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An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

Sometimes when I leave my job, I find that my business card is useless. It feels a pity to throw it away or break it, so I search on Baidu to see what it can be used for, so I made a storage box. It’s really simple and practical, let’s learn together!
Materials and tools required for production:
Poker cards/business cards, brochure A4 size, scissors.
How to make a business card storage box:
Step 1:

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

To promote the brochure, choose something a little harder and cut it into an octagonal petal shape. The key point is that the width of the base of the petals is equal to the width of the business card. The petals themselves should not be too long. Half to two-thirds of the width of the base is better. At the same time, please note that the width of the petal is the widest at the base, otherwise it will not be inserted.
Step 2:

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards< /p>A pile of old business cards...the actual amount used is 38.
Step 3:

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

Sixteen business cards are folded on both sides, leaving a width in the middle equal to the width of the business card.
Step 4:

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

Push in, thrust in, thrust in bravely.
Step 6:

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

Such a block requires eight .
Step 7:

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

Between the squares, use new business cards to connect them. Here, you should pay attention to the unified font pointing upwards, or crossing up and down.
Step 8:

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

Eight small squares are connected into an octagon with eight business cards and placed on the octagonal petal base.
Step 9

An illustrated tutorial on making a simple and practical DIY storage box by hand using A4 paper and business cards

Plug in, plug in the base.