Small Box

Difficulty - Easy

Materials

• Cream or light gold wrapping paper
• Pink matte scrapbooking or craft paper
• 3 small fabric flowers (2 cream and 1 pink)
• 1 inch wide sage ribbon

Instructions

1. Wrap a small, rectangular box in cream paper.
   
   
2. Cut a 1-1/2 inch wide strip of pink craft paper long enough to wrap around the entire length of the box plus 1 inch.
   
   
3. If the craft paper is not long enough to wrap around the entire box, tape two pieces together on the wrong side of the paper to achieve the desired length.
   
   
4. Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in even intervals at the edges. Apply to the box, making sure to center the paper evenly on top of the box, overlapping the ends on the bottom of the box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Cut a piece of ribbon long enough to wrap around the entire box plus 1 inch for overlap.
   
   
6. Center the ribbon on the top of the box and glue, overlapping the ends on the bottom of the box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Glue three silk flowers on the center top of the box, with the single pink flower in the middle and the two cream flowers on each side.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Large Box

Difficulty - Hard

Materials

• Cream or light gold wrapping paper
• Pink matte scrapbooking or craft paper
• 2 stems of small fabric flowers (1 cream and 1 pink)
• 1 inch wide sage ribbon

Instructions

1. Wrap a rectangle box in cream paper.
   
   
2. Cut 3 smaller stems from the long stem of the pink flowers in different lengths (one 2/3 the length of the box and the other two slightly shorter than the first).
   
   
3. Arrange each stem on the box with the longest in the middle and the ends of each stem an equal distance from the bottom of the box. Attach to the box with glue.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Cut cream blooms from the long stem and glue them onto each of the pink stems, filling in bare spots and giving the appearance of a branch in full bloom.
   
   
5. Cut a piece of the pink craft paper the length from the bottom of the stems to the edge of the box and long enough to wrap around the entire box plus 1 inch.
   
   
6. If the craft paper is not long enough to wrap around the entire box, tape two pieces together on the wrong side of the paper to achieve the desired length.
   
   
Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in even intervals at the edges. Apply the pink paper to the top of the box, lining up the edges of the craft paper with the bottom edge of the box, overlapping the edges on the bottom of the box. The pink paper should meet just below the ends of the flower stems.





8. Cut a piece of the ribbon long enough to wrap around the entire box plus 1 inch. Glue the ribbon on to the top of the box so it overlaps both the edge of the craft paper and the ends of the stems and seam is on the bottom of the box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. To make the bow, cut an 8 inch piece of ribbon. Fold the ends to middle and glue to make two loops.
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Cut a 2-1/2 inch piece of ribbon and place the right side of the double loop bow face down onto the inside of the 2-1/2 inch piece of ribbon.
    
    
    
    
    
    
11. Apply glue to each end of the 2-1/2 inch strip and fold over to form a bow.
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. Glue the bow onto the center of the ribbon to complete your masterpiece.
    
    
    
    
    
    

Square Box

Difficulty - Hard

Materials

• Cream or light gold wrapping paper
• Pink matte scrapbooking or craft paper
• 2 long stems of small fabric flowers (1 cream and 1 pink)
• 1 inch wide sage ribbon

Instructions

1. Wrap a square box in cream paper.
   
   
2. Cut a piece of the pink craft paper half of the width of the box and long enough to wrap around the entire box plus 1 inch. If the craft paper is not long enough to wrap around the entire box, tape two pieces together on the wrong side of the paper to achieve the desired length.
   
   
3. Using double-sided tape, tape the inside of the craft paper in even intervals at the edges. Apply the pink paper to the left edge of the box overlapping the edges on the bottom of the box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Cut 2 smaller stems from the long stem of pink flowers. Make one stem longer than the other. Cut 2 smaller stems from the long stem of the cream flowers. Make sure that each set of flowers matches the length and shape of each other.
   
   
5. Glue the pink flowers on the pink side of box with the longest stem on the upper portion of the box and the smaller below. Try to get the end of the stems as close to the center of the box as possible so they can be hidden with ribbon. Refer to the finished picture as a guide.
   
   
6. Create a mirror image of the arrangement on the opposite side of the box with the cream flowers.
   
   Note: You may need to cut off additional blooms from the long cream and pink stems and glue them to your arrangement to fill in the holes.
   
   
7. Measure a piece of ribbon so it wraps around the entire box plus 1 inch. Glue the ribbon on to the center top of the box so it overlaps both the edge of the craft paper and the ends of the stems and seam is at the bottom of the box.
   
   
8. To make the bow, cut an 8 inch piece of ribbon. Fold the ends to middle and glue to make two loops.
   
   
   



9. Cut a 2-1/2 inch piece of ribbon and place the right side of the double loop bow face down onto the inside of the 2-1/2inch piece of ribbon.
   





10. Apply glue to each end of the 2-1/2 inch strip and fold over to form a bow.
    
    
    




11. Glue the bow onto the box to complete your masterpiece.