Sunday, January 9, 2011

Pink Rose Gift Box

This cute little box I made for Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, Challenge # 29!
The sketch for this challenge was this:
I saw that some of the DT members made little gift boxes instead of cards, so I thought I'd do the same! It's a welcome break from making only cards this last while. :)  (not that cards are not fun...but ya know).
So I used a gift box template from my template stash, that most closely resembled the sketch as I could get.  I used "gift box with handle" that I found on Homemade-Gifts-Made-Easy.Com. I glued the template onto a really lovely scrapbook paper and cut it out.

Here's a close up of the front decorating:
Unfortunately I didn't have a button to use for this project, because if I used any button from my measly stash of buttons, it would have ruined this gift box.  So I used a mini organza rose instead (fortunately I have a few hundred of these in stock left over from my wedding!).
Because this box template didn't have a flap as required in the sketch, I cut out a piece (half circles) of white paper, and another piece of the same scrapbook paper that I used to make the box with, with fancy scissors, and glued them in layers on the front of the box.
I then glued some ribbon lace to the top, and glued small white pearly beads to the ribbon as well.

I wanted to add a beaded dangly to the box as well, so I made this one, that I glued to the lace with a glue dot:
On the handle of the box I tied a white organza ribbon, and attached a small pink rose to the centre of the ribbon by wrapping the wire of the rose around the ribbon knot.  Unfortunately I only had one of these little roses, otherwise I would have used another one of these instead of the white rose I glued to the front of the box.
And that's my little box! :) I really love how it turned out! :D


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10 comments:

Deborah Frings said...

This is lovely - so many pretty details - it's fab!

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

You SHOULD love how it turned out b/c it's beautiful!!! I love the butterfly embellishment and the organza flower!!!

I can just picture your DeeDee's face with the crumbs on it!!!

Maria

Crafts a la Mode said...

I love how it turned out also. Just the kind of thing I like to make and give. Thanks so much.

Unknown said...

Loving the lace and pearls!!! Nice change up from a card! :) Thanks for linking, as always, to Fancy This Fridays!!!

Julia Aston said...

Love the pretty details on this - the ribbon and lovely charm! thanks for playing with the WMS sketch this week!

Crafty Mommy Diva said...

Beautiful! Love the butterfly. You have such an eye for details. Thanks for linking up to Scrappy Saturdays! Featuring this tomorrow!

Alice said...

this is so pretty! wonderful details! thanks for joining us at WMSC this week!

Jami said...

Beautiful gift box!
Hope you'll stop by the Pretty Packages Party and share!
http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/2011/01/pretty-packages-party-5.html

smiles!
Jami

Jami said...

Thanks for sharing your beautiful creation!
smiles!
Jami

Elsie said...

This is so beautiful! The lace and butterfly really adds a wonderful romantic touch to this bag.