Card box help, please.

OK...so I am going to attempt to make a card box even though I have no creativity in me. I've heard you can get boxes from the post office which I can do. Fabric..I'm guessing I can get at Michaels. Would anyone be able to give me some hints as to how to go about actually making it? What materials I will need besides fabric...glue or tape, etc. Are there any tips you wouldn't mind sharing? Thank you so much ladies!!

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I dont believe michael's sells fabric ... at least not the one by me .. your best (and cheapest!) bet is to go to the wholesale garment district .. its on 38-39 between 8-9th aves, there are stores up and down the street that sell only fabric, so you are sure to find one that you like or matches your BMs dresses.

I just stacked the boxes ontop of one another and then I figured out where I wanted to cut out the whole for the envelopes. Once I cut that out, I individually wrapped each box and then I glued them together like a cake. Then I decorated them. Thats basically it ... I would use a glue gun instead of regular glue though (micahels). Also, if you dont want fabric you can use wrapping paper

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michaels doesn't have it - look on the BHB board I asked the fabric ? this morning.

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joannes sells fabric
walmart does too

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here is my card box

first i painted them like a off white color


then i cut the fabric (also purchased with a 1/2 off coupon at joannes) to the sizes i needed for the sides and tops
i got a fabric glue called SOBO then painthed that on with a foam brush in sections and made sure the fabric was flat and even

then i put a 1 1/2 ' or 2: ribbon (can't remember what size) around the tops



then decorated the bottom edges with some strings of pearls (they were from the $1 section of joanns i think i used 2 of them)
and the other little things around the opening.


i picked up a few of the funny cake toppers that will go on it when its set up since FH wanted them on the real cake and I said oh helllll no.

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So pretty!! So I can go to JoAnne's for fabric?

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yes they have tons i used a flannel back satin it was like a color between ivory and white.

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Look at my album

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Joanns sells fabric and they take competitors coupons I had a 50 % from AC Moore- They ended up being super cheap !!

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I got the boxes online through ebay..it was a set of 4 boxes diff sizes. I got everything at joannes. I got the fabric, ribbon, and pearls for around the envelope slot.

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How were you able to wrap the circle ones so easy. I have no been able to maser it yet and it looks TERRIBLE...

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i glued the fabric down and did a small section at a time do it slowly and smooth it down as you go it will work out. I have faith in you

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Thank you sooo much, I will let you knwo how it goes. Should be interesting

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i used a fabric glue called sobo

you could prob get away with tacky glue but its a bit thicker and would be a bit harder to spread. I used a foam brush to basicaly paint the glue to the fabric. they do absorb a lot so squeeze it out often so you don't get too thick of a layer of glue.

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i got my fabric ay walmart. I have not started yet but i i bought the spray glue to use...