craftgrrl | Card box for a shower/wedding

Hi all!

So my sister is getting married in a couple of months. I'm not in the wedding (*whew* I've been in ENOUGH weddings already. :D ) but stated that anything they wanted me to do I'd be happy to do.

Her Maid Of Honor (known as the MoH, she's awesome) called and asked if I would like to make a card box for the bridal shower and wedding. I was completely stoked to do it.

I originally was going to make a sewn bag, to stretch over some sort of a frame, as sewing is normally my forte. But I was having trouble trying to make that work.

And then I found the kraft paper boxes at Joann.

The only guide from the MoH and my sister was to use the color scheme from the invitations. This is what I came up with:

~~Oops, sorry about the sideways picture, I would fix it if I had ANY IDEA how to. I fail kind of badly at that.~~ FIXED

The box is hinged open (I cut the back and glued the flap to the back). It's held open with 2 chopsticks. I might try to figure out a way to tie the box shut, but maybe not. The box closes pretty tightly.

My sister LOVED it. And that is all I wanted.