Holiday Gift Toppers / Holidays and Seasonal. I’ve always felt that the way you wrap your gifts is just as important as what is inside the box.
When you take the time to make a package extra special, it makes it personal and it shows you care. Here are six different ideas to decorate, personalize and add a little “punch” to holiday packages. Penguin Snow Globe To create the snow globe, punch out two xxx-large circles. Cut one of your circles in half to use as the globe base. Punch out a pair of penguins and adhere them to the globe using dimensional foam adhesive dots. Deer and Forest Topper Begin by punching out a XXX-Large circle from a scrap of patterned card stock. Striped Christmas Ornament To create this striped ball, take several colors and patterns of washi tape and run rows on a sheet of cardstock.
Gift box packaging tutorial. For the past few weeks I've been constantly reminded of how I need to throw out the mindset of "I just need this/that before I can do my project", and rather just use what I have.
One of my big problems is that I make something as a gift and then usually can't find appropriate packaging. So I've decided to start making my own. It works out WAY cheaper and if I keep it simple it only takes 10min. Here is a basic tutorial so that you can make your own too. First choose and download a free template from Mirkwood designs for the type of box that suites your need then follow the tutorial. The tutorial below is for 'milk box' packaging, template here, but the same technique applies to all the different box shapes. Print straight onto cardboard or trace the template like I did, because the cardboard I had was too big. Cut it out and with the back of your scissors trace along all the lines that need to be folded. Gift Wrapping Ideas. 101 Simple Handmade Gift Tutorials. These simple handmade gift tutorials will make any crafty person’s heart sing with joy!
You don’t need special skills or a bunch of time because these can all be done super fast! Simple and cute…that works for me! Oh, and think of all the money you will save making these gifts. Hey Look - Event styling, design inspiration, DIY ideas and more: PRETTY PACKAGING IDEAS. I think my favorite part of gift-giving is wrapping the goods.
That´s a wrap(-per) - Candy Wrapper DIY ideas & inspiration. Posted by ScrapHacker.com on torsdag, december 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment The old saying ”You can´t eat your cake and have it too” seems challenged by the boom of great cookie & candy wrapper designs – giving eating sweets an even sweeter aftertaste!
This ScrapHack idea have great D.I.Y potential (and makes a great gift) as the weaving technique used can be applied to practically anything, making hacking really accessible and versatile! This is a D.I.Y clip, showing the entire process behind the making of a tote. There are lots of other tutorials out there, featuring DIY cuffs, clutches and more! Candy Wrapper Tote Tutorial Well outside the D.I.Y sphere, Brands Nahui Ollin and Ecoist are among the ones having launched successful businesses out of this Scrap product. Great idea. 24 Cute And Incredibly Useful Gift Wrap DIYs. 42 Inspirational and Creative Ways to Wrap Gifts. Who doesn’t love to receive beautifully wrapped gifts? And of course they look great under the Christmas tree. Magic Boxes: A Life As Lou Online Class. Due to popular demand, I am doing a tutorial on the Magic Boxes I showed off in some previous posts.
To begin, choose your paper. You need six sheets of matching paper (preferably a heavier weight). Choose one for your outside, budgeting for a contrasting one for your lid, and 4 to create the inside boxes. Cut as follows (all measurement are in inches): Outside: 6 x 11 3/4ths Lid: 8.5 x 8.5 4 inner boxes: 8 x 8 The only challenging part of this project is creating the lid and inside compartments. 1. 2. fold the tips of your paper in so that they meet at the center.
Paper Wheel Candy Greetings. Sep 17 by Amy Moss In the midst of an ongoing addiction to all things sugary and sweet, I designed these delightfully twee candy-shaped paper wheel greeting cards.
A pretty eye-candy substitute while I attempt to kick this oh-so-nasty habit. Besides, who wouldn’t love receiving Candy? Accordion Fold Bow. Today's bow(s) are super simple and can be made any size.
If you feel like busting out some sewing skills, you can also make these from fabric (you might want a little interfacing on larger ones to help them keep a crisp shape though)! The best part is that you can alter these to make your accordion bow into a snowflake bow and then every bow is different! To start, select your paper or fabric (to get nice crisp folds in your end product and assure that it will spread nicely once open, I recommend using thinner paper rather than a card stock. Magazine paper or gift wrap would be perfect as it allows your paper to move pretty freely. I always use the ratio of one inch wide for every three inches long when cutting my paper into a strip to be folded.
If you want a "perfect" looking bow, you can measure out inch increments on the back of your bow or score fold lines so each fold is the same size.