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Beautiful wrapping paper, wallpaper, foil and fabric scraps are great decor for a cardboard box that can be given a second life. After shopping and giving gifts, what remains is an aesthetic and convenient container that is a pity to throw away due to its spaciousness and practicality. Sometimes packaging can rival gifts in beauty, and it is always the first thing people pay attention to. A shoebox transformed with your own hands and beautifully decorated will serve as a “storage” for all sorts of little things for many months to come.

A shoebox can be turned into a stylish decorative item

Thrifty owners do not have anything superfluous or unnecessary, and they will use everything that can be reused. Sometimes masters approach their work so creatively, the degree of transformation is simply impressive. For example, creative people are able to decorate an ordinary box with their own hands in such a way that it will compete with antique boxes.

It's amazing how you can transform an ordinary cardboard box

Imagination and resourcefulness are the best advisers in decorating. You can use other people's ideas, adapting them to your capabilities and materials. But not only the method, technique or technique of decorating the box is important; the consistency of the filling and the appearance of the packaging, which was given a “second life,” is much more interesting.

Organizer for storing handicraft items

Stylish boxes will decorate the interior of any room

So, the original appearance of the container is not important for the work, the main thing is that the old shoe boxes for decor are intact and of the correct geometry. Most often this is an ordinary parallelepiped or cube, but there are also octagonal boxes. Although it is not necessary to take shoe containers, polygonal boxes are produced most often for candies, and they are quite aesthetic in themselves.

You don't have to be a professional decorator to decorate an old box.

Craftswomen use several boxes of different sizes and shapes, which are decorated with common materials or decorated using common techniques. Then they are stored, tied with a ribbon, somewhere on a visible set. There is no shame in giving such packaging as a gift, for example, 3 polka dot boxes, as in the photo.

A scrap shoebox, polka dot paper and ribbon are all you need to create a unique decorative item.

Boxes with intricate decor will decorate any interior; they are suitable as an original idea for decorating a room with your own hands. Containers of the same format are proposed to be decorated from the inside. These new lidless "boxes" can be nailed to the wall as a good alternative to shelves.

Advice. If the boxes are located on the wall along the same line, it is better to strengthen them with a common strip from below.

You can place a carrier in a decorative box on the computer desk where gadgets will be charged. The idea of hidden charging is interesting because all the wires will be hidden. It also eliminates the need to search for something that should not always be in sight, but may be needed at any time.

Now chargers will not be scattered around the house

Wall-mounted cardboard boxes can be used to store or display small, lightweight items:

1.	Hidden socket with carrying case	For storing and powering chargers, cords and headsets for mobile phones.
2.	Hand-made	Display beautiful knitted toys, homemade jewelry, and children's crafts.
3.	Cosmetics, nail polish/nails, hair care items	Hair dryer attachments, combs, hairpins, elastic bands, hairpins. Hairspray and foam. Bottles of gels, files and nail polish remover.
4.	Collection of mini toys	Kinder surprise figurines, origami toys, knitted characters, Barbie clothes.
5.	Souvenirs brought from vacation	Shells, starfish, corals, urchin fish, and other objects of marine fauna.
6.	Designer details	Lego, unassembled puzzles, detachable blocks.
7.	Stationery	Writing instruments, pencil boxes, rulers, squares, colored erasers.
8.	Handicraft tools	Buttons (in small boxes), sewing threads and needles, knitting needles, hooks, scissors.
9.	Shade-loving indoor plants	Mini succulents and cacti (many need additional lighting).

Filling a shoebox with DIY decor depends on many factors, including lifestyle, hobbies, and the overall number of small items in the home.

Convenient place to store jewelry

Shoe boxes can be used to store books

Advice. Decorate identical boxes with decorative inscriptions or stickers to make it easier to find what you need.

For decoration, you can take old maps from the atlas

The original design of the boxes with your own hands can eloquently remind you of what is inside. A small box for pencils, crayons and brushes is decorated according to the theme. Containers for handicrafts are pasted over with buttons and other small things to be opened with a silver or golden aerosol, as in the photo.

