Sometimes you need to give a gift, but want to dress the packaging up extra special. This fabric covered box was so easy to make! My good friend’s birthday is coming up and she loves to sew. I am going to put cute supplies and maybe a gift card inside-no gift wrap necessary!
It was really easy to make to. I gathered my supplies and heated up the glue gun:
- Cardboard box
- Enough fabric to cover the box and lid
- Extra cardboard the size of the lid or larger
- Enough trim to go around the perimeter of the lid
- Glue gun
The hardest part was keeping the box from shifting as I pulled the sides of the fabric in and glued them to the bottom of the box. I started on one side and worked my way around, giving it a nice gathered look. After securing the fabric around the bottom of the box, I trimmed the extras to remove some bulk.
Using the lid as a guide, I cut out a piece of cardboard (I used a cereal box) a little smaller than the lid.
I secured a piece of fabric with hot glue to the opposite side of the cardboard, creating a smooth, nicely finished surface. Attach to the bottom of the box, nice side up.
Starting on the lid, place the top side of the lid on the wrong side of the fabric. Cut fabric leaving a few inch allowance, depending on how high the lid is on the sides.
Attach fabric while trimming around the outside sides and then the inside sides using the hot glue. I later added ribbon to cover the rough edge of the fabric.
The box is now finished, but it needed a little extra, don’t you think?
I added a little vintage trim around the lid of the box for a little extra flair. It was ready for all of the sewing goodies I had picked up for my friend’s birthday!
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Great idea and easy to do. I can see these for wedding showers or mother’s day presents. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, I love these. I will have to grab some next time I’m at the craft store. I have tons of fabric pieces that would be perfect.
You did a great job covering that round box! Super cute.
What a cute idea! I love that a gift box can be another gift in itself!
What a cute idea! So fun and it came out great!
Such a cool idea! I will have to remember this next time I wrap a gift
That looks a lot easier than I would have thought!!! Very neat! Thanks for sharing.
How cute! This would be a great thing tomake for odd shaped items that are harder to wrap
This is such a great idea!
I wish I was as crafty as you!!
We had to make our daughter a valentines day box for tomorrow. Mine looks so… sad. lol
Love this!!
I am remembering this for my next giving holiday! I hate buying bags, wrapping paper, etc because it is such a waste!
This is a awesome idea and so cute
These would make great gifts.
Such a great idea! Easy to do, too, which I love! I’d love to make one of these for my daughter!
What a great idea! I love that a gift box can be used as a decor items … thanks for sharing.
Love this idea for making all the different boxes I have match – thanks!
This is a creative idea to present a gift in. I had never thought about doing this but this would be perfect to make using pieces of cloth that were left over. I love that you found a use for a cereal box.
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i am definately trying this…..love this idea.
This is super cute! Great way to use up scraps too!
LOVE THIS IDEA CANT WAIT TO TRY IT WITH MY GIRLS
LOVE this idea!! Thank you for sharing, I am always wanting to make those plan boxes cute! This would always be a great picture box!!
These are really nice. You could change the material to match the persons likes. You could probably do these with any type of box you may have. Really dresses them up and makes them look fancy . Thanks for the great idea
such a great gift box for presents. seems pretty easy to make as well.
These are so cute. My daughter would love to make these. I can’t wait to try making one with her. Thanks for sharing.
I love this idea, I can’t wait to try it myself.
It looks so great and easy. Thank you for sharing.
great idea fo Mothers Day giffts Ill use your instructions to do this craft with my grandkids for their Mom & OTHER gramma’s gift thx
Great Idea, make a great gift!