Make a cardboard box. Interesting ideas for creating cardboard boxes for small items and jewelry

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The options that we have prepared for you are suitable for decorating a gift for any holiday and for any reason, and for storing jewelry, postcards, and various trifles. Stock up on good thick cardboard, sharp scissors, glue and multi-colored paper.

Box manufacturing options

From a candy box

As usual, let's start with the simplest and most affordable option for creating a do-it-yourself cardboard box using a ready-made candy box. What will be needed additionally:

PVA glue;
scissors;
decorative (gift) paper;
white acrylic paint.

First you need to get a foam insert with cells for sweets from the box. Now you need to paste over the box with gift paper, and paint the inside with white paint. Instead of paint, you can use white cardboard to decorate the inside of the lid. If you want, you can return the plastic cells so that it is convenient to store rings, earrings and chains separately.

From ordinary matchboxes

This is also one of the interesting and affordable options for how to make a cardboard box with your own hands. The role of the main material will be played by cardboard boxes of matches glued together. What you need:

thick cardboard for the base;
matchboxes - 8-10 pieces;
PVA glue;
paper for registration;
beads, felt, rhinestones, beads and other decor.

To begin with, you need to cut out a square from thick and strong cardboard, to which you will attach the details of the future decorative chest of drawers. Connect matchboxes in pairs and glue them to the base. Now you can start decorating. You need to paste over the drawers of the chest of drawers with paper and attach your decor to them.

Use buttons or large beads to make handy drawer handles.

Corrugated cardboard

This is a do-it-yourself box made of cardboard, which does not have a lid and which can act as an organizer on your desktop. What do you need:

several sheets of thick corrugated cardboard or ordinary thick cardboard;
stationery knife;
PVA glue;
Ruler and pencil;
pattern.

First you need to make a drawing of a cardboard box with your own hands or use ours:

Now, using a sharp clerical knife, you need to cut out the holes of the future organizer. You need to prepare 20 such templates. But! Make five layers with only the large hole, five more with all three holes, and 10 patterns with only two holes. You will also need 5 sheets without holes.

Now you need to glue the parts together: first, connect the solid parts, then glue the parts with a large hole, then glue the parts with two holes and the rest of the parts on top. You need to put something heavy on the organizer and leave it on all night. Now you can put a stylish and eco-friendly box on the table and store your phone, notepads, notepads and other necessary things in it.

Round

This is a do-it-yourself box made of cardboard and fabric. You will also need the following materials and tools:

synthetic winterizer;
cardboard;
dense material with any pattern;
PVA glue;
sharp scissors;
paper tape;
binders;
simple pencil;
ruler.

First you need to cut a circle of the diameter you want the chest to be. Now you need to cut out a long rectangle for the side. The width will depend on how high you see the future product. Now connect these two parts with masking tape.

Now you need to glue the blank with the selected fabric, cut out the bottom of the box from the fabric as well. Use binders to secure the material and allow it to adhere well. According to the principle of preparing the box, make a lid, glue a synthetic winterizer on top so that it is soft and also decorate the lid with a cloth. You can use additional decor to decorate the sides and lid.

You can decorate the box not only with cloth, but also with thick gift paper, and also use the shape of a heart. We offer several interesting options that are suitable for decorating a gift, for example, watches or jewelry, as well as for storing sewing supplies or jewelry.

In such a soft box, it is convenient to store jewelry made of precious metals or use it as a stand for Easter eggs.

It is not necessary to additionally decorate a cardboard box with paper or cloth; you can use corrugated cardboard and leave it in its original form or paint it in any color.

In the form of a chest

Such a chest is useful for playing pirates, for collecting money at a wedding or for storing any things. If you use a ready-made pattern, which we will place below, then choose a thinner cardboard that bends easily. If you assemble the chest lid in parts, then thick cardboard will do.

Decorate cardboard boxes with your own hands with fabric, paints and satin ribbons.

Cardboard with multiple compartments

You need to stock up on the following materials:

thick cardboard (an electronics box will do);
sharp tailor scissors;
PVA glue;
Scotch;
large buttons;
decor (paper, lace, decoupage napkins, paints, rhinestones).

First, make a drawing of the future box on the prepared cardboard.

Now you need to carefully cut out the pattern and prepare other details.

Assemble all the details of the structure using tape. It will provide the structure with strength and stability.

When the design is ready, then you can start decorating. Use any suitable material for this: fabric, paper, lace, satin ribbons. Use large buttons as handles.

Box-book

An interesting gift option or an option for secretly storing jewelry or money.

What you need for crafts:

tight binding (take an old or unnecessary book that you don’t mind using for crafts. Although, of course, book lovers can argue with this);
scissors;
pencil;
ruler;
corrugated cardboard;
thin cloth or gauze;
for top decoration: vinyl wallpaper or thick fabric, or gift paper and other materials.

First you need to separate the binding of the book. Next, from corrugated cardboard, you need to build a box of a future book-safe.

Carefully connect the parts and seal the walls with gauze. Then it remains only to decorate the top of the future book, using any material that is at hand.

This is a variant of the design of the box in the form of a book, although the execution technique shown in the photo is somewhat different. Here a real book is used and its glued sheets with a hole cut out serve as a container for storing items.

From a milk or juice box

A fairly simple option, but it turns out very cute and beautiful. At first glance, it is even difficult to understand that the chest is made from an ordinary tetrapak box. What will be required:

an empty and clean box of any shape;
masking tape;
printed paper or wrapping paper, you can even use wallpaper;
stationery knife;
ruler;
pencil;
glue;
all kinds of decor;
satin ribbon.

To begin with, on the wide side of the box, you need to use a pencil and a ruler to outline the future door and carefully cut it out with a knife.

Now with adhesive tape (you can use masking tape) you need to paste over all sides of the box, as shown in the photo:

Next, you can start decorating the box. Use prepared materials and glue to complete the look. You can also attach a clasp or satin ribbon to your box by tying it into a bow.

In order for the box to look like a real box inside, you need to paste over it with velvet, felt or any suitable soft material.

We offer you to see a few more photos of do-it-yourself cardboard boxes:

When decorating, you can use various interesting techniques, for example, decoupage, craquelure, quilling and others.

An ordinary shoe box makes an excellent jewelry box with compartments for storing jewelry. Thick cardboard is quite easy and comfortable to work with, it is durable, amenable to glue and goes well with various decor.

We propose to apply one of the mentioned techniques in the design of a cardboard box with your own hands. A master class is traditionally at the end of each of our articles:

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The box is a unique item for storing various things at home. Such as shoes, stationery. Someone keeps letters, postcards, but you never know what.

As a rule, the box is made of cardboard and is easy to decorate. The main thing is an idea and a little imagination. So let's do craft box, or rather for ribbons, lace, threads and other cute women's gizmos.

Materials and tools for decorating the box:

Tile cardboard box
Scissors
Ruler and pencil
Flat brushes
Glue PVA construction universal and PVA for joinery
Acrylic paints
Three-layer paper napkin, background
Single-layer textile napkins, 41*41 - 3 pieces
Acrylic varnish
Braid
Button
glue gun

The tile box consists of a main part and a removable lid (Photo 1), and I have an idea to make a box for needlework. Then the box should close like a suitcase.

To do this, I drew a line along the perimeter of the box on three sides (Photo 2), noting the depth of the lid and cut it off (Photo 3).

I left one side and glued it to the base (Photo 4).

I smeared the entire surface of the box with glue so that the paint lays down better and reduces its consumption (Photo 5) and dried well.

More interesting:

Creating a box (the bottom of the box)

Draw a heart of the desired shape on paper, cut out the resulting stencil. Circle and cut out a piece of cardboard 1.7 mm thick on it.

Using a tape measure, measure the perimeter of the workpiece. First, measure the length of segment AB on the right side of the heart, then on the left side of the heart, subtract one thickness of the cardboard from which you make the side of the box (I have 0.8 mm) and add 1 mm (bend tolerance).

Cut out a strip from 0.8 mm thick cardboard. The length is calculated in the course of previous measurements, the width is equal to the desired depth of the box. Now, from one of the ends of the strip, set aside the segment AB, calculated on the right side of the heart, make a scoring in this place and bend the cardboard strip.

Use masking tape to secure the fold on the outside. Along the entire underside of the cardboard strip, glue a strip of masking tape on the outside: half of the tape is on the cardboard, half is free. On the free part of the adhesive tape, make transverse cuts. The distance between the notches is 5-10 mm.

Coat the side sections of the cardboard heart with PVA glue and glue the cardboard strip around the perimeter, and wrap the cut pieces of adhesive tape on the bottom. The cardboard strip is glued not from above to the plane of the heart, but from the side, to its face, that is, as if wrapping it around.

For cardboard, it is better to use not ordinary stationery PVA, but PVA glue for carpentry. It is thicker, grips fabric and cardboard better, sticks faster and more reliably.

Glue all the seams at the bottom inside the box with glue.

Strengthen the bead joint at the top of the heart with masking tape both inside and out.

It is recommended that before starting work, check how the selected fabric behaves with glue. Take a small piece of fabric for the experiment and cardboard, try gluing the material to cardboard in order to understand how the fabric passes glue, whether stains appear, how thick a layer of glue is necessary and acceptable for gluing the selected type of fabric.

It is advisable to use materials that are not too thick, as natural as possible (synthetics stick worse), not elastic. Cotton and thin linen fabrics are preferred. Ideal for work 100% cotton, thin and dense, used for patchwork and quilting.

From the fabric chosen for the exterior, cut out a strip: the length is equal to the perimeter of the box of the box (measured with a centimeter tape), plus two centimeters for allowances, the width is equal to the height of the sides of the box from the outside, plus two or three centimeters for allowances.

Do not try to glue the entire surface of the box with glue at a time and glue the entire fabric in one fell swoop. Lubricate the cardboard should be gradually, in sections, and glue the material evenly.

Start working from the top of the heart (from the corner). How the joint is formed, I will show later, at the stage of working with the lid. While I will say that the fabric is glued around the perimeter of the side, leave equal allowances on top and bottom. From below, along the bottom, cut the allowance in the same way as the adhesive tape was cut at the assembly stage, wrap the strips of the allowance on the bottom and glue with PVA. On the upper edge of the side, wrap the allowances inward (without cuts) and glue.

A piece of cardboard with a thickness of 0.8 mm with a heart outline (use the main stencil) with double-sided tape, stick to the scrapbook paper and cut them out together.

So it turns out much smoother and more accurate than if you cut it separately, and then try to glue it together.

In this step, it is better to use double-sided tape, because PVA can warp the scrapbooking paper.

Tint the edges with a pad of pigment ink and glue to the bottom of the box from the outside with PVA glue.

Using a centimeter tape, measure the inner perimeter of the box (this will be the length of the cardboard strip) and the height of the walls inside the box of the box (subtract a couple of millimeters from it, and this will be the width of the cardboard strip).

From thin coated cardboard, cut a strip with the calculated dimensions. On it, cut out a piece from the fabric chosen for the interior decoration, adding allowances of 1 cm on each side.

Glue the fabric to the white side of the coated cardboard. Turn the top allowance along the long side to the wrong side and glue. Cut the bottom allowance. Start gluing the "lining" into the box in the same way as the outer fabric - from the top corner of the heart.

Attach the edge of the cardboard part to the corner on the left, and glue the fabric allowance on the right half of the heart.

Gradually glue the part along the inner perimeter, and when you return to the upper corner of the heart again, tuck the fabric allowance to the wrong side of the cardboard part, glue it there and glue the “lining” to the corner. Thus, a neat joint is obtained.

When gluing the “lining”, bring the incised lower fabric allowance to the bottom, and then also glue it with PVA.

According to the main stencil, cut out a piece for the bottom from thin coated cardboard. Try it on. If it does not fit well on the bottom, cut where required.

Depending on how thick the fabric is used for the inside of the box, this part may need to be trimmed 1-2mm around. That is, the main template is equal in area to the bottom of the box, but without taking into account the already glued inner walls, and they consist of coated cardboard and fabric, and can add up to 1 mm thickness to the walls. In addition, the cardboard part of the bottom will also be pasted over with a cloth, and this, depending on its thickness, can “eat” up to 1 mm more. Thus, the cardboard part of the bottom must be very carefully tried on and trimmed if necessary.

Cover the bottom part with interior fabric, cut off excess material, leaving allowances, cut the allowances, wrap them on the wrong side and glue. Glue the bottom into the box.

Creating a lid

Put the finished box of the box on a piece of paper upside down and circle it - this way you get a stencil for the top of the lid. From binding cardboard, 1.7 mm thick, cut out the part according to the stencil. From cardboard with a thickness of 0.8 mm, prepare the sides of the lid (the calculation algorithm is the same as when creating the box). The gluing procedure is also the same. The result is the same blank, only wider to put on top of the box, and the sides are lower.

Since the sides are lower and made of rather thin cardboard, they do not hold the shape of the heart very well - they deviate outward. Therefore, additionally strengthen them from the outside with a strip of cardboard 1.7 mm thick. The lid must be tried on to the box of the box, it should be easy to put on and take off.

On peach-colored office paper, print the inscription "All you need is love". Cut out identical hearts from this paper and scrapbooking paper.

Tear the scrap paper, fray the edges, tint with brown pigment ink. Roll the torn strip into a roll and secure with a drop of glue. Also tint the paper with the inscription with ink. Glue both layers to the lid of the box so that the inscription is in the torn strip.

From the linen used for the exterior, cut a strip. The length is equal to the perimeter of the lid on the outside, plus two centimeters for allowances. The width is equal to the height of the sides of the lid, multiplied by two, plus two centimeters for allowances and decor.

Now about the formation of the joint in the outer pasting of the box - what I missed in the description of the box. The essence is the same as with the interior decoration. Start gluing the fabric from the top corner of the heart. The allowance goes to the right side, the rest of the fabric - to the left.

Glue the material to the board in a circle and, returning to the upper corner of the heart, fold the remaining allowance and glue the fabric.

Wrap the bottom edge of the linen strip inward and glue it to the walls. On the part of the fabric that is wrapped at the bottom (bottom allowance), make cuts and glue the material to the bottom.

Wrap the top allowance on the top of the lid, form arbitrary folds and glue. Fray the edges in places, tint them and the folds with pigment ink.

Form a composition from paper flowers, stamens and waxed cord. Either glue it to the lid with Moment Crystal glue, or sew it with threads directly to the cardboard.

On the right edge of the lid, use an awl to make holes and lay a decorative stitch with floss threads.

On the inside, it is better not to make knots, and glue the ends of the threads to the cardboard with PVA so that the knots do not create bulges on the inner bottom of the lid. The bottom is formed in the same way as the bottom of the box box.

Add a semi-pearl on the lid, and the heart-shaped box is ready!

Watch the video tutorial on creating a heart-shaped box-box:

Every woman has a lot of little things that need a special storage system. These are various decorations, accessories for creativity or needlework and many other items. A do-it-yourself cardboard box made of cardboard can be an excellent option that allows you to store all the necessary little things. Creating a suitable box is easy. The main thing is to connect your imagination and give it a unique and original look.

Simple box. Preparatory stage

This option is easy to create. The box is a cardboard box. Its capacity and functionality depend on your needs. To facilitate the task, it is recommended to use blanks. In this case, it is much easier and easier to make cardboard boxes with your own hands.

Schemes must be transferred to paper. Before calculating the dimensions, consider: for what purposes your box will be used. If jewelry will be stored in it, then you should not make it bulky. But if the box is intended for needlework, the size of the box should be much larger.

Manufacturing technique

So, consider how to make a box with your own hands from cardboard:

Prepare thick cardboard.
Using the diagram, mark the contours of the box on it.
Cut out the resulting workpiece.
Bend the fold lines. Carefully glue the places where the box is connected. If you took thick cardboard, then it is difficult to work with it. But it is he who allows you to create a solid structure. Such a box will be an excellent place to store various things. You can use superglue or PVA. But a more reliable option is scotch tape.
The resulting box needs a beautiful case. To do this, use wrapping paper. This is a thin material that perfectly decorates the surface of the cardboard. Old wallpaper is a good option.
When pasting over the box, be sure to leave allowances for the hem. Wrap them up and glue them to the inside of the box.
Choose the right style of wrapping paper for interior decor. Paste the bottom of the box with this material immediately. Then - the inner side parts.
Now it remains to come up with decoration. For decor, you can use any ornaments, flowers, beads, beads. It all depends on your imagination.

Round box

Sometimes it is believed that it is difficult to make a box of this shape. Completely wrong! It is quite easy to make a round box of cardboard with your own hands. You will see for yourself.

Manufacturing technology of a round box:

Mark a circle on thick cardboard. This will be the base of the box.
Draw a long rectangle. This is the side of the box. Its width is the height of the future box. And the length should correspond to the circumference plus 2-3 cm per connection.
Allowances will be needed to assemble such parts together. They can be left on the base of the box. So, as shown in the figure or on a rectangular blank.
Carefully calculating the dimensions, cut out the blanks.
Connect them with glue or tape.
Make a lid for the box using the same technology. But remember that the base circle should be slightly larger. After all, the lid should be easy to put on the box. And its height is less.
So, an excellent do-it-yourself cardboard box is made. It remains to decorate it. Thinking over an interesting decoration, do not forget about an important point. All folds must be carefully camouflaged. Therefore, it is recommended to decorate both the outer sides and the inner ones.

Tape box

This is a simple but original solution. How is a do-it-yourself jewelry box made from cardboard and a reel (from under adhesive tape)?

Let's consider in detail.

Trace the outer circle of the bobbin onto thick cardboard. You will need two of these. One will be the base and the other will be the lid.
Connect the bottom to the bobbin. To do this, you can use tape. Or leave a hem allowance at the base in advance.
To make a cover, use the technology described in the previous example. Remember that it should be slightly larger than the base.
You have created a wonderful box with your own hands from cardboard with a lid. Now it's up to fantasy. The original decor will make it a real work of art.

soft box

Having considered simple options, let's try to diversify the technology a little. For example, if you want to create do-it-yourself boxes from cardboard and fabric, then you can use the following method. This box will be a great place to store important things. In addition, it is a great decorative element.

Let's figure out how such a box is made with our own hands from cardboard. The master class will greatly help in this:

You will need a round box. You can use a ready-made blank (for example, left after a hat) or make it yourself.
Apply a thin layer of adhesive to the outer side surface.
Glue thin foam to it.
Choose a nice fabric. Measure a rectangular cut on it. Its width should be equal to twice the height of the box plus 10-15 cm for free folding. The length corresponds to the circumference with the addition of a seam allowance. Wrap your box in this fabric.
Cut out a circle from cardboard that will fit easily inside the box. Cover it with foam rubber and cloth. It is better to choose a lighter fabric for the bottom.
If desired, you can decorate such a box in any way. Use ribbons, beads, bubo, beads.

Heart box

This box itself looks quite original. In addition, this box is easy to make with your own hands from cardboard.

The master class allows you to understand the progress of work:

Cut out two hearts from construction paper.
Prepare two rectangles. Decorate one side with “teeth”.
Glue a rectangle around the perimeter of the heart. Combine the prepared “cloves” with the base. It is best to use Moment glue. This will provide the necessary strength.
Repeat the process for the other rectangle. When doing this, be sure to take into account the allowance required to connect both side parts.
Glue the second heart blank on the bottom. The decor imitating lace looks original.
Create a lid for your box in the same way.
Sophistication and originality will give cut out pictures of bears or illustrations in a romantic style. Complete the decor with beads, flowers, butterflies.

Box of threads

This is another amazing technique that you can use to make a box. Let's figure out how to make a box with your own hands from cardboard and thread.

Progress:

For the base, you can choose any shape. It can be a circle, a rectangle or a heart. Cut out two blanks from thick cardboard.
One of them, which will become the bottom of the box, needs to be decorated. To do this, you can choose any solution. In extreme cases, glue it with colored paper.
In this base around the perimeter, mark the holes with a needle. The distance between the "holes" is 1 cm. Try not to leave much space from the edge. Screw toothpicks into the marked holes. Each of them must be glued.
Now you can take on the threads. Lay the first row between the toothpicks. Skip the thread as follows: in front of the stick, then behind it. The next row is placed in a checkerboard pattern.
Weave to the middle. Now put a bead on each toothpick. Continue weaving the threads further.
Having finished the box, it is necessary to fix the structure. To do this, put on and glue beads on each toothpick.
The upper and lower parts of the box can be decorated with an original chain or ribbon.

