Clever
gift boxes to decorate for holidays, seasons or
occasions with boxy ends that
pull sides-outward
to open and push back inward to close.
Decorate with coordinated center and end
overlay accents,
fussy-cut text from specialty print paper, stamp,
or print a
festive greeting on accent oval.
Then fill with candy treats. Surprisingly easy
to assemble.
(Use solid card stock that appears the same
on front and back.)
Gift
box sizes: when assembled and fully closed
medium approx. 5.125” long x 1.625” wide x 1.625” deep
(that’s large enough to insert a standard plastic
gift card
diagonally);
small approx. 4.25” long x 1.4” wide x 1.4” deep.
ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:
for the medium box: A main box hull
(this should be cut from stock that appears
the same from front and back)
B center accent overlays (4)
C end accent overlay (8)
D oval and E sawtooth oval decorations
(D shown with fussy-cut oval from specialty print)
for the smaller box: A main box hull
(this should be cut from stock that appears
the same from front and back)
B center accent overlays (4)
C end accent overlay (8)
D oval decoration
(shown with fussy-cut oval from specialty print)
FACE DOWN then bending on the 4 long-wise
perforation lines as "mountain folds".
3. Without turning over, rotate the hull shape and
bend on the cross perforations - as "valley folds"
on the two perf lines at each end, and as
:mountain folds" on the center-most two lines.
4. Bend the outside perforation back to present
the face side rectangle shapes defined by
fold lines. Position and glue in place four side
accent overlays on each side, within the spaces
defined by the fold lines, with a very narrow offset margin.
the center of the "arrow head" cut outs. This
configuration will present . . .
. . . the center section as it will appear when
the box is built and eventually closed.
Position the center accent overlays, one in each
rectangle section as defined by perf lines.
Just to check that the accents are on the correct
faces of the hull, NOTE that the center accents
are on the back and the side accents are on
front respectively.
along the back face of the side flange, center portion only.
Bend the accent edge walls inward at the first perf line . . .
. . . form the hull into a tube (center accents outward)
to bring the straight side edge to overlap the flange tab
opposite to the perf line, adjust for top-to-bottom
alignment, and glue seam.
Apply pressure along the seam to secure.
7. Configure into its box form and work with the ends
to get the "miter" cut edges to overlap the adjacent
straight edges, and work to get the end tab and straight
edge to begin to come together. This may involve . . .
. . . pushing the ends down slightly into "closed"
position
Slide the non-tab side wall into final position, then . . .
. . . tuck the tab under and work until the edge
and perf line are as closely closed and
parallel as possible.
NOTE that there will remain a slight gap at seam
edge, in order to allow the ends to be larger to
fit over the center hull girth.
8. Once end seams are secure enough, work the ends open
and closed a few times so that this "mechanism"
works easily enought.
9. When one end is pulled outward, the box is open
and can be filled with contents of choice, including
the Lindor chocolate bars - 5 will fit snufly.
The large box can hold a standard plastic gift card
when inserted on diagonal.
10. Add additional decorations as desired, including
a narrow ribbon or twine wrap and tied bow,
with the layered plain and sawtooth ovals.
NOTE the sample project has the accent oval assembly
overlaid across ribbon and glued there to help hold it secure.
11. The smaller box version follows identical
assembly. Accent oval is smaller, and capacity
is also reduced. It will hold 3 Lindor choc balls.
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