Yes, I am still making ‘punny’ valentines!  Today, I want to show you how easily you can make a pillow box to use for some Valentine’s Day treat boxes.  All you need is a cardboard tube and a paper cocktail napkin!  For my treat box, I am using napkins that have a graphic of river rocks that is very appropriate considering what I plan to put into the container – candy rocks!

If you don’t have a napkin with a pattern you like, you can use any wrapping paper or decorative paper you choose. By using a cardboard tube and a paper napkin I already had, I am creating my pillow box at no cost.

The first step is to cut a piece of napkin that will cover the tube.  Use spray adhesive to spray the wrong side of the napkin.  Roll the tube over the paper napkin to cover.  Once the cardboard is covered, flatten the tube.  At one end of the tube, push each side into the middle of the tube, one side at a time. (See photo below – bottom right.)  Fill the tube with your desired treats.  Fold the open end of the tube in the same manner you did for the closed end.  Simple, right?

Such a fast and easy way to create a Valentine treat container!  You can decorate your container like I did with a chalkboard sticker and ribbon, or in any way you choose.  Now, you just need to come up with the corny pun to go with your treat! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie