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Wonderful and Credible Gift Boxes Ideas for Any Occasion

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Everyone has a genius inside him/her. Let your creativity comes out. Puzzle your loved ones with incredible ideas in your mind. You can do so many things with simple gift boxes to make them astonished. Everyone has a creative side which is most probably hidden till now. You can bring your creativity out by doing something different with gift boxes. Anyone can make their own gift boxes. When you make gift boxes with your own ideas, you make your recipient happy. The simple gift box you can make instantly is a candy box. No technicality is involved in making candy box. Everyone can make a candy box. You can find a box anywhere in your house. A box of your shoes, a food box, an old stationery box. Any box in your clutter.

Now, I will give you some awesome and simple tips. After finding a box at your own home, you have to design it. For designing, here are some wonderful ideas. These ideas are simple regarding material, cost, and design. Let me tell you the most important point. When you will start working on it, you can come across some other ideas after every step. So, indulge yourself in this wonderful project.

Easy paper origami box

Actually, the origami box is a Japanese idea. It is also a simple idea. Even kids can make this box easily. To learn origami box is a matter of a few minutes. The folding and lid of the origami box are very simple. After making your first box, you can make as many boxes as you want. Instead of square boxes, you can make a rectangular origami gift box. It is also very simple and the same as the square box. Just you need to do is cut your box in a rectangular shape. Also, cutting of the papers should be in a rectangular shape. So, you can easily make a rectangular paper box.

Some other ideas if origami gift boxes are:

Origami Cat Boxes

These are adorable and unique paper gift boxes. The specialty of such boxes is, they have cat face design on the top.

Hessian Origami Box

Hessian is a unique fabric used for wrapping the box. This another unique product of origami gift box is a Hessian box. The origami box is wrapped with hessian fabric. You can use silk or velvet fabric as well instead of hessian. Do it yourself. You will be happy and astonished when you see the final look.

Printed Heart-shaped Origami Box

You can find printed heart-shaped boxes from the market. You can find many videos of it and make it yourself. All you have to do is, take a printed sheet and paste it to the box. Finally, decorate your box with heart’s content.

Recycled Gift box ideas (DIY)

Everyone Knows that gift boxes are disposed of instantly. So, you can make a new gift box from recycled material. You can find anything from the clutter and recycle it. You can make a gift box from egg cartons, mason jars, stationery box, food box, shoe box, or anything you find from your storeroom. You can make your own small lovely candy boxes from old and unused material.

You can make cookies jars from old mason jars. You can gift these new jars by adding cookies, chocolates, and baked items. You have to decorate it with ribbon. To make it more beautiful paint it with a beautiful color.

You can use newspaper for your old gift box. This is a very unique idea for making your box beautiful and new. Wrap the old box you found from your clutter with the newspaper and make it unique.

Do something different with your shoe box. I mean you can make a candy box with your old shoe box. You can place any gift in your shoe box. Wrap it with a printed sheet and put a bow on it.

A Special Candy Box with Truffles

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Do you love giving gifts? Do you love making someone special? Do you want to make someone feel happy? Then surf the internet to learn some creative ideas. And make people happy by giving them special gifts. You can do your own search. I also love creativity and for that a search a lot on the internet. While searching some gift ideas I stumbled upon a great idea. You might find it simple but it’s a lovely idea, I guess. Paper box to hold candies. This could be your wonderful DIY (do it yourself) project. You can fill this lovely paper box with chocolates, candy, baked item, or anything your recipient loves most. If it looks an intricate project, you buy a paper box online. You can find many online paper boxes within your budget. But making it by your hands, give it extra love and compassion.

You can make this gift box for some special occasion. Like you can make it for someone special on Wedding day. Because on Wedding you find chocolate boxes very expensive. So, the better idea is to make your own chocolate boxes for Wedding day. I am not daunting the idea of buying chocolate boxes from the market. If you can afford and go out of your budget then go with this idea. But if you have a limited budget then make it yourself. When you make something by your own hands, it gives an extra dose of love and your efforts.

Making your own paper gift box

You can make your own paper gift box. Or you can make a card gift box, corrugated gift box, or whichever you find easy. You can find old paper boxes from stores. Like I found paper boxes from a store on discount. I bought some little bottles and placed truffles in them. I start working on the paper boxes, to make them enchanting. Let me tell you what I did with these old paper boxes to make them new.

