Fancy Box From Trash

Whether it’s handmade or a thrift store, the right sized box is the first thing you need to package your perfect gift. Phranc, aka The Cardboard Cobbler, will show us how to turn trash into treasure for a funky, fancy, just right gift box.

Vary the size and you have a packing box, storage box, or any kind of box you need. With a virtual treasure trove of great boxes waiting in the garbage, let’s start this handmade project by prepare these craft’s material first:

Cardboard box, it can be cereal boxes, corrugated boxes, or any cardboard will do
X-Acto knife with #11 blade
Pencil
Yardstick
Scissors
Cutting mat or surface
Brown packing tape or clear tape
Metal Ruler
Your dream box or other inspirational material
Option:
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- Acetate for Window box
- Gold elastic cord

Basically there are several steps to realize your dream fancy box. And first of all you need to get an inspired. The first step for any artist is idea and inspiration, so let’s start by choosing your dream box. It can be might a blue Tiffany box, sweet pink box, or a red Valentine. Just keep it simple. This is a box you’ll use as a model, so make sure you like the shape and style.

For more advance crafters, pick other inspirational material, maybe a pair of shoes longing for a home, or special necklace that needs a place to rest, and make your box to fit. Once finished with your inspiration of dream fancy box, now it’s the time to go to the next steps to create fancy box.