Making party favor boxes with a Cricut is an easy way to add a special touch to your next event. With the Cricut machine, you can quickly and easily create custom boxes in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. Whether you’re planning a birthday party, wedding reception, or any other type of celebration, creating custom favor boxes with the Cricut is sure to be a hit.
Before You Begin
Before getting started with your project, make sure you have all the necessary supplies. You’ll need your Cricut machine, some construction paper or cardstock for the box walls and lid, double-sided tape or adhesive glue for assembly, and scissors for cutting out your box pieces. You will also need an appropriate cutting mat for the paper and cardstock as well as access to Cricut Design Space software so that you can create and upload your designs.
Choosing Your Design
Once you have all your supplies ready to go, it’s time to choose your design for the box. If you’d like something simple but elegant, consider using a basic geometric shape like a square or rectangle with clean lines and edges.
For something more intricate and eye-catching, consider using more complex shapes such as circles or ovals with scalloped edges or decorative cutouts on the top lid of the box. You can also use monograms or words on the front of your boxes if desired. Once you’ve settled on a design, it’s time to upload it into Design Space so that you can use it in creating your favor boxes.
Cutting Out Your Box Pieces
Now that you’ve got your design uploaded into Design Space it’s time to start cutting! Choose the appropriate material setting on your Cricut machine according to what type of paper or cardstock is being used (for example “cardstock” if using standard construction paper).
Place one sheet of paper onto the cutting mat ensuring that its edges are aligned with those of the mat—this will help ensure precise cuts each time. Once everything is lined up properly select “Go” in Design Space then wait while your machine cuts out all of the pieces needed for one box (including both sides and lid). Repeat this process until all needed pieces are cut out then remove them from the cutting mat carefully before proceeding.
Assembling Your Boxes
Now that all of your pieces are cut out it’s time to start assembling! Begin by folding each side piece along its scored lines then use double-sided tape (or adhesive glue) along each tab edge before pressing firmly onto one side wall piece until secure.
Repeat this process for all four side walls then place them together so that their tabbed edges line up evenly before taping them together at each corner—this will give strength and sturdiness to each box once complete and ensure they stay closed no matter how full they get! To finish off simply adhere one lid piece onto each top wall piece using either double-sided tape or adhesive glue then place them onto each assembled box base before pressing firmly until secure.
Conclusion: Making party favor boxes with a Cricut is an easy way to add an extra special touch to any event. With just some construction paper or cardstock and access to Cricut Design Space software, you can quickly create custom boxes in any size shape or color—the possibilities are truly endless! Start by choosing your design then upload it into Design Space before cutting out all of the necessary pieces on your machine; once they’re cut out assemble them according to directions above then add lids before presenting them at your next gathering!