Cookie Box Upcycled Into a Baby Gift Container

Recently, I acquired some Japanese cat postcards and thought one of them would be perfect on an empty cookie box to recycle it into a gift box.  I started by just covering the top part of the box that had some designs on it.  I simply traced the box top (leave a slight margin around the box) onto a sheet of printed Japanese washi paper. (Large sheets are available at HM Ben Franklin Crafts.) I glued the washi paper onto the box (with Fabri Tac 3 in 1 glue) and then trimmed the excess paper.
 

Next, I picked out a postcard to glue onto the box top. Amazingly, the postcard fit perfectly on the box.  To add more interest to the box, I tied a cord (covered with Japanese fabric) around the box and glued on some die cut pink vellum paper cherry blossoms.

This box was really a very simple container fashion from a single sheet of cardboard.

Using origami paper with cat designs (from a pack with four different scenes), a Daiso cherry blossom label, and the leftover paper scraps from the box, I fashioned a card and evelope to match the box. I plan to house a little girl kimono in the box as part of a baby gift.  Maybe I can find a kimono that will match the box and card....one made from cat design printed fabric?