Least Costly Road: How To Recycle A Cylinder Container Into A Beautiful Gift Box

Recycling Is Beautiful Goal!

I am glad to hear that the students in school learn about the three basic concepts to a better tomorrow "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle." Around Christmas time, I think twice about throwing away containers that can easily turn into Christmas present boxes. Here is a project involving Laughing Cow cheese boxes. Don't worry about it being a cylindrical box. This article will show you how to decorate this box into a presentable jewelry box or gift box for a small, flat item.

What Was Once A Laughing Cheese Container

Here are the Supplies You Need: Scissors
Glue or Glue Stick
Wrapping Paper
Tissue Paper
Pencil
Ribbon

Here are the Steps To Making A Decorated Gift Box With An Ordinary Cylindrical Box:

Step #1: Remove as much of the label as possible. This step is required if you are going to cover the container with thin wrapping paper or tissue paper. If your wrapping paper is thick, then skip this step. (Photo #3)

Laughing Cow Cheese Containers

Step #2. Place your the bottom of your container onto your wrapping paper, and have an idea to cut and leave enough paper so that it could be glued up the side. The reason why I am not so precise with the measurement is that sometimes when you try to cut it apart from the container, you may measure incorrectly and waste time and paper. What you end up is a piece of wrapping paper that can fit your bottom and has a bit of excess around it, even beyond the exposed side of the container when the box is closed. The excess will be trimmed off.

Photo #3

Step #3: Glue the paper onto the lid and smooth the liquid throughout the box surface. You can also use a gluestick. Do the same for the bottom.

Step #4: Start cutting the paper to the length of the side, but if it is a little over the side, that's fine.

Step #5: Cut into the wrapping paper circle up to the point where the paper is already glued to the top surface. Then, spread glue on the side and individually glue each flap of paper. (Photo #7)

Step #6: You can see if the edge of the wrapping paper exceeds the exterior part of the box. If so, put a crease delineating the edge of the exterior

Step #7: Do the same for the top, except the wrapping paper for the lid should be longer than the side so that the paper can wrap onto side and the interior side, and trim accordingly. Then glue the wrapping paper onto the inside of the box lid. (Photo #9)


Photo #4

Step #8: To make it more festive, using the same technique, glue the tissue paper inside the lid

Step #9: Place tissue paper on the bottom. This does not have to be glued down.

And voila, you have a beautiful box for your Christmas present. This box is especially nice for necklaces, and other flat gifts, such as gift cards. Plus, it is a box that can be recycled again if you don't write on it. The recipient of your gift can possibly use it for another present giving occasion. So, next time, you need a gift box, look in your kitchen and see if you can recycle a box.