Knowing you have found the perfect gift for a loved one is a lovely feeling but how do you present it? Gift wrapping and presentation often fills people with dread but it doesn't have to. This month, we have been having fun decorating a few gift boxes to create beautiful packaging that will be as memorable as the gift itself.
Basecoating our Kraft box using DecoArt Chalky Finish paint, we began by painting two diagonal lace strips across our gift box and of course, sprinkled it with a dusting of Crystal Glamour dust.
The great thing about our Delicate lace kit is that it compliments our other designs well. For this box, we painted our delicate lace and once it was dry, we added our Vintage roses over the top.
One of the boxes we recently created for our Hochanda show recently. This time, we ditched the base coating and paired the kraft box with a plain white design. We teach you how to paint these pretty little angels in our Christmas kit along with 4 other designs but these angels go so well with our lace, we had to pair them up :) Use this at Christmas for a lovely wow factor.
Getting more adventurous, for this gift box, we drew out a square and designed our own lace trim to compliment it - find out how to design your own lace pattern here.
Instead of using a square, here, we used a circle template to create our design and used the steps outlined here to create the pattern. Inside, we used the template we provide in the Vintage roses kit to paint the centrepiece and create this vintage inspired box.
There are so many possibilities when it comes to decorating your own gift boxes and the great thing is that base coating your project means that you can even upcycle old packaging and transform it in to a box worthy of gifting to a loved one. However you choose to decorate your gift packaging, relax, let go and have fun, after all handmade is always better.
Happy Folking,
The You Can Folk It team x
