Kit in a Box

Collection of Kit in Box boxes

Once again inspired by the Paper Pixie´s creativity, I have made yet another box, this time the box  she calls the Essential Kit in a Box on her blog, thepaperpixie.com.

The box measures about 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1" (11x6x2,5cm), and is made to hold an "essential" kit. The box is made with three compartments, in which you can put whatever fits. However, the Paper Pixie designed it to hold an anti-bacterial hand gel from the Bath and Body Works (a store I SOOO wish we had here in Norway!!), a lip-balm and a box of Altoids. Luckily I have some Bath and Body Works anti-bac´s lying around since my last few trips to the US, however some of them have a different design than the ones she made the box for, and they won't fit into the inserts that she gives the description on how to make. Therefore I had to tweak the compartments a bit on some of the boxes. 

The Box, and the inserts for the compartments are all made from a piece of card stock measuring 

8 1/2 " x 11". If you decide to adjust the compartments to fit something else, though, you are going to need more card stock. In addition to the base of the box and the compartments you are also going to need some decorative paper to make the box-topper from. 

I have varied my decoration greatly, but essentially I have used die-cuts and layered them, embellished with some pearls/gems, and finished it off with a small bow.

You can check out my youtube tutorial here:  https://youtu.be/GAu7BhfAqlk

Kit in a Box, Apricot                                                 

Kit in a Box, Guava

Kit in a Box, Mermaid

Kit in a Box, Mermaid - open, tweaked to fit a different type of anti-bac bottle.

Kit in a Box, Sugarplum

Kit in a Box, Sunflower

Kit in a Box, Sunflower - open

What's with the boxes?

A trio of Gift Boxes measuring 41/4"x3"x21/4"

With only one day back at making cards, I came across these really cute gift boxes on
paperpixie.com The Paper Pixie, Julie Dimatteo, originally designed them to hold two bars of a certain brand of soaps, however, they can be filled with whatever you want, as long as what you want to put into the box fits the dimensions of the box, 41/4"x3"x21/4".
Once again, Julie Dimatteo has made an excellent tutorial that is easy to follow:https://youtu.be/MOLiACMpdb4

I had a hard time stopping, and ended up making three boxes. I had lots of fun decorating them all in the end.

Purple and Grey Gift Box with a Bow

The Purple and Grey Gift Box seen from the side.

Pink and Grey Have a Magical Day Gift Box

The Have a Magical Day Gift Box filled with Snickers and Mars

Purple and Black/White Polka-dotted Gift Box

The Polka-dotted Gift Box seen from the side.