Small Box
Difficulty – Easy
Materials
- Red foil wrapping paper
- Red heart patterned craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
- White with red heart patterned craft or scrapbooking paper(medium weight)
- 1-1/2 inch wide red satin ribbon
- 1 small rhinestone button
Instructions
- Wrap a box in red foil paper.
- Cut a piece of the white patterned craft paper the entire size of
the top of the box. - Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in even
intervals at the edges. Apply to the top of the box, lining up the
edges of the craft paper with the edges of the box. - Cut a piece of the red craft paper 2-1/2 inches wide and the width
measurement of the top of the box. - Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in even
intervals at the edges. Apply to the box, centering the paper evenly
on the top of the box.
- Cut a piece of the red satin ribbon long enough to wrap around the
entire width of the box plus 1 inch. Center the piece of ribbon on
the top of the box and glue, overlapping the ends on the bottom of
the box.
- To make the bow, cut a 7 inch piece of ribbon. Fold the ends to
middle and glue, overlapping about 1/4 inch to form a loop.Note: Ribbon measurements for bows are
approximate. The lengths may have to be adjusted slightly based on
the size of the box used.
- Apply glue to the inside center to create two loops.
- To make the second layer of the bow, cut a 2 inch piece of ribbon.
Fold the ends to middle and glue, overlapping about 1/4 inch to form
a loop. Leave the second loop open like a tube.
- Glue the larger of the two loops onto the red ribbon on center width
of the box and then glue the smaller loop directly onto the larger
loop to form a layered bow.
- Glue the small rhinestone button onto the center of the bow to finish
the gift.
Medium Box
Difficulty – Easy
Materials
- Red foil wrapping paper
- Red heart patterned craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
- White with red heart patterned craft or scrapbooking paper(medium weight)
- 1-1/2 inch wide red satin ribbon
- 1 small rhinestone button
Instructions
- Wrap a box in red foil paper.
- Cut a piece of the white patterned craft paper half the length and
the entire width of the top of the box. - Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in
even intervals at the edges. Apply to the top of the box, lining up
the edges of the craft paper with the top edge of the box. - Cut a piece of the red craft paper half the length and the entire
width of the top of the box. - Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in
even intervals at the edges. Apply to the top of the box, lining up
the edges of the craft paper with the bottom edge of the box and with
the edge of the white craft paper.
- Cut a piece of the red satin ribbon long enough to wrap around the
entire width of the box 2-1/2 times. - Centering the ribbon on the bottom of the box, bring both sides
of the ribbon to the center top of the box and tie in a knot.
- Bring the ribbon tails down on opposite sides of the box at a slight
angle overlapping the red ribbon already wrapped around the box. - Overlap the ends on the bottom of the box and glue.
- Glue the small rhinestone button on top of the knot to finish the
gift.
Large Box
Difficulty – Easy
Materials
- Red foil wrapping paper
- Red heart patterned craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
- White with red heart patterned craft or scrapbooking paper(medium weight)
- 1-1/2 inch wide red satin ribbon
- 1 small rhinestone button
Instructions
- Wrap a box in red foil paper.
- Cut a piece of the white patterned craft paper 2/3 the width and
the entire length of the top of the box. - Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in even
intervals at the edges. Apply to the top of the box, lining up the
edges of the craft paper with the right edge of the box. - Cut a piece of the red craft paper 1/3 the width and the entire
length of the top of the box. - Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in even
intervals at the edges. Apply to the top of the box, lining up the
edges of the craft paper with the left edge of the box and with the
edge of the white craft paper.
- Cut a piece of the red satin ribbon long enough to wrap around the
entire width of the box 1 time plus 16 inches.Note: Ribbon measurements are approximate.
The length may have to be adjusted slightly based on the size of the
box used. - Centering the ribbon on the bottom of the box, bring both sides
of the ribbon together, about 2 inches from the top of the box, and
tie in a knot. - Trim the tails to matching lengths, cutting them into a V shape,
and glue the small rhinestone button on top of the knot to finish
the gift.
