DIY Gift Package: Innovative and Fun Gift Wrapping Templates
Creative
Gift Packaging for Paper Model Crafters
 Posted
Nov-20-2005
Computer Crafting: Print,
Cut, and Assemble
I love the novelty of folding paper into fun
models, origami, gift packaging, and Garfield Goose-type
puppet mouths. Two years ago I came across an awesome "gift
package"
product called DIY
Gift Package and Crafts, which is an assortment of printable
paper model templates in the shape of cars, angels, boats,
cups, baby bottles, trains, teddy bears, and other novelty
things bundled into a PDF e-book product (now available in
a published book format).
 It works like this:
- You print a template from your computer onto a sheet of
paper in your inkjet or laser printer (I used a sheet of
scrapbooking paper for this cuppacino cup.)
- You cut out, fold, and assemble the template into the gift
packaging model per the easy instructions.
- The templates are designed to be printed at any size, so
if you have a small gift, print smaller.
I spent a week putting together a few of the DIY Gift
Package templates and reviewed
the product for the CP Web site. This is still a novelty
product I highly recommend, and wanted to mention it
for the upcoming holiday gift-giving season. One of the best
features of this product is that you can re-use the templates
forever — just by printing another copy.
If you'd like to see how this product works, you can get a
free template by signing up for DIY's
online newsletter, which contains high-quality craft tips
and other inspiring ideas from DIY Gift Package creator Janlia
Chong. • |
