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Cereal Box and Fruit Net Upcycled Gift Boxes
From the blogger: "Don’t spend money on wasteful gift boxes when you can make them yourself from free upcycled materials! Just grab a cereal box and some plastic produce nets to make a unique and eco-friendly gift box! Cut and fold the cereal box to create a box with a fitted lid, then cut up different types of fruit nets to create trims to keep the box closed, but also colorfully decorated! These boxes are totally unique and totally free! And gift recipients are always surprised to see the cereal box graphics on the inside!"
Estimated CostUnder $10
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Primary TechniqueMixed Media
Project or Page Size8.5 inches x 11 inches
Type of Paper UsedCardboard
Materials List
- 1 cereal box
- Scissors
- Fruit netting
- Ruler
If you love this project, find even more ideas for fruit nets in 14 Creative Uses for Mesh Produce Bags
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bustedinnc 0512678
Apr 24, 2017
These are darling. The link in the post to the full tutorial doesn't seem to be right. I never would have thought to reuse cereal boxes for gift boxes. Does anyone know if the cardboard has been painted? Or is this just the way the boxes are made? Netting bows are fabulous.
bustedinnc 0512678
Apr 24, 2017
These are darling. The link in the post to the full tutorial doesn't seem to be right. I never would have thought to reuse cereal boxes for gift boxes. Does anyone know if the cardboard has been painted? Or is this just the way the boxes are made? Netting bows are fabulous.
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