Favors-Take out boxes

The Project: Take Out Box Favors (See my other post to learn how to make a sushi cupcake to give as favors)

**These set of directions are pretty much the same as the centerpiece directions so if you read that one, this post is only slightly different**

The Cost: ~30.00-40.00 **Price depends on how many boxes you are making and what you make to decorate it** This project price is based on over 50 boxes with 2 types of ribbon and tissue paper flowers. This price also includes this project as well as the centerpiece project.

The Story:
As soon as we had our placed picked out, I knew that I wanted to use take-out boxes. I already knew I wanted to use them for the centerpieces and then I thought about using them as favors with a cupcake inside. I thought it would be cute to use them and then place a pair of chopsticks somewhere on the box to make it look like you had just come from the restaurant. I ran out to my nearest asian food market and picked up a bag of 100 chopsticks for 2$. I still have many extra left over and Ill use them for something else somewhere along the line.

First Things First:
1. Decide whether or not you want to give favors out per couple or per person. If you do per couple, youll do less work but if you plan on only doing one cupcake in each box you may want to think about doing it per person or adding 2 cupcakes per favor box. We did per person so we made 50 boxes. Alot of work but well worth it!

What you'll need: **This is also a picture for the favors so some of the things in this picture won't be needed for this project but I didnt have 2 pictures. Follow the list.***

1. Chinese take out boxes (You can get these in a range of colors but itll cost you more so go with the plain white and decorate them yourself) I ordered 100 of these because I planned on using so many of them but you can order them in 25's I believe. (Papermart.com)
2. Tissue paper from the dollar store in your choice of color, buy more packs than youll need. Its easier than stopping a project to go get more materials.
3. Ribbon (1 or 2 styles, colors, and sizes) We chose two. (Michaels sometimes has 2 rolls for 5$, try to go when they have this or print a few coupons out, go with some friends and buy each roll seperately to save $)
4. Glue Runner (I already have one so I just needed refill packs...3 for 10.00, with 40% was 6$)
5. Hot glue gun and glue sticks (dollar store)



Step by Step Directions:
1. Order your materials! and pick up the other materials from the stores
2. Pick a base ribbon and lay it flat on a table.
3. Place your takeout box onto the ribbon and wrap the ribbon all the way around to see how long you will need each piece to be.

4. Cut (longer is better, you can always take away but you cant add!)
5. Take the remainder ribbon and use the cut piece as your marker. Cut as many as needed.

6. Take your top ribbon and lay it on a table.
7. Place the box , with a base ribbon (doesnt have to be attached but hold it on there just to get an idea),onto the top ribbon.

8. Wrap that ribbon around the box and cut where desired.

9. Cut the remaining ribbon as you did above.

10. Open up the takeout box (I found this to be a better way to make a seamless, less noticeable closure point)
11. Take your base ribbon and lay it upside down on the table so you can put glue on the back.
12. Use glue runner all along the ribbon and attach to base ribbon.

13. Place box directly in the center of the ribbon and slowly pick up one side at a time, pressing it onto the box.

14. When you get to the top, push the one side of the ribbon as close to the closure as you can without covering the part that will slip into the other side to keep it closed.

15. Do the same on the other side.

**The tops dont have to be perfect because they will be covered with the tissue paper flower. **

16. Leave boxes in the open position so you can place the cupcake inside.

**I suggest lining the bottoms with some type of paper or doily, I go 50 for 1$ at the dollar store**
***Flowers cant be glued on until after cupcakes are in the box and boxes are sealed up***

All done!

Hope you enjoyed this project. For directions on how to make a sushi cupcake, please see my next post!

Thanks for reading!