Made a foldable paper box by yourself

Usually, we want to make a foldable paper box by ourself, but we dont know how to make it by our own, now let me show you.

1.Cut Your Paper

To make a lidded box, you will need two pieces of paper that are perfect squares–the paper for the box bottom needs to be half an inch smaller than the paper for the box top. When folded, the box will become about one-third the size of the original square. In this example, we began with 13″ and 13.5″ squares of paper, and created a box that is 4.75″ wide and 2.5″ tall. With this in mind, feel free to experiment with paper sizes to create a custom box! A mid-weight paper works best for this project, though lighter-weight papers like plain old printer paper or orgami paper work just fine, too. As a general rule of thumb, the heavier the paper you use, the sturdier the box will be.

When cutting out the paper, it’s worth taking the time to perfectly square up your right angles as that’s what will give your box a nice, uniform shape. I recommend using a clear gridded ruler, cutting mat, and rotary cutter for the job.

   

2. Fold Long Edges

Once your paper squares are cut out, lay the paper on your work surface with the wrong side facing up and fold the paper in half, long edge to long edge. When your corners and edges are nicely matched up, softly press the fold with your fingers, and then crease with a bone folder to make the fold permanent.

Open the paper and turn it 90 degrees. Repeat to fold the opposite long edges together, pressing the fold with your fingertips and creasing with a bone folder.

 

With the paper opened up, fold each corner up to meet the center point where all of the creases intersect. Press the fold in place and crease with a bone folder.

Repeat to fold each corner to the center.

Fold the bottom edge of the square up to meet the point where all of the corners intersect in the middle. Press the fold and crease with a bone folder. Then repeat to fold the top edge down to the center.

 

• Form the Box Shape

Congratulations…you’re done folding! Your folded paper should look like this. Now it’s time to tuck in the edges and form the box.

Lift up the “walls” of the box along the two folded edges. Working on one open corner at a time, use your thumbs to press down the tabs. Don’t make any new creases here–just follow the existing folds and the box will start to take shape. (You may have a moment where you think this is never going to work, but trust me, it will.)

Once your top and bottom are done, fill the box with your cute handmade gift and nestle the lid on top. And if you use a pretty paper to make the box, no gift wrap is required! When first learning this technique, I recommend practicing on printer paper before diving into the fancy stuff. Once you get the technique down, this is a super fun and easy way to make a box in a pinch.

 

After you finish the foldable gift box, then you could put your own gift in it, when your friends and kids get the gift, wow, amazing, I cant believe you made it by yourself.

Enjoy it.