There are times when there is a needsomehow zadekorivat simple cardboard boxes. Therefore, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with several master classes showing how to beautifully glue a box with paper.
What is it for?
Boxes can be used for the following purposes:
- as organizers (for example, sort out documents and so on);
- to put in them things that are not used every day (for example, New Year's toys);
- as a gift wrapping (to give them gifts, for which there is no factory packaging).
The most common are solid packings fromfootwear, which has already worn out and has been disposed of, household appliances and so on. By and large, you can find application for any package. But that everything looked neat and orderly, the box should be zadekorirovat.
The simplest and most budget-friendly way of decor is just to glue the box with paper. And there are a lot of options and ways.
What kind of paper is suitable for pasting a box?
To transform a cardboard box, you can take absolutely any paper. For this purpose, everything is suitable:
- colored paper;
- gift;
- paper for decoupage and crafting;
- self-adhesive paper;
- wallpaper (vinyl, paper, nonwoven, textile and so on);
- napkins and much more.
What tools and materials are still needed?
In addition to paper and the cardboard box, the following tools and materials are needed:
- scissors and / or clerical knife;
- ruler;
- pencil.
Depending on the type of paper that you will ennoble the boxes, you will need to stock up:
- double scotch tape;
- glue PVA;
- glue gun;
- wallpaper glue (sometimes depends on their type);
- brush for glue.
The easiest way
A master class showing how to glue a box on paper can be seen on the presented photo.
- Unfold the roll of paper and put your box on it.
- Measure out how much material you need,so that it completely covered the bottom of the box, its walls and a little bent inside (Figure 1). This can be done with a ruler. For this, measure the height and width of the box and measure on the sheet the length equal to these parameters plus one more width and plus six to ten centimeters to the bend.
- Cut out the desired piece of paper (Figure 2).
- Place the box in the center of the cut piece of paper and cut out the excess parts at the corners (Figure 3).
- Cut four small pieces of paper and glue them on the corners of the box (Figure 4).
- Now glue the wall with glue and glue the paper (Figure 5).
- Spread the inside of the box and wrap the paper (Figure 6).
- Similarly, cover the lid.
- Allow the box to dry.
All is ready! Now you can use the box at your discretion.
Advice: do not use too much glue, otherwise the paper may become deformed, and the whole appearance will deteriorate.
The second way of decorating with paper
Here's another instruction on how to glue a box on paper:
- Attach the bottom of the box to the selected paper and circle it (Figure 1).
- Cut out the bottom detail so that on each side there was a stock of two to three centimeters (Figure 2).
- Glue the part to the bottom of the box and wrap the peeping edges (Figures 3 and 4).
- Attach one side to the paper and outline it. Cut out the part with a margin of several centimeters from all sides. Glue the paper to one side (illustrations 5 and 6).
- Carefully fold the edges of the paper (to the bottom, to the sides and inwards). If necessary, make small incisions (Figure 7).
- Similarly, cover all sides of the box (Figures 8 and 9).
- Inside, you can paint the boxes with a suitable paint. It is better to use acrylic (Figure 10).
- Let the glue and paint dry completely.
The zadekorirovanny box is ready!
Decoupage technique for decor of cardboard packaging
Some people rush to throw not only shoes,boots and other shoes, which were demolished, but also a box from under it. But if you glue the box from under the shoes with paper, it will be transformed and become an indispensable thing. It can be used as a casket or a place for storing various trifles that have the property of getting lost.
The master class will show how to glue the box with paper in the technique of decoupage:
- Take a clean box from under the shoes and clean it from scotch tape and other stickers.
- Take two shades of paint (preferably acrylic) and cover it with the walls and lid of your box. Boka paint in black, and the top with white.
- Make a frame on the lid of the same color as theside box. To do this, move away from the edge of the top a few centimeters and paste a square of paint tape. Cover the indentation with black. After that, remove the adhesive tape. As a result, you have a frame for a white square in the middle with smooth edges.
- Choose the right picture. It can be depicted on a napkin, plain paper, wallpaper and so on.
- Cut out the picture and drop it into the water.
- Then remove the picture from the water, put it on thepiece of oilcloth (excellent for this purpose is suitable for file A4) face down, and on top blot several times with a cotton or paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- Cover the picture with glue PVA or decoupage.
- Also glue the lid with a glue where the picture will be stuck.
- Transfer the oilcloth with the image to the lid. To do this, just turn the picture over and spread it with your fingers.
- Carefully remove the oilcloth.
- When the picture dries, cover the whole lid with acrylic lacquer.
- To the boundaries of the picture are not too prominent and not conspicuous, apply a white paint on the edges of the image and gently shade it with a large brush or sponge (you can take a piece of foam rubber).
- To make the picture look harmonious, you can additionally finish with some acrylic paint some strokes (for example, shadows and glare, background).
- When you finish working with the background and the image, varnish completely the entire surface of the box cover.
- If desired, decorate the walls.
When everything is dry, you can use the box.
Sheets with mulberry fibers: how to glue a box with paper?
Master-class on gluing a box with mulberry leaves:
- Mulberry paper has a number of features thatit is worth considering when working with it. The most important is the material is very thin. Therefore, if you decorate not a monophonic surface, but with different images, then all of it must be covered with paint.
- When the paint dries, cover the surface of the PVA or glue for decoupage.
- Break the mulberry paper into pieces that are different in size and cover them with a box.
- If want, zadekoriruyte additionally the surface in the technique of decoupage napkins or other pictures. This should be done after the layer of mulberry paper has completely dried.
- In conclusion, you need to cover the box with a layer of varnish.
This box looks old and perfectly fits into any interior.
Is it possible to decorate the box of another form?
How to glue a round box with paper:
- Put a box on the piece of paper and outline its bottom.
- Cut two such circles.
- Then cut the rectangular strip. Its height should be equal to the height of the sides of the box plus four extra centimeters.
- Cover the rectangular piece of paper and the walls of the box with glue.
- Step by step, glue the rectangle to the edge so that it extends beyond the edges from below and from above.
- Make incisions along the entire perimeter on the protruding edges of the paper and wrap them on the box.
- Glue the cut circles to the bottom and the cover of the round box.
The décor is complete.
Tips and advice on pasting boxes with paper
- How to glue a box with colored paper, if not another? These sheets can decorate cardboard packaging in two ways: as usual or in the technique of decoupage.
- To glue the box wallpaper, use a special wallpaper glue. So you will be sure that the paper will not depart from the walls with time.
- How to glue a box with gift paper orcorrugated? Such sheets are very thin, and tearing them, as in the case of mulberry, is not recommended. This decor does not look very nice and neat. In this case, it is better to take a thin two-sided adhesive tape and paste it around the perimeter of the box. Then, a protective layer is removed from it, onto which paper is applied. So gradually the whole box is pasted.
- How correctly to glue a box with a paper that it did not exfoliate? To do this, you need to choose the right glue and gently stick the sheets to the surface. Then the craft must be dried well.
