Last Minute Packaging Idea! Sneak Peak of some Specialty Designer Series Paper!!

Are you like me and wait until the last minute to package gifts?

Well.....I had an idea come into my head today while I was shopping at Costco - they have these wonderful candies

So I picked up a jar of them and think they will make great gifts.

But how to package them?

I found this box on Pootles (from the UK) site and remembered I made these some years ago

So I whipped up three of them - yep I used some new designer series paper that is in the 

2018 Occasions Catalog!!

It's a specialty designer series paper and is thick which is just what I needed for this project!!

Here are the three boxes I made

These are good sized boxes with finished measurements of 7" x 4" x 2"

You could put LOTS of "stuff" in these boxes!

I filed it with these special chocolates, but you could put a pair of socks, gloves, scarves - many, many possibilities

I love how they turned out - I don't have the tags on yet, because someone might SEE!!

The Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper is absolutely GORGEOUS

   

I used card stock for the tops!

And here's a little tutorial on how to make these boxes

Bottom of Box

11" x 8" and scored at 2" on all 4 sides

 

Cut up to the score line on all 4 sides and miter the tabs

I used Fast Fuse on the tabs and then assembled the box

TOP

Since I used card stock instead of paper, I suggest making the top a SMIDGE larger

Cut a piece of card stock or paper 9" x 6" (I would add about 1/16" on both sides if using card stock)

Score at 1" on all 4 sides

Assemble the same as the bottom

And THAT is it!  SO simple and you can decorate as you see fit.  Maybe stamp on the card stock; or whatever suites YOU!

I will add a tag and that is it!!

Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions!

I hope this idea will help for your last minute gifts!  

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Comments

[Jan]

I'm so happy you were able to use this project - LOVE making my own packaging and I ended up giving them to my girls full of candy with "Mommy's Stash" on it!!

Thanks for writing!!

Jan

[Judi Carpenter]

Thanks for this great project, Jan! I made four of the sweet boxes to disguise the checks we gave our kids for Christmas. Inside the box, I also placed the checks in coordinating money folders and gave the box a little weight with a kitchen towel folded to just fit. They loved the boxes! Of course, they didn't mind the checks, either....lol

[Jan]

Thank you Robin!

[Robin Feicht]

You rock, Jan! Cute idea! I have presents all over my house ready to wrapped. Guess today is the day. Merry Christmas!