Covering a Lidded Box with Gift Wrap

Little Miss's birthday is approaching so quickly! I can't believe it's almost been a whole year since we met our baby girl for the first time. 

I have been brainstorming up a few ideas for her big smash cake event. I figured a few props in the picture along with a cake covered in frosting would help set the mood. This is how I created a nice look to an old cardboard box I had lying around.

You will need:

Tape

scissors

adhesive spray

wrapping paper (preferably the kind with suggesting lines for cutting)

box with lid (I used a box that our computer paper came in)

1. Place box in the center of your wrapping paper

2. Measure the sides of your box. This will give you a guide line to how much gift wrap you will need around the edges of your box

3. Be sure to add an extra half inch (or more) to your side length. This will come in handy when you secure the paper to your box leaving your edges smooth

4. Draw lines out from the point of your box (magenta line). These will later become your fold lines

5. Draw another set of lines 1/2 inch inside the outer four squares you created by your future fold lines (yellow line). This will be  your cut lines.

Your gift wrap should look similar to this once you have taken out the extra paper 

6. Cut a slit at the point of all four corners

7. Now it's time to use those fold lines. This will create the flaps that will wrap around the edges of  your box

8. Fold at the 1/2 inch mark o the edges of your corners

9. Unfold the top flaps and add a diagonal slit to all overlapping corners

10. We are now setting the creases that will be the sides of your box. Fold in all 4 sides

11. Unfold all sides and flaps

12. place box in the center of your gift wrap

13. Now for the spray adhesive. This will help your gift wrap remain tight and smooth against the box

14. Spray the side of your box that is closest and furthest away from you. 

15. Wrap the gift wrap flap around the box on the two sides that you have sprayed. 

16. Make sure the 1/2 inch flaps are stuck tight around your box 

17. For the other two sides, secure down the 1/2 inch flaps. You will not need to hug the edges this these little guys.

18. Use your adhesive spray to cover the exposed box sides and secure the gift wrap to your box

19. The extra 1/2 inch of gift wrap that remains at the top of your box provide the option to be folded down into your box giving it a smooth finish. I used tape to secure the flaps on the inside to avoid sticky over-spray on the inside of my box

20. Repeat the previous steps when creating the lid for you box

Wallah! Stay tuned for Little Miss's Cake Smash pictures to see this box as one of her props!