Now you know how to create a beautiful cardboard box with your own hands.

Conclusion

If you were inspired by the creation of such a masterpiece, then many of the recommendations given in the article will come in handy. Such a detail will become an amazing decoration of your home and a source of your pride. In addition, a beautiful box made of cardboard, created with your own hands, can be a great gift. After all, every woman needs such things.

In the house of every girl there are things that should be kept in a box. It can be small accessories, jewelry and other small items. If you can’t buy a suitable box, then you can make it yourself from cardboard.

Making a decor element with your own hands is not very difficult, but it will take patience and time. The advantage of creating a box on your own is the ability to choose its shape, size and color to your liking. After all, the store does not always sell caskets that fully satisfy the needs of girls. The box can be small, inappropriate shape, and everything else - expensive. Therefore, home creativity will appeal to every craftswoman and lover of original things.

There are many ways to create a cardboard box at home. Therefore, you first need to decide on the shape, width and size of the box. You need to choose what kind of cardboard it will be made of, because it can be soft cardboard, hard or other material that can be pasted over with cardboard. The schemes for making caskets differ from each other, so at first it is better to familiarize yourself with several, and only then choose the most suitable method and scheme.

Do-it-yourself cardboard box: an easy way

The first method is considered the easiest, but also somewhat unusual. After all, to create a box, you will have to donate a book. The book will have to choose the one that is no longer needed, or just gathering dust in the closet. Of course, this option may seem strange to some, but still it has its advantages.

In order to make a box, you need to take a thick book and cut out pages from it with a clerical knife. You need to cut it so that the edges of the page remain, and you can choose the depth of your box yourself. You do not need to cut all the pages, as the box will lose its purpose.

After the pages are cut out, the remaining ones need to be glued together with liquid glue, leave the book to dry completely, and decorative elements, such as flowers, rhinestones or ribbons, can be glued to the cover. After the box is ready, you can put your jewelry or small things in it.

DIY cardboard box: master class

There is also a way to create a cardboard box or box. How to make a box of such material step by step, we will consider further.

For such a process, you will need a box of the right size or cardboard, from which you can make a box yourself. To learn how to make a box out of a box, you can watch a video that will show you how to make a drawing on cardboard and cut a box out of it.

All sides of the cardboard that are cut out must be folded together and glued together in the shape of a box. From the cardboard that remains, you need to create a box that will slide out of the box. It should be the same size as the box, but smaller in height. After the box is ready, it must be pasted over with paper, the color of which is chosen as desired. The same paper can be pasted over the box from the outside, of course, the color can change depending on the desire of the creator of the box.

Next, you need to take a flat piece of cardboard the same width and length as the box, and it also needs to be pasted over with colored paper. This cardboard will act as a partition between the boxes. You can choose the shape of your box, and its filling, for example, you can make two compartments, one of which will slide out, and the second one will simply be covered with a box lid.

In order to make a regular compartment in your box, you just need to glue another piece of cardboard, which will act as the front wall. And at the very end, you need to insert a drawer on the lower part and decorate the entire box with the desired decor elements. To decorate the box, you can choose different flowers, hearts, bright paper products and shiny hairpins. Inside the box, you can put jewelry, accessories, paper products, and even money.

Candy box box

The easiest option for making a box is to use a candy box. Only the box must be solid, that is, the lid of the box must be connected to its bottom. This option for creating a box will take a minimum of time, and you won’t need much material to decorate it.

It is necessary to empty the box of sweets, it will be especially convenient if there is a form for sweets in the box, which usually has several compartments. So, the box needs to be pasted over with colored paper, you can choose any color, you can even combine several colors to make the box brighter. If you glue the box in one color, then you need to take one large piece of paper so that it can capture both the lid and the bottom of the box. You can learn more about how to decorate a box with colored paper by watching a master class from professional craftswomen.

After the box is pasted over with colored paper, it must be allowed to dry, and the paper should be smoothed from air bubbles. This can be done with glue, water and a brush. Next, you just need to insert a candy mold into the box, and you can put various decorations into it. The box can be decorated with different flowers, ribbons and other decorations.

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