Free Playing Card Box Template

Out of necessity, I made a template for a box to fit a pack of playing cards. These are nice cards, but the box was beginning to fall apart. I thought I would share the template with you. If you bought some quality playing cards you could make a special personalised box and it would make a thoughtful gift. 

Of course, you don't have to use it for giving playing cards in. It would work equally well for jewellery or any other small gift . 
I used a spare information card to decorate the top of my box. This was at the suggestion of my 5 year old! She does have some smart ideas !

I used a circle punch to take a chunk out of the sides of the base of the box, to help get the cards out. But you can also do this on the lid of the box- that is a more normal thing to do.
The template should be printed out onto the reverse side of your card. it is made to fit A4 card. Then cut on the solid lines and score the dotted lines. Glue the tabs to the inner side first and then fold over all the flaps and glue. Hopefully you'll be able to work it out. Let me know if there are any problems and I'll try and sort them. 

Because I have uploaded a PDF file, I have used a file share system. This is the first time I have done this so please let me know if you have any difficulty accessing the file. 
So without further ado...the link to the template can be found Here

pencil boxes

This is my latest thing. Vintage encyclopaedia wrapped mini pencils. 

When I get around to it, I'll be adding some to my Etsy shop.

8 to a box - they are so cute!

a handmade box - of course!

I love little things! Don't you?


They even will come with a poem!


Age old book,
Tattered, torn.
Cover loose,
Pages worn.
Ruler, knife,
pencils, glue.
Turn it into
something new.


(Do I need my head examined?)

from boxes to notebooks!

I've moved on from the boxes now. I've been making these cute little matchbook notelets. 
I'll let you know how I made them soon. They're really fun and would make a nice little gift to pop in an envelope with a card. Or in a goody bag at partys. I'm on the lookout for miniature pencils now. Anyone know where I can find a supplier in the UK?

cart before the horse

I'm slowly working myself up to doing some serious crafting, but I have a strange back to front way of doing things. I like to get all my little boxes ready before I start making the jewellery to put in them.

Actually I find it quite therapeutic to cut, score and stick. Now I am in the mood to try my hand at a little notebook or some other paper items . 

My other job for today is to embroider my little girls name onto a plain black fabric bag I have so that she can use it at school for her gym kit. Exciting stuff!


PS. Last chance to enter my blog giveaway ...drawing is tomorrow. 

Don't forget to enter my blog giveaway (two posts down)

JUST ABOUT TO GO IN MY ETSY SHOP...

Pretty pink romantic rose earrings

some tiny owls for your ears [sold]

...and a tiny little mousey playset,

that fits into a matchbox suitcase. [sold]

Free Pillow Gift Box Template and Tutorial

I wanted to share one of my box patterns with you.
So here in a few easy steps is my pillow box tutorial.

Firstly, click on the template image for the larger size

and save to your PC. Now import it into your favourite

desktop publishing software.
I use Microsoft Publisher, even though I have Quark,
because I find it very intuitive to use.

I manage to fit two box templates on one A4 bit of paper.

To do this, I have the images sized at 90%.

I'm not sure if you can fit two on letter size,

but I would think you probably can.

(If you are going to resize the images,

make sure you do it equally horizontally and vertically.)

OK, so now you print your images on the wrong side
of a nice bit of patterned card. Card that is about the
right thickness for a greetings card works fine.


Now you cut along the solid lines, and score along

the dotted lines like so. Pre fold along the scores.


I like to use a circle punch to take out a semi circle each side
to make it easier to open the box when it is finished.
You'll see here where I have made the holes.
Actually if you make them on the panel where the flap isn't,
then it works better. Not like what I did here!
(I was too lazy to retake the photos)



Now place some glue on the flap and hold
together or use clothes pegs until the glue is dry.

Now push in the ends of your box, and voila!
A little pillow box for you. Now get creative, you can glue and stick
and decorate your little gift box to make it extra special.


If you make some, then I'd love to see!
Please send me a link.
Have fun.
Please feel free to use this pillow box
for your gift giving.
You may also use this to package items that you sell,
but please do not sell the pattern.

Need a different style gift box?
Why not have a look at my Free template for a Playing Card Box

One box too far?

There's always a danger when you go with the creative flow,

that you might disappear off on some tangent or other.

That's what happened when I thought I'd create

a few new gift boxes to go with my jewellery,
ready for the gift giving season.

Little suitcase matchboxes.

I have used some scraps of leather for handles.

I even made some tiny travel labels.

The larger box is just the right size for ACEOs.

The smaller ones are ideal for small jewellery items.

The biggest matchbox here is standard small matchbox

size and the other two fit inside like Russian dolls.

First I designed myself some new printable templates,
and then one thing led to another, and now some of the

boxes have become almost as fancy as some of the things

that go in them. So now I am trying to decide what I

shall do with them. Should I sell them separately?

I even started trying to think up new things

to put into some of my boxes.
Like this handmade game of tic,tac, toe.

(I upcycled a bit of leather from a broken

vintage chair for the game board.)

These boxes have taken over at the moment.
The family think I have gone a little box crazy.

PS> Look out for my blog giveaway in the next week or so.

I'd been wondering how to package this little birdy brooch for a while,

then I realised that I could adapt my new earring cards perfectly.

He looks quite happy perching here don't you think?