Easy cute boxes 4 November 2014 at 4:53PM in Crafting 10 replies 1.9K views

whitesatin

I bought a nice advent tree with 24 hooks and was going to buy some little boxes to put something inside and tie up to hang on tree.

I found this YouTube video and was impressed. You might have seen it before but for those who haven't:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIJB8VPd4n4

glynisrose

There are hundreds of free box designs around, you just google them!!

susan42

Hi white satin thank you for the link. It's nice to see videos I think no matter what. Personally I couldn't do this as I once seen a programme on the germs in loo rolls and that's why schools don't use them anymore, but what a fab idea and so quick

Glynisrose , that was a bit harsh with the exclamation marks. Lol The op was only trying to help. I agree there's lots of free templates out there

*Jellie*

Would love to see a photo if you do this- Christmas crafting is such fun!

whitesatin

glynisrose wrote: »

There are hundreds of free box designs around, you just google them!!

I am sure there are, glyisrose. That's how I found that one which particularly impressed me because it is not a template as such, just a snip, snip job and because it was not a regular cube or cuboid shape. No sharp edges like the many I have made over the years without the help of Google.

whitesatin

susan42, I like to see a video too.

I agree re the germs and they were not used in the schools I taught in either for that reason but I am more relaxed about it in my own home. I might just make them decorative rather than put anything edible in them though as nobdy will be touching them.

whitesatin

*Jellie* wrote: »

Would love to see a photo if you do this- Christmas crafting is such fun!

I love looking at photos of crafts too, Jellie, but, sadly haven't got the hang of photo uploading from my phone yet.

Violetta_2

Thanks for this got some twine from the works so will have a go, will use kitchen roll tubes though for those concerned about hygiene.

*Jellie*

whitesatin wrote: »

I love looking at photos of crafts too, Jellie, but, sadly haven't got the hang of photo uploading from my phone yet.

That's a shame- I shall imagine them and they will be beautiful and sparkly in my imagination!

nannyboo1

As an ex childminder we were informed by someone that we couldn't use toilet rolls or egg boxes until someone found this http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/august.htm
(I still didn't us the toilet trolls though). I always used kitchen towle or gift wrap inners

We also couldn't eat raw cake mix due to salmonella which was hard to explain to the children

Katiehound

For years and years we used toilet roll middles in school, and did any one come to harm??....... the nanny state is now upon us!!!

Cute little box, and so easy. Thanks

Trouble is I then had to watch the egg box roses, paper roses and butterflies,the art journal cover .....and before I knew it time had......gone!