Do you love wowing your friends and family with beautifully wrapped gifts for the holidays?
Gift boxes are the perfect way to make a lasting impression with your loved ones. Whether its for birthdays, anniversaries, or just because, adding small touches of ribbon, florals, and decorative picks and stems can take your gift-giving to the next level.
But if you’re not sure where to start in upgrading your ordinary gift box into something extra special, we’ve got you covered! With our tutorial on how to add ribbon, florals, and decorative picks and stems to your packages, you can enhance any gift box in no time!
Gift Box Makeover
Turn a regular gift box into a show stopper!
Materials
Instructions
Option 1
- Prep your base.
- Start with a round gift box base.
- Take 1 ribbon and cut a 21” piece and make 1 loop.
- Secure the loop with a pipe cleaner.
- Add the ribbon loop to the top of the gift box using glue.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Add in your greenery and picks.
- Add in some flocked pine picks to the ribbon loop using glue.
- Add a few berry picks.
Option 2
- Prep your base.
- Start with a rectangular gift box base.
- Take 2 ribbons and cut a 21” piece of each and make 1 loop each.
- Layer the ribbon loops.
- Secure the loops with a pipe cleaner.
- Add the ribbon loops to the center top of the gift box using glue.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Add in your greenery and picks.
- Add in some glitter greenery to the ribbon loops using glue.
- Add in a few ball picks.
- Add in some candy picks.
Option 3
- Prep your base.
- Start with a square gift box base.
- Take 1 ribbon and cut 2×21” pieces of and make 1 loop each.
- Secure each loop separately with a pipe cleaner.
- Add a loop on each side of the gift box using glue.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Add in your greenery and picks.
- Add in some glittered flocked pine picks to the ribbon loops using glue.
- Add a few pink glitter fern picks.
- Add in some snowflake picks.
- Add in a few marshmallow picks.
- Add in some candy picks.
- Add in some ball ornaments.
Option 4
- Prep your base.
- Start with a round gift box base.
- Take 2 ribbons and cut a 21” piece of each and make 1 loop each.
- Layer the ribbon loops.
- Secure the loops with a pipe cleaner.
- Add the ribbon loops to the center top of the gift box using glue.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Add in your greenery and picks.
- Add in some white berry greenery to the ribbon loops using glue.
- Add in some snowflake picks.
- Add in some ball ornaments.
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