Pumpkin Treat Box Tutorial

Hello! I haven't featured a tutorial lately so I thought it was about time I should. The weather is beginning to look snowy so I figured today was the perfect day to hang out indoors crafting.

I created a pumpkin treat box to set at place-settings for Thanksgiving dinner. I plan on filling them with nuts and candy corn. The tradition started with my DH's mother. This Thanksgiving these little treat boxes will adorn our table. But you can make these and use them as little gifts to tell a certain someone how much you appreciate them.

This is how you make it...

You will need:

6x6 piece of orange cardstock

Scrap piece of green cardstock

Oval die cut or punch

Orange ink

Dimensional tape

Adhesive

Treat box die cut (mine is from Papertrey Ink) or keep reading to learn how to make the basket part of the craft.

1. Take your 6x6 piece of orange cardstock and score 2 inches in on each side. You should have 9 squares on your paper. Then take scissors and cut the scored lines on one side of the paper. Turn the paper around and do the same on the opposite end.

2. Fold up the scored side of the paper to create your box or basket. Bring the middle up and then pull the end flaps to the center.

3. Do not completely overlap the end flaps. Bring them to the center to create an x. Do this on both sides. You box is done.

4. Cut 3 ovals large enough to cover the front of the box.

5. Take a sponge and stamping ink to ink the edges of the ovals. This creates the look of dimension.

6. Adhere 2 ovals to the box side by side. Do not overlap them.

7. Add dimensional tape to the third oval. Then adhere to the middle of the two ovals.

8. Hand cut a stem from green cardstock. Glue this in place. If you would like a curly vine simply cut a thin, long piece of cardstock. Curl it around a skewer or lollipop stick to make it curl. Adhere in place.

You done! My treat box only took me minutes to create. And it's even faster if you happen to have a box die cut on hand. My small pumpkin treat box was made from the die cut and nontextured cardstock. The larger one from the handmade box and textured cardstock. You can see each creates a different affect.