Recycled Paper Gift Boxes

A couple of years ago, due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to bring my daughter to work with me for a day or two around Christmas.  Needless to say, nine year old India was as bored out of her mind!  

One afternoon, the receptionist showed India how to make a gift box using an old Christmas card--we always get a mess of them from customers and vendors around Christmas.  Later, India taught me how!  

This year, we took last year's Nasa/Hubble calendar and some leftover cardstock from a different project, and repurposed them into gift boxes!

Step 1 Gather Materials

Ah, I love simple projects!  For this one you will need:

• Sturdy paper with a design on it 
• Sturdy paper with or without a design on it (your choice)

As far as tools go, you'll simply require:

• Scissors
• Glue or tape (I like hot glue)

And that's it!

Comments

[susanrm]

Nice! I showed an origami box-making technique in my magazine gift wrap tutorial. If the theme of the wrap can coordinate with the contents, that makes it extra special!

[depotdevoid]

Thanks Susan! Yours look a lot more fancy than mine--I bet the origami technique would work really well on a full sized calendar, instead of the little one I was using. I've actually got a stack of big calendars I collected from work with landscape scenes, I may try your method for those!

[canucksgirl]

Great repurpose and an easy way to make gift boxes in a theme that the recipient likes.

Good Job!

[depotdevoid]

Thanks!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Very cute idea! I love the paper you used!

[depotdevoid]

Thanks Penolopy! I really hated the idea of throwing out such a beautiful calendar at the end of the year, so I was pleased we found a way to reuse it.

[mikeasaurus]

Space!
Love the boxes, I'd be stoked to have a gift in one of these!

[depotdevoid]

Thanks Mike! I was originally going to send out some of those painted cookies in them, but . . . uh . . . someone seems to have eaten them all! Who would do such a thing?