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Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

When you run out of toilet paper, what will you do with the remaining rolls? Don’t throw them directly into the trash can. This ordinary roll is a good handicraft material. Use your brains and let’s work together Turn them into beautiful and cute creative handmade gift boxes, which are practical and low-cost. Without further ado, start learning now!

DIY method 1:

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

This kind of gift box that looks like McDonalds apple batch packaging is very suitable for holding small gifts such as jewelry and handmade soaps, and can also be used as the outer packaging of wedding gifts.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

The production method is actually very simple. First, lay the paper tube flat, press it to become an oval, and then press the openings at both ends like Figure 1 to become the effect of Figure 2. At this step, the gift box is basically Once completed, the next step is to decorate. You can use paint to color it, and after it dries, wrap it with ribbons and fine linen ropes and you're done.

DIY method 2:

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

If you are too lazy to color it yourself like the previous method, you can actually try this method.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Choose the gift wrapping paper you like, and then cut the wrapping paper according to the length of the paper tube.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Attach the cut gift wrapping paper to the outside of the paper tube with glue or double-sided tape.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Then press the openings at both ends inward to form a closed gift box shape.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Finally, flatten it slightly, then tie it with a thin hemp rope and wrap it.

DIY method 3:

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

The gift box DIY method I will introduce next is simpler. There is no need to fold it. Just put the gift inside the core tube, stick two or three circles of double-sided tape on the outside of the core tube, and then use plain gift wrapping paper like Wrap the core tube like candy paper, tie both ends with rope, and finally cut a piece of patterned gift wrapping paper to decorate the middle part of the core tube.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

DIY method 4:

Are you too lazy to even prepare wrapping paper? In fact, it doesn’t matter. Tear off the white paper on the outer layer of the core tube, which will expose the beautiful side like kraft paper, which is simple and original, and has the same flavor.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

If you think its too little, you can dip the end of a pencil into paint and print it on the outside of the core tube to create a wavy dot effect.

All you need is a pencil with an eraser, white dye, or any other color you like. I personally recommend nail polish, which is easy to apply and not easy to fade.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

After applying, press both ends tightly.

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Complete illustrated tutorial on DIY hand-made beautiful gift boxes from paper rolls

Finally, embellishing it with beautiful strings and decorative cards will instantly increase your value.