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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Craft Project: Paper Cup Gift Boxes

Anyone else have a random assortment of paper cups in their cupboards? It seems every time we host a party there's just a few left over cups. Which always begs the question, what to do with them? The answer, turn them into cute little gift boxes. These boxes are easy to make and only take minutes to do, promise.

Supplies:
Paper Cups
Scissors
Tape or Glue
Label or Sticker

First you will need a standard paper cup like this one. Any size will do.

Cut off the lip of the cup, refer to picture.

Cut one inch strips all around the cup. The strips should be a little longer than half the diameter of the top of the cup. Make sure all the cuts are the same length.


Fill cup with cookies, candy, etc. Fold the strips down, one at a time.


Once all the strips are down, tape them down to seal the box.

Tape or glue a label to the top to hide the tape. Done

* Heart print cups would make cute boxes for Valentine Day treats.

45 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, that is just so cute and clever. What a great way to use up those leftover cups. I think my 7-year-old could pretty much do this herself and she will love it!

Kristin said...

I love that! So smart. Thanks for sharing!

Amber M. said...

Could these be ANY cuter?? I think not. Heart cups are on my shopping list now!

LOVE your new look.

Anonymous said...

A fantastic idea! And do easy to realize. Thank you.

Annegret

Mar de Color said...

cute+easy+cheap=GREAT!!! thank you for the idea :-)

ILikePaperCutting said...

Brilliant. I will add it into my list for kids craft.

Kaye Prince said...

This is so cute and such a great idea! Definitely better than having miscellaneous cups clutter up your space or throwing them out. I kind of want to try this out right now, but I don't have any paper cups lying around at the moment (boo)!

Evelyn said...

That is adorable! Thanks for the idea!! I wonder how it could be used for an advent calendar...

Loralynn said...

Darling idea! Love the idea of them for Valentines Day too!

Amy's Stocking Stuffers said...

I will definitely be experimenting with this idea. Thanks!!!

Val in the Rose Garden said...

Adorable as always. :)

Liz said...

Love the new look!

Jessica said...

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing.

Laura Bray said...

Brilliant!

Kimara said...

I love this idea. You must have looked in MY cupboards because I have that assortment of paper cups of which you speak :) And I'm often giving small gnomes or brooches as gifts, so these would be perfect. Thanks for a great idea. I'll be linking on Facebook.

Amber MamaMoontime said...

Gorgeous! Where did you find that mushroom stamp? I'd love one as a gift for my frenchloving friend.
Amber

*~kAy~* said...

I love this idea! <3
I'm always trying to find different ways on how to package stuff! :P

Sprytebyrd said...

What a wonderful idea!! Awesome - thanks!

And, the blog looks beautiful!

Rachel said...

Great idea! I'd love to know where you got the mushroom stamp, too!

Meital said...

Simple and gorgeous!!!
Thanks :):):)

Swirlyarts said...

Hi,

I hope you don't mind but I just had to feature this tutorial on Cuteable as it is such a great idea!

Lynsey x

http://cuteable.com/

Mousy Brown said...

That is such a simple but gorgeous idea - the only problem is I'm tempted to go buy some paper cups just to try it and that sort of misses the point! :D

OddSox aka Thesockgarden said...

What a brilliant idea - will definitely use this. I found the link here from the Cuteable site btw.

Kaitlin Erin said...

LOVE this idea! i'm linking :)

zakkalife said...

Amber MammaMoontime & Rachel,

I got the stamp form www.japanistic.com The stamp is made by Decole. Hope that helps.

victats@gmail.com said...

brilliant! will definitely use this idea!

Rima said...

This is so very cute! Thanks for sharing.

las sandalias de ana said...

ohh, perfect, so cute!!! ;)

Deanna said...

Love this idea!

Novi On The Go said...

This is a great idea for holding small but fragile treats!

I came across an origami link to share Jessica:
http://www.origami-club.com/en/

Tiffany said...

can u say, vday treats for preschoolers! awesome, thanks for sharing.

Erika G.S. said...

LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!

Liza said...

So cute!!!!

Katie Lewis said...

This is a really cute idea. Thanks for sharing!

Ayie said...

you have so much cute things in your home =)

SawoKecik said...

what an idea ... I love it .. thank you for sharing

Judy said...

Very clever idea. It would also look cute with a bow on top instead of the label. Great way to use items that would otherwise be cluttering up your space. (if you don't have a use for small gift boxes, you can always drink from those leftover cups too! lol)

why said...

what a clever and cute way to recycle :)

mom2ahrj said...

super cute! what a great idea for gift boxes or even favor boxes for parties or weddings! i'm posting about this in my blog on thursday with a link back to you!

Christy Amular said...

cute and clever!! so perfect for wee gifts!

Jacqueline Santos said...

Beautiful!!!! I love that!!!!!

Cherie said...

Awesome Idea.. I have in home day care and if you don't mind I would love to use this craft idea for my 4 kiddos for a Valentines Day activity... I Love it
Thanx for sharing!!!!

The Bearded Lady (Laura) said...

Thank you for sharing!! It is GENIUS!! I love it!

Melanie Holloway said...

I love this idea! Thank you for sharing!

make handmade said...

So cute! thanks for sharing.

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