Crafting for Christmas 2010, lets begin again......

chasingsunshine_2

Me again!
Right, I was looking for boxes to put my home made chocs in for Xmas pressies and came across this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd2efRRmGaY

Now I NEED to make them but the instructions on the link (http://www.instructables.com/id/Unbelievable!-White-Or-Black.-Crazy-Paper-Cube./) dont make much sense to me. The person who did the you tube video said they added an extra square for the lid...:question:

Is this way too hard for someone who has never done origami before?! Or is there a dummies guide to this?
They look fab!!

mary-op

chasingsunshine - I'm no good at instructions........always look so easy when someone else does it. Have you got any boxes kicking around the house you could maybe cut down to the right size (at the same time making note how they're made).or maybe re-vamp with some coloured paper ?..........I'm going to have a go at it with some of the smaller presents I'm giving.

Charliec45

CLARABEL wrote: »

me again...

could people tell me where they get their brown wrapping paper from cheaply please? i'm trying to avoid commercial wrapping paper now, so using various things, but need a stock of brown.

i used to get it in ikea, but don't think they do it any more, and it's not convenient ( plus if i go, i always spend waaaaay to much on stuff........that i don;t need......but it's sooooo nice!!:o)


thanksssss...

clara:T

I have seen some in staples on a roll you can buy in various lengths I think the cheapest starts at £1.79 - bargain!

Kaleidoscope27

chasingsunshine wrote: »

Me again!
Right, I was looking for boxes to put my home made chocs in for Xmas pressies and came across this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd2efRRmGaY

Now I NEED to make them but the instructions on the link (http://www.instructables.com/id/Unbelievable!-White-Or-Black.-Crazy-Paper-Cube./) dont make much sense to me. The person who did the you tube video said they added an extra square for the lid...:question:

Is this way too hard for someone who has never done origami before?! Or is there a dummies guide to this?
They look fab!!

To me it looks like he made 4 boxes and stuck 'em together on certain edges with cellotape so he could "fold" them like that. Interesting! I'll give it a go tonight (would try now but I'm going to work shortly.) I'm quite into origami, so I'll see if I can replicate it. It looks fun!

(If he does use cellotape, which I'm sure he does as you can see it on the box, it's not technically origami. It's cheating :rotfl: )

chasingsunshine_2

Kaleidoscope27 wrote: »

To me it looks like he made 4 boxes and stuck 'em together on certain edges with cellotape so he could "fold" them like that. Interesting! I'll give it a go tonight (would try now but I'm going to work shortly.) I'm quite into origami, so I'll see if I can replicate it. It looks fun!

(If he does use cellotape, which I'm sure he does as you can see it on the box, it's not technically origami. It's cheating :rotfl: )

Would be excellent if you could work it out. I'd love to know how to do it.
I think with some nice christmassy or classy paper it'd make a nice little choccie box

flyingpig58

I'm starting to put my Christmas ideas together and hope it's OK to post them here as I make them. If you are like me you are looking for your Christmas ideas now. I got the charms from e-bay and sort of codged up the verse based on others I have seen.

I thought having three bracelets/wishes would be a bit different.

Helen

chasingsunshine_2

flyingpig58 wrote: »

I'm starting to put my Christmas ideas together and hope it's OK to post them here as I make them. If you are like me you are looking for your Christmas ideas now. I got the charms from e-bay and sort of codged up the verse based on others I have seen.

I thought having three bracelets/wishes would be a bit different.

Helen

Thats such a beautiful idea! What have you used for the bracelet? is it that leather type?

Really lovely! Well done :T

kms26

flyingpig58 wrote: »

I'm starting to put my Christmas ideas together and hope it's OK to post them here as I make them. If you are like me you are looking for your Christmas ideas now. I got the charms from e-bay and sort of codged up the verse based on others I have seen.

I thought having three bracelets/wishes would be a bit different.

Helen

Where did you get the charms from? That is great! My neice would love it!

mary-op

Love that bracelet idea.........something bit different.:T

Kaleidoscope27

chasingsunshine wrote: »

Would be excellent if you could work it out. I'd love to know how to do it.
I think with some nice christmassy or classy paper it'd make a nice little choccie box

Well, I've figured out how to get the boxes to "fold" (if that's the right word) around each other like in the video. Just need to work out how to have lids that open (to reveal the chocolates) as well now. Then I'll do a neat version (my little boxes are hilariously battered :rotfl: ) and write you up some instructions. That'll probably be tomorrow

Edit: Figured out the lids too! *does a little happy dance* I do love a good project! I might even do some boxes myself for my friends after this!