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How to Make A Pillow Box Gift Holder Tutorial and Printable

April 7, 2016 by Alison 10 Comments

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GIVEEXTRAGETEXTRA #Walmart #CollectiveBias

 

I’ve mentioned it a few times on my Facebook page, but I’m not sure if y’all know that my office was recently sold to a new company. (Yes I have a full-time job outside the home in addition to the blog and yes, I’m crazy!) The past couple of weeks has been total chaos with the old company ripping out all of our equipment, us trying to get files copied, saved and in order for the transition, and then this week the new company putting in new equipment, us trying to learn new systems, and all while trying to maintain some type of service standards with our clients. At best, it’s been tough and highly stressful, but through all of it most of us have tried to maintain a positive attitude and keep a sense of humor and I thought it would be nice to share a little “Thank You” with my co-workers who have all put in a little extra to make sure everthing was taken care of.

 

Pillow Box Tutorial and Printable

 

I headed down to Wal-Mart, because let’s be honest, they have everything, and picked up some of those awesome new Extra® 35 stick-packs of Extra® Gum Spearmint and Extra® Gum Polar Ice®…you know, Give Extra, Get Extra! These were conveniently placed at the checkout so I didn’t have to look far. I also grabbed a pack of scrapbook paper in some fun, springy designs so that I could make personalized pillow box gift holders with that will fit these ginormous packs of Extra® Gum perfectly! I thought it was pretty cool that packaging is durable and recycled. It fits perfectly with our offices initiative to go paperless to help do our part with helping our environment.

 

Extra Gum at Walmart

 

What do you give the ladies and gents that put in the work to keep things running smoothly? #GIVEEXTRAGETEXTRA #walmart #betterlatethannever

A photo posted by Alison Freisz-Steward (@jewell5022) on Apr 7, 2016 at 11:47am PDT

 

Pillow Box Gift Holder

Now for those pillow box gift holders I was telling you about. They’re super cute and easy to make and they’re perfect for personalizing and really can be used for any occasion when you’d like to give a small gift to someone.

  • First thing you’ll want to do is print out the free template for your pillow box here.

 

PillowBox Template

  • Once you’ve downloaded and printed your free template, you’ll want to cut it out around the outside edges.

 

Cut along outer edge

 

  • If you have a paper scorer that’s great, but if not you can use any blunt tip object (butter knife, pen cap, etc) to score along the dotted lines.

 

Score Paper on Dotted Lines

 

  • Once the edges are scored use a glue stick or tape to secure the long edges together.

 

Glue Long Edges

 

  • Now fold the ends together along the scored sections, insert gift of choice, in my cases Extra® Gum Spearmint, and tape shut.

tape edges

 

Completed Pillow Box

 

Final Pillow Box and Spearmint

 

Ready to make your own pillow box gift? How will you celebrate with Extra® Gum? Let me know in the comments below and thanks for reading!

 

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: crafts, gum, pillow box, Printable

Comments

  1. Sage says

    April 7, 2016 at 8:11 am

    Aren’t you a nice colleague? This is adorable! I love DIY gift packages, and this one looks so easy 🙂

    I moved to Denmark six years ago, so it was interesting to see the many types of American gum in your photo (so many I can’t get here) and so reasonably priced!

    Reply
  2. Kelly says

    April 7, 2016 at 10:11 am

    What a cute way to give such a practical gift! #client

    Reply
  3. Sarh S says

    April 7, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    This is so cute! I often get little gifts/prizes for my kids as well as my mom. It would be better to give them in these instead of a grocery bag or just completely unwrapped.

    Reply
  4. Gwendolyn Mulholland says

    April 7, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    What a cute way to give a gift. It was also very nice of you to give your colleagues a gift during such a hectic time. It is always good to have a pack of gum on hand as I learned today when my husband asked for some at Walmart (of all places).

    Reply
  5. Becca Wilson says

    April 8, 2016 at 6:15 am

    That pillow box case is so cute. It would make a great and simple gift to show appreciation to teachers! I will have to do this with my son for his teacher.

    Reply
  6. Chantal says

    April 8, 2016 at 6:33 am

    This is adorable! Sometimes you want to give someone a little gift to show your appreciation but don’t know what to buy – now I do. Extra is a great brand of gum, I find it lasts longer.

    Reply
  7. Erica Bodker says

    April 8, 2016 at 11:10 am

    What a cute box! I love making little boxes like this for random things. I love giving Gum as small thank you gifts.

    Reply
  8. Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says

    April 8, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    Great step by step tutorial! I love pillow boxes! You can never have too many, and they are perfect for gifting small items!

    Reply
  9. Tiffany says

    April 9, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    What a fun way to make a unique presentation for any gift! Love it! Thanks so much for sharing…

    Reply
  10. Katie says

    April 11, 2016 at 8:49 am

    Very cute! It’s like origami! I’m sure my coworkers (if I had any) would love it. Since I’m self-employed, maybe I can give them out at workshops!

    Reply

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