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Placecard Boxes – Guest Post from Planned in Pencil

November 21, 2012 By Shannah Leave a Comment

Special treat today! PJ from Planned is Pencil is here to share an awesome placecard with you.  She used fall supplies for hers but this would be fantastic for Christmas or any holiday!  
Check it out below 🙂
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Hello!
 
I’m PJ and I share my crafts, home decor, DIY projects and life at Planned in Pencil.
I’m just tickled to be sharing a fun placecard craft today here at Just Us Four.
I seriously love following along here and Shannah is just the sweetest for having me.
The holidays are coming and I adore giving gifts, so any occasion to give a little something special is perfect.  Why not show your guests to their seat with a gift box made out of paper that fits with your dinner theme.
My mom taught me to make these boxes years ago, I probably haven’t made one in 15 years but it still came right back to me… funny the things we remember isn’t it. 
Choose two pieces of square paper.  I dipped into my scrapbooking stash and got these fall inspired pieces.  Your box will always be 1/3 of the size of your original box.  These 12×12 pages made a 3×3 box.
Using a straight edge find the center of the paper by drawing a line from corner to corner.
Fold all four corners in the center and then  back out.  You want precise folds that are crisp.
At this point you fold each corner past the center mark to the center of the opposite sides fold.  If you want to draw your line all the way across the paper so you always know where that intersection is you certainly can.  I’ve made so many of these I just eyeball it.
Now your paper should look like this.
You’re going to cut like shown to create the sides of the box.
The sides come up and are secured by folding the adjoining side over the cut edges.
You secure the bottom with another fold and a little piece of tape.  If you don’t want to see the points coming together you could cut a piece of paper 3×3 and simply set it in the bottom of the box.
Now do the same with the second sheet.  The cool thing is that because the paper is flexible the top and bottom are reversible.
Now using twine simply attach a little scrap of burlap, or a cute cutout with the guests name on it and voila!
Inside can hold the napkin and a mint, a small gift, a note to the diner.
My husband came home after I took these pictures and got all excited that he had a present… so be careful if you leave them sitting around!
Thanks for having me Shannah!
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Thanks so my PJ! I love them!  Be sure to go visit PJ over on her blog, Planned in Pencil, to see all the other aweomesauce stuff she has to share.

© 2012 Just Us Four.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Hi, I'm Shannah! Welcome to My Suburban Kitchen, where you'll find tons of recipe ideas including family friendly dinners, sinfully delicious desserts and even Paleo and Whole30 recipes. I love spending time in our kitchen and also share little glimpses of my life as a wife to one awesome Mathlete and working mom to 2 cute kids! I hope you'll grab a seat at our table and enjoy your time in the kitchen with us.

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