With Christmas in mind, I challenge you to make a Christmas Box. This idea came from here. Don't be scared. It is really easy. I had 2 done last night within an hour, complete with bows. You dont need double sided PP for the boxes but you will for the PP bow. A quick way to use up some of the PP stash.
Hint: PP is easier to manipulate than cardstock for the boxes.
In my excitement I made a boo boo with the red lid box. The music PP was supposed to be the lid but I got the measurements mixed around. Damn. It would have looked heaps better with the music notes on the lid. Oh well. The PP bow is very straight forward. Did find my adhesive wasn't strong enough as they kept popping apart so I ended up stapling. You cant see the staples so this would be heaps quicker.
Now the Sheer lid box. That was a 'b*****d' to score and fold. Stiff unyielding stuff when folded into several layers. Had to hold the tongue in the right spot and say a couple of magic cuss words and then it came together. Had to hold this one with some invisible scotch tape as it wanted to spring open again.
Otherwise straight forward.
Easy way to make Christmas bon bons with a twist. (bright idea)
These are the two links you need
The first one is for the box folding-origami style and the second one is to make the twisted PP bows.
http://revver.com/video/424450/folding-an-origami-box/
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/paperbow.php
so, jump to it.
;)
2 comments:
oh dear. I mentioned these little boxes to my SIL as bon bons (she makes the contents of them every year) and now I need to make 16 of them.
just cant help myself sometimes
these boxes are great... looked at the video and they look quite easy...will get onto it ASAP.
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