Instructions: Heart box

February 14, 2024

This time we have a little project from the heart for you with which you can give a lot of love and joy. Depending on the season, there is space here for homemade chocolates or other great little things.

What do you need for this?

Material:

2x sheets of design paper

Tool:

Paper cutter with folding board
Bone Folder
Very thin folding pen with ball head
Scissors
Set square / ruler
Pencil and eraser
Glue

Preparation

Cut the design paper for the base box and the lid with the following dimensions:

Basic box : 20x19cm and 7.6 x 4 cm

Lid : 17x16cm and 7.6 x 2.5 cm

Step 1

Place the cut paper in front of you and make sure you have the right pattern for the shape. Now you can use a well-sharpened pencil to draw guidelines on the back at a distance of 4 cm from the edge.

Mark the indicated points and connect them to form a heart using the folding pencil and set square.

Now draw lines on each side of the heart at right angles from the corner points up to a height of 4 cm with the pencil. Now connect these into rectangles using the folding pen. The basic shape is now finished and still needs adhesive tabs.

step 2

Now add the 1 cm adhesive tabs. We need these between the individual side parts (see illustration). They will be slightly slanted. No side part is left in the upper middle of the heart, but the top is divided.

Now cut out your shape and trace all the fold lines.

step 3

Now fold all the side pieces up by placing them precisely on the fold line of the next piece. Glue them together to create the final shape. The two triangles in the middle are left, leaving a gap above.

Step 4

Now take the paper measuring 7.6 x 4 cm and fold it on the long side:

1cm - 3.8cm - 6.6cm .

Now fold this as shown and slant the adhesive tabs slightly at both ends.

Now insert the prepared strip into the gap in the heart and glue it to the two small tips in the middle. These in turn give the whole thing stability.