Homemade Gift Boxes - Easy DIY
If you are looking for either a last minute gift idea or a homemade gift idea, these homemade gift boxes are great! I have made a few of these both with and without the kids on several occasions. You can make these as easy/basic or as very detailed as you want. We used this same method of box decorating for the kids' school Valentine's Day boxes. So, you don't have to just use these as a gift idea.
The basics that you need are a plain box, some paints, and Mod Podge.
For more fun and details, collect some decorations such as photos, stencils, tissue paper, pressed flowers, ticket stubs, etc.
Use a plain box. I prefer wood/cardboard, but you could try some other materials. Michael’s and Hobby Lobby have a good assortment.
This is a plain box that I use to decorate. This one cost $4.79.
Paint your box with the acrylic paints and add decorations using Mod Podge as an adherent. Get creative. Find sentimental photos, ticket stubs, flowers from the yard – anything that would be meaningful to the recipient.
For this box I used a big foam brush for most of it and taped off areas to make the stripes.
To get step by step details and instructions for making and decorating your own gift box head over to the blog post.
Once you box is completely dry, you can fill it with candy, toys, smaller gifts and more.
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