After making MANY of these easy DIY gift boxes and experimentation, I’ve come up with the following dimensions as a guide to make different sized gift boxes: 1. Large gift box – 20c… See more

Using the dimensions you’ve decided on at the previous step, measure out and cut your piece of carboard to size. You may only need to trim a few edges depending on what size y… See more

Mark up your carboard as in the diagrams. The first one has all the lines and the second one has the measurements and labels so you know what is what. (I marked this one ou… See more

As in diagram and photo below. You can see that the corners of the lid flap are cut off – I just did this free hand by eye. You could always measure and mark these lines if you prefer.… See more