Of course, skillfully decorated boxes cannot but be used for their intended purpose. It is suggested to store evening shoes worn on a special occasion in decorative containers. You can store shoes or sandals in golden boxes in a place of honor to leave a tangible memory of a happy event (wedding, graduation, sea cruise, trip to Paris).

To make such a vintage suitcase out of a box, you will need paint, a belt and a little imagination.

Before the decorating process:

Look through all the shoe (and other) boxes in the house to select the newest, intact, thick cardboard ones.
Distribute what items you will use the boxes for in the future.
Prepare a place (with good lighting) and tools for work.
Collect everything you might need for wrapping materials and small decorations, buy what’s missing (glue, paper).
Decide on a technique for decorating boxes with your own hands (quilling, decoupage, origami, etc.).

Decorating the box with pieces of wallpaper and buttons

Experienced craftsmen know that creativity requires enough space on the table to lay out the necessary items. It is advisable to remove everything unnecessary so that it does not distract in the creative process. The free time factor is also important - you don’t always want to return to the unfinished work of decorating boxes, but you need to start when you have the motivation and desire to create with your own hands.

Remnants of wallpaper are a suitable material for decorating boxes

Important! Think bigger, use other people's ideas, maybe you have a more interesting scrap, wallpaper or wrapping paper than in the example samples. The final result directly depends on them.

Original box decor with jute rope

For most types of needlework, approximately the same set of tools and available materials is used:

glue (PVA, liquid nails, silicone, etc.);
sharp scissors and a stationery knife;
stapler with staples;
double-sided and plain tape;
square and ruler;
yarn, ribbons, threads;
spray paint;
eraser, marking pencil, chalk, marker.

Before work, take the necessary measurements - the basic material should be enough to decorate the boxes with your own hands. Decoration elements are easy to vary.

Memorable gifts in original packaging

You can buy anything as a gift to people dear to your heart, but when the work of your own hands is attached to it, it is doubly pleasant. Using the same technique or common materials, you can decorate boxes, frames and photo albums. Small shells, dried flowers, gem crumbs or other natural material are suitable for this.

You can create a beautiful gift wrap by wrapping the box in burlap and decorating it with twine flowers.

Most often, to decorate a gift cardboard box with your own hands, you select something from the category of decorations:

beautiful buttons;
artificial pearls;
small and medium beads;
small beads;
pieces of a chain, old brooches, earrings, pendants.

Decorating shoe boxes is not only useful, but also very exciting.

You can decorate with such materials gift editions(books, notebooks, diaries). A specially designed cup box makes a trivial gift an especially memorable gift. A beautifully decorated shoe box makes great packaging for home baked goods. In an original container you can present something to your boss or friend for a sweet feast. These are chak-chak, cookies, homemade chocolates or cakes according to your own recipe (it will be written inside on the lid).

Paper box decor

To decorate the box you will need:

compact box;
paper for the base (photo printout, textured wallpaper, hologram);
good glue;
stapler and tape.

You need to wrap the box and lid with background material, but so that there are fewer bends. The corners need to be folded very carefully and the paper secured by cutting off the excess.

Just “try” the paper to the box and fold the edges as shown in the photo

Carefully fold the paper along the marked fold lines, then unfold the sheet and make cuts

Place the box on the blank and glue the paper with a glue stick

The bottom of the box can be lined with velvet paper or thin cardboard, which will hide the folded corners. We wrap the lid in the same way.

If you are using double-sided paper, the cover can be covered with the reverse side

Next, we decide how to decorate the box with your own hands on the lid in an original way - the decor can be voluminous. These are ribbons and paper figures - hearts, flowers, stars. The decoration of the lid can be varied depending on what will be stored inside or presented as the main gift.

Decorating with fabric

Leftover beautiful fabric is an excellent material for needlework, think about this when thinking about how to decorate a shoebox with your own hands. Pasting will not work, since the adhesive substance often bleeds through the fibers. You have to limit yourself to tightening the box and its lid. You can secure the fabric with double-sided tape and staples.

