Saturday, November 7, 2009

Giant Nugget Boxes

Did you think I ran away this week? Well...I thought seriously about it!
Man, what a week it's been.
I held my first Teacher Appreciation Luncheon at Nicholas school and all went well. That's a lot to fall one a persons shoulders if it fails :) The kids have been out of school for Parent Teacher Conferences, I made 9 cake mixes and frosting gift sets and forgot to take a single picture of them. I have to make 6 more so I'll remember this time, and I won't bore you with all the rest of the week.
The good news is, I'm doing a Holiday Bazaar on the 21st of November and I thought I would get started with a few things! I'm not going to make too many things because I'm using this mostly as a business day...but you gotta have some cute stuff to show, right?
How about Giant Nugget Boxes??

These hold four 3x3 Note Cards & Envelopes with 3 wrapped Hershey Nuggets down the middle. You could arrange the compartments anyway you want and fill them with all kinds of things.
Delightful Decorations and Christmas Cocoa DSP

Animal Stories and Tall Tales DSP


Christmas Punch and Merry Moments DSP

Would you like to make one? Here's how I did it!
Cut cardstock to 5-1/4" x 10-1/2". Score at 1/2" and 1" on all 4 sides. Cut out the corners as shown and fold into a box shape as shown below.

Divider insert
Cut cardstock 3" x 10-1/4". Score at 3-1/4", 3-3/4", 4-1/4", 5-3/4", 6-1/4", 6-3/4. Fold with peak and valley style as shown above. Adhesive the peaks so they stay up. You can put adhesive under the divider if you want but it isn't necessary and no, it does not fit tight, it just sits in the box.

Transparency Sheet Slider
Cut transparency paper to 8-1/2 x 8-3/8.
The scoring measurements are a little odd but keep in mind the box is 1/2" tall by 3-1/4" wide so these measurements are just a fraction over those sizes.
Score at 1/2", 3-13/16, 4-3/8", 7-11/16".
It's kind of hard to fold this paper unless you score it well. Unfortunately there is a fine line between scoring it perfectly and scoring through it! :) Add Sticky Strip to one end and attach to the other.
Looks like this now.
Slide the box inside and you've got it!
The silver elastic cord is about 18" long. Tie it in a knot, slip it around the box and tie a ribbon onto the cording.
Now...how much should I sell these for? That is the hard part for me!


64 comments :

  1. Holy cow these are amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful project and steps to create one of our own! These are perfect for Christmas gifts!

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  2. How much should you sell these for? I am thinking a gazillion dollars or so. They are wonderful. I have made something like it but would never have thought to do it for chocolate and for cards. I think I know what my aunt is getting for Christmas.


    Carey
    aka Roscoe's mommy

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  3. These are absolutely adorable. I love, love, love them. You are so creative and talented. Thanks for sharing the steps to creating them. Can't wait to make some.

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  4. Yay, I love these! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  5. Lovely! Thanks so much for sharing! I definitely like these for teacher gifts!

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  6. These are great...thanks for the tutorial. Althought I still haven't make the last one I purchased!

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  7. WOW Becky - another AWESOME project!! But how much to sell them for is a question you shouldn't ask me - it's a tough one for me to price anything!!!

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  8. Absolutely gorgeous Becky! Thank you so much for showing us how you made them!:)

    Karen
    x

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  9. Oh wow these are gorgeous Becky!
    Thank you for sharing :)
    Debbie x

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  10. What a great gift idea that can be used for any occasion. Thank you for sharing the instructions.

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  11. These are wonderful gifts little gifts Becky. Pricing our work is difficult, between $10 to $20? Let's face it we never make enough to pay for our time and effort.

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  12. Oh, how special these are. What a great hostess gift over the holidays. I think we all would love to know what you price them at. I do a little fair at my church, only started making stuff due to illness and the hardest part is the pricing. Any help and info is appreciated. Best of luck!
    Stay well,
    AnnMarie

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  13. wow what a great gift idea. Thanks for sharing with us. as for the pricing I usally give myself an hourly rate and then add cost for materials. People say I charge too little for my creations but Im having so much fun it doesnt feel like work. Again thanks for sharing.

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  14. What a great project! Thanks for sharing with us. I know it's hard to put a price on stuff like that. I would estimate that 15$ should be about the price I would like to get for a project like that if I made one... But people that does not make those does not get the work put on it... so it may not sell at that price... sometime I put the price I want for and if it does not sell I use it as Christmas gift!!

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  15. Hey Becky
    This is so cute. How on earth do you keep all this creativity flowing. You amaze me!

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  16. Wow Becky. Love your creations. These are adorable and won't last 2seconds on your table.

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  17. Becky! These are adorable. You have done it AGAIN! lol! Thank you for sharing the tutorial I'm gonna try one right now! Love it!

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  18. Fabulous idea -- thanks for sharing all the details!!

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  19. What a cute project. Thanks for providing the details.

