Origami Gift Box

 

Make a small gift box by folding a couple of square pieces of paper

This gift box is made up of two parts, a lid and a base. Both made in the same way from square pieces of paper. It doesn't require any gluing - just folding.

I've used Christmas wrapping paper to make this box. It could be a last minute wrap for a gift or maybe you could make them for Christmas table decorations (my dog doesn't like the cracker bangs, so I make little gift boxes instead and put the joke, hat, chocolate etc into the gift box). 

I've been making these boxes since I was little and once you know how to make them you will never forget. You can make them for any occaision using different papers and in different sizes - just make sure the starting base square is a tad smaller than the lid square (in my example below, I've made the starting base square a centimeter smaller than the lid)

The internal dimensions of the box made in this blog is 7 cm square and just short of 3 . 5 cm deep 

 

You can use almost any type of paper - just make sure it can hold a fold and it's not too thick.

Follow the below link to find out how the box was made

You will need

• Paper
• Guillotine with cutting blade

For the Instructions I have used printer paper and have drawn dotted lines on it to show you where the fold lines are 

1. Cut a piece of paper to 21 cm square (this will form your lid)
   
   
   


2. Fold the square in half to form a triangle. Unfold
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Turn the square round and fold in half the other way. Unfold
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. Fold the bottom point upto the centre. Fold the other points to the centre. Unfold all
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


5. Fold the bottom point upto the fold line made in point 4 (shown in the below photo by the red dotted line). Fold the other points to their respective red dotted lines. Unfold
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


6. Fold the bottom point up past the centre line to the next red dotted line shown in the below photo. Unfold. Repeat this step with the other points - one at a time.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


7. Now the creasing has all been completed, we will now start to mold the box.  Fold the top and bottom points to the centre.  Do not unfold
   
   
   
   


8. Fold the top section down to the centre (use the previous crease lines as guides). Repeat with the bottom section folding it upwards to the centre. Slightly unfold these so they stand upright and start to form the box sides
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


9. There will be a square along these sides that has a diagonal fold line across it (see the yellow dotted line in the below photo). Fold the end of the box upwards so the side folds along this diagonal line
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. The end will now be pointing upwards. Fold it down so the triangle point ends up in the centre of the box
    
    
    


11. Repeat steps 9 to 10 for the other end of the box
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    


12. This is your lid completed. Cut another square piece of paper to make your base but make it 20 cm square this time (1 cm shorter so it fits within the lid). Repeat all the folding steps above 1 to 11
    
    
    
    
    
    

You now have a lid and a base. Just slot them together to form your box

 My Christmas gift box was made in the same way but with wrapping paper

(View of underneath of box)

(View of top of box)