Let's prepare fabric, lace, glue, double-sided tape, thread and stapler

Advice. Try the glue on a small piece; it may not be noticeable on the thick fabric or eco-leather you choose.

Suitable for covering a cardboard box:

leather and eco-leather (imitation leather, dermantine);
velvet and velor;
jacquard and brocade;
denim;
thick silk and linen;
furniture flock and artificial suede;
guipure (for decoration only, it is difficult to hide seams and corners).

The pattern of colored fabric is also important; it will give additional meaning to the gift and decorate the box with your own hands. Bright colors will make the offering more impressive, polka dots and flowers will make it feel homely, hearts and roses will make it more sensual and romantic.

We cut the fabric to size, stick tape on the inside and cover all sides of the box one by one.

We secure the edges of the fabric with glue at the corners and then decorate them with lace.

For the lid of the box it is better to use a different fabric - the decor will be much more interesting

Box decor using sophisticated techniques

Those who are interested in a certain type of needlework have the opportunity to demonstrate their talents in decorating a shoe box with their own hands.

The most popular techniques remain the following:

Volumetric origami (figures made from paper blocks assembled into figures) and planar applique.
Quilling (reminiscent of elements of unwound serpentine, folded into objects).
Decoupage (use special napkins with a pattern).

Beautiful box decorated with napkins using decoupage technique

Of course, you can master any technique from scratch, but it is better to work with the appropriate skills. Although nothing is impossible when there is a desire - any technique can be learned in a couple of hours by watching a master class on video and decorating a shoe box with your own hands.

Video: decorating a shoe box using decoupage technique

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The gift can be wrapped in special stores, from people who have been doing this kind of thing for a long time.

But you totally can make beautiful packaging yourself, and this does not require any special talent or skill. You just need to learn a few rules and tricks.

Once you have mastered them, you will be able to make gift wrapping for any occasion, be it a birthday, New Year, anniversary, etc.

DIY gift wrapping. Origami packaging.

Make your own packaging. Machine.

Packaging for New Year's gifts. Cedar branches and cones.

You will need:

Small cedar branches

Thin wire

Jute rope

Wrapping

Decorations to taste

1. Make a small bundle of several branches and secure them with wire. Make another bun like this.

2. Now, using wire or fishing line, fasten two bunches of cedar branches with two cones.

3. Wrap the gift in wrapping paper, tie it with a rope and attach a blank of cedar twigs and cones to the rope.

You've got a beautiful gift wrapping for the New Year holidays.

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How to wrap a gift with paper (video)

Packaging for sweet New Year's gifts. Original packaging with quilling elements.

This master class consists of two main parts: making a box and decorating it using the quilling technique. You can put sweets in such a box and give them to children.

You will need:

Thick paper

Round plate or CD (any round object) - the larger the circle you have, the larger the package.

Simple pencil

Scissors

Creasing tool (or something similar)

Bright ribbon

Paper strips for quilling (width approximately 0.5 cm and length 60 cm)

PVA glue

Quilling tool (can be replaced with a toothpick)

Glitter or something similar

1. Making a box

1.1 Prepare a sheet of thick paper and draw a circle on it. Draw two perpendicular diameters through the center of the circle.

1.2 Now through the indicated points A and B you need to draw another circle. In the new circle you also need to draw perpendicular diameters (see picture).

1.3 Use a plate or disk and a creasing tool to trace, cut, and fold the paper along the contours.

1.4 Cut out the entire shape and bend along the curves.

1.5 Start folding the box.

2. We arrange the packaging

2.1 Using the quilling technique you need to make a bump. You will need half a brown paper strip and a third light brown. These strips need to be glued together.

2.2 For a cone you need to make a lot of scales - in in this example out of 18. This means that you need to make 18 strips as in paragraph 2.1. Start twisting the strips, starting with the one that is light brown.

2.3 Once you have a roll, you need to release it until its diameter is about 2 cm.

2.4 Make an “eye” shape from the roll (see picture). You've got a scale.

2.5 The middle of each scale needs to be squeezed out and immediately greased well from the inside with PVA glue. This way you will fix the volumetric part. Let the glue dry.

