Ocean Cottage
This design was inspired by the décor of a beachfront cottage. Soft blue paper is accented with matching ribbon and blue
glass beads to give this gift a beachy look.
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Small Box
Difficulty – Easy
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White wrapping paper
Blue and white box patterned craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
Blue craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
5/8-inch wide blue satin ribbon
3 blue glass beads (2 tubular and 1 round)
Scotch® Paper Cutter (for cutting wrapping paper)
Scotch® Double Sided Tape (for wrapping the gift)
Scotch® Precision Scissors (6” for cutting ribbon and 8” for cutting craft paper)
Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick (for attaching craft paper)
Scotch® Clear Glue with 2-Way Applicator (for gluing ribbon)
Scotch® Quick Drying Tacky Glue (for attaching beads)
Instructions
1. Wrap a box in white wrapping paper.
2. Cut a piece of the blue and white patterned craft paper the entire size of the top of the box.
3. Using the Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick, apply glue to the wrong side of the craft paper, especially around the
edges. Attach the craft paper to the top of the box, lining up the edges of the paper with the edges of the box.
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4. Cut a piece of the blue craft paper 2-1/2 inches wide and the width measurement of the top of the box.
5. Using the Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick, apply glue to the wrong side of the craft paper especially around the
edges. Attach to the box, centering the paper evenly on the top of the box.
6. Cut a piece of the blue satin ribbon long enough to wrap around the entire width of the box plus 1 inch. Center the
piece of ribbon on the top of the box and glue the overlapping ends on the bottom of the box with the precision tip
of Scotch® Clear Glue.
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7. Glue the blue glass beads onto the center of the ribbon with Scotch® Quick Drying Tacky Glue. The configuration
of the beads is the round in the center and the two tubular beads on each side.
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Gift Bag
Difficulty – Easy
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Medium white gift bag with stiff handles (plain gift bags are inexpensive and easy to find at your local craft or party
store)
Blue and white box patterned craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
Blue craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
5/8-inch wide blue satin ribbon
3 blue glass beads (2 square and 1 round)
Scotch® Precision Scissors (6” for cutting ribbon and 8” for cutting craft paper)
Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick (for attaching craft paper)
Scotch® Clear Glue with 2-Way Applicator (for gluing ribbon)
Scotch® Quick Drying Tacky Glue (for attaching beads)
Decorative metallic white tissue paper
Instructions
1. Cut a piece of the blue and white patterned craft paper 3/4 the length and the full width of the front of the gift bag.
2. Using the Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick, apply glue to the wrong side of the craft paper especially around the
edges. Attach the paper to the front of the gift bag, lining up the edges of the paper with the bottom edge of the
bag.
3. Cut a piece of the blue craft paper 1/4 the length and the full width of the front of the gift bag.
4. Using the Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick, apply glue to the wrong side of the craft paper especially around the
edges. Attach the paper to the front of the gift bag, lining up the edges of the paper with the top edge of the bag.
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5. Cut a piece of the blue satin ribbon the entire width of the front of the gift bag.
6. Using the precision tip of Scotch® Clear Glue, attach the ribbon to the front of the gift bag so it is centered over
the edge of the craft paper. Small amounts of glue can be added to the cut edges of each side of the ribbon to
prevent fraying.
7. To cover the handles, apply a small amount of Scotch® Quick Drying Tacky Glue to a few inches of the back of
the ribbon and wrap the ribbon around the handle where it meets with the inside of the bag.
8. Continue to add glue to the ribbon, a few inches at a time, as you wrap the ribbon around the handle, slightly
overlapping the ribbon as you go.
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9. Finish by cutting the ribbon and tucking the end behind the handle where it meets with the inside of the bag.
Repeat this process with the other handle.
10. Glue the blue glass beads onto the front of the gift bag with Scotch® Quick Drying Tacky Glue, centering them on
both the solid blue section and under the handles of the bag. The configuration of the beads is the round in the
center and the two square beads on each side.
11. Cut a 6-inch piece of blue ribbon. Fold it in half and cut the ends into a V shape.
12. Separate the tails and glue the center top fold with Scotch® Clear Glue making an upside down V shape.
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13. Cut a 2-inch piece of ribbon. Fold the ends to middle and glue using Scotch® Clear Glue, overlapping about 1/4
inch to form a loop. Press down on the loop to flatten the sides.
14. Glue the folded edge of the ribbon tails to the front of the bag onto the top of the ribbon strip using Scotch® Clear
Glue, centering the ribbon under the handles.
15. Glue the loop to the top of the folded ribbon tails to complete the bow.
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16. Fill the bag with layered white metallic tissue paper to finish.
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Large Box
Difficulty – Easy
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White wrapping paper
Blue and white box patterned craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
Blue craft or scrapbooking paper (medium weight)
1-inch wide blue satin ribbon
1 round blue glass bead
Scotch® Paper Cutter (for cutting wrapping paper)
Scotch® Double Sided Tape (for wrapping the gift)
Scotch® Precision Scissors (6” for cutting ribbon and 8” for cutting craft paper)
Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick (for attaching craft paper)
Scotch® Clear Glue with 2-Way Applicator (for gluing ribbon)
Scotch® Quick Drying Tacky Glue (for attaching beads)
Instructions
1. Wrap a box in white wrapping paper.
2. Cut a piece of the blue and white patterned craft paper the entire size of the top of the box.
3. Using the Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick, apply glue to the wrong side of the craft paper, especially around the
edges. Attach the craft paper to the top of the box, lining up the edges of the craft paper with the edges of the
box.
4. Cut a piece of the blue craft paper 1/4 the length and the full width measurement of the top of the box.
5. Using the Scotch® Permanent Glue Stick, apply glue to the wrong side of the craft paper, especially around the
edges. Attach to the box, centering the paper evenly on the top of the box.
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6. Cut three pieces of the blue satin ribbon long enough to wrap around the entire width of the box plus 1 inch. Using
the precision tip of Scotch® Clear Glue, attach two pieces of ribbon on the top of the box, centered over each
edge of the craft paper and one piece centered on the top of the blue craft paper. Glue the overlapping ends on
the bottom of the box.
7. To make the bow, cut one 7-inch piece and one 4-1/2-inch piece of ribbon. Fold the ends of each piece of ribbon
to middle, overlapping 1/4 of an inch, and glue using the precision tip of Scotch® Clear Glue to form a loop.
Note: Ribbon measurements for bows are approximate. The lengths may have to be adjusted slightly
based on the size of the box used.
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8. Apply glue to the inside center to create two loops.
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Using the precision tip of Scotch® Clear Glue, attach the larger of the two loops onto the center blue ribbon
and then glue the smaller loop directly onto the larger loop to form a layered bow.
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9. Using the Scotch® Quick Drying Tacky Glue, attach the round blue bead onto the center of the bow to finish the
gift.
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