I found a very cute printable Blue box template at Shala’s website Don’t Eat the Paste only recently.
I hadn’t come across her site before and I wish I had seen it earlier
Coming back to my boxes, I chose the circle dot printable 2″ box for the party favors.
Step 1: Print the boxes
I downloaded the image and took it to the xerox shop near my house. They had 220 gsm paper so I got the boxes printed out on that. The first color print is 15Rs and the following ones are 10Rs each. I took 15 prints to be on the safer side (though we expected only 11 people to come to the bridal shower.)
Step 2: Cut the box templates and fold
I spent two evenings after work cutting out the boxes using a combination of a Xacto knife blade, huge scissors and nail scissors {I get bored with my tools I suppose 😉 }
Step 3: Glue the box flaps
The paper has a shiny side and a dull side – the pattern is printed on the shiny side so I had to use Fevicol to stick it properly. Ordinary glue sticks made the paper slip and slide here and there!
Step 4: Add a finishing touch
After making the box, I stuck a single blue flower sticker from Pie Lane on the top of each box. I don’t know the price as I got it as a kit from Kavitha. You can read more about it here.
Total Expense Breakdown
Total Expense = Approximately 200 Rs for 15 boxes.
15 Printouts = 155 Rs
1 tube Fevicol = 20 Rs (already in stash)
15 Pie Lane Flower Stickers (I don’t know the price sorry.)
A bit about Shala’s Don’t Eat the Paste Website
Shala Kerrigan is from UK and is the editor of the beadwork site at BellaOnline. She is a dedicated blogger with a craft blog called Don’t Eat the Paste.
Shala posts free templates for
- Printable boxes
- Cupcake boxes
- Jewelry boxes
- Purse shaped boxes
- Cookie boxes
- Pillow Boxes
- Easter Egg boxes
- Chocolate boxes
- Halloween Themed boxes
- Mardi Gras masks
- Tea Bag boxes and
- Mandalas to color.
I believe she has a template for EVERY occasion and for every reason to gift!!
Please do visit Shala’s website. She is so generous to give out all her art for free downloads – I really am in awe of her kindness!
Note: If you want to buy a blank template or custom order a box with one of her existing templates? Visit her Etsy shop Dont Eat The Paste. She also offers bead pattern e-books for sale there and she also takes custom orders.
How about pics of the completed boxes?