When relatives and friends want to present a gift that will be remembered for serving, it is important to make a custom design for the gift box. There are many options, each of which is determined by the theme of the holiday or event, the size of the presentation, personal preferences and hobbies of the recipient. Making packaging yourself is very simple, just a little effort is needed.
Original design options in accordance with the type of celebration
Theme of the celebration will be able to simplify the task when making gift wraps. You must also consider the size of the gift. There are universal options that everyone will like without exception.
Ideas for decorating gift boxes:
- A custom box for a small gift for a man is easy to make with your own hands. A rectangular package with hard walls that looks like a shirt with a tie or bow-tie.
- For a woman, you can prepare a package with notes of aristocracy. Tape the box with sheets of music. Wrap the case with satin ribbon and chop with cameo. A small note with wishes stuck under the tape may become an addition.
- A gift sealed in an ordinary jar with a twist-off lid will become non-standard. Previously, you can glue beads, beads on the walls of the container. To create drawings, it is important to use stained glass glue. Attach a tape to the cover, securing with a bow.
Basically, the decor of the boxes is to create an original composition that will hold paper or tape together. An unusual print on the wrapper will also matter.
What materials can be used to decorate boxes
Creative design of the box involves the use of non-standard materials. It is important to combine and combine them with each other. Options that can be used to decorate gift wrapping:
- Standard wrapping paper for gift wrapping.
- An alternative to it may be newspapers, wallpapers, cellophane, baking paper, food foil.
- A standard decoration after packing the box is to dress the sides with a satin ribbon. A bow should be formed from textiles.
- Alternative options can be: lace, decorative twine, burlap strip, any textile.
Recently, it’s important not to form a bow on top of gift wrapping, but simply to bandage it. Under the dressing, you can put a twig of a tree, a herbarium of plants, natural or paper flowers, a toy, a note.
Birthday: original decoration of gift boxes
The design of the birthday box can be completely different - the main thing is to show imagination. Inspiration should be sought in the seasons. The option of seasonal decoration of birthday boxes is relevant:
- For the autumn birthday, you can prepare such a wrapper: wrap a box with a gift in translucent white or colored paper. Between the layers insert maple and other sheets. You can dress the packaging with a decorative twine, into which you stick a small bouquet of dried leaves and a sprig of acorns.
- The winter version can be a reminder of summer days if the gift is for a girl. To do this, you need to wrap the box with light plain paper, tie it with a wide satin ribbon. At the top, place a mini-bouquet of daisies or chrysanthemums. For a man, the bouquet is replaced by a photograph with winter landscapes.
- Spring packaging can consist of plain paper, a wide serpentine ribbon and sweets. Wrap the gift in accordance with the standard scheme, and stick candies around the perimeter. The originality of the appearance of the package will depend on the appearance of the sweets.
- Summer is the time when you can find a lot of material to form a holiday package. As a basis, you can take paper or tape. A standard package will be able to decorate a composition of berries. Twigs of red, white or black currant will look beautiful; cherries or cherries on the handle; apricots or peaches with leaves.
There are many other decoration options that will depend on the preferences and occupation of the birthday.
Gift wrapping principle using standard material
You can also prepare presentation packaging for a gift at home. It is enough to prepare gift paper, scissors and scotch tape. Work will take about 10 minutes with the experienced, and 15 with the beginner. Many have seen and know how to wrap a box with gift paper. However, you can use innovative methods that are creative.
Master class design of the box using ordinary wrapping paper according to a non-standard scheme:
- It is necessary to cut 2 strips from a roll of paper. The first should have a parameter for the width of the box, the second for the length.
- Glue the first strip to the corner of the box with tape. Fix the second part of the cut with tape too.
- Lay the second cut crosswise and repeat the paper fixing procedure.
Further, further packaging decoration is performed.
Use of corrugated paper for gift wrapping
Corrugated paper is considered a universal material for wrapping gifts of any size and configuration. It is necessary to prepare the main material, scissors, stapler or adhesive tape.
The design of the box with corrugated paper is carried out in accordance with the following scheme:
- Cut a piece from a roll of such a size that it is several centimeters more in girth than the box itself.
- Glue one side of the paper to the box, wrap the base and glue the second edge with an overlap to the cut.
- Fold the ends on the principle of an envelope. Wrap the smaller sides inwards, and cover with larger ones on top. Secure with tape.
- The last step will be decoration with decorative elements: banding, making jewelry to hide joints.
Boxes of any shape and size are packed according to the same principle.
Decorating the inside of the gift box
In addition to external decoration, you need to think about the internal. If the gift consists of two or more parts, it is advisable to make a separation in the box itself. This is easy to do with cardboard strips.
The design of the box may imply a soft decoration. Such arrangement is especially relevant if the present is fragile. You can sew a decorative pillow or use foam, painted in a bright color. Small candy can be an interesting filler.
Small hay with elements of a flower herbarium will look original. Instead of eco-friendly material, you can use colored “paper hay”. It is enough to cut several sheets of colored paper into thin strips. Confetti, shiny tinsel, New Year's rain, serpentine can become an alternative.
Textile decoration of the interior. Cutting a beautiful fabric will be the perfect solution for decorating capacity. They press thin multi-colored ribbons, textile drapery from hard material - all this will make the presentation of the gift more profitable.
Features of packaging large boxes
If the box is very large and there is no way to wrap it in gift paper, then you need to use another packing technique. To make a large box with a gift, you can use the simple option:
- Take measurements from the housing.
- From the wallpaper cut out a figure that will cover all sides and the bottom of the box. It is necessary to consider overlaps in order to hide sections and joints on the sides.
- Paste over the sides.
- Paste the box lid on the same principle.
- Choose an interesting decorative element.
To diversify the design, you can use paper of two equal colors. It is advisable to choose contrasting colors. After cutting several sheets of paper, you can create an application on the basis of gluing multi-colored squares. The fabric inserts will be useful.
Preparation of any box for clearance
If the gift will be packed in a box from under another item, then you need to pre-prepare the pack. It is from this stage that the design of the box begins. You can clean the image in several ways, it all depends on the initial appearance of the box. If the box is marked:
- Using a sponge squeezed from the water, moisten the surface.
- With a rag, begin to roll up the coating.
- To clean rolled up parts with a dry piece of cloth. Next, make a decorative finish.
Smooth boxes are handled in a different way. Use scissors to pry off the laminate. Tear off the strips of the pattern until the entire surface is clean.
How to decorate custom boxes
Difficulties arise when you need to understand how to wrap a box with gift paper if the item has non-standard shapes. The simplest options will help to hide the flaws in the shape of the body of the gift container.
If the box is too long, but not wide, then put the container in the center of the cut and raise all the edges up. Tie a ponytail with a beautiful ribbon or thread. You get the option of packing candy truffles. Cylindrical or triangular boxes can be wrapped like candy wrappers on candy. On the sides 2 tails are formed. It must be remembered that the design of the box with your own hands requires accuracy and creativity.