My Milk Carton binge continues. Today I have some fun lozenge-shaped gift boxes. I created the pattern template by placing two Milk Carton tops base-to-base. It's the apex-top of the milk carton that gives it its distinctive shape - and these cute mini-boxes have a double-dose.
The boxes are just about the right size for sweeties or trinkets.
Here are your free printables:
MilkCartonBonBonGiftRed.pdf
MilkCartonBonBonGreen.pdf
MilkCartonBonBonBlue.pdf
MilkCartonBonBonRed.svg
MilkCartonBonBonGreen.svg
MilkCartonBonBonBlue.svg
As you can see, I've given you a choice of gift tags.
Making the BonBons is pretty straightforward - just remember to score all the fold lines and crease them sharply. Don't forget the lengthwise fold across the BonBon centre. Take special care at the apex folds on the sides.
The BonBons would make good containers for small grab-bag gifts.
Oops. When I ran my round-up of origami books yesterday, I missed out this genius title, by Assia Brill. (It is one of my favourite recent origami books.) As the title says, the author has developed an interactive type of origami: fold and twist. It's a fascinating technique.
Here's the link back to the review:
Curlicue Kinetic Origami, by Assia Brill
