Origami Greeting Card Box Tutorial

What to do with greeting cards we receive over time? Here is a way to recycle those cards into cute boxes. Your end-result box size is essentially determined by your greeting card size.

Supplies
Old (or new) rectangular greeting card Pencil Ruler Sharp scissors Tape or glue

Step 1: Cut the front of the card away from the back section.

Put the back (inside message) part of your card to the side for now. We will work with the card front first.

Step 2: Lightly draw a line from one corner on the back of the front cover of the card. Ive made my lines dark so you can see them.

See where the lines cross in the middle? Ive made a heavy dot in the middle so you can see it. Step 3: Fold each long side of your card piece towards the middle point but not on it. Then unfold.

Repeat the same instructions for the short ends of your card.

Step 4: On the short ends of each side, mark and then cut up to where the line runs diagonally across and meets the fold as illustrated below.

It should look like this.

Step 5: Fold each short-end side tab up and in towards each other like this. Tape or glue in place.

Perform this step for both box ends.

Step 6: Now fold the remaining short-end tab up and over the two side tabs you just secured. Tape or glue in place.

Do the same for the other box end.

You now have the top of your box completed; set it aside and make the box bottom. Step 7: Using the reserved card piece, repeat Step 2. Step 8: Repeat Steps 3 and 4 except fold the ends up to the middle point as illustrated below.

Step 9: Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to finish your box bottom.

The Result You now have a box top and bottomfill it with something scrumptious.

2008 June Scroggin (Junie Moon) http://junie-moon.blogspot.com