My exploding box

New England Eeyore

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So after seeing the Sanity in a Box buffy made I thought this would be a great present for my aunt - one of those women who has everything and needs nothing. Today was her birthday party, and I just got around to doing it last night - nothing like working under pressure! But I am so thrilled with how it came out. All I spent was like $2.00 for the patterned paper and it looks like a million bucks! DH was quite impressed with the "explosion" when you pull the lid off!

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I forgot to take pictures before I assembled so excuse the lid on the top to keep the inner layers up.

I kept my outer layer 12 x 12, scored 4 inches from each side. Made flaps by cutting one side of the squares you normally cut off to make the cross, then folding the other side over.
Middle layer is just regular. 11.5 x 11.5, still scored at 4 inches.
Inner layer had pockets. 11x11, scored at 4 inches. Cut as I cut for the flaps, then cut along the diagonal for the pockets.
(I was following some directions I found to score all 3 layers at 4 inches - that meant the innermost layer was pretty tall. Next time I would probably rework that a little - the sides were a little disproportionate to the middle.)

Lid is 8.25 x 8.25 , scored at 2 inches along each side.

Patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket. The pictures don't really do the colors justice.

FYI - I also made a trial one of the smaller size that the directions here http://glitteradventure.blogspot.com/2006/11/exploding-box-class.html talk about. I didn't like how small it was, so I didn't finish adding the mats, but I did discover that the smaller one does nest easily inside the larger one even with the lid on, which will be an idea I definitely use for future gifts!
 
You did a great job on it: it looks beautiful! I love the colors your chose.
 

Darn it, I got "page not found".:confused3

Let us know how your aunt likes it. My Sanity in a Box needs refilling.;)
 
WOW NEE! that is so nice. she's very lucky to have such a great niece!
thanks for sharing it with us!
 
Very nice NEE!!! ;)

I'm anxious to try one soon!!! Actually need to work on 2 for the back to school boxes for the youngest 2's teachers..
 
I couldn't see the pictures. Glad to hear that it came out well though.
 
Wow very nice. I might have to try my hand at one of those.
 
Thanks everyone! Yup - I made it one night. I was watching TV too so I can't say for sure how long it took me - maybe a couple hours. It took me a bit to fiddle with some measurements and I had to do the lid twice.

Not sure why some people can't see it - here's the link to the album not as a slideshow:
http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o248/NewEnglandEeyore/Exploding Box/

Did the 8.5 x 8.5 lid work well? I had to redo my lid twice. And where did you score the lid? 1.5?

Not 8.5x8.5 - 8.25x8.25 and I scored at 2 inches. I figured from the smaller box that you need it to be about 1/4 inch bigger than the box itself. It fit perfectly.

Every year I give my employees gift cards for Christmas and I'm always looking for creative packaging. (Last year was paint cans.) I think the smaller size with pockets will be the way I go this year - unless something on these boards between now and then gives me another great idea!
 
Thanks everyone! Yup - I made it one night. I was watching TV too so I can't say for sure how long it took me - maybe a couple hours. It took me a bit to fiddle with some measurements and I had to do the lid twice.

Not sure why some people can't see it - here's the link to the album not as a slideshow:
http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o248/NewEnglandEeyore/Exploding Box/



Not 8.5x8.5 - 8.25x8.25 and I scored at 2 inches. I figured from the smaller box that you need it to be about 1/4 inch bigger than the box itself. It fit perfectly.

Every year I give my employees gift cards for Christmas and I'm always looking for creative packaging. (Last year was paint cans.) I think the smaller size with pockets will be the way I go this year - unless something on these boards between now and then gives me another great idea!

cool, thanks. I'm going to try again some day, when DH isn't home......:rolleyes:
 














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