Immediately, when I saw these with the way the little tabs stick up, they reminded me of little animals. So I decided to turn a couple of them into a dog and a cat.
I used the scraps of card stock leftover from the template to cut out little arms and tails for the dog and cat. I attached everything with a glue stick. I added little eyes, paper noses, and details with an ultra fine sharpie. You could have fun and decorate these boxes as almost any animal. They are such a fun way to give a small gift, gift card, or party favor to kids, or grown-up animal lovers like me.
How to make the ears and tongue:
When cutting out the template for the cat and dog boxes, I drew new lines over the tabs (make them longer, NOT wider), in the shape of dog and cat ears. I used red washi tape for the insides of the ears and for the dog's tongue. These gift boxes are also reusable.
These are adorable. I shared a link to them on my facebook page:
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I can't get over how you took that simple design and turned it into an extra special gift box! BRAVO!
ReplyDeleteHow cute are those? I love it!
ReplyDeleteYour gift boxes are adorable BUT the way you have them posed is even cuter.
ReplyDeleteThey look so cute!
ReplyDeleteAaaawwwww! Nice idea and super cute.
ReplyDeleteVery fun, Rachel!
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ReplyDeleteThese are so cute. Thanks for sharing.
I'm pinning, hope that's ok.
These are sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are great. Cute!
ReplyDeleteLol- what a fun way to spruce up some average boxes! The cat one is just too cute. My sister is SUPER into cats so I might have to pull this one out. =D I know you've linked up before- if you have the time, I'd love for you to share on Sweet Sharing Monday! http://saynotsweetanne.com/2012/sweet-sharing-monday-4/
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute way to give a gift!!! I've pinned this already! Thanks so much. Linda
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We loved these cute boxes! We have shared your brilliant gift boxes in our teachers gift tutorial over on our brand new blog (only made public today!)http://papermilldirect.co.uk/community/easy-teachers-thank-you-gifts
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable idea for boxes. Thank you for sharing! You are so talented! I pinned so all my friends could enjoy. Thanks again!
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