Gift Wrapped Boxes for Knitted Socks

Morning Everyone,

Yay! It's the weekend.

We're still in lockdown here, but we do still try and keep our weekend's different.  We are allowed to go places for exercise, so we are off to a National Trust park called Kingston Lacy this morning.  

Although at this time it is raining cats and dogs!!!  Sid isn't going to like getting wet.

I've got a question for you, 

Do you make handmade gifts for christmas?

We're all missing family during these times so I personally thing making someone something special will hopefully show them how much you care.

I learnt how to make socks during our first lockdown, it was calming concentrating on something new, so this year I am sending socks to my son and daughter in law in the USA who we haven't seen for a year as our trip was cancelled.

I've used the Gift Wrapped Bundle which includes a punch this time instead of dies.

I used the heart warming designer paper pack and made a box and money holder with matching cards.

Taylor loves green and Robert loves black/grey colours so I chose those colours for their socks.

Rob has size 10 feet, so I got plenty of practice knitting these socks.

The wool was Yorkshire Spinners, one ball makes a pair with plenty left over.

I used the stitched shape dies to make the square for the parcel.

The mossy meadow layer is 5/8" wide.

The boxes are 4" x 4" square.

I switched the layers up for this version of the present card.

The sentiment was punched with the banner punch.

For the green socks I used some hand dyed yarn, the colour graduates up each pair, it was hard to photo.

The bases of the boxes were switched around so they had different coloured bases.

I included a little spending money as well so I made these money wallets,

they are for dollars but pounds work in them as well.

You need a sheet of cardstock measuring

10 1/2" x 6 3/4"

Score along the 10 1/2" side at 3", 4 1/4", 5 1/2", 8 1/2"

Fold the two middle score lines in a mountain and glue them together so they are double folded.

I added a two pieces of white 6 1/2" x 2 3/4" to the insides as shown,

Add a piece of 6 1/2" x 1" designer paper to the folded front section.

then use a stapler to staple the double fold to the back forming the pocket to hold the money.

Add two pieces of designer paper to the front,

the bottom is 6 1/2" x 2 3/4" and the flap is 6 1/2" x 1 3/4"

The belly band is the piece left over when you cut the money holder from a whole sheet of cardstock,

Trim it down by wrapping it around the money holder, stamp with holly image and glue the ends together, 

don't do it too tight it needs to be able to slide off easily.

Finish off with some stamped bows punched out.

Hope you enjoyed this little christmas gift idea.

What will you make this year?

Thanks for looking,

All the products used can be found in my shop at

jennymoors.stampinup.net

Jenny:-)xx