Happy Tuesday! I downloaded this cute Christmas Tree shape from the Silhouette Design Store today and played around with a few ideas on how to use it. Since I needed a small DIY Gift Box, I thought using it for this DIY Christmas project would be a perfect tutorial to share with you. You can use bigger boxes in terms of size, and silver and gold foil to add a little shine too. I kept mine simple and small, but I’d love to hear how you designed yours. Because my project was small, I decided to use my Silhouette Curio, but you can use your CAMEO or Portrait. Shall we?

What You Need To Make A DIY Gift Box For Christmas

How To Make A DIY Gift Box For Christmas

In Silhouette Studio, go to the Design Settings Page and confirm that your page and mat are showing Curio settings Download and open your Christmas Tree shape Ungroup the shape and merge the star and tree Measure your gift box and resize your Christmas tree shape so that it can fit on the top lid Replicate your shape for as many gift boxes you have Set your blade to Cardstock settings in the Tool 1 (red) slot Load your cardstock on to your mat (note: peel the blue protective sheet off first) Load your mat and other platforms onto the tray. In the settings, you will see 6 platforms are required. These are the platforms that come with your Curio bundle. Each one is labeled with a 1 or 2 (which counts as the number of platforms). Your mat counts as 1. So you will need a two 2s and a 1, then your mat (2+2+1+1=6) Load your tray onto your machine, and send to cut using Cardstock settings Glue your Christmas trees onto your gift boxes

And now you have the cutest set of gift boxes! Did you use cardstock or gold or silver foil?

Disclosure: This post is brought to you in partnership with Silhouette America. I adore my Silhouette cutting machines and all the other products I have used from Silhouette. This awesome partnership allows me to share great bundles and deals, as well as fun projects, like this one.

Looking for some more fun and crafty inspiration? Take a look at my other Silhouette projects.