How to make a hat box?

So that the gift becomes even more pleasant, you need to pack it somehow differently. The most practical option is cardboard boxes. This ordinary thing can be beat. But for a start, you must independently make a round box.

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Choosing cardboard

Make a box is necessary from the bent material. An ideal option will be a dense dual or cardboard for packaging. When working with this material, the product will be without ugly folds. Material options for crafts:

Cardboard for creativity.
Whatman.
Photographic paper
Cardboard for poster.
Cardboard for designer work.

You can choose any material whose density is from 180 and to 250 g / m2. If the box is needed for storing pencils, scissors or handles, then color watman is suitable. In addition, you need to prepare a ruler, a simple pencil, glue and markers.

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Instructions for making boxes with lid

For the preparation of a box with a beautiful pattern, you must first find it on the Internet. After that print it into cardboard and cut items.
You can also choose an abstraction, printed on 2 sheets.
Draw on one of them a rectangle with 2.5 cm.
On one side of the rectangle draw triangles the same 2 sides. Cut them.
Cut the corners from two rectangles and glue the sides.
The second rectangle should be longer than first per 1 cm, while the height of the product depends on personal preferences.
Cut 2 circles for previous blanks, pre-measuring the circle.
Place the circle at the bottom of the base and glue to triangles.
And to close all the seams, the second round is glued with scotch.
The cover is made similar to the basis of the box.

On this, the creation of a box for handles and pencils is finished.

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Box of newspaper woven tubes

Round box can be made in another technology from newspapers. First you need to wind the tubes from the newspapers, and then start riding.
The bottom weaving scheme is the same: you need to go from the center of the base, which is 4 pairs of tubes. They are arranged crosswise.

We need to weave with one tube constantly lengthened due to the attachment of new tubes. As a result, it turns out the bottom and the roof of the planned diameter.
Then proceed to weaving the walls. To do this, lift the tube up and shake them on the desired height. At the end, get the tubes, hide them and glue. For better attachment, you can use clothespins.
The cover woves along the same scheme. For convenient closure, it is recommended to make the lid less than the box.
A pen. To create a handle, you need to take a few tubes and bore them with a tube. Insert them into weaving and secure.

At the end, paint the paint product and open lacquer.

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Registration of a round box

There are many box decoration options. Especially attractive it looks like a decoupage technique. Female representatives will like packaging with decor in the form of flowers. You can also decorate a beautiful cloth, ribbon, paper. A box with flowers on the lid is a great addition to a gift that is done with your own hands.

If you remember that a donor loves or what is fond of, you can attach a figure or model of the object to the lid.
You can decorate sequins, sequins, bows or geometric figures. It all depends on the fantasy.

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Hat Box with Flowers

This option is ideal for gift packaging - perfume. To make a craft, you need to prepare an empty box, ribbon, different types of colors, foam for floristics, pots of paper, paper, knife and water.
Step-by-step instruction:

Pieces of the floral foam are well mixed in the water, for this it should plunge, and not to stick on the surface. It is not necessary to push the water, because inside the foam can be dry. As a result, the flowers will die from the lack of moisture.
Choose flowers with stems of the same length, having previously removed the petals and leaves.
The bottom of the pots to remove with paper bugs to absorb excessive moisture.
Place a pot of foam.
Place flowers can be in chaotic order and rows. The last way is beautiful and fashionable.
Exclude the lumens and empty places so that the form of the floristic sponge does not spoil the appearance of the composition.
Put the gift inside the bouquet.
Slip the box with a ribbon decorated with greens and bud.