How to fold a paper box

Assalamualeikum everyone!

Here's a simple yet handy craft tutorial for you all.

I've been making these since I can remember. The first memory I have of making these is probably from kindergarten. I just love making these because they are easy, and not time consuming at all, and they can be made with various materials, in various colors and in many designs!
Here's a tutorial on how to fold a paper box.

You will need:

- A cutting mat
- One A4 sized paper (or real squared origami paper)
- An exacto knife (a scissor works fine too)

Fold the tip of the paper to the edge of the paper (as shown in the photo) to make a triangle. 

Cut the remaining part off, and now it should look like
<---- this.

Unfold the triangle. See the crease in the middle? Fold the two ends at the ends of the crease. (was that part confusing?).
If in doubt, look at the next picture.

Unfold the triangle once again, and this is what it should look like.

Fold the tip of the paper towards the middle, as shown on the photo. Do this to all four tips.

When you unfold it, it should look like this. :-)

Now fold each tip to the center point of the uppermost triangle. Do this to all four tips. 

After that, you should have a paper that looks somehow like this one. It should have all those squares. :-)
They are all there to guide you on where to fold and cut! :-)

Now, once again, take each of the tips and fold them to the center point closest to the tip, i.e. the center point right above it. Do this to all four tips.

Now! Choose any of the two opposing tips. Take your exacto knife and cut up to two*two squares length. Look at the photo if in doubt. To that to the opposing tip as well.

It should look like this now. :-)
If it doesn't, unfortunately, you're going to have to start over. But I hope for your sake that it does. :-)

Take the two other sides which you haven't slit in and fold them inwards like on the photo.

Fold the two sides in to make a stronger crease. Do this to both sides.











Like so:

This part is a little bit more tricky.
Unfold the folds you just made, and make them stand upright, as shown on the photo.

Take the two other sides and fold them inwards. Do this to both sides. 

It should look like this on one side, and it will look like that on the other side two. Now at this point, you can chose to either glue, staple, or tape these sides to the inner part of the box to give it a stronger hold. That way you always don't have to worry about it unfolding. Though you can also choose to leave it.

Voila! Now you have your box! :-)

Now, if you fold another one of these, you will have a lid too! :)
These can be used for a serious of things, and are especially useful for putting little gifts in! :-)

Just to show you the two boxes. :-) 

Hope you found it useful, and happy crafting! :-)




Yours sincerely,

The Creative Muslimah

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