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MOIRA YAKOVA - HEXAGONAL CRACKER GIFT BOX

HEXAGONAL CRACKER GIFT BOX

 

To make this you will need:

One A4 sheet of card 250 or 300 gsm

Patterned paper for mats

Embellishments of choice

 

Cut the card to 29 cm long. Score along the short side at 3cm, 4.5cm and 6cm

(For metric cut to 11 1/4" and score at 1 1/4", 1 3/4" and 2 1/4")

Rotate the card and score the other side using the same measurements

 

Score along the short side at 4.5, 9, 13.5, 18, 22.5 and 27cm

(For metric score at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5 1/4", 7", 8 3/4" and 10 1/2")

On the 4.5 score line measure in 1 cm and leave a tiny pencil mark.

(for metric measure 1/2")

Measure 1 cm on either side of each score line on the long side and leave a  pencil mark

Do this on both sides of the cracker. See diagram below:

 

Fold along each score line on the long side of the card, and cut from the corner of the fold line to the

pencil mark on both sides and cut. 

                         

  

Cut away the marked pieces as shown in the diagram to form a tab.

Concertina fold and burnish the score lines on the short edge to form the top and bottom edges of the cracker.

 

At this point I prefer to do my mats and layers while the project can be laid out flat.

For this size of cracker I used the following paper sizes for the mats :

For the six large panels , which measure 9cm x 4.5 cm, I cut

6 pieces of paper measuring 8.8 cm x 4.3 cm

(for metric 3 3/4" x 1 5/8")

For the top and bottom edges of the cracker, which measure 3cm x 4.5 cm I cut

24 pieces of paper measuring 2.8 cm x 4.3 cm, twelve for the outside edge top and bottom, and

twelve for this inside edges.

(for metric 1 1/8" x 1 5/8")

These sizes leave a very narrow white border on the panels, but this is, of course, a personal choice.

Now you can fold the cracker into shape and stick the tabs. 

The final finishing touch is to cut to hexagonal pieces of card to close over the two ends. 

If you don’t have hexagon dies, then all you have to do is stand the cracker upright and draw around

the bottom of it.  If you cut just inside the pencil line this will give a good fit, but you can trim them easily to fit.

 

I made this particular cracker to gift two pairs of hand knitted baby booties to a neighbour who has just had ababy girl.   I always think that a pretty box can make a little gift look a lot more attractive.

 

                LARGE HEXAGONAL CRACKER GIFT BOX

 

The measurements for the larger box are as follows :

 

One piece of card measuring 24 x 41 cm (you will need A3 card for this)

 

Score the sheet of card along the short side at 3cm, 4.5cm and 6cm

Rotate the card and score the other side using the same measurements

Score along the short side at 6.5, 13, 19.5, 26, 32.5 and 39 cm

On the 4.5 score line measure in 1.5 cms and leave a tiny pencil mark

Measure 1.5 cm on either side of each score line on the long side and leave a  pencil mark

Do this on both sides of the cracker.

Follow the directions for the small cracker to complete

 

 

Happy crafting from Moira