Like everybody I have old business cards lying around and
don't quite know what to do with them. I use them as small
note papers for lack of a better idea. That's when I came
across a site, I can't remember which one, where I got the
idea of making little square boxes/cubes out of business cards.
No glue needed they just fit together.
All that's needed to make the box is 19 business cards.
I have used 3 different colored business cards
to make it easier to follow the instructions.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
place 2 business cards
facedown, centered on top of each other
fold the bottom card over
the top card on one side
and then on the second
side
turn cards over and repeat
the last two steps - repeat with all cards
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 7
take a 3rd card and slide
it under the 2 flaps on one side
lift up and then tuck
it under on the other side
this is how it looks now
view from a different
angle
Once you get the hang of the basic 7 steps it is easy.
As this is all you need to know. You create 5 pieces
with these steps and for the 6th piece you add an additional
card to make 4 flaps rather than 2. It is all explained
below.
Putting
it
all
together
arrange 4 pieces like
this
slide each flap into the
opening of the next piece
if it is difficult to
do, cut 1/8 inch off one flap so that the longer flap
goes in first and then
the shorter one is easier to push in also
done!
Bottom - Step 1
Bottom - Step 2
Bottom - Step 2
this is the cube without
a bottom or top
for the bottom add a 4th
card over the 2 card you see in step 5
and tuck in the top card
- this piece has now 4 flaps rather than 2
reverse side of bottom
Buttom - Step 3
Bottom - Step 4
Bottom - Step 5
Bottom - Done
tuck one flap into an
opening
the 2 side flaps
and the front flap
and push down - turn cube
over
Lid - Step 1
Lid - Step 2
Lid - Done
Lid
the top has only 2 flaps
- push 1 flap into an opening
then the front flap -
now you have a cube
if you open up the top
again it is a box
the top of the box has
2 small gaps as there are only 2 flaps and not 4 like
on the bottom
Now the boxes can be embellished, painted or varnished
or a pull tab attached to open the lid more easily.
