Card Box

My friend Takea is getting married on March 26 and I am so excited for her. Due to my crafty reputation she has asked me to make a card box to use at her bridal shower and wedding.  I had the idea to make it a replica of her wedding cake. Her real cake is 4 tiers, but I think this looks pretty awesome, especially since I totally winged it. The shower is next Saturday so I'm glad it turned out. otherwise it would have been pretty sad.


First I ordered square hatboxes on ebay.  These were impossible to find in the store! Then I cut out a card slot on the side of the top box and square in the middle of the bottom box with a razor blade. 



I marked the fabric with a marker then cut along the "X"


I wrapped the boxes with fabric pretty similar to how you wrap a present with a few modifications. I just wanted a really smooth and elegant look. I used clips to hold the ends while the glue dried. 


I wrapped the top piece and then added flowers. It doesn't look exactly like her cake, but I think it's pretty cool. Functional and fancy. 

Tell me what you think!


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7 comments:

Unknown said...

this is great! the flowers make it look so sophisticated!! you should definitely show us all the stuff you're doing for the wedding. I hope your crafting center is going well.

Kristie said...

Love it!! Thanks for stopping by - I'm following you back!! :-)

DANA said...

Umm, adorable, PLEASE enter that in Strut your Stuff!

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Jen @ 400 Calorie Dinners said...

I think you did a beautiful job on the card box! Your friend is going to be pleased.

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Mostly Food and Crafts said...

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RedBettySummer said...

That is a great idea to make it look like the wedding cake. How beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing this idea in your post.