My Paper Pumpkin Christmas Tree Boxes
I needed to create thank-you gifts for the Ladies of Wetmore who attended a recent techniques class.
While doing a general search on Pinterest, I saw the perfect idea for my thank-you gifts. Thank you to Connie Collins for inspiring me to use the pie-shaped cardboard boxes that came in the October My Paper Pumpkin kit. Connie’s idea was to make these boxes into Christmas trees. Brilliant! I quickly assembled and decorated the boxes. I used the Flower Patch stamp set and coordinating Flower Fair thinlits to create leaves. Buttons, snowflake sequins, candy dots, baker’s twine and a banner cut Merry and Bright greeting were added. Then, I needed something to fill them. I wanted to give my guests a baked treat, so I got out my favorite molasses cookie recipe. Instead of making cookies in the usual roundish shape, I rolled out the dough and with a pizza cutter, cut out pie-shaped cookies that would fit in the pie-shaped boxes. Once the cookies were inside the box, I wrapped a pretty ribbon around the edges and added a coordinating bow at the top. Easy, peasy!
My Paper Pumpkin Christmas Tree Boxes
