You’ll absolutely love these adorable DIY gift boxes
No need to buy gift boxes when you can make your own adorable, pretty and personalized recycled DIY gift boxes for a fraction of the cost! Stand out from the crowd with a lovely toilet paper roll gift box!
DIY Gift Boxes
I am so excited about these little DIY gift boxes! Not only that I get to recycle my tp rolls, which I really love (and if you’ve been following me for a while you know how cheap…I mean savvy I am). but I also get to put my own touch and personalize these little toilet paper roll gift boxes the way I want.
I really love these small gift boxes as they are insanely easy to make, taking only a few minutes to put together! And they’re a great opportunity to use up something we normally throw away without realizing it can be used for so many beautiful things: toilet paper rolls.
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This is a perfect occasion to use up remaining craft supplies you can’t use in larger project, such as washi tape, small ribbon pieces, textile scraps (fancy velvet gift box, anyone?) or anything else you can think of.
Engage your kids or students into making these beautiful and creative toilet paper roll gift boxes to wrap their small gifts or to decorate their room during holiday season.
To make a longer gift box for a larger gift, use kitchen towel rolls. They work just the same and will make interesting gift wraps. You can also cut smaller sections out of these rolls to make custom-sized gift boxes.
What do you fill a gift box with?
A tiny gift box like this is perfect for hiding small items like jewelry, chocolates or even colic drops. It would make the perfect gift for a new mama! I remember vividly when Ellie was only a baby and it was such a magical time! But her constant crying and fussiness were affecting our quality time tremendously and were putting so much pressure on me as a mom. Colic drops are the perfect size to fit into these mini gift boxes.
But they’re also super great for offering other tiny gifts like small jewelry (such as earrings or an embroidery hoop necklace), perfume sample, nail polish, candy, a tiny arcade game, miniature fake plants and so much more.
These pretty toilet paper roll gift boxes make great party and wedding favors you can make for a fraction of the price of a ready-made item. They are also the right size for storing confetti for the New Year’s Eve or any other party.
I also love it that I can decorate them many ways, with tissue paper, ribbon, glitter or even washi tape. For this time I chose to use tissue paper and ribbon which I think it’s the fastest way to create and decorate these boxes. These toilet paper rolls gift boxes are perfect for wrapping small items and suitable for any holiday. But since they’re so darn cute, I think they’re best fit for a Valentine’s Day gift.
What can you do with empty cardboard rolls?
In addition to making cute DIY gift boxes, toilet paper rolls can also be used for a lot of fun and interesting crafts, like toy car wall parking’s, bird feeders, animal figures, Advent calendars, napkin rings, Halloween decorations, pencil holders, Christmas gnomes, cable or sash organizers and many more.
They are also great for gardeners as seed starters. Fill them with soil, add your seeds and wait for the sprouts to grow. Transfer to your garden or flower pot and leave them to disintegrate naturally. Cardboard is biodegradable and is made of natural substances like cellulose, so they are totally safe to be used like this.
Toilet paper roll gift box
Materials:
- Toilet paper rolls
- Tissue paper in color and pattern of choice
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Ribbon in color and pattern of choice
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How do you make a gift box?
- Cut tissue paper long enough to go around the toilet paper roll three times and 1″ wider than the paper roll, on each side.
- Apply glue on a small portion, on the “wrong side” of the tissue paper and start wrapping it around the toilet paper roll.
- Gently press the extra tissue paper inside the roll, until all tissue paper is nicely tucked in and glued to the tube at both ends.
- Press the middle of each end to fold slightly towards the center. They will slightly overlap in the middle. Make the crease nice and sharp by smoothly running your nail along it.
- Stick your small gift inside. Cut some ribbon and wrap around then make a pretty bow, either in the middle or off center.
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DIY gift boxes
Materials
- Toilet paper rolls
- Tissue paper in color and pattern of choice
- Ribbon in color and pattern of choice
Tools
- scissors
Instructions
- Cut tissue paper long enough to go around the toilet paper roll three times. As for the width make it 1" wider than the paper roll, on each side.
- Apply glue on a small portion, on the "wrong side" of the tissue paper, starting at one end. Start wrapping it around the toilet paper roll and add more glue as you go until you covered the whole surface and finished wrapping the whole tissues paper strip around the toilet paper roll.
- Looking at one end of the toilet paper roll, gently press the extra tissue paper inside the roll, until all tissue paper is nicely tucked in and glued to the tube. Do the same on the other end of the toilet paper roll.
- Press with your finger on each end of the roll to fold so each half would slightly bend towards the center (just like a half moon). They will slightly overlap in the middle. Make the crease nice and sharp by smoothly running your nail along it.
- Stick your small gift inside. Cut some ribbon to go around the tube 3 times, from one end to the other, wrap around and make a pretty bow, either in the middle or off center as I did.
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