Create a holiday ornament and gift box
In this tutorial we’ll show you how to make a holiday ornament that you can use as a Christmas tree decoration during the holiday season. Or perhaps a great gift for family and friends. Click here to download the free templates and make one yourself today!
How to create a holiday ornament and gift box in 4 easy steps
There are 4 basic steps to this project. Watch the video to see how it’s done and follow along with the detailed instructions below.
You will need the following materials for this project:
- Cube and Cutout Box template on the cardstock
- Scissors and knife
- Ruler
- Paper clip or needle
- String
- Tape and double-sided tape
- Battery LED candle (optional)
- Download a free trial of PaintShop Pro if you don’t have photo editing software.
- Download our free Cube and Cutout box templates here.
- Open the template in PaintShop Pro.
- Find the photos you like and copy/paste them to appropriate layers in PaintShop Pro.
- Resize and rotate your photos as needed to fit the template.
- Print out the template on a cardstock or a thicker paper.
- Cut the image out with scissors or a knife.
- For the gift box, remember to cut out the slit.
- Fold the template along the dotted lines as shown in the video.
- Apply double-sided tape to all the side-tabs.
- Now we can fold the template into a box.
- For the gift box:
- Remember to tuck the handles into the slit.
- Then tuck the lid inside.
- And…voila!
- For the holiday ornament:
- Leave the lid on first and use a needle to poke a hole in it.
- Thread a string into the hole and tape it on the lid.
- Put a battery LED candle inside the box.
- Close and glue the lid.
- And…voila!
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