4x4x4 Gift Box with Hook and Eye Closure

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Create an elegant 4x4x4 inch gift box from a single sheet of 12x12 cardstock, perfect for presenting small gifts like ties, socks, cosmetics or perfume bottles. This clever design features a hook and eye closure system that locks securely without any glue required. The box can be customised with patterned papers in pink, purple and grey tones for a sophisticated finish.

You will need

Toni Darroch & Teresa Collins - Remember This - 12 X 12 Paper Collection - 030822ASEE IT

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Step by step

1. 

   Take a 12x12 sheet of cardstock and position it on your envelope board, aligning it to the XL line and the diagonal line marked XL.

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2. 

   Score down the first line on your patterned paper. Then use the XL punch to create holes along the marked line.

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3. 

   Continue scoring and folding down the decorative paper sheet. Repeat the scoring and folding process all the way across the sheet horizontally to create evenly spaced folds.

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4. 

   Locate the small triangular recesses on the decorative paper sheet and punch these out using your fingers to create the locking mechanism for the box closure.

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5. 

   Turn the sheet over and line up the score lines with the envelope punch board. Punch again to complete the recesses on the reverse side.

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   Gently pinch up the sides of the decorative paper sheet to help it come together and form the shape of the box more easily.

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7. 

   Bring up all four sides of the box. Hook the eye closure system together by inserting the claw clasp from one side into the corresponding slot on the adjacent side to secure the box.

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   Give each corner of the box a good pinch and score the folds to ensure the box holds its shape properly.

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Tips from the show

• Make sure you give good score lines to make your life easier when assembling the box.
• The box requires no glue thanks to the hook and eye locking system.
• These boxes also work well as envelopes, exploding boxes, or crackers.

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