Practical guides for making boxes that fit: measuring, choosing card, scoring and folding, printing at the right size and putting your own design on the box. Each one links to the templates it talks about, so you can make the box as you read.
- How to make a box from a cereal box (and other card you already have) Turn cereal boxes, shipping cartons and old greeting cards into neat gift boxes: how to measure the card, get the template onto it, and hide the printed side.
- Christmas paper crafts: gift boxes, stars and decorations to print and fold Christmas tree boxes, an advent calendar, 3D stars, lanterns and gift tags: what each is good for, the card to use, and a plan for December.
- Drawer organisers and desk trays made to measure Fill a drawer edge to edge with trays cut to its exact size: how to measure, split the space, pick card that holds up, and which templates to use.
- Halloween treat boxes you can print and fold tonight Coffin boxes, candy cones, pillow packs and lanterns for Halloween: which shape suits which treat, what card to use, and how to make thirty fast.
- How to fold paper lucky stars, and what to do with a jar of them Step-by-step folding for origami lucky stars, the right strip size, why stars come out flat, and ideas for gifts, jars, garlands and messages hidden inside.
- How to make 50 or 100 identical boxes without losing a weekend Wedding favours, party bags, samples: pick a fast shape, work out the card you need, and set up an assembly line so every box comes out the same.
- Paper lamp shades and lanterns: how to make them, and how to keep them safe A paper lamp shade or lantern that looks good lit and does not scorch: which bulbs to use, how much space to leave, and which paper lets light through.
- Paper 3D shapes for the classroom: nets, puzzles and a flexagon Printable nets for cubes, pyramids and prisms, plus the Soma cube and a hexaflexagon: how to use them in a maths lesson with thirty children at once.
- Why a box template prints the wrong size, and how to fix it Fit to page, A4 versus US Letter, browser PDF viewers and copy shops: the usual causes of a template that comes out too small, and how to check before you cut.
- Boxes without glue The box that needs no glue at all, the ones that need just one seam, and the ones that open and close again without tape. All templates free to resize.
- How to measure a product for a custom box Inside versus outside size, how much room to leave, what card thickness does to the fit, and a 10-minute paper test that saves a print run.
- How to score and fold card for crisp edges The tools that work, which side to score, cut-or-score-first, folding order, and the glues and tapes that hold a box together.
- How to put your logo or artwork on a box template Where artwork goes on a folded box, which panels end up upside down, bleed past the cut line, picture resolution, and colour on kraft and white card.
- Which card to use for a box template What gsm and points mean, which weight suits which box, what a home printer can feed, and when to use kraft, white card or corrugated board.