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DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes

in DIY/Crafts on 16/03/15

Looking for a fun new birthday tradition? Today I am sharing these fun DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes that are so easy and fun to make. My son is turning 9 years old and its been a little tough on me realizing my baby is growing up! For his birthday I decided to do something a little extra this year, hopefully a fun new tradition we can continue for years to come. I was given the 1-2-3 Punchboard Party Collection by We R Memory Keepers to try, and it was so easy creating these boxes and envelopes (and the banner too!)

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

The idea behind this new tradition is to gift your loved one, 1 box per day as a countdown to their birthday. You can do 1 for each year that has passed or just the week of the birthday.  I didn’t plan to give my son 9 additional pre-birthday gifts, but just a little note, favorite memory, photograph, small memento, or favorite candy. Kids especially love hearing those favorite stories about them from when they were younger. Often these little moments are forgotten and a celebration of life is the perfect time to reminisce about those fun little memories. I love that creating the banner, boxes, and envelopes for these little memories was so quick and easy and I’m going to show you how. 

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

Supplies:

  • 1-2-3 Punch Board Party Collection(includes: 1-2-3 Punch Board, Banner Punch Board, 12×12 paper pad, packaging tape, baker’s twine, and idea book)
  • roll on adhesive, or double sided tape
  • paper cutter

First off select your paper and cut it down with paper cutter to suggested size according to what box or envelope you plan to make. All the dimensions you need are labeled on the inside of your punch board. It tells you paper size, where to line it up on the punch board, where to score it, etc. All the info to make it easy. Plus, it has an idea book with pictures to show you exactly how to punch, score, and fold. For this box I needed an 8×8″ sheet. When it was trimmed I went ahead and lined it up and punched and scored it.

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

You’ll rotate the paper 90 degrees and punch and score the paper all the way around. You’ll also flip over the paper to the backside and repeat the punch on all 4 sides, creating 2 dips on each side of paper. So 8 total dipped in areas (am I making any sense? lol)

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

When you have it all punched and scored, you’ll punch your corners which add little slits to attach your boxes.

Rounded Corners on 123 Punch Board

You’re paper will look like this:

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

Now fold the paper where you scored it and hook your box together.

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

When you finish your boxes you can start on the bows! They are so simple and to die for cute! 

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition. 

I love how all the papers coordinate together and there are so many different box and envelope sizes. 

DIY Birthday Countdown Boxes and a fun idea for new birthday celebration tradition.

I made a little video tutorial sharing how I made these cute boxes with bows you can check out here. I know how fun it is to see products in action and sometimes it is just easier to explain the process. 🙂

 

Great news…the 1-2-3 Punch Board and Banner Punch Board are available as part of a one-time special on HSN in a bundled party pack, for a fraction of regular retail pricing on Tuesday, March 24. These are currently ONLY available on HSN as a part of the party pack and limited quantities are available so be sure and get there early! Check out We R Memory Keepers on twitter, facebook, and pinterest for tons more inspiration.

 I was sent the 1-2-3 Punch Board and Banner Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers, all opinions and project are my own!

I link to these parties here.

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  1. susan says

    March 16, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Love, love, love. Totally need to order this on the 24th! Can you tell me how you made those bows? I have seen patterns where you cut your own, but the OCD in me did not like that they were not perfectly crisp lines!!!

    Reply
    • Marie says

      March 16, 2015 at 9:34 pm

      Hi Susun, you actually make the bows with the 1-2-3 Punch Board as well. I shared a little video on my instagram feed or you can watch the youtube video and I show you how to make them from start to finish. It is so easy and fun!

      Reply
  2. Ashley says

    March 20, 2015 at 5:10 pm

    Hi! Stopping by from Show Off Fridays. This is so cute! I love all the colors and patterns. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Jerri says

    March 20, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    What a neat product and a great tutorial! I’d like to invite you to share your post at my Friday Favorites party!

    Reply
  4. ChobitsNix says

    April 2, 2015 at 5:28 pm

    Very glad to find this infomation, never saw anything li.ke this

    Reply

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