How to Upcycle a Box Half

Time needed: 2 minutes

Turn one half of a shirt box into a smaller complete box with a few folds and cuts! Great for gift wrapping gift cards, small items, or when you need a box to mail!

1. Set up your Box Half

   To start off take your lonesome box half and turn it so the side flaps are facing you.
   

2. Fold one side of the box.

   Fold one side of the box over and up to the lip of the opposite side’s flap.
   

3. Repeat for the opposite side of the box

   Open up the fold you just made in step 2 and rotate the box 180 and repeat with the other side.  You have now formed your new side of your box!
   

4. Open the fold in step 3 and using a pair of scissors, cut along the fold lines, just for the lip of the box on both sides.

5. Fold the Cut Flaps inwards

   Fold the two flaps you just cut in step 4 toward the inside of the box
   

6. Create a new smaller box from the larger box half.

   Fold one half of the box over the other to create a smaller box.
   

7. Use your Smaller Box!

   You now have a smaller box with both bottom and top made from one half a shirt box!