2.6 Glue 3 others around one scale. Next, glue the remaining scales in rows to form a cone.

2.7 To make a hat for a pine cone, you need to prepare three paper strips and glue them into one long strip. This long strip now needs to be rolled into a roll.

2.8 Thread a thread with a small loop through the middle.

2.9 Shape the roll into a cone and coat well with glue. Let the glue dry.

2.10 Glue the cap onto the pine cone and you can decorate the piece with liquid glitter that imitates snow.

All that remains is to put all the details together. Place a gift in the package and tie it with a bright ribbon. Hang the pine cone on the loop. You can add a couple of artificial fir branches.

DIY Christmas packaging. Decoration with yarn.

A very simple example of how you can decorate a gift using yarn.

You will need:

Green felt in the shape of a Christmas tree

Wrapping

Decorations to taste

1. Wrap the gift in wrapping paper and tie it with string. Leave a tail about 20 cm long.

2. Cut out a small Christmas tree from green felt. Make a hole in it and thread the yarn through it and tie a knot.

3. Add decorations: glitter, stickers. You can draw or write something yourself on wrapping paper.

Packaging for children's New Year's gifts. Father Frost.

Gift wrapping for New Year's gifts. Gift box.

You will need:

Empty box (from shoes, for example)

Wrapping

Scissors

Double tape

Adhesive tape

1. Prepare wrapping paper. It should be larger than the box on all sides. Place the box in the middle of the paper and start making cuts on the paper as shown in the picture, going all the way to the edge of the box.

2. Start wrapping the box by folding the paper inside the box and securing with tape.

3. Repeat the same with the box lid.

4. You wrapped the box, now you need to decorate it. This can be done in many ways and one of them is to use homemade garlands.

You will need:

Thick paper

Scissors

Shaped staplers

Superglue or PVA glue

* Cut out circles, stars and/or other shapes from thick paper. You can use regular staplers to speed up the process.

* Glue all the figures onto the threads as shown in the image. Choose the order of the figures yourself.

*After the glue has dried, wrap the garland around your gift wrap.

DIY packaging (diagram). Simple gift wrapping.

You will need:

Colored thick paper

Scissors

Decorations to taste.

Do you know how to wrap a gift so that it will delight you even before opening? Packaging techniques vary - from the simplest and most unpretentious to real masterpieces, the ideas of which are created by artists. You can start training on small boxes, and when your imagination runs wild, move on to more complex forms.

Packing in paper

To present a gift beautifully, special wrapping paper was invented. It differs from other types of paper in its strength and design. The wrapper can be textured or smooth, plain, colored or patterned. The paper even received a special name “gift” to make it easier to find among a variety of products. Using this paper, wrapping a gift with your own hands will not be difficult.

Here are the instructions for packing a small rectangular box.

Measure the width (W), height (H) and length (L) of the gift box in centimeters.
Fold W+W+H+H+2. This will be the width of the required piece of paper.
Fold D+B+C. This will be the length of the piece of paper.
Measure the resulting dimensions with a pencil on gift paper and cut out a rectangle with scissors.
Place the gift in the center of the rectangle.
Apply double-sided tape along the length of the paper.
Wrap the box tightly lengthwise, sealing the edges with tape.
Carefully fold the edges on both sides. They can also be secured with tape.

If you wish, you can make decorations from thick cardboard and glue them to the box, tie the gift with a gold ribbon, attach flowers, butterflies and other decor to it. You can create an unusual package if you add knitted parts, pieces of fur or a small soft toy.

Find wrapping patterns that can be quickly and easily implemented, and practice folding paper correctly. Often original ideas for packaging they arrive exactly at the moment of training.

Creative packaging

If you don’t have the time or desire to buy special paper, you can use scrap materials. The most accessible of them is a newspaper. Simple gift wrapping with your own hands will turn into a creative process.

You can make a paper rose from newspaper. You can tie the newspaper packaging with twine or bright ribbon, and stick a contrasting decoration on it. The person who receives a gift in such packaging will be very interested to know what is inside. To make the newspaper tear easily, it is folded in several layers.

