What have I been up to lately? Making Asian-inspired paper-folded Christmas box ornaments that can hold a treat--of course!
It was the project idea I came up with after being invited to a guest spot on the The Funky Junkie Boutique blog. The challenge is "Treats Not Tricks" and here's the description:
- Choose a theme and make something that will hold a treat for someone. It could be a Halloween treat bag, a Valentine's candy box, a birthday card for a special person that holds a treat (could be a gift card "treat" or a bite of chocolate), anything that can hold a treat.
To make my box ornaments, I found some patterns here and used the Oriental Garden paper collection by Stamperia and lots of different glitter glues for decoration.
I used tracing paper and a scoring tool to transfer the patterns and quick-dry adhesive to hold them together after folding.
I used tracing paper and a scoring tool to transfer the patterns and quick-dry adhesive to hold them together after folding.
They looked rather plain in the beginning, but the real fun comes when you get out the glitter glue to decorate them. Nothing says Christmas like a little bling ☺!
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| Ornaments before decorating - click to enlarge |
For gift-giving, I can tuck a treat inside or perhaps a note with a special wish or promise (kind of like a fortune cookie). Here are a couple examples of how the boxes open.
I look forward to seeing everyone's projects and encourage you enter the challenge--you might win a guest spot like I did and it's been a lot a fun. Thanks for stopping by!
