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I have been member of Instructables for exactly a year now and never posted anything.....so here goes:
These gift boxes are really simple to make (if you can work out my instructions) and require no gluing or sticking, best of all they are made from recycled materials!
You will need:
* Some paper to make your boxes from, I use childrens books picked up from chairty shops etc.
*Scissors
*Pen or pencil
*A little patience - this is my first 'How to' and its actually really hard trying to describe paper folds so I'm sorry if any of this is confusing!
Please do use the pictures and notes to help you!
These gift boxes are really simple to make (if you can work out my instructions) and require no gluing or sticking, best of all they are made from recycled materials!
You will need:
* Some paper to make your boxes from, I use childrens books picked up from chairty shops etc.
*Scissors
*Pen or pencil
*A little patience - this is my first 'How to' and its actually really hard trying to describe paper folds so I'm sorry if any of this is confusing!
Please do use the pictures and notes to help you!
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Begin by removing as many pages from your book as you will need to make your boxes. You will need one page for the top and one for the bottom of the box.
As the majority of books are rectangular you will need to make your page into a square.
To do this you need to have your rectangle page long ways (horizontal) Bring the top right hand corner down towards the bottom edge of the page so that the bottom right hand corner folds and right hand edge is laying parallel to the bottom edge.
Basically you need to fold it over to make a triangle so the right hand and bottom edges are now both at the bottom.
You will be left with a rectangular piece along the left side, cut this off but do not throw it away.
Unfold your triangle and you will now have your square.
Do this step as many times as you need for the number of boxes you are making.
As the majority of books are rectangular you will need to make your page into a square.
To do this you need to have your rectangle page long ways (horizontal) Bring the top right hand corner down towards the bottom edge of the page so that the bottom right hand corner folds and right hand edge is laying parallel to the bottom edge.
Basically you need to fold it over to make a triangle so the right hand and bottom edges are now both at the bottom.
You will be left with a rectangular piece along the left side, cut this off but do not throw it away.
Unfold your triangle and you will now have your square.
Do this step as many times as you need for the number of boxes you are making.
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this is so cool I posted a link to it on the preparing for Xmas thread on MoneySavingExpert.co.uk as an alternative to baskets for homemade Xmas gift hampers. I hope you don't mind.
i did one of these earlier with post its. duh! i should make a bigger interesting one! ;)
thanks for this. very cute, creative, and clear.