Hexi-box Silhouette Tutorial

If you saw my Silhouette house box tutorial yesterday, this box is put together in a very similar way. I almost put this tutorial with that one as a variation, but there were enough differences, that I thought it needed it's own. You may want to reference that tutorial as well for further help.

This project will cut on the Silhouette Cameo, or the Silhouette Portrait. If you use the portrait, you will need to scale down the file to 90%, and make sure your paper orientation is used to your advantage.

First you will need to cut two of the carousel horse box pieces. Cut all the other pieces in the file using this method described in the link.

After you've cut all of your pieces, organize them, then find the triangle and rectangle panels. Put glue on the back side of the carousel horses and glue around the edge of the panel, then center the panel over the horse so that the panel is on the inside part of the box. (I like to use a good paper glue like Tombow mono adhesive so my paper stays flat.)

 Now after all the panels have been glued on, glue the two box pieces together at the tab.

Now crease the box bottom at the dotted line...

Work around the box with glue to attach the walls of the box to the bottom of the box. I use these cute little clips to hold it together while gluing...They are designed for quilting and sewing, but I hijacked them into my regular craft stash as they are sooooo handy!

 Work all the way around the box glueing the tabs as you go.

Keep going all the way around the box until you come to the tab at the end, then glue both the tab at the end and the bottom of the box tab to complete the box.

 Remove the clips, then thread ribbon through the slits in the carousel roof.

Pull the ribbon so that the roof pieces come together, then tie a bow.

Now find the flag piece and get a pin or a toothpick to use as the flag post. Put a decent amount of glue between the layers--without being so much that it oozes when you press the sides together. You want your paper to become somewhat pliable while the glue is wet, so that you can curve your flag like it is rippling in the wind. See the transformation below.

Because this box comes in two pieces, it finishes up at a nice size. The base of the hexagon is approximately 7 inches across. You can fill it with treats, or a gift.

I also have a few other variations of this box:

Happy Crafting!
Samantha