Felt gift box

Felt gift box

A beautiful gift box can be made not only from paper, but also from felt. The craft is very simple and quick, and the result is a wonderful, functional item. You will need to find 30-40 minutes of free time and the following materials:
  • Felt sheet of white or milky shade with a rigid structure for the box.
  • Pink and lilac felt material (both soft and hard felt are suitable) for finishing.
  • Pink, lilac threads for sewing or embroidery, needle.
  • Scissors.
  • A simple pencil.
  • Tailor's marker.
  • Craft glue (can be replaced with a Moment pencil).
  • A piece of lace ribbon.

Felt gift box

The dimensions of the gift box are 7*7*6 cm. Before you start making it, measure present, which you want to put in the box. If it is larger, adjust the template dimensions.
1. Draw two templates on paper with the dimensions given in the photo (box and lid).
Felt gift box

2. Cut them out, place them on a sheet of felt, and trace them with a simple pencil. Then open the felt box. You can also immediately draw a template on felt using a pencil and ruler.
Felt gift box

3. Cut out a lid from felt.Please note that it is cut 0.5 cm larger than the box.
Felt gift box

4. Draw hearts of any shape on paper (or transfer those shown in the photo onto paper). Draw swirls inside several hearts.
Felt gift box

5. Cut out several hearts of different sizes and shapes from lilac and pink felt.
Felt gift box

6. Draw along the fold lines of the box and lid with the tip of scissors or a needle. Then bend the pieces along these lines.
Felt gift box

7. Bend the side flap as shown in the photo (towards you) and coat it with glue.
Felt gift box

8. Connect two adjacent sides of the box and glue the flap. Press it with your fingers and hold until the glue dries. Then glue the second flap.
Felt gift box

9. Connect all sides of the box. Glue the lid together in the same way. Set the product aside and allow the adhesive to dry completely.
Felt gift box

10. Place the cut out hearts on the table. A large heart for decorating the lid consists of two parts: lilac and pink with embroidery. Take the part on which it will be located embroidery (pink) and draw a heart outline on it with a chalk pencil, as on the template.
Felt gift box

11. Using lilac threads, embroider the intended outline. Make small stitches, placing them close to each other. When making a stitch, bring the thread slightly past the edge of the previous stitch.
Felt gift box

12. This way you will get an elegant line of embroidery.
Felt gift box

13. Place the embroidered heart on top of the large lilac piece and sew it to it with a seam over the edge.
Felt gift box

14. Embroider curls on other hearts in the same way as on the first one.
Felt gift box

15. Glue a large heart and three small ones decorated with embroidery to the top of the lid.
Felt gift box

16. Then decorate the edges of the lid with two or three hearts.
Felt gift box

17. Close the box with a lid and glue a few more elements to the side walls. At the same time, make sure that you get a beautiful composition.
18. Make a neat bow from a lace ribbon.
Felt gift box

19. Glue it to the top corner of the lid.
Felt gift box

20. Put a gift in a box and make your friends happy.
Felt gift box

Felt gift box

Felt gift box

Felt gift box
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