By Noreen Doll. If you're looking for great gift box patterns, try this unique triangle shaped box made with a greeting card. You can either recycle an old card or use a new one. The triangle box is so quick and easy you can make several in half an hour. Even better, you can teach your kids to make them, too. One thing I discovered when making a triangle box is that it … [Read more...] about Gift Box Patterns
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Greeting Card Pizza Box
By Noreen Doll. A greeting card pizza box is very easy to make. Just a few cuts and folds, a bit of glue, and it's ready to use. This gift box is hinged on one edge just like a pizza box. A greeting card pizza box may be used for any small gift, such as money, jewelry, or a gift card. What You Need Greeting Card Small Strip of Card … [Read more...] about Greeting Card Pizza Box
Pillow Box Template
By Noreen Doll. A greeting card pillow box template is quick and easy to make using a greeting card. And after you make one, you can use it to easily make dozens more gift boxes from the same size card. Here are some boxes made with different sizes of cards and pillow box templates. After you put your gift inside the pillow box and close the ends, you can tie a … [Read more...] about Pillow Box Template
Gift Box Packaging
By Noreen Doll. Gift box packaging is easy when it requires only one greeting card to create it! The front of the card becomes the lid, and the back of the card becomes the box bottom. This small handy gift box can be used to hold small gifts, a gift card, or money that is rolled or folded to fit. Using a large card to make a lidded box works best unless you … [Read more...] about Gift Box Packaging
Origami Box Using Kids Art
By Noreen Doll. Here's a great way to make an origami box using kids art. You know that if you have kids, you have lots of art works they've created. You don't want to throw it away but you don't know how to use it all either. Now you can create an origami box using kids art just for wrapping small gifts. What grandparent or aunt wouldn't love having a gift box … [Read more...] about Origami Box Using Kids Art
Lunchbag Gift Bag
By Noreen Doll. Make a quick lunchbag gift bag for an easy gift wrap for small gifts. I made several Post-It Note holders to give as gifts and I needed some small sized gift bags in which to wrap them. I also wanted to wrap them quickly and inexpensively. So I turned to one of my favorite gift wrapping ideas - a small brown lunchbag. You can usually get 40 or 50 … [Read more...] about Lunchbag Gift Bag
Paper Plate Easter Wreath
© by Noreen Doll. This fun paper plate Easter wreath is so easy a toddler can make it with a bit of help from an adult. The key is to prepare all the materials ahead of time so that your toddler can get busy creating and not have to wait for you to get ready. Use a large piece of plastic (an old tablecloth or shower curtain - see Kids Craft Tips) or a sheet of … [Read more...] about Paper Plate Easter Wreath
Kids Craft Tips
© by Noreen Doll. Using these great kids craft tips will help you and your kids have more fun crafting, with less clean up afterwards. Shower Curtain Idea. Use an old shower curtain - or buy one for $1 at the Dollar Store - for a crafting surface. Lay it on the table, the floor, the back porch, or in your yard and you won't have to worry about spills or … [Read more...] about Kids Craft Tips
Frugal Craft Tips
© by Noreen Doll. By using these frugal craft tips, there are many creative ways you can help keep your costs down. Use What You Have. Look for ways to use what you already have: fabric or craft paper scraps, cereal boxes you can cover with pretty paper, bits of ribbon, or silk flowers for embellishing. Newspaper Patterns. Use newspaper to make trial patterns of … [Read more...] about Frugal Craft Tips
General Craft Tips
© by Noreen Doll. Here are some great craft tips to make your crafting easier and more fun! Crafting Surface. One of my best general craft tips is to cover a large piece of cardboard or a cookie sheet with sides with a piece of waxed paper. Pull it around the edges and tape it to the bottom. This gives you a protected work surface to craft, paint and glue … [Read more...] about General Craft Tips
Frugal Crafting
© by Noreen Doll. Frugal crafting is a part of how I create. i don't like to throw away perfectly usable things, so I try to find ways to turn them into something useful. Cardboard is something I use a lot of, and I recycle cracker and cereal boxes as well as corrugated boxes. Cardboard is very handy for making book and notebook covers because you cover them with … [Read more...] about Frugal Crafting
Origami Basket
By Noreen Doll. This origami basket is actually like one half of an origami box with a lid. And you can make it in almost any size you want. Do a few simple folds, a couple of snips with scissors and add a handle. An origami basket would be perfect to make for a kid's party where you need to make a lot of them for favors. And here's a way to make your … [Read more...] about Origami Basket