Accessories you need

  • A paintbrush
  • Glue stick
  • Pencil
  • Non-toxic acrylic paint
  • Small paper boxes found at a local discount or grocery stores
  • Use decorating paper of your choice

Let’s begin the process of making a paper gift box

First, you need to do is, remove all the extra thing inside the box you bought from the store. Pick a bright color and paint your box. Cover inside top of the box and inside surface of the box. If you want to make it more colorful, you can pick a different color for another side. If not, then cover the other sides with the same color. You can paint your box half or full. As per your wish. You can paint your box with only one color or with two or more colors. To make your paint neat, you need to paint your box with second coat mean another layer of paint. You can give two or three layers of paint.

Now it is decoration turns. Take your decorative paper and paste the paper on your box. First, you need to cut the paper in the box shape. Paste the paper with glue. Let it dry for a few minutes. Now you can see the beautiful transformation of your old box.

Padding your box

You can place foil sheet inside your box. You can use baking sheets for padding your box. You can use silk sheets if you are not placing baked items in the box. Layers of beautiful sheet give an extra essence to your gift box.

Making of truffles

Ingredients you need to make truffles are:

  • 2 ½ cups of cereal (your favorite flavor)
  • Marshmallow cream (1-7oz. cup)
  • Gel food color
  • Condensed milk (1-14oz. can)
  • Sprinkles
  • White chocolate bits (2-12oz. bags)

Preparation

Place parchment paper in a pan. Take one pack of white chocolate and melt it down in a bowl. To melt it down you can microwave it for 30 seconds. In another bowl place the cereal, chocolate, condensed milk, and marshmallow cream. Mix all the ingredients well. After the ingredients are blended, pour the mixture into the pan with the chocolate. Freeze for at least 4 hours. When it got freeze. Take out small scoops and make balls of it. Dip the balls in the melted chocolate. Sprinkle on it. Let it cool again for 1 hour. Your truffles are ready.

Wrapping your Gift with Paper Gift Boxes

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Paper gift boxes are the ideal thought for your gifts. Let your creativity speak and you can do very unusual things with your simple paper gift box. Go online for the search of the paper gift box. You can also make your own box as well.

The paper gift box

The word paper gift box seems cheesy. But with a little flair of creativity, you can make it an enchanting gift. The idea of paper gift box may not be unique for you. Or it may look childish to you. But trust me this is the most exquisite and economical gift box idea. You can add many design and ideas to your paper gift box and make it new. The basic idea of making something unique is its creativity. The more you are creative, the more you can add uniqueness to your gift box. So, here are five fun and magical ways to delight anyone with your gift.

Give your gift box a personal touch

Your recipient will take more interest in your gift box if you give it a personal touch. Of course, your gift box cannot speak but you can ensure your recipient that you put a lot of effort and time in packing it. You can add something unique in wrapping your paper gift box. A personal touch could be a receiver’s favorite thing in it. You can make your gift box really good by adding little personal things. You can paste pictures of your recipient on it.

Where to find papers in bulk?

If you are a financially strong person, you can easily buy paper bulks from the market. You can find the bulk of papers from any stationery shop. If you are planning to buy a bulk supply, you can buy it online. As it is the most affordable option. But another idea is to do it yourself. You can make a gift box from the papers. Also, make your papers in bulk. You must have papers in bulk. Watch some do it yourself or tutorial videos on the internet. You can easily make it by watching step by step videos. It is not a scary task. You can easily make bulk and gift box through it.

Throw some colors

Colors can liven your gift-giving session. Be open to using your color ideas. The more brightness you give to your gift, the more you can make your recipient happy. Think like a kid while using colors. Pick random colors to make it more beautiful. You can pick some ideas from your home décor. You can use the papers and paper gift boxes for your home decor afterward. Hang these colorful boxes on the wall. Or you can use these paper boxes for storage purpose. You can store candies, chocolates, stationery, office supplies, baked goods, notes, sewing material in it.

 Try to give your box an origami touch

Do not get scared. It is tough but not impossible. Oh! Let me tell you first what origami is? Many people are not aware of the word origami. It is a unique Japanese art for folding up the paper. You use this art to make a unique paper gift box by adding some extra decoration in it. So, if you are new to this idea, then let it go. It may seem difficult to you then. But if you want to add something unique in your gift box. Then watch some tutorial videos and wrap your paper gift box in Japanese touch. Origami papers are sturdy and flexible to use. You can make your gift box string if you use Origami papers for your gift box.