I've just finished this origami gift box. Instead of the gift card, it holds chocolates. Yum... maybe just as good as a gift card?
I was recently taught how to make these little boxes, you should have heard the grumbling coming from me. Now they are second nature.
We have looked on line for written instructions to no avail. As you can see, the star is on the inside of the bottom piece. I was taught to do it the other way, like the top. Being the backwards person that I am, I just changed a couple of steps to get the star on the inside. I was also taught to do the star right handed, but figured out how to do it left handed. Look at the two stars, one is a lefty, the other a righty.
A double sided dp is best, and one that isn't too heavy. G45 works nicely, as does this one from Reminisce. The dp's from SU! work nicely, too. As long as your squares are all the same size, you can make one of these boxes.
Now I may have the challenge police after me, since this isn't one of the tutorials listed on the challenge. I'll just sweeten them up with this box of chocolates! Come get me!
As to the difficulty and my giving it a 3, that number goes down once you have it all figured out.
Date: Monday, December 22, 2014 GMT Views: 1780
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Mon, Dec 22, 2014 @ 1:13 PM
Truly fantastic...and incredibly beautiful, Jennifer. The box is better than the chocolate treats IMO! : )....and it is better than any tutorial that you could find. Any recipient will be in awe and keep the box long after the treats are gone.
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Mon, Dec 22, 2014 @ 3:27 PM
OMWord Jennifer!! I thought about doing an origami box but opted for easy!! Heehee! I just love this....If I told you that I am the challenge police would you send it to me!!??? Hahahaha!! I'm not (I don't really think they exist!!) They are all mythical creatures meant to keep us all in line! LOL!! I really do love your box, it is amazing to me how people can do these things! I used to know how to make a crane and with a lot of pictures can figure it out but this...wowzers!
So gorgeous! Love it my friend! Ps...I'm still using that glitter paper you sent me...you saw it today on my box!
Merry Christmas Jennifer!
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Mon, Dec 22, 2014 @ 4:49 PM
Oh my gosh Jennifer! I'd LOVE to see a tutorial on this one! It's fabulous and I've never seen anything like it! I laughed at your description since I had MANY projects with lots of whining and complaining here! I LOVE this!
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Tue, Dec 23, 2014 @ 5:33 PM
Oh, boy, what a beauty and filled with such delicious treats besides! Somebody is going to be extremely blessed to receive this home made from the heart gift box and sweet treats too, Jennifer! Your persistence paid off this time! Merry Christmas~
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Registered: June 14, 2009 Location: Keller, Texas Posts: 8597
Sat, Dec 27, 2014 @ 3:14 AM
Wow! I love this box! I was surprised that you couldn't find instructions online, so I looked ... and found several. All I did was enter "octagonal origami box" in Google and there they were. Here's one link for a box similar to yours: http://usefulorigami.com/origami-box-with-a-lid/
And another one that has the star on the outside. (I like your star on the inside of the base.) http://wn.com/origami_box_octagonal_flower_lid - This first one at this link doesn't have voice instructions, which is too bad as I think the voice instructions along with the visual work best.
There is a second video after this one, with the same link, that I think is the best one. It is titled "Ocatgonal Origami Box." (Her spelling, not mine!) It runs 9:16, and has voice instructions.
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Sun, Dec 28, 2014 @ 1:43 PM
This is really amazing! Wow!!!! Hugz
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