Black Cat Favour Box

Following on from my previous post, where I introduced you to my Tabby Cat Favour Boxes, I have now made a Black Cat version - perfect for Halloween treats!

Easy to assemble, you can make the cat head box in any colour you wish (it doesn't have to be black) and adapt the colour of the eyes, nose and whiskers to match! Ideal as little table favours or for a cat-themed party, you can fill them with sweets, chocolates or small gifts.

Available from my Etsy shop, the template comes as an SVG cut file, as well as a PDF if you prefer to cut out by hand. 

PLUS you get an optional extra white face patch to create a bi-colour cat face, like a tuxedo cat!

To make one of these cat boxes, you will need:

* Black Cat Favour Box template (SVG and PDF available)

* Computer and printer to print the PDF templates and instructions

* Double-sided, textured cardstock (220-250gsm / 80-92lb recommended)

* Craft glue / double-sided tape

If you are not using a digital cutting machine, you will also need:

* Craft knife / scissors

* Scoring tool

* Ruler

Watch my video tutorial showing how to assemble the box and be sure to follow the tips below:

TIP 1 : After gluing the side panels on, gently curve the sides using your fingers or a bone folder before the glue dries. This will make assembling the box much easier and give it a neater finish.

TIP 2 : Instead of using plain black cardstock on the side panels, why not use a spooky halloween patterned paper! Here I've used a spider web design on the box on the left.

TIP 3 : Make sure that the (grey) whiskers / mouth panel and the (black) eyes panel completely cover the cut out sections. They should line up like this:

The cat box measures approximately 11cm (W) x 9.5cm (H) x 4cm (D)  /  4.3" (W) x 3.74" (H) x 1.6" (D), however, this is only meant as a guide, as the templates can easily be re-sized to suit your needs.

I hope that I have now inspired you to create your own little cat favour boxes (whether black or tabby) and I can't wait to see what you fill them with!

Suzanne

Chocolate Orange Pumpkin!

I recently updated all six of my Pumpkin Teapot Box templates so that they can now be made in a larger size on a 12" x 12" cutting mat. The best thing about this update, is that they are now large enough to hold a chocolate orange! 🎃

Can you see it?

I added some black features to the chocolate orange wrapper to match the teapot face and you can just about see it through the cut out face pieces, so it would still be a bit of a surprise as to what treat was hiding inside!

And here it is, out of hiding!

Pumpkin Teapot Boxes

For Halloween this year, I decided to create a pumpkin treat box using my Teapot Favour Box template as a starting point. It's an idea that I've been working on for quite some time now, and here is the result!

Isn't it great! However, not satisfied with only having one design, I went ahead and created five more!

Evil Queen Crown

If you enjoyed my DIY Evil Queen Crown post, then you may also like to the watch the video I made about it.  It contains simple, easy to follow instructions, describing how I created the crown.

I used core'dinations Colour Core Cardstock (Black Cat, 250gsm), using just one 12" x 12" sheet to create the whole crown.

I hope you enjoy watching it, and listening to the beautiful music (Pas de Deux by Bird Creek), and that you will be inspired to create your own Evil Queen Crown.