so about 5:30 pm tonight, i called my bff codi to check in and see how her day went. she had lots of errands of dropping things off to various vendors, picking up her dress and veil, etc. she mentioned she didn’t get the bird cage she had planned to use for her card box so she’d have to buy something tomorrow. umm… NOOO.
i suggested some options for what i could make and she mentioned she loved jillian’s card box.
i made a quick stop to pat catans for my favorite paper mache boxes and to michaels to get the right color of ribbon. codi had given me the rest of the material she had left from her escort card boards (about 1 yard), so i had everything i needed tonight to whip together a quick card box. actually i think it took longer to write this post than it did to make the card box, but it turned out cute none the less and will definitely match!
1. here’s what the boxes look like for when you go to pat catans looking for them
2. i only used the largest box of the set
3. cut two slits
4. make it a square hole
5. wrap around material and tape. (i used packing tape. i think masking tape actually works better…)
6. cut side panel at an angle…
7 then fold in the corners nicely
8. tape to seal, then repeat other side
(all done with wrapping part)
9. cut the material where the square hole is (yes i use henckles and not scissors or xactos)
10. okay… here’s the tricky part: affix masking tape on the edge of the material
11. slide the masking tape into the hole…then tighten the material past the hole and wrap the tape underneath. repeat for both sides.
12. tape ribbon in hole
13. and repeat
14. wrap another piece of ribbon around the box and make one big bow on top (how to tie the perfect bow)
15. to cover the unfinished material that is hard to wrap inside the square, use a loose roll of tape to secure the ribbon right at each corner
16. that’s it!
not too shabby for the night before the rehearsal and such
by heidzilla
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