Lindor Truffle Box - New Year's Favor

I modified my Lindor Truffle Box just a little bit so you can use it as a New Year's favor. I designed the message horizontally first, but I am too picky to leave the message going one way, and the candy label going the other way. The candy wrapper is too bulky to simply turn it in the box to face the right way, so I ended up designing the same message vertically, with a tag for the greeting. You can see both versions below:

I made a Free Printable PDF for you which contains both the horizontal version, and the vertical version, so YOU can choose which you like best:

Download Lindor Truffle Box 2013 New Year Favor PDF

You can check out my Lindor Truffle Box Video Tutorial for basic directions, and here are some tips for the New Year's favors:

1) Before making your box, choose which orientation you would like, either horizontal or vertical, and cut out the appropriate 2013 panel.
2) Line up your 3/4" Circle Punch in the center of the explosion image that is used for the zero, and punch a 3/4" hole.
3) Begin making the box, according to the basic directions. HOWEVER, to punch the 1" hole in the box, place your 2013 panel on the unassembled box and mark an 'X' in the center of the 3/4" hole you made. Notice that for the horizontal orientation of the box, the 2013 panel is centered. For the vertical orientation, I shifted the 2013 panel down towards the bottom of the box. See the pictures below for placement of panel and marking of 'X' for each orientation.

4) Center the 'X' in your 1" Circle or Square Punch, and punch the hole out of the box, as shown below. Complete box assembly according to basic instructions.

To finish the horizontal box, I wrapped about 15" of Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine around each end of the box and tied each in a square knot. To finish the vertical box, I wrapped about 24" of twine around the top only, and tied in a double bow. (See video for demonstration of square knot, and double bow.)

To add the tag on the vertical box, punch a hole at one end of the tag, and string the tag onto the right trailing edge of the twine before tying your bow. Because the hole is so tiny, you may want to pull your twine through from the back, with a floss threader. See the pictures below for a quick tutorial on that. {Click any picture to see it larger}

I hope you enjoy making these...I have some assorted Lindor Truffles left over from making my Lindor Truffle Ornament Box, and this is the perfect remedy (to keep me from eating them all myself)!!!

Stampin' Supplies: Pacific Point card stock, Whisper White card stock (for printing PDF onto), Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, 1" Square or Circle Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, 3/4" Circle Punch, Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Paper Piercer (or 1/16" hole punch) for tag...and of course, (3) Lindor Truffles for each box!

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
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Lindor Truffle Ornament Box Video Tutorial

Here is a video of the Lindor Truffle Ornament Box I showed in my last post:

If you subscribe to my blog in email, you will need to click on the blog post title and view it in your browser, to watch the video. I apologize for the abruptness of the video ending, I was having technical difficulties and thought it best to just go ahead and get it posted!

INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Start with a 7"x5" piece of card stock. Score parallel to 7" side at 1", 2", 3", and 4". Turn card stock 1/4 turn and score parallel to 5" side at 1/2", 1-1/2", and 6".
2) Cut away all pieces marked with dark gray scribble in picture below. Snip along red lines.
3) Punch 1" Circle (or 1" Square--whichever punch you have that can reach best) in center of the body of the front of the box, as shown in picture below. The body is 4-1/2" long, so center your hole at 2-1/4".

4) Overlap rightmost flap over the top of the leftmost flap, and adhere to create box "tube". Glue bottom flaps closed.
5) Insert Lindor Truffles, folding the wrapper ends toward the back of the box, out of the way. The box holds three candies, make sure the center one you insert is the color wrapper you want showing. Close box top.
6) Stamp ornament in desired color and die cut with framelit. Punch a 3/4" circle from the center of the ornament.
7) Using Stampin' Dimensionals, adhere ornament over hole in box. (yes, the hole in the ornament is smaller than the one in the box--believe me, it looks so much better this way)
8) Wrap about 15" of Baker's Twine around bottom and tie in square knot. Wrap about 24" of Bakers Twine around top and tie in a bow, then tie another bow right on top of that, for a double bow.

Stampin' Supplies: Ornament Keepsakes stamp set, Holiday Ornament Framelits, (or, get the stamp set & framelits in a Bundle for 15% Savings!), Whisper White card stock, Pacific Point card stock, Marina Mist ink pad, Island Indigo Baker's Twine (you could adhere thin strips of coordinating patterned paper around top and bottom, instead of twine, if desired), 1" Circle Punch or 1" Square Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Paper Snips, and Lindor Truffle candies :-)

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
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Lindor Truffle Ornament Box

A stamping friend wanted a new gifting idea for Lindt Lindor Truffles, and I came up with this prototype. You can fit 3 truffles in the box, and only the center one is displayed, which makes it easier to color coordinate if you buy a box of assorted truffles, with different colored wrappers. Also, the box top opens, so the recipient doesn't have to tear it apart to get the candies out:

I decided that I wanted the background color to offset the ornament a bit, so I made another box using Pacific Point card stock instead of Whisper White. You could bling it up more by stamping a pattern on the box, and adding rhinestones or pearls, but they are great as-is if you're pressed for time. You can add a tag if you want, or just tuck them in stockings (from Santa & his Elves!), or set them at each place setting at your holiday dinner party:

These are fairly quick and easy to make, so I wanted to go ahead and post the instructions for you advanced stampers right now. I plan to make a quick run-through video to show you the assembly and give you some tips, but the sun goes down here like...well, right now. So, I'll need to tweak my lighting a bit. In the meantime, here are some words!

UPDATE: Check out a Video Tutorial for this project HERE.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Start with a 7"x5" piece of card stock. Score parallel to 7" side at 1", 2", 3", and 4". Turn card stock 1/4 turn and score parallel to 5" side at 1/2", 1-1/2", and 6".
2) Cut away all pieces marked with dark gray scribble in picture below. Snip along red lines.
3) Punch 1" Circle (or 1" Square--whichever punch you have that can reach best) in center of the body of the front of the box, as shown in picture below. The body is 4-1/2" long, so center your hole at 2-1/4".

4) Overlap rightmost flap over the top of the leftmost flap, and adhere to create box "tube". Glue bottom flaps closed.
5) Insert Lindor Truffles, folding the wrapper ends toward the back of the box, out of the way. The box holds three candies, make sure the center one you insert is the color wrapper you want showing. Close box top.
6) Stamp ornament in desired color and die cut with framelit. Punch a 3/4" circle from the center of the ornament.
7) Using Stampin' Dimensionals, adhere ornament over hole in box. (yes, the hole in the ornament is smaller than the one in the box--believe me, it looks so much better this way)
8) Wrap about 15" of Baker's Twine around bottom and tie in square knot. Wrap about 24" of Bakers Twine around top and tie in a bow, then tie another bow right on top of that, for a double bow.

Stampin' Supplies: Ornament Keepsakes stamp set, Holiday Ornament Framelits, (or, get the stamp set & framelits in a Bundle for 15% Savings!), Whisper White card stock, Pacific Point card stock, Marina Mist ink pad, Island Indigo Baker's Twine (you could adhere thin strips of coordinating patterned paper around top and bottom, instead of twine, if desired), 1" Circle Punch or 1" Square Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Paper Snips, and Lindor Truffle candies :-)

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE)
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