By Noreen Doll. Recycle your Christmas cards into a colorful box that can store Christmas ornaments, hide gifts, or hold baked goodies. Create an easy whip stitched Christmas card box quickly and easily. Kids can make it, too. If you don't have enough cards to make boxes, buy an inexpensive box of cards at the Dollar Store. Supplies. 6 Christmas … [Read more...] about Easy Whip Stitched Christmas Card Box
Greeting Card Boxes
Christmas Card Box into Gift Box – Idea #2
By Noreen Doll. I had 2 kinds of Christmas card boxes, one with a cardboard top and bottom, and one with a cardboard bottom and clear plastic top. These boxes are a nice size for smaller gifts, and I came up with some fun ideas for altering them. The all cardboard Christmas card gift box is here. Now I'll show you some ideas I had for turning a plastic top … [Read more...] about Christmas Card Box into Gift Box – Idea #2
Turn a Christmas Card Box into a Gift Box
By Noreen Doll. After I mailed all my Christmas cards, I had the empty card box with a nice picture of a snowman on the top. And it was just the size I needed for a small gift box. It also had ads on the sides and top. Rather than toss it, I decided to see if I couldn't salvage it and use it a bit more. I used duct tape for this project, but paper or card … [Read more...] about Turn a Christmas Card Box into a Gift Box
Recycle Christmas Cards
As soon as Christmas is over we try to find new ways to recycle Christmas cards. Every year we send out dozens (or more) of Christmas cards and receive dozens in return. The cards are too beautiful, and often too costly, to just throw in the trash. So we look for ways to reuse them. I have found some really clever and unique ways to give these Christmas cards a … [Read more...] about Recycle Christmas Cards
Gift Wrap with Recycled Christmas Cards
Gift wrap with recycled Christmas cards to use up more of your collection of cards. If you've been saving Christmas cards for several years while trying to think of ways to use them, here are some creative ways to recycle them into wrapping presents. Give some of these great gift wrap with recycled Christmas cards a try, and enjoy reusing some of your special … [Read more...] about Gift Wrap with Recycled Christmas Cards
Decoupaged Christmas Card Box
by Noreen Doll. A decoupaged Christmas card box is a wonderful, colorful way to use your old Christmas cards while creating a recycled and reusable gift box. By decoupaging, you can use as large a box as you like, and you're not limited to a box the size of one Christmas card. Your kids can help make this one of a kind decoupaged Christmas card box that can use up lots … [Read more...] about Decoupaged Christmas Card Box
Greeting Card Gift Boxes
By Noreen Doll. Recycle used cards into greeting card gift boxes. This is a great way to reuse your cards and make clever gift boxes at the same time. You can't make really large boxes because the cards aren't large enough, but these boxes would be a perfect place for many small gifts. Because the cards are colorful, you won't need wrapping paper - just tie with a … [Read more...] about Greeting Card Gift Boxes
Free Gift Box Templates
© by Noreen Doll. Use these free gift box templates to make many different kinds of small boxes. This is an excellent way to recycle all those Christmas or birthday cards that are taking so much space in your home. If you don't have many used greeting cards, or you need to make a lot of small gift boxes and bags, consider buying greeting cards specifically for this … [Read more...] about Free Gift Box Templates
Greeting Card Sour Cream Box
By Noreen Doll. A greeting card sour cream box is another gift box that can be made from a recycled card. Basically you glue or tape the two open edges together to make a tube, and then close both ends. Turning the tube halfway before closing the top edge gives the gift box an interesting look. To close the bottom edge of the greeting card sour cream box, you can … [Read more...] about Greeting Card Sour Cream Box
Gift Box Patterns
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
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
