Kid Size Shirt Box

by swissmis76 in Craft > Gift Wrapping

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Kid Size Shirt Box

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Looking for a gift box for those tiny baby clothes? Or maybe you just need 1 box and all you can find is 1/2 of a box? No problem, in just two minutes you can take that odd gift box bottom and turn it into 1 half sized gift box. Great for gifting tee shirts, socks, baby and kids outfits.....etc

Here is what you will need:

Scissor
Tape
Marker
1 piece of cardboard
1/2 of a shirt box

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Take scrap piece of card board and cut a strip the same width as your shirt box sides.
Fold Template in half to make a crease.

(keep this for future use as most shirt boxes have the same measurements)

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With sides of box still collapsed fold in half to make a crease and open.

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Take template and place over box matching up the crease in template to the crease you made on your box. Trace a straight line on both sides of the template.

Do this on both sides.

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You will now have traced four lines, two on each side of your box. Take your scissor and cut on each line to form two tabs.

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With tabs folded outwards, fold the box as pictured on both sides.

Choose which side will be the top and refold this time going backwards.

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Now take your box and open it up. Take the two tabs and fold them inwards, then tape into place to the bottom of the sides of the box.

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Your almost done......Insert your gift and fold down the top.

You should now have a perfect fit!