I saw a video made by Linda Barker for a similar box…here’s the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icZRCaEk27I

I bought a cute bracelet for my girlfriend’s retirement from Etsy and needed packaging for it.

Etsy shop for Morse Code bracelet: https://tinyurl.com/3ehsurz6

I used pink scrapbook paper from American Crafts link: https://tinyurl.com/ypazx39f that I use for all 3d projects. I really like this paper.

Bottom of box: Cardstock measuring 10 1/8 x 8 3/4″ on the 10 1/8″ length, score at 1 3/8″, 2 3/4″, 7 3/8″, and 8 3/4″ turn to the 8 3/4″ side and score at 1 3/8″, 2 3/4″, 6″, 7 3/8″

Top of box : 9 5/8 x 8 3/8″ score on 9 5/8″ length at 1 1/4″, 2 1/2, 7 1/8″ and 8 3/8″ then turn to the 8 3/8″ length and score at 1 1/4, 2 1/2″, 5 7/8, 7 1/8″.

Handle: 5 3/4 x 1 1/2″ Scoring: on the 1 1/2″ length score at 3/4″ on 5 3/4″ length, score at 3/4″ and 1 1/2″ and then turn it around to the other end and score at 3/4 and 1 1/2″. Fold in half on the 1 1/2″ length and then put tear tape inside close the the edge and glue the fold shut. Fold the two outer scores up and fold the two inner scores, down, so it looks like a handle, then take your corner rounder and round the ends.

Decorator Paper Cover for box: 10 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ Four circles punched to either 1 1/4 each or 1 1/2″ — if you use the 1 1/2″ circles they will probably meet each other on the top and bottom of the box…but are easy to score at 3/4″ and then turn so that score is horizontal and score again at 3/4″…when you use the 1 1/4 punch, you’ll need to hand fold them in the center as it’s almost impossible to score them in half. Once you fold them in half once, burnish them, and then the second fold going the opposite direction, you’ll fold and then cut them in half, so you’ll have left, 1/2 of a circle with a fold in the center of it.

Fold and burnish all score lines on top and bottom of box, then on each corner there are four boxes that are scored. On the 10 1/8″ length of the bottom of the box, you want to cut on the first score lines up to the second score line and the second score line beside the first one you cut, cut up to the second score line. Cut out the first set of boxes (from the first cut you made) and then cut out the bottom box (from the second cut you made) and cut an angle on each side of the one box that’s left behind and you’ll do this to all four corners, making sure to cut the long center piece that’s left behind on an angle on both ends (only up to the first score line). Do the same cuts to the top of the box on the 9 5/8″ length. Put tear tape on the back of the small tab on each corner and put tear tape on the front of the long center box near the edge of the paper. Remove the backing to the tear tape and fold in one corner flap making sure the corners are even, and once both sides of the box are folded, you can go to the other end of the box and do the same thing, then fold in all of the longer center sections. If your tear tape doesn’t hold, add some wet glue. If you have any places where you can’t easily fold your flaps in, that means you didn’t cut out either the sides on an angle and you’ll need to do that so the box is put together properly. After the box is done, rub inside with a bone folder to ensure the sides are as flat as possible. Fold the top of the box exactly like you did the bottom.

Put the box together. Then take the decorated paper you have for the cover of the box, and lay it right above the spot where the top and bottom meet and then slowly wrap the paper around the box, making sure to fold it tight on each corner. I turned the paper over and scored on those folds, and then it fits the box better. Before removing the paper, put tear tape near the end of the paper on the underside, and adhere the paper to itself, but not to the box…this way the box can be reused.

I took the four circles I cut in half and using Tombox Mono Aqua glue, glued them to the corners of the box, making sure the straight side of the circle lines up with the edge of the decorated paper. Take the handle and using a hole punch, punch holes on either end of the handle and then place it where you want it on the box and make a mark through the holes you made, then remove the decorated paper from the box, and punch holes over the marks you made. I took a 5 3/4″ x 1″ piece of copier paper and used a long scallop punch and punched both sides of it then used Tombow Mono Aqua glue and adhered it to the handle. I added tear tape to the back of the two end flaps of the handle and put matching brads through the holes I made and then removed the backing of the tear tape, adhered the end flaps to the decorator paper. I made sure the backs of the brads were flat and then put the paper around the box. I added a decoration to the front of the box link: https://tinyurl.com/2h4xmpaa

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