re-gift

each year, i *try* 

to make a few gift boxes 

that i can use again next year.  

i make sure to give my husband and kids gifts in these boxes 
so we can use them again next year. 

very tricksey, i know!

here are the ones i made this year:i simply buy the plain, paper boxes,

available at any craft store,

paint them,and cover the top (and sometimes sides) with either scrapbook paper or wallpaper,

attach some ribbon, a holiday pick,

and a gift tag.

(no, i don't call my husband "dad". 

this one is actually going to my dad.

 maybe i'll get lucky and he will 

re-gift it back to me mext year)

almost too cute to unwrap...

but the good news is, that even when the gift is unwrapped...

the lids just come off, 

so the pretties on top stay intact.

here's how those boxes looked when i bought them...

they each cost about $2.

after painting them, and adhering a piece of scrapbook paper 

(on sale for between .29 and .69), 

i attached the ribbon. you can use any kind of 

adhesive. 

i used a glue stick, and for the ends and middle 

(which need a more heavy-duty glue) 

i used tacky glue.

then, i trimmed and glued the ribbon 

to the inside of the box and lid.

for this gift, i made two slits that the pick slid through.

i cute a small piece of the same ribbon, 

marked where i wanted my slits, 

cut them and then glued the smaller ribbon on top.

i use a toothpick to make sure the hole for my pick 

stayed open while the glue dried.

and there you have it!

boxes with removable lids that you can 

re-gift again next year!

yea for recycling!

the total cost for each box came to about $4.50.

(box: $2, ribbon: $1.50, pick: $.29, paper: $.59)

i had everything else on hand.

happy wrapping!

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