Our "how to" feature this month is brought to you by Zudagay from Zudagay.etsy.com. Zuda is a wonderful artist who sells her polymer clay art on etsy. She specializes in beautiful, colorful flower designed jewelry. Zuda also enjoys sewing, painting, and singing.
For a four inch box, cut a piece of single walled core gated cardboard 17" x 8"
Draw a line every 4" from one of the ends. You should have four 4" wide sections and one 1" section on the other end. Draw a line 2" from the edge of the top and the bottom. So along the long edges you will have four 2" x 4" and one 2" x 1" rectangles drawn. And down the middle you with have four 4" x 4" squares and one 4" x 1" rectangle on the end.
Score the long lines with a scoring tool. (folding bone, an empty ballpoint pen..) Then score the short lines in between the already scored lines.
Cut 1/8" on either side of the short lines just to the long scored line on both sides. On the 1" end, cut 1/8" from the line just to the long scored line then cut diagonal to the point where you stopped the cut. to look like the picture. This makes the flap that goes on the inside of the box and holds the box together.
use double stick tape on the flap. It make putting the box together so much easier!
Fold cardboard into a box shape. Peal off the paper from the double stick tape and stick the flap on the inside of the box matching up corners and ends. Put a piece of packaging tape on this seam to make it sturdy.
See the flap stuck on the inside of the box!
Fold in two opposite flaps.
Then fold over the other two and tape shut. You may need to trim a bit. Sometimes you do and sometimes it fits just right. You want them to butt up if possible. Sometimes they just don't want to and....oh well, it is just a box!
Put what you want to put inside.
Close up the other end. Don't forget to put your business card and thank you note and anything else you want in there before you tape it shut. My record for opening up a sealed box is four times. You don't want to beat it!
My special thanks to Zudagay for allowing me to share her box making tutorial.
You can learn more about Zuda, and purchase from her Etsy Shop at www.Zudagay.etsy.com
You may also see examples of her work at www.pbase.com/zudagay
Or visit her blog. www.clayinthehands.blogspot.com
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