Hi everyone! Wendy Sue here - and I'm excited to share a simple little tutorial with you all today.
I used my silhouette die-cutting machine to cut out this fun little gift box from this pretty yellow paper from the Togetherness line.
It's cute, but it looks a bit naked, right? Let's dress it up a bit with a simple little flower/bow.
Step 1: Cut several strips of paper. This one is a bit larger so it would be easier to show the steps, but the strips for the finished project I'm sharing here are each 1"x3". This is something you could vary depending on how big you want you final piece to be.
Step 2: Fold in the top two corners. After you fold the corners, fold the top down about 1/4".
Step 3: Gently fold in half length-wise. Don't crease it, just bend slightly.
Step 4: Fold each half in toward the center and than back over on itself
Step 5: Flatten the center fold and tuck the two outside folds underneath - staple to secure.
Step 6: Repeat steps 1-5 for each paper strip...I made 10 for this project. Don't worry if they don't all look exactly the same. (with the smaller size (below), I actually stapled most of them lenghtwise because the staple was bigger than the folded end - it doesn't matter which way you do it, but with the larger size, it's easier to glue them down if they are flat)
Step 7: Puch a circle from patterned paper and use hot glue to attach each piece.
**NOTE: This would be an excellent way to use the new Glubers! You could either place the Gluber directly on top of the punched circle or just skip the punched circle altogether**
Step 8: Continue attaching all of the pieces. You can bend, twist, and otherwise arrange as desired.
Step 9: Cover the center. I used a large button with ribbon tied through the holes.
Step 10: Add to your gift box. You could also use this as an accent on a card, page, gift box, gift bag etc.
Have a great weekend!
