Easy Cardboard Craft Ideas: 12 Quick Projects for an Afternoon
Twelve small, original cardboard projects you can finish in an afternoon, from bookmarks and gift tags to a phone stand and a drawer divider, each with what it needs and a rough time.
Creative Cardboard Projects Made Simple
Quick projects from one or two box panels, such as a simple box, bookmarks, and a tray, with measurements you draw yourself.
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Twelve small, original cardboard projects you can finish in an afternoon, from bookmarks and gift tags to a phone stand and a drawer divider, each with what it needs and a rough time.
Build a shallow 8 x 5 in catch-all tray from one shipping box: a simple net with corner tabs, a second base layer for stiffness, a paper lining and a taped rim, with a cutting list and resizing rules.
Five scissors-only bookmark designs from cereal-box card, each with measurements: a tasseled strip, a corner pocket, a layered leaf, a tongue clip and a woven strip, plus how to cover them and keep them thin.
Draw one cross-shaped net, score it, fold it and glue four corner tabs to make a small 4 x 4 x 2 in box, then repeat with slightly different numbers for the lid. Includes the arithmetic for any other size.