How to Make a Gift Box From Paper Without Glue or Tape
Intro: How to Make a Gift Box From Paper Without Glue or Tape
This Instructable will show you how to make a gift box from two pieces of construction paper.
Required materials:
2 pieces of 8.5" x 11" paper
Required tools:
Ruler
Pen/Pencil
Scissors
Required materials:
2 pieces of 8.5" x 11" paper
Required tools:
Ruler
Pen/Pencil
Scissors
STEP 1: Cutting the Squares
Fold each piece of paper along a diagonal
Cut the piece for the lid into a square
Draw a line 3/8" smaller on the second piece and cut it along the line into a slightly smaller square
Cut the piece for the lid into a square
Draw a line 3/8" smaller on the second piece and cut it along the line into a slightly smaller square
STEP 2: Creasing the Squares
Make a crease across the middle of the square starting from each side
Crease all corners into the center
Folder the sides to the center
Turn 90 degrees and repeat
Crease all corners into the center
Folder the sides to the center
Turn 90 degrees and repeat
STEP 3: Tucking the Corners
Unfold all but two of the corners
Tuck wall corners in
Fold larger corner over and into the bottom of the box
Repeat on the other side
Repeat all steps on the other piece of paper
Tuck wall corners in
Fold larger corner over and into the bottom of the box
Repeat on the other side
Repeat all steps on the other piece of paper
STEP 4: A Little Extra Flare
Before folding the lid into it's final shape, snip along the creased diagonals to cut an artistic pattern.
Also cut a square from the scrap of the other piece of paper
Tuck it inside the box under the tips of the folded corners
Tie with a ribbon once the gift has been placed inside.
Done!
Also cut a square from the scrap of the other piece of paper
Tuck it inside the box under the tips of the folded corners
Tie with a ribbon once the gift has been placed inside.
Done!
9 Comments
Ariana MP 7 years ago
Joscellyn 8 years ago
mine turned out perfect
Sunflower05 7 years ago
ashley_azhar 8 years ago
im stuck at step 2 hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeellllllllllllllppppppppppppppppppppp
OmmaI 9 years ago
i didn't understood STEP 3 ... :(
gabbyalicorn 9 years ago
it didn't work for me :( but thats probably because I'm not an origami type of person. but thank you for showing other people how to do this.
gabbyalicorn 9 years ago
it didn't work for me :( but thats probably because I'm not an origami type of person. but thank you for showing other people how to do this.
Jessie Marie 11 years ago
erksome 12 years ago
I found it useful on step three to "mock" fold the corners into a box, without fully unfolding the corners yet, to get an idea of how it would make the box. Then I fully unfolded one corner at a time to then fold this larger corner over and into the bottom of the box (if this makes any sense).