You can create an unusual package if you choose patterns that need to be cut out of cardboard. Children really like cardboard packaging in the shape of animals.

Another packaging option is music paper, pages old map or books glued together into a large canvas. An alternative to paper is fabric. Fabric bags are very easy to make yourself, sewing them by hand or on a machine. The result is creative gift wrapping. Ribbon, frills, lace or laces are used to decorate the bags. There are ideas for embroidery or simple rough stitches with contrasting threads.

Original jewelry

If we are talking about a New Year or Christmas gift, then you can decorate it with Christmas tree tinsel, shiny plastic balls, paper snowflakes or pine branches, which also looks quite unusual.

Decorations can be cut out of felt or crocheted. In this case, the threads should be thick and contrasting with the main color of the packaging.

Pompoms, cones, paper flowers, and colorful stickers look original and cute. Here, ideas come to mind endlessly as soon as excitement strikes.

You can wrap the gift in the simplest white paper and write a lot of congratulations on it. This DIY packaging will completely replace greeting card. If you are preparing a gift for parents from grandchildren, then ask the children to color the packaging. Let them draw something and write nice wishes. In this case, felt-tip pens or colored markers are suitable for coloring.

If the gift is big

Gifts come in different sizes, including large ones. Moreover, this does not mean that they are incredibly expensive in price. If you decide to give your loved one or child a huge plush toy and want to make a surprise, you can place it in a large bag and decorate it with a bow. It is not forbidden to use other ideas, for example, tying a lot of balloons to a gift.

For large sizes household appliances A regular cardboard box will do. You just need to cover it with colored paper so that it’s difficult to guess in advance what’s inside.

As for cars, bicycles, yachts, airplanes, there is no need to pack them at all. The hero of the occasion will be happy anyway. Instead of a large package, you can choose another option, for example, putting your car keys in a small box.

Unusual shaped packaging

Sometimes the question arises, how to pack a gift of a non-standard shape, what can it be wrapped in? Most convenient way for this purpose - a bag of colored fabric. Sometimes the gift is wrapped in film or tissue paper. It is especially convenient to pack fresh flowers in pots in film.

But you can make a paper bag like the one you use to sell bread or wrap sandwiches. At first glance, the paper bag seems inconspicuous and uninteresting. But everything changes, you just have to bring your decor ideas to life. What kind of decor it will be is up to you to decide, but in any case, the unusual packaging will arouse interest.

With a little practice, you can make a pyramid-shaped package. It's actually not that difficult. You need to draw a diagram on cardboard, cut it out and fold it.

Many people know that there is a way to wrap a gift in a ball, but how do you put objects in there? You are unlikely to be able to do this on your own. You need to contact special companies that deal with such packaging on a regular basis. There is a video on the Internet that shows how to put flowers or toys into a ball using a large plastic tank and a pump. The ball should have a wide neck. So, if you want, you can master this method.

Packaging of sweets

Sweets are a very common gift, so the question of how to beautifully pack a box of chocolates and how to present sweets correctly is of interest to many. The easiest option is to wrap it in thin gift paper. Sweets are often packaged in transparent film and tied with a satin ribbon. But you can do something more original.

Candies look great in a small basket. You can put several types of sweets, fruits, toys, an envelope with money, in general, anything in the basket.

Wrapped candies are poured into beautiful glass jars. It is advisable to choose different types of candies so that it is interesting to dig through them and choose. Such a gift will be the most desirable for any sweet tooth, and the unusual packaging will delight the hero of the occasion.

If you have no idea how to wrap a gift, then seek help from stores that sell gift wrapping. There, a box of any shape will be wrapped according to all the rules. On your own, you can add some original element.

Of particular importance is the gender and age of the person to whom the gift is intended. For a girl, the packaging can be made in a more delicate style, decorated with lace and sparkles, but for a guy this option will not work. For him, a decoration in the form of a stylized tie glued to the top of a soldier, a model of a tank or a destroyer would be more acceptable.

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