Project Tuesday 29 June

That time has come around again and I am so pleased with this week's PT project. Once you print off the template (here), lay it on your cardstock - which looks better if it's double sided - sturdier too - cut it out, add just TWO strips adhesive (love that) and assemble that's it! It really couldn't be any easier than that - honest! OK so maybe you have to decorate it up as well but if you use pre-made embellsihments (or spend an afternoon making yhour own first) it's still pretty quick - trust me on this!

Best of all there is enough room for a treat without too much room so you can fill it easily with just ONE small bag of candy - just a couple of cookies - I have even seen money rolled up in one!

Here are the finished dimensions to give you some idea of it's size - height 4", width at top 3", width at bottom 2 1/4" and depth 1 1/4". It's small enough to be cute and large enough to fit a nice treat. The template fits 2 to a page but I also managed to find a template for a larger version that fits 1 to an A4 size sheet here. I haven't tried it yet so I can't vouch for it personally but it looks the same and would work for a larger gift.

As you can see I haven't filled mine yet. I needed a small thank you gift for my sister Sherilee who is hopefully gonna stop by for coffee this week. I am week 7 recovery and wanted to send in a treat for my work colleagues and she kindly made up some of her yummy viennese whirls for me (must get her recipe one day). I think the deal was that I make the frosting to fill them with (easiest part) and she make the whirls but she even did that bit for me too and then wouldn't take any money for them - how sweet is she?

I plan to print off the template for her and give her this box filled with some pretty flower embellishments inside as a thank you.

I used several sizes of deep red silk flowers layered up with a pretty brad in the middle and then hand cut and inked leaves. I'm sure she would love some of these flowers for her own projects.

One of the things that impressed me about this little 'fry box' is that the ribbon goes perfectly around it even with the different angles. So often you make something like this and the ribbon won't sit nicely once you turn the corner (so to speak) but that's not a problem with this project.

Best of all it is a use 'again and again' type project. In fact I think I might cut a few with paper from my scrap box to have on hand. I'm also thinking they would be nice little table gifts for friends who are coming to our 4th July BBQ - see Cindy's version over at PT. I like the idea of replacing the flower with stars, the 'thank you' with 'happy 4th!' and maybe even tucking a little flag inside so it sticks out the top! How cute would that be? Now where can I get mini US flags from I wonder? I promise if I get one done I will post a picture!

Now get on over to Project Tuesday and check it out - you could have one made in less than a few minutes honest!