OCC Plastic Box decorating w/Scripture

Hello Packers!

     So, unfortunately I have come to the inevitable end of my cardboard go boxes from OCC. I know! I went through an entire set of 100 boxes. I can't believe it either. But, because of that I have obtained some great Sterilite boxes at Walmart for $0.94. However, if I were you, go to Target because they are sold for $0.84 there so that saves you a good 10 cents. Anyway, I have decorated plastic boxes before with Sharpies and again, that is what I have done but I included scripture as a piece of the shoe box decoration as well. I have seen a few boxes include scripture or some "Jesus Loves You" sentiments so I took that inspiration to make these boxes.

Materials Used:
-The good Book
-A 10 pack of Sharpies
-Creative Inspiration...and a bit of the internet.

This was an idea I got from a diy Christmas card and used the bottoms of cups and lotion lids to make the circles for the lids. If you want to include scripture, you can put it on one of the ornaments or make a magical looking ribbon at the bottom and put the scripture there. You're probably asking yourself, "But...how is the child going to know what 1 Peter 3:11 means?" Well, they will by just flipping over the lid!

On the inside, you can write the scripture and maybe even a sweet little sentiment from you or your children. I know that some people like to put their hand prints on the inside of the lid.

Another idea is to just surround the scripture with some floral designs.

If you have any basic paper or index card, you can create a perfect little section to put the scripture and then surround the border with whatever decor you prefer.

...or, if you want to include the scripture as a part of the pattern itself, you can do something like this with the polka dots. You can do this easily with hearts, stars, stripes and pretty much anything you can think of.

Alright packers, if you are looking to make the shoe box look even more like a gift from the outside, I recommend decorating it with whatever you have. I've seen people use glitter glue and even stickers to decorate the plastic shoe boxes to look really personal and give a more "Giver to receiver" feel when the boxes are done to be one of a kind.

It's almost half way through July, Happy Packing Everyone!

OCC Box decorating with School Promos

Hello Packers!

     I know it has been a crazy long time since I have last posted and I'm very happy to let you know I have tons to post! Anyway, have you been looking at your regular go boxes and been wondering how to decorate them? I was lucky the other day in finding some School Jesus promotional decorations at my Dollar Tree and found that they are the perfect width of the go boxes provided by OCC.

These come in a pack of 15 thin cardboard promotional cards. There were others that promoted good grades and doing good deeds in school but I found that these would make a bit more sense for this organization. 

Just like my previous post about decorating with programs, make sure that the decoration is within the lines of the shoe box folds. When you fold it, it will look like the decoration is over the lines but when folded entirely, it is just the view of perception that makes it look like it is over. They are also very sturdy so we know that it won't be too easy to destroy the decoration through transit.

For this decoration, I put tape on all four sides of the decoration piece because although the tape does overlap onto the box's lines, the tape doesn't ruin the look of the box nor ruin the function of folding.

     I know this post was a bit short but I do have more to follow. There isn't much, unfortunately, to say about taping a promo to a box but it makes for a cute box, right?

Happy Packing!