Temko - Kirigami Greeting Cards and Gift Wrap

BOXES, BAGS, AND MORE CHRYSANTHEMUM GIFT BOX This gift box decoration is achieved with just a few pieces of tissue paper. Place them on top of one another and staple or sew them together in the center. Fold the pile in half. Cut a curve using the folded edge as the base line. Separate the sides evenly to show the staple or sewing. 6a. 6a.

Glue the bottom layer on top of a gift box. 6b. Pull up the top layer and make it stand upright by bunching and pinching it up against the staple or sewing. 6c. Repeat with each layer by pulling the paper gently toward the middle. 7a.

Tweak the flower into a pleasing three-dimensional shape. 7b. From the top, cut snips into the layers. Completed Chrysanthemum Gift Box.

BOOK MARK The complex pattern shown on the bookmark is achieved simply by cutting parallel lines on a folded strip of paper. Patterns will vary, depending on the angle and distance between the cuts made in step 2a.

Papers with different colors on the front and the back will produce interesting effects. You need: Paper 7" x " (18 cm x 4 cm) Cardstock 8" x 2 " (20 cm x 6 cm) Scissors Glue stick Fold the paper strip in half. 2a. Make angled parallel cuts along the whole length of the strip. Begin the cuts on the folded edge, stopping about " ( cm) short of the opposite edges. 2b.

Unfold the paper carefully. 3a. The middle of the paper is made up of chevron (angled) cuts. Crease up every other chevron. Glue the strip to the piece of card. Completed Bookmark.

VARIATION Punch a hole at the top and knot on a ribbon. ADDA STRIP For the bookmark shown in the photograph cut a narrow strip of paper slightly longer than the bookmark itself. Slide it under the bent-up sections and glue it down. GREETING CARDS AND GIFT BOXES These bookmarks are equally effective for decorating greeting cards and gift boxes. The framed box shown in the illustration is personalized with a photo.

SNOWMAN GIFT BAG You can recycle plain paper bags into gift bags by decorating them with cutouts.

By relating designs to the special interests of a recipient, you will always show your friendly attention. You need: White, black, and red paper Round lids or compass Plain paper bag Scissors Pencil Glue From white paper, cut three circles in different sizes with the aid of a compass or round lids. From black paper, cut a hat, eyes, scarf, and buttons. From red paper, cut a pair of mittens, ear muffs, and a nose. 4a. 4b. 4b.

Completed Snowman Gift Bag.

REMEMBER DAD BOX Any dad would be proud to receive this handmade box as a gift. The leatherlike effect is produced by covering a box with pieces of masking tape and rubbing it with brown shoe polish. You need: Box Masking tape Scissors Shoe polish (solid cream type) Paper towels White glue Small piece of sponge Cut a piece of masking tape about " (3 cm) square. Adhere it to the lid of the box. Continue covering the lid and sides of the box, cutting more pieces as you go along and overlapping the pieces at random.

Tuck the ends of the tape inside the lid. 2a. With paper towels, rub shoe polish all over the lid. The coloring will be darker at the edges of the masking tape, where the polish accumulates. 2b. 2c. 2c.