Christmas Gift Boxes

Designer Donna is on our blog today with a holiday craft that's become a family tradition.

Time:  30 minutes for both
Level:  Beginner

These boxes are a yearly gift. My girls have grown up and everything they ask for seems to be little. So I decided to start giving gifts in boxes that could be displayed year after year. This is like a 2 for 1. :-)

Here's what you need: 

• 1" Glue Lines®
• Micro Glue Dots®
• Eileen Hull/Sizzix Scoreboard XL Die-Blocks/Cubes 3D
• Sizzix Little Sizzles 6” X 13” Matboard White
• Tim Holtz Paper Stash-Merriment
• Tim Holtz idea-ology Collection Remnant Rubs Numbers
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection Hitch Fasteners
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Clock Keys
• Left over red trim
• Misc. brads
• Red embroidery thread DMC
• Small Misc. manila tag
• Any snowflake stamp
• Wendy Vecchi Red Geranium Archival ink

Here's what you do:

1. Cut boxes using die and mat board.
2. Using 1” Glue Lines adhere boxes together (this in my opinion, is the best adhesive for this step).
3. Cut paper to fit each box and adhere (6 pieces are needed for each box).
4. Determine where Hitch Fasteners and Clock key will go and poke a small hole and attach each using the screws provided.
5. Adhere trim, add misc. brads and rubs (I cut the tabs off of the brads and used Micro Glue Dots to adhere them to the box).
6. Stamp the tag and tie with red embroidery thread.

I hope you enjoyed our family tradition! Do you have any gift wrap ideas that have become a tradition in your home? Leave a comment, we'd love to hear from you!

Happy Holidays,

~Donna

P.S. Supplies for this project can be found at your local