Presentation: Paper Gift Box

Lately I've taken to folding upbound paper to make binge. This cube is one affair that I have stumbled crossways in my explorations of paper folding.

IT's pretty structural as far as paper cubes go and can hold a fair amount of stuff (which would stool it ideal as a small gift box).

Footprint 1: Go Get Stuff.

You will need:

A ruler
A newspaper clipping mat
An 11" x 17" piece of newspaper
A craft knife
A pencil
An eraser


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Step 2: Cut the Composition to Squares.

Cut into your plane of paper into ii 6" x 6" squares.

Step 3: Draw Some Lines.

Trace the fold lines on your squares.

The fold lines should be 1 3/4" in from each border. This will leave a 2 1/2" square in the central.

Whole step 4: Flexure.

Bend along the flock lines you bear just traced. First sheepcote the theme so that when you close down it you can see the line that you are folding upon. This will create straight creases.

Once done, you are going to want to fold the paper back in the opposite direction so that when you actually make the square block, the pencil lines volition be on the deep down.

At the end of both sets of folding, last back and rub out the pencil lines as best you can.

Step 5: Fold in Corners.

Close down in corners soh that they align to the outside of the nearest shut down lines in the report (see picture show).

Stair 6: Start the Box seat.

Get-go the box away taking combined of the folded corners and bending it forward in until the edges of the boxful meet and information technology forms a small loop. Once the edges are straight properly, flatten the loop topology by creasing it (for a clearer explanation, see the comments on the images downstairs).

Make this for every corner until you have half a cube.

Tone 7: Begin the Corner.

Return both halves and squeeze them into a box seat-look-alike formation. Making sure the Triangulum creases come up unconditionally, slue one and only half of the corner into the crease of the some other. They should fit snuggly (imag pictures).

Step 8: Shove It.

Jostle your pocket-sized gift carefully inside the half-done with boxful. Remember to continue holding the box together while you do this.

Step 9: Close It Up.

You toilet close your gift box using the same method acting by which you slid the bottom together. However, sliding the top in place is a tab bit trickier since you will have to bend one of the flap a little so that it crapper neatly slither under the other. Atomic number 4 studious non to crease either of them.

Step 10: Decorate.

Grace your gift box as you see conform to.

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