Alright - it's day 2, and I've got a cute gift box and bow to match the cute snowman bag from yesterday. Let's just dive right in!
Here they are together - don't they look cute! The box is an origami box, about 4-1/2" square, and about 2" high. Plenty big enough to hold all kinds of things on MY wish list! :-) It's a good thing I found a tutorial to help you make one of these, because a friend in Houston showed me how to make them, and I'd never be able to tell you without showing you. The tutorial is a bit different from the way I make mine, but very close. I will try to tell you how I change up their instructions, but click here to get to the tutorial. Now, once you're there, follow along for my few differences: First, I use 2 sheets of 12 x 12" cardstock - I do not cut either the top or the bottom smaller, I simply fold one smaller to fit into the other. So, the next difference is under Step 1: I do NOT make the initial folds - they serve no purpose in the end, but are merely place markers. So, instead, I take a ruler and mark a small cross in pencil in the very center of the 12 x 12 piece of cardstock. Now follow the rest of the steps exactly as they are for ONE piece of the cardstock. This will be the smaller piece, or the bottom.
To make the box top, make the same changes as above: start with a 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock, and mark the centerin pencil instead of making the folds in Step 1. Now, complete Steps 1-3. In Step 4, however, you will make a smaller fold. To do this, you will not bring your fold to the center in Step 4. Where it says, "Fold the top of the square to middle of box, and the bottom of the square to the middle of the box", you will instead fold to within 1/4" of the middle with both the top and the bottom folds. Notice the photo in Step 5: you see a gap, but if you pressed the paper down in the photo, the gap would disappear, right? Well, when you fold it MY way, the gap will not disappear - it is supposed to remain because the top and bottom can't reach. Now complete the rest of the steps as written. I hope that makes sense! If not, just use their directions, and your box will simply be a bit smaller.
If you're keeping track of the sheet of DSP, then this is the project to start with, because the bow consumes most of the paper. So, if you decide to make all the projects from one 12x12" sheet of DSP, start with today's box, bow, and gift tag. The bow uses one half of the sheet of DSP. I'll tell you how to cut the cardstock as we go, but the main thing to keep in mind is to follow the directions to a "T" when cutting your paper for the bow. Those directions can be found here.
The bow's simple to make - you just cut the half sheet into strips of a certain size, loop one end of each strip over the other, adhere the ends together, then assemble. Seriously, if you follow the directions in the link above, it really is easy - you'll be making all your own bows from now on!
After making the bow, I cut an 8-1/2 x 2-1/2" piece of the remaining half-sheet of DSP. I used it as you would ribbon, and wrapped it around the top and two sides of the box. I also adhered 1-3/4 x 4" "panels" of DSP to the other two sides just to brighten it up a bit.
The last thing I added was a cute little gift tag, made from a base of Close To Cocoa to match the box. After punching the top corners with the ticket punch, I adhered a 2-1/2 x 2-1/2" piece of DSP, folded in half. On the inside, I put a stamped tag with matching Tangerine Tango ink. Next, I punched the top with the slot punch, and threaded some Tangerine Tango striped ribbon through, fastening it with a brad.
Altogether, I think it's an adorable little gift box and I'd love to receive it as much as I'm going to love giving it!
Meet me back here tomorrow for the goodie bag!! See you then!
