How to Make Homemade Gift Boxes

Giving a gift to someone to celebrate a special occasion or to say "thank you" can be a rewarding experience. When you make a homemade gift box to present the gift, you make a more lasting impression than if you use a store-bought gift bag or traditional wrapping for the gift box.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Decorative scrapbook paper
• Gift box --- white or plain
• Fancy edged scissors
• Wide ribbon
• Glue or two-sided tape
• Small metal plate or scrapbook embellishment with a saying ("Happy Birthday," "Joy," "Celebrate" or other)
• Rhinestones

How to Make a Homemade Gift Box

1. Prepare the box lid. Remove the lid from the gift box and place it on your work surface.

2. Cut and glue the paper. Using your fancy edged scissors, cut a square out of the decorative paper. You'll want to cut the square small enough so that you can center it on your box lid. Glue the paper to the top of the box lid.

3. Prepare ribbon. Using your box lid, take your strip or roll of wide ribbon and run it over the center of the decorative paper square from the left to right side of the box. Using your glue or adhesive tape, attach it to the top of the box. Turn the box lid over to attach the right and left ends of ribbon over the side and into the inside flap of the box lid.

4. Attach the decorative saying plate. Use glue or the two-sided tape to attach the decorative saying plate onto the ribbon, so that it is centered on the ribbon and the decorative paper.

5. Add rhinestone embellishments. Glue one rhinestone in each corner of the decorative paper square.

References

• Homemade Gift Box