Pointed Square Paper Gift Box

I needed a quick 'thinking of you' gift box.

This is such an adorable pattern, and it only takes a few minutes from start to finish!

Materials Needed:

Gift Box Pattern (picture and instructions below)

8.5x11 piece of paper

scissors

tape or glue

stylus (or mechanical pencil)

Here's How:

Print out a copy of the gift box pattern found below:

Again, I still haven't figured out how to attach a PDF file,

but you can copy this picture and paste it in Microsoft Word.

Re-size it to fill the page, and you'll have a digital copy.

Next, cut out the circles.  Use a stylus (or the tip of a mechanical pencil) to trace the dotted lines.

This will imprint the paper enough for you to fold on the dotted lines.

Start in the middle, and work your way out. 

Once all my creases were made, I decorated the edges with some markers

(these are also ADORABLE if you use colored/printed paper),

but I already had a copy made on white...

Then you can start folding it up:

Be sure and secure 3 sides with tape or glue

You will obviously leave one side open,

So you can fill it with the goods:

Then you can close it up,

and tie on some matching ribbon...

And you have the perfect little gift box!  Love it!

Happy Crafting!

Thinking of You Gift Bags

Another perfect bag! Here's how to do it:

- Start with a small box (single serving cereal boxes work best). Wrap the box with desired paper; just like you are wrapping a present, only leave one end open, which will be your top.

- Then fold a slightly smaller width paper in half (gray paper in photo), and secure the inside of it to the outside of the back side of the top of the bag. The other half of the black paper folds over the front, closing the bag.

- Decorate the front half of the gray paper however you wish. I used a pink background to accent my 'thinking of you' banner.

- Accessorize: I added a 'hi' paper clip, some white ribbon, and jeweled the center of my star.

- Fill bag with candies or a gift and you are good to go!

Queen for a Day Gift Bag

Yet another additon from my sister Melissa.  I love these little gift bags!  Here's how to do it:

- Start with a small box (single serving cereal boxes work best).  Wrap the box with desired paper; just like you are wrapping a present, only leave one end open, which will be your top.

- Then fold a slightly smaller width paper in half (black paper in photo), and secure the inside of it to the outside of the back side of the top of the bag.  The other half of the black paper folds over the front, closing the bag.

- Decorate the front half of the black paper however you wish.

- Fill bag with candies or a gift and you are good to go!