Poinsettia Petal Swirl Top Box

Make this gift box’s sides extra festive with 
designer paper print rectangles,

this sample from Graphic45 St. Nicolas

Collection/St. Nicholas

(design prints not included in file). 

Shapes included for cutting alternate 

two-layer accent print panels. 

Gift box features six top extensions that swirl closed 

to form a stylized poinsettia blossom. 

Tiny punch holes allow twine to thread through 

to figuratively “cinch” box closed 

then tie with knot and bow. 

(A fussy-cutting, view finder “frame” is included 

to help size the 1.75” x 2.6” cameo squares.) 

Box compartment measures approx. 3.25” tall 

with 2.25” x 2.75” base.  

(Requires 12x12 cutting capacity and stock for box hull.)

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A hexagonal box hull

B interior box bottom panel

C exterior box outer bottom cover

D fussy cut Santa stamp panel with

narrow trim section (cut 3 sets)

E contrast wall panel with accent

overlay (cut 3 sets

2. Using scissors or straight edge and rotary cutter,

the cameo "stamp" rectangles (and narrow holly trim)

shown in the sample were cut from Graphic45 paper.

The cameo fussy-cut squares were taken from

Graphic45 St. Nicholas Collection/

St. Nicholas #4501397.

Accent wall panels were cut from backside.

This is the full size sheet front, below.

3. Prepare hull shape by bending back on vertical

wall segment perforation lines and for the horizontal

line that separates lower and upper portions.

Bend diagonal perforation lines that form the twist

top closure as valley folds.

NOTE that is may be helpful when folding the diagonal

lines to pinch the vertical line upper portion

and then bend the lines to more easily stop

the lines from continuing into the lower portion

of the hull.

4. Prepare the alternate outer wall decoration

rectangles (either 3 sets as shown in this sample,

or 6 sets if using all around the box) by centering

the accent shape on the base shape and attaching.

For the designer paper fussy-cut panels used in

this sample, the stamp panels were trimmed just

beyond the panel's border edges, and the narrow

holly border was cut at color-change "line", then

the motif strategically selected and trimmed just

longer than stamp panel width and centered

above the stamp panel.

5. Form the prepared hull into a tube to overlap

and align the straight side edge across flange tabs

to perforation lines in lower and upper segments,

adjusting for top to bottom alignment, and join seam.

6. Complete the box assembly by following Steps 7-8, 10-11

at a post for a separate, similar project

HERE. These steps will demonstrated how to place

the bottom interior and exterior bottom hexagons

in place, how to close the twist top,

and how to thread the twine through "cinch" holes.