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12 Crafty Days: Fake Gifts - Miss Known
I love to see a Christmas tree fully decorated, but the best part is the presents underneath. If a tree doesn’t have presents it feels naked to me. So I thought about wrapping a few empty boxes. Although, it will take so much space in the attic afterwards – which I can’t complain about but still. As a lightning streak, I thought what if the boxes weren’t closed? What if I wrap them and somehow leave one side open to be able to use the box later for storage? This idea was inspired by Studio DIY and the post in 2015 of the Emoji Gift Wrap. There are so many ideas on how you can make beautiful boxes to gift to someone but no ones say you are obligated to actually give them. So instead of just spending your time wrapping presents beautifully for then later be ripped off, why not do the same but keeping them just to please the eyes. You could do theme presents to go with the tree decor or like do a fun tree with emojis or even Pandas! I tried to keep things simple and wrap it in the most basic way possible and then work with the folding. On my first box, I was wrapping and discovering how to accomplish my goal at the same time. Luckily it worked. While I was wrapping my second box, I made the mistake to rotate the box 90º and start wrapping on the big tabs first instead of the small ones Which left me without enough paper on one side to folding. And also a poor finish on the exterior tabs. On my third attempt, I was more aware of the alignment of the box but I still got left without a bit of paper on one side. Therefore, I’ve learned two things. One, be aware of the size of the box and the width of the paper. Two, be aware of which side you start wrapping. Supplies: Wrapping paper Scissors Glue and Tape Old box Step 1. Spread out the wrapping paper. Align the box keeping in mind that the slot of the box (when closed) must be perpendicular to the wrapping paper. Cut out the amount of paper you will need. Step 2. The side of the box that will be the top is face down to make sure it stays straight. Align the...
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