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DIY : sewn gift wrapping

A very personal giftwrapping. On one of the gifts I used a grocery bag as wrapping paper.

You’ll need:

grocery bag or

regular giftwrapping paper (The MOM-gift are from a grocery bag)

sewing machine

a pair of scissors

If you want to:

transparent print paper

printer

Fold the paper around the gift so that you have the end of the paper facing up. And that you have a lot of paper sticking out on the sides.

Sew a seam as close to the gift as you can. I found it easier if I tipped the gift upwards while sewing. This way you avoid getting folds in the paper too.

Repeat on the other side. I like how it looks when you leave a cm or two of thread, but if you don’t like that just cut them off.

Cut off the excess paper. You can use a regular pair of scissors or you can use one of those pattern scissors.

Now you can decorate the gift wrapping as you like. To make the note on the gift (the round one), I used my computer to print out the text I wanted on a transparent print paper.

Attach it to the gift over the end of the paper. I found that the glues I have bleed through the transparent paper so I used a tiny bit of tape instead. And done!

All images by Emma Noréhn – originally posted on designoform.com

2026-08-03

I get so frustrated with all those little paper clips and clamps that don’t really have a designated place, yet somehow end up everywhere (and still can’t be found when you need them). So I decided to make some small boxes in the hope of bringing a little more order to the chaos. If you’d like to make your own, here’s a tutorial.

You’ll need:

carton

glue

ruler

pencil

a pair of scissors

eraser (If you are using a carton with light color)

Draw these figures on your carton (in centimeters).

Then you measure a bit more (see image)

Cut like the images shows.

Time to fold. Fold along all lines, and fold them towards you. Except the line where the white dots are, that line you fold backwards/away from you.

Your box should look like something like this. You can also erase all the pencil lines.

Glue the box together by folding the small tabs inward at the bottom..

…then tuck the side flap into the inside of the box…

…and finally, the big flap at the bottom.

Like this!

Before gluing the top part of the box together, trim a couple of millimeters off the top tabs.

Then you fold these flaps (the top ones) inwards and glue them onto the sides

After that you fold the lower flaps inwards and glue those too. Now you are finished with this part of the box.

Now for the smaller piece, which will serve as the sleeve. Fold along all the lines, erase any pencil marks if necessary, and finally glue the short sides together. Slide the box into the sleeve, and you’re done!

All images by Emma Noréhn – originally posted on designoform.com

2026-08-03

DIY : Paper box

Speaking of DIY projects that don’t require a bunch of special tools, here’s a super simple and quick DIY. If you like, you can glue the box together, or you can do what I did and use a small elastic band, or simply leave it as it is. Hope you like it!

You’ll need:

scissors

cardboard

ruler

eraser

pencil

a round object