Now that Halloween has come and gone, it’s time to start thinking forward to the rest of the holidays! As Christmas approaches (and trust me, it will be here faster than you want), one thing is always on my mind: gift packaging. I like to present my gifts in reusable wrappings whenever possible. It’s greener, and it’s like giving an extra gift!
The other day after I finished using a couple of pots of glitter, I set aside the empty containers, thinking they would be the perfect size for gifting a pair of earrings or other dainty gifts. Using little bits and pieces from my stash, I turned them into teeny-tiny gift boxes that can hold treasured trinkets for years to come.
Project estimate:
- Empty glitter containers, on hand
- Spray paint, on hand or $1 and up
- Nail polish, on hand or $1
- Felt, on hand or about $0.33
- Glue, on hand
- Buttons or other small embellishments, on hand
Total: Free and up
Start by giving your glitter containers a few coats of spray paint. I did one of mine in a textured gunmetal finish, and the other in a hammered copper finish.
Pick a coordinating color of nail polish and use it to paint the inside of each little gift box. I chose a dark royal blue for inside the gunmetal container and a shimmery pink for inside the copper container.
Cut a circle of felt to fit in the bottom of the gift box. (This is great for using up some of those little scraps you’ve been saving!) Use a few dabs of glue to hold it in place.
Glue buttons or other small embellishments to the lid of the gift box. Now it’s ready for giving the teeny-tiniest of gifts!
5 Comments
Kat
Neato! These would be great for little girls (like my granddaughter) to put their little treasures in! But half the time I use them myself. They come in handy for carrying meds with you. Tiny Altoid tins are great for that!
Glimmer
I love how these came out! This is my favorite kind of project-gives you that great feeling of recreating something that would be thrown away. Thanks so much for sharing it!
Jamie
I have to say this is genius! These little boxes look to be made of leather or some kind of metal. I can’t believe they are only plastic!! I hope it is okay, I just couldn’t help but feature these in my button crafts round-up here:
http://jamiebrock.hubpages.com/hub/Super-Cute-Button-Crafts-Tutorial-Round-Up?done
Thank you so much for sharing this!!
azteclady
This is a fantastic idea, thank you so much for sharing it.
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