Homemade Gift Boxes

Craft Project: House Gift Box

Decorate a papier mache house by using fun papers and cute embellishments to create a unique gift box. Fill it with sweets, cookies, potpourri, gift tags, or note cards.

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Craft Project: Sweetheart Gift Box

Wrapping a gift is just as important as the gift itself. Paper roses, pearl sticker, pink stripe paper, and ribbon were used to create this sweet little gift box.

Approximate Time: 50 minutes

Supplies:

• paper mache mini heart box
• pink stripe patterned paper
• paper mini roses
• 3/8" purple ribbon
• pearl sticker
• spray adhesive
• scissors, ruler, and pencil

Instructions:

Measure the side of the heart box base and cut from pink stripe patterned paper. Apply a light coat of spray adhesive over base, then adhere.

Trace the outline of the heart box top and bottom onto pink stripe patterned paper. Cut out and adhere.

Tie ribbon around the edge of the lid into a bow, trimming ends evenly. Then add pearl sticker in the center.

Use spray adhesive or hot glue to adhere paper roses onto the heart box top as shown.

Sources: 3M spray adhesive; Micheal's paper mini roses

By Maricel from Fairfax, VA

Paper Craft Gift Set

Design a card and gift tag by cutting flowers from your decorative paper. Create a coordinating basket to make it a wonderful gift.

Materials:

• cardstock: white
• patterned papers: floral and stripe
• adhesive rhinestones
• pink satin ribbon
• double-sided tape
• glue stick
• hot glue
• decorative edge scissors
• scissors
• hole punch
• bone folder
• paper trimmer

Instructions:

1. Fold 10 x 5 1/2 inch rectangle from white cardstock to create the card blank.
2. Trim the bottom edge using decorative edge scissors and punch holes on each scallop.
3. Cut a 5 1/2 inch x 1 1/2 inch of stripe patterned paper. Adhere to the bottom of card with double-sided tape.
4. Using scissors, cut flowers from floral patterned paper and arrange them on the card. When you are happy with the arrangement, glue in place.
5. Next, embellish the trimmed flowers with adhesive rhinestones.
6. Hot glue the pink satin bow centrally onto the stripe patterned paper, as a final touch.

Tag:

1. To make the tag, cut a 3 inch x 2 1/4 inch from the same cardstock as you are using for the card. Punch hole on one side of the tag.
2. Decorate using the same materials as the card. Thread the tag with a length of pink satin ribbon, then finish the end with a bow.

Treat Basket:

1. Print out basket pattern. Size as needed.
2. Trace pattern onto white cardstock.
3. Cut out on the lines. Score and fold all solid lines.
4. Apply adhesive to the "A" tabs and glue to the side marked with a "B".
5. Tape the edge of handle "C" and secure it to handle "D". Note: You may want to trim the handle using decorative scissors.
6. Decorate as desired and fill with treats.

By Maricel

Patriotic Recycled Cans

This is what I do with old cans. They make great gift "buckets".

By Artlady from Edmond, OK

Quick and Easy Homemade Gift Box

For a quick and easy gift box for a small item, why not make your own. There are a number of templates on the internet that can give you an idea of dimensions, or you can take apart a box you have and figure it yourself.

I took one that would work on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper to make two box tops. I added some clip art and the "gift tag" all in the text, and printed it out on card stock. I just cut the sheet in half, scored on the folding lines with a letter opener, and folded in the sides, taping the ends with scotch tape. For the bottom I just scored a blank half sheet of paper - just inside the lines for the cover to make it a bit smaller, and folded it up the same way.

For Christmas I did these, I had made beaded zipper pulls for everyone - and just wrapped them in tissue inside the boxes. No other wrapping needed.

By Regina from Rochester, NY

Editor's Note: Regina has also provided a PDF of the box template so you can print it out if you like. Click here to download it.

Jeweled Gift Boxes

I bought the boxes at the dollar store and thought to myself that even though they were pretty I thought they could use some sparkle. I had some leftover beads from making Christmas ornaments so I decided to sparkle up my boxes.

That this was a craft that I could do in front of the TV was a big plus; I couldn't miss my cooking shows. I also thought this would be a great way to jazz up those decorated cardboard boxes we all have that may be looking a little tired.

Time:

1/2 hour maximum depending on how many of them you are doing

Materials:

• Dollar store boxes
• left over gems, small tri-beads pearls, and any other small sparklers
• good strong glue
  I used regular white Elmers

Directions:

The boxes I used had a oriental feel so I chose to bead where ever there was a flower on the fabric. On the green box I free formed a branch on the fabric. I took the white glue and straight from the bottle I applied a small dab of glue and the pushed on a small bead. On the boxes that have two layers of beads I let the first bead dry then added a second bead. This could be used to decorate any fabric or wooden box.