I love making little boxes. There are so many fun designs to choose from! I made these little pillow boxes and they were so easy to do. I filled them with conversation hearts and my tiny Bakery Style Sugar Cookies. Pillow boxes have so many fun uses so it's nice to have a quick and easy method for making lots and lots of them for class parties, Christmas treats, or just to keep on hand, folded flat, all ready to go.
You can easily make pillow boxes using a printable template. It requires tracing, cutting, scoring, and folding, but if you have a punch board you can cut your production time in half! Probably more than that. I made each pillow box, using my punch board, in about 45 seconds.
To make quick and easy pillow boxes you will need:
We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board
Card stock
Adhesive
Scissors
Twine (optional)
First you need to decide how long you'd like your box to be. Between 4-12". I cut my paper 6" wide and the desired length (4, 6, and 8" for varying sizes) and inserted it into my punch board.
Punch and Score. Move. Punch and Score. Move. Yep, it's that easy. No tracing or no guess work. Nice crisp edges and straight lines every time.
There is even a little punch on the reverse side of the main punch that takes care of the notch on the edge. This makes the boxes easy to open.
Fill with your favorite treats for any occasion, and wrap with a piece of string or twine!
I absolutely love my little punch board! It is small and compact, easy to store, and so easy to use. I think I may need a few more punch boards and will definitely come up with lots of excuses to use them!
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Disclosure: I am a studio member for LifeStyle Crafts/We R Memory Keepers. I receive products of my choosing in exchange for tutorials and projects shared on Gluesticks.
Sue says
What a neat gadget I love it. I would use it at my sewing group meetings
Michelle Rulli says
Using to make boxes for my bridesmaids! 🙂
Litiana Beaman says
Ahhhh! Why did I only see this now... hope I'm not too late! I would love to win a pillow box maker! And I love Gluesticks!
Shannon Lee says
Teachers gifts, visiting teaching treats, neighbor goodies and even gift card holders! So super cute!
Laurie says
I am a first grade teacher and i would use these for reading during my "daily five". Put letters/words in each box for the kids to unscrabble and make words/ sentences. ....and, just starting to think of many more ways to use them in my classroom!!!
Jackie P says
OMG a chance to win one of those!!! I hardly ever do the chance to win things, I always figure someone else could really use it or want it. However!!! I love my envelope punch board and I really really want this!!! I have a bridal shower that I am organizing (and paying for it all as well as doing all the work) and I already planned on getting this to make pillow boxes for the candy bar!!! Oh yes, I have lots of plans for one of these!!!! And I would have to order it online...so to win one!!! Talk about making my day!!!!!!! LOL before I even noticed you were giving one away I had pinned this under my private bridal shower board (I don't want her to see any ideas or plans)
Love your blog!!! Haven't been a follower for long, but I look forward to what you do!
Jackie P
Brandy says
Awesome! Thanks for the sweet comment, I'm so glad you are following along and it sounds like the bridal shower will be amazing! You are so on top of things already. Good luck on the giveaway!!
Peggie Fleener says
I make tray favors for a nursing home each month. I would love to be able to put treats in a pillow box.
Erin L says
I would fill it with treats and take it to some friends.
Gina says
I would love to hve one of these to use to package little gifts for all my friends. Thanks for a chance to win.
Donel says
We make lots of pillow boxes for my daughter to take treats to school. At the moment I am dependent on my mother's equipment to cut them all out. It would be great to have something of my own to use!
Amanda W. says
I would use them to wrap my handmade jewelry in. I love it when the wrapping is just a nice as the gift. 🙂
Shary says
I love the pillow boxes...I would start with those then see where it takes me from there!!
April A says
I would love to use this for my new church calling: Activity Days Leader!
Gay Delaney says
With two granddaughters in less than a year, I can think of many uses.
Holly Cochran says
This would be great for making treats for our Annual Family Christmas party to be given to the kids by Santa. During the rest of the year I could use it for holidays, birthdays, showers, etc....
Kerry says
I'd make then for favors for the three baby showers coming up this summer and also for a wedding this fall. That's just for starters! I love making bunches of the same thing only different. They would also make great gift boxes for items I sell at a Christmas boutique. Pick me! Pick me!