These little goodie boxes have me obsessed at the moment. They’re just so easy to make, and they’re cute and functional too. You can fill them with the treat of your choice, and they’re bound to please all the sweeties in your world.
Download the template for the boxes here, and print it on cardstock. Cut it out, cutting only the solid lines. Use this as your pattern. Trace around the pattern onto your project paper. Cut on the solid lines. Score on the dotted lines.
To score the curves, cut the curved lines of your pattern and remove the football-shaped pieces. Line up this new pattern with your project and follow the curved edges that you just cut. Use a straight-edge to score the two straight folds.
Important: All scoring is done on the outside of the project.
I used card stock for some of the boxes, construction paper, and calendar art pages for others. They all work well, but the cardstock is the sturdiest.
When all score lines are complete, apply Tacky Glue to the tab, fold the “pillow” in half on the score line, and seal. When the glue is dry (be patient!) simply fold the ends in on the curves to create the three-dimensional pillow.
Embellish with whatever you’d like. Here are a few ideas.
Red and white cotton ribbon with tiny silk flowers.
Paper doily with a bouquet of hearts wrapped in a bow. The heart stems are stirrer straws cut to length. The hearts were cut with a punch from colored paper plates.
Paper doily with paper rosette. The surprise inside is a simple love note.
A quote from Elizabeth Barrett Browning in a poem to her husband.
Calendar art comes in beautiful varieties. This particular calendar boasts gorgeous flowers on black backgrounds. I love how the dark background allows the flowers to show off.
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