooting an iPhone video, and Ez's first time as a hand celeb.

Resources for this project:

• Candy-stripe Twistie-Ties from nicepackageshop.com
• Luxe Ribbon from nicepackageshop.com
• Gold Kraft Gift-Wrap paper from Michaels or 800-642-4235

Psst... if you have any ideas for projects you'd like to see made into video tutorials, drop us a line.  We'd love to hear from you.
Ez + Marichelle

A Windy Day at the Brooklyn Flea

Saturday morning we both woke up at 5:30 in our respective homes and convened at the Nice Package Headquarters (Marichelle's house) to make final preparations for our big debut at the Brooklyn Flea.  The night before we had been up until 1am mocking up our table layout, prepping and packing our cases (an oh-so glamorous aqua-colored suitcase, black duffle bag, and about 6 Baggu bags), and before we stopped for the night Marichelle painstaking transformed a vintage duvet cover into our awesome tablecloth with only a seam-ripper and a lot of patience.

We were super lucky to have been invited by Deb of Bonbon Oiseau to share her spot and tent with her (though it was hard not to drool all over her gorgeous jewelry).  Soon after set-up at the Brooklyn Flea Ez's daughter stopped by for a surprise visit.

{marichelle, ez & her daughter}

The wind was intense and a few gigantic tents actually flew off the ground.  It was all hands on deck with shoppers and vendors pitching in to keep everything from blowing away.  I'm not sure how we managed to capture the few shots that we did...everything looks so deceptively calm in them.
Throughout the day we were also lucky enough to have the company of some great friends: Susy, Melissa, and Z (Marichelle's dear friend who showed up to help us with all things money related)...amazing fellow vendors: Whimsy & Spice, Sesame Letterpress, etc....and we even spotted a few mini-celebs: Leanne Marshall (project runway) - our favorite, and Ashley (America's Next Top Model) - Ez's daughter's fave.

The day wouldn't have been complete without all the great shoppers who stopped by to say hello or pick up a nice package or two.  We'll have a fun DIY project coming up for you later this week along with our shop launch.  So stay tuned for that.

Keep it NICE, Ez + Marichelle

Hello everyone and welcome to our new Nice Package blog where we'll be sharing lots of handy DIY and how-to projects in the months to come! In the meantime, we thought it would be fun to show you a glimpse of what life has been like for the past month as we turned Marichelle's house into the Nice Package headquarters and literally worked from 8am to 7pm at night - pretty much 7 days a week!


Menu: Cheese toasties, Stuffed Peppers
Music: THE best playlist ever (Thanks Pandora!)
Sanity breaks: at least 2 dance breaks a day
Casualties: thankfully no cuts or serious injuries (just Ez constantly smacking her ankles, knees, feet on my dining room oooops I mean work table)

We also went on a little apple-picking trip recently in hopes of getting a few profile shots for our press release! I know, we're such dorks!

Check out our shop for a sneak peek of our latest collection, everything will be available for sale next week. Hope you guys like everything we've been working on.  We'd love to hear your feedback.


Keep it NICE, Ez + Marichelle