Last night I was wrapping a present for Claire, and I don’t know what came over me. The ugly old box ended up as a cardboard gingerbread house. When Claire woke up this morning, she thought the box itself was her present. Now we are plotting a whole upcycled cardboard box village, but I thought I’d post this, in case y’all want to try it yourself. Way too much fun.
Gather paper scraps, scissors, glue, glitter, and have at it.
You could add more color, but I sort of like the natural Kraft-on-cardboard look:
Now they tell us Mies van der Rohe didn’t really say, “God is in the details,” but as long as I’m playing architect, I ponder such things…
Enjoy!
This project was inspired by one of the very last issues of Craft Zine in print (now thriving online).
I’m off until after Christmas. Peace and joy to all.
Miss Whistle // Dec 21, 2009 at 11:09 PM
God is most definitely in the details. It’s the aphorism I live by, correctly or not.
Your gingerbread box is gorgeous.
Please note the inclusion of your book in my favorite books of 2009.
Miss W
lyanda // Dec 23, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Thank you so much, Miss Whistle! You have a lovely blog…
Birdsong // Dec 22, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Very cute and a great idea!
helen // Dec 28, 2009 at 8:21 PM
I love the isicles on that! They are soooo cute!!
— Helen