Good Wednesday morning and welcome to the CLASSroom. Have you been paper crafting long enough to remember when making a pillow box involved printing out a template on cardstock and hand cutting it out with scissors? Years ago my husband made a few different sized templates for me in Photoshop and I had lots of fun making them but they were labor intensive. Several companies have pillow box dies on the market now but I was drawn to the Lawn Fawn Pillow Box because it appeared to make the largest assembled box measuring 4.25” x 2.25”. It is such a special way to add some sparkle and pizzazz to a small gift like a gift card. Lawn Fawn has also made a few fun accessory sets that are perfectly sized and scored to work with the box. I used the belt from the Santa’s Belly set on my project today but I have linked all three accessory sets at the bottom of my post.
My project was made using two coordinating papers from the Bazzill Specialty Kraft with Gold Foil pad and paired with Bazzill Metallic Gold Foil. Once I started making the box I had to wonder what in the world I was thinking using a shiny foil paper since it is so hard to photograph.
Here is a group photo of the different elements I used to embellish the box. Along with the Santa’s Belly belt I used the Impression Obsession Small Poinsettia set, Pine Pair, and Pine Sprig. You will notice the Holly Flourish in the photo but I ended up not using it.
Fold the two main score lines of the box and reinforce using your bone folder.
Apply double stick tape to the small tab and fold the top over and attach the two sides together.
The end tabs are scored and perforated and easily fold in to complete the assembly of the box.
Attach double stick tape to the belt piece and attach it around the middle of the box.
Cut the poinsettias using gold foil cardstock and form the them using a stylus and molding.
Assemble and attach the poinsettia sections using glossy accents. I used two of the smallest sections and one middle sized for my flowers. I made two complete flowers for this project.
Cut the foliage pieces using one of the coordinating papers from the pad. There is just enough gold to show and yet allow the gold foil poinsettias to be the main focus.
Trim the pine pair pieces to fit the arrangement.
Lightly form the pine pieces with your finger to add natural dimension.
Attach three pieces of the pine to the box with glossy accents – one to the left and two to the right for a natural design. You can attach yours however you like.
Attach the two poinsettias to the center of the box and hold in place for a few seconds to make sure they are secure.
Tuck a few pieces of the pine sprigs around the poinsettias and attach the with glossy accents.
I’m so sorry it was so hard to get a good photo of the detail in the arrangement.
Here’s a group photo of a few different versions I have made.
I hope you have enjoyed my pillow box tutorial and will give making some a try.
