The well-known folk wisdom says that the best gifts are those that are made with their own hands. However, not all people have
a sufficient amount of free time necessary to periodically indulge friends and relatives with gifts created with their own hands. Indeed, for the manufacture of beautiful crafts, which will be nice and not ashamed to give to other people, you need to spend a lot of time and effort.
Nothing complicated
But there is one exception to these rules, it is a wonderful and nice little gift box made of paper, which is quite easy and simple to do with your own hands. It doesn’t matter what gift you put in it, a person who receives a present in a unique and original package should definitely appreciate your efforts and skill shown in making the box.
You do not know how to make a box for gifts with your own hands? Want to try to create this beautiful and cute craft? From this article you will learn how to make a pattern of gift boxes and how to proceed with its further production. Soon you will be able to admire the fruit of your labors - a pretty and quite functional package.
Material needed
To make a craft like a gift box, do it yourself you need paper of any color you like. It should be tight. And you need a little patience. In general, a gift box glued with your own hands will not take you much time in manufacturing.
Step-by-step instruction
So, we make a blank for a gift box. Since the package should be square, we cut out a square from a paper sheet.
We turn the workpiece in half horizontally and carefully iron the fold line so that it is clear. Now the square needs to be expanded and collapsed vertically and also ironed out the fold so that it is clearly visible. When you expand your pattern, there should be a square with two lines that intersect each other.
Next, you need to fold a square paper sheet diagonally. First, roll along one diagonal and iron the fold, and then do the same with the other diagonal. Now bend each corner of the square to the center so that a rhombus forms.
Almost on target
Then we bend the opposite corners of the rhombus back to get a figure resembling a candy.
Bend the sides of the resulting “candy” (which are without sharp peaks) so that a right angle forms.
Sharp edges are bent in the same way. Alternately, both peaks of the “candy” bend inward. And that’s it - the gift box is ready.
Cap
You can make a cover for this beautiful box of paper in the same way. You just need to take a pattern a few millimeters more.
You can make jewelry for your box from ribbons, sequins, pieces of fabric or use paint, it all depends on your personal desire and imagination. If you show patience and try hard, then you will get a great DIY gift box made by yourself.