Step one:
Take any wrapping paper that you like, or a Greeting card, and mark a perfect square of whatever size is best for the decorated side, on the wrong side. If it's a card, don't worry about the words inside, as they disappear when the box is made.
I'm showing the right side in the first picture so that you can see it. Yours will be flat of course, since you've not marked or cut the wings or folded the tips into the center yet.
Remember the size of the square you marked and cut out, because the top you make for this bottom must always be cut 1/8th of an inch bigger to give some room for it to slip over the bottom.
2. When you've cut out your perfect square, then mark diagonally from the corners on the wrong side. Now, fold all the tips of the diagonal right to the center of the cross the diagonal markings made. Take any side now and fold the the top edge of that fold right down to center diagonal line. After the first one do all the other three in turn. When you open the whole thing back up, it looks like the second illustration below.
3. Now, make two cuts (make the picture bigger if this is hard to see) on each side of two opposite sides as shown. Make them right up to the base of what will be the bottom of the box when it's finished.
4. This is what you will be seeing before you tuck in the little wings you see sticking out. Open everything out flat again for the next step.
5. If you make this picture larger you can see how those wing tips slip into the pockets of the center of the box sides in the next two pictures.
6. This is the finished box bottom. A tiny dot of paper glue will hold everything in place. And this is the BOTTOM of your box. Make the tops exactly the same way, but remember to cut out a square 1/8 inch larger in both height and width.
If you want the top of the box to stand up a little from the bottom edge, glue a small bead or piece of cardboard into every corner of the bottom top. You have to do this to the top, inside. Sorry! I'm suffering from dyslexia now apparently.
I like this sweet craft because you can actually make different shapes with it and a little fiddling. I love to have just the bottoms around because they are handy.
Take any wrapping paper that you like, or a Greeting card, and mark a perfect square of whatever size is best for the decorated side, on the wrong side. If it's a card, don't worry about the words inside, as they disappear when the box is made.
I'm showing the right side in the first picture so that you can see it. Yours will be flat of course, since you've not marked or cut the wings or folded the tips into the center yet.
Remember the size of the square you marked and cut out, because the top you make for this bottom must always be cut 1/8th of an inch bigger to give some room for it to slip over the bottom.
2. When you've cut out your perfect square, then mark diagonally from the corners on the wrong side. Now, fold all the tips of the diagonal right to the center of the cross the diagonal markings made. Take any side now and fold the the top edge of that fold right down to center diagonal line. After the first one do all the other three in turn. When you open the whole thing back up, it looks like the second illustration below.
3. Now, make two cuts (make the picture bigger if this is hard to see) on each side of two opposite sides as shown. Make them right up to the base of what will be the bottom of the box when it's finished.
4. This is what you will be seeing before you tuck in the little wings you see sticking out. Open everything out flat again for the next step.
5. If you make this picture larger you can see how those wing tips slip into the pockets of the center of the box sides in the next two pictures.
6. This is the finished box bottom. A tiny dot of paper glue will hold everything in place. And this is the BOTTOM of your box. Make the tops exactly the same way, but remember to cut out a square 1/8 inch larger in both height and width.
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| Done! |
I like this sweet craft because you can actually make different shapes with it and a little fiddling. I love to have just the bottoms around because they are handy.
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| Enjoy this. It's really fun and easy! |
I love this...your probably the only blog I can come to and learn to make a box :) I may be coming to you for advice...I'm going to make my first socks! My daughter sent me sock yarn 'Cuddle Muffin'!
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