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  20. Thank you for sharing the instructions on this project. I now know what to give several friends for Christmas! As far a pricing, I would think the $10-$15 range. It really depends on the part of the country (and economy) in the area you are in.
    jmgeisler

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  21. These are so beautiful! I would love to get this as a gift! I would pay $15 for this. Thanks for sharing the idea and the instructions! I love it!! :)
    Kristi in Vegas

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  22. Once again Becky, you've outdone yourself! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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  23. Thanks Becky for your time and talents. Love to look at your Blog, this idea is a great one to make and have on hand for that last minute gift.
    Blessings to you and yours.

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  24. Fabulous Becky.
    You have wonderful ideas and rally know how to put together a great little gift.

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  25. This is such a great idea. May I ask how many cards can you get in the box? I would love to give these as gifts too.

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  26. Becky, these are adorable! You've done it again.

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  27. this is one of the best ideas i have seen...thanks so much for sharing the how to's.

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  28. You are so talented. Absolutely LOVE these. Thank you for sharing. I think $10 is a good price point. You could also offer a class to those stopping by your table to make their own.

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  29. Wowzers!!! These are fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing how you made them. I would say $12-$15! Good luck with them.

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  30. Becky does it again! These are darling little gifts that will work perfect for the upcoming holidays! What would we all do without these amazing ideas????

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  31. Becky These are absolutely fabulous.... and a real inspiration. You are just SO clever

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  32. what a great gift, but the directions are wvwn greater; thanks for sharing.

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  33. Alright - I am new to this box making thing. LOVE LOVE LOVE the concept - they are adorable. BUT, I must not be doing something right on the transparency slide cover. I cut my transparency to the dimensions, but there is no way it is going to fit. Anyone else have this problem?

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  34. Yes, there was an error and I have now corrected the measurments for the transparnecy sheet. Sorry about that!
    Becky

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  35. These are gorgeous! thanks for sharing this great project and sharing the steps to create it!

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  36. Really cute project. Thanks for the directions.

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  37. These are just darling! Thank you for the tutorial...I will absolutely be making these for some friends!

    And I have to agree with the $12-$15 range for pricing.

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  38. Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

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  39. Becky! Love, love, love this idea! Now I know what I'm making some folks at school that I want to do a little something for at Christmas! Thanks so much for sharing your talent!

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  40. Dear Becky,
    I am a subscriber to your Blog and stop by here often. I own several of your tutorials and have wowed my group of stampers with your projects. Thanks so much for the tutorial and all the constant inspiration. I told my upline I want to be Becky Roberts when I grow up! Thanks again,
    Lisa Reber

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  41. Super cute. I think $10 is a good price. And the lady who said you could offer a class on how to make them was brilliant!

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  42. Oh my gosh these are so cute! I wouldn't make that box to hold those, too complicated for my abilities. Love the cards. Hope they sell well for you. I'd buy them!

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  43. OMG - you've done it again!!!

    Thanks for the awesome tutorial... I was going to take it easy tonight, but clearly I now need to go stamp! :)

    Thanks for sharing!!!

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  44. OMG - you've done it again!!!

    Thanks for the awesome tutorial... I was going to take it easy tonight, but clearly I now need to go stamp! :)

    Thanks for sharing!!!

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  45. I adore your blog and creations. Thanks for all the help. You are amazing. I would easily pay 15 for homemade cards. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!

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  46. Thank you for sharing this darling tutorial. You are the best!

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  47. It's a great project. No less than $15 I think. Where do you get Transparency sheets?
    Deb

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  48. Love this project. Thank you for once again sharing one of your great creations! I've made one so far and will make more to sell at my granddaughter's pre-school fund raiser in CA. What price did you finally decide on? I'm thinking $15 would be fair.

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  49. my neighbor is mad at us...parked in front of the mailbox :o( This is just the thing to get back on her good side!!
    thanks so much for sharing..I bet you could sell them for over $10 easy!!
    hugs,
    Holly

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  50. WOW! You are AMAZING with your talents! Thank you for sharing!

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  51. OMG! Thank you for sharing this lovely project. You do such amazing work. I don't know what you could sell them for because they look so adorable. I think whatever you price it at someone won't be able to resist.thanks again.

    Liam

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  52. Just made a set! They turned out great. Thanks so much for the great tutorial!

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  53. www.shannonscropstop.blogspot.comNovember 27, 2009 at 7:55 AM

    You are so talented Becky. I appreciate your sharing of such adorable things.

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  54. thanks for this! :D
    my son's teacher will love it!

    whew! one less thing on my list...

    thanks again.

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  55. Hi!

    Today I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial.

    I'd appreciate your letting me know if that's OK.

    Thanks,

    Nancy sard
    http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com

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  56. Oh My Goodness !! These are SO awesome !! On the TO DO list for gifts thats for sure !!

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  57. These are so cute and look like lots of fun and simple to make. Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

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  58. These are absolutly adorable. I have got to try and make this. You are a absolutly adorabl for sharing this. Very pretty and neat work.

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