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:
- Cut boxes using die and mat board.
- Using 1” Glue Lines adhere boxes together (this in my opinion, is the best adhesive for this step).
- Cut paper to fit each box and adhere (6 pieces are needed for each box).
- Determine where Hitch Fasteners and Clock key will go and poke a small hole and attach each using the screws provided.
- 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).
- 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
