Last Minute DIY Easter Gift Boxes Upcycled from Old Juice Boxes

Hey folks, hallo zusammen,

in case you still need to wrap your eggs and candies for tomorrow's egg hunt I have a great last-minute DIY idea for you.
In Austria it's tradition to hide Easter baskets for the kids (hopefully outside, if the weather is good enough). Those are usually single-use baskets made from cardboard. As I don't want to buy new baskets every year, that are highly probable thrown away directly after Easter, I last year decided to go a bit unconventional and to make my own Easter baskets from things I already have at home. Last year I folded origami Easter baskets using colourful magazine paper and this year I decided to turn some old juice cartons into Easter boxes. Those are no Easter baskets in the strict sense of the word but turned out really cute nevertheless, in my opinion. :)

falls ihr auch noch die Süßigkeiten und Eier für die morgige Eiersuche verpacken müsst, habe ich eine lustige Last-Minute DIY Idee für euch.
Gemäß der Tradition werden bei uns in der Familie zu Ostern für die Kinder Osterkörbchen versteckt (hoffentlich im Garten, wenn das Wetter mitspielt). Diese Körbchen sind normalerweise aus Karton und für den Einmalgebrauch bestimmt. Da ich aber keine besonders große Lust darauf habe, jedes Jahr neue Körbchen zu kaufen, die dann höchstwahrscheinlich direkt nach Ostern in der Mülltonne landen, habe ich letztes Jahr entschieden ein bisschen unkonventionell vorzugehen und meine eigenen Körbchen zu basteln und zwar aus Dingen, die ich bereits zu Hause habe. Letztes Jahr gabs daher selbstgefaltete Origami-Osterkörbchen aus buntem Magazinpapier und heuer habe ich mich dazu entschieden ein paar alte Saftkartons aufzupeppen. Die Osterboxen die so entstanden sind, sind zwar keine Körbchen im eigentlichen Sinn, sie sind aber meiner Meinung nach trotzdem ziemlich süß geworden. :)

Easy Autumn DIY Gift Wrapper

Hello everybody,

about two weeks ago a very good friend of mine had her 28th birthday. On Monday we finally met, so I could give her her birthday present. Of course the present needed to be wrapped too and I LOVE gift wrapping! I think it's always great fun to come up with a creative idea to wrap up a present instead of simply wrapping it in bought wrapping paper. This time I decided for an autumnal gift wrapper, fitting to the current season. It's really easy to make and won't take you more than 5 minutes.

Gift Wrapping Idea: Tissue Paper plus Twigs plus Colour

Hi folks,

recently I helped myself to a new (beautiful) orchid, which happened to be wrapped in pink tissue paper. In addition two twigs were put in the pot as decoration. Both things, the tissue paper and the twigs, inspired me to a lovely gift wrapping idea that I wanted to share with you. :) It's really easy, but makes quite an impression.

What you'll need

• tissue paper
• twigs
• spray paint in colour of tissue paper
• glue (liquid)
• scissors
• adhesive tape 

How it works

First, wrap your present into the tissue paper.

Then, spray-paint the twigs and let them dry. Afterward cut them into pieces in the size of your choice and use the glue to fix them on your gift.

You can glue as many twigs on your present as you like. I chose two per gift to avoid the packages to look cluttered but that of course depends on the size of the gifts as well.

Have a great evening everybody!!

XOXO,
Tulip

Gift Wrapper with Origami Swans

Hi there,

as the weather last weekend was rainy and grey I had the perfect excuse to stay inside, watch a bunch of movies and work on some little DIY and cooking projects. Among other things I thought of a nice gift wrapping idea with origami birds. Swans to be exact... :)
As I never really did origami before I was a little uncertain if the actual result would conform my imagination but as it turned out the swans were quite easy to fold, although I did one or two with blank paper before folding the actual wrapping paper.

What you'll need

• two sheets of matching paper
• scissors
• Scotch tape
• gift box

How it works

Use the first sheet of wrapping paper to wrap your gift box.

Now it's time to fold your swans. Cut out two squares (21 x 21 cm & 16 x 16 cm) of the other sheet of paper and here we go! For instructions I used this really cool video tutorial by BesserBasteln:

Once you've finished your origami birds simply put them on the upside of your package and fix them either with a little bit of glue or some scotch tape.

Done! :)

Have a nice day!

Yours,
Tulip

 All images by Stefanie Reichl