Looking for boxes made from old greeting cards

[kelvweb]

These are made from really old greeting cards-the cards that had a clear plastic overlay over the front.

Holes are punched on the sides and then the boxes are crocheted together using those holes.

There's a pattern for these for sale on Ebay but I like free :) I had the pattern once but it (and all of my others) were lost/stolen in a move.

[~Elise~]

ohhh...I have that one ... let me go check my favorites!

[~Elise~]

http://www.jpfun.com/ is where I got mine. It's called hexagon box. I've got the pdf saved.

[kelvweb]

Oooh, thanks! That's just what I was looking for. I'm going to use smaller holes and thread instead of yarn....

[Granny Square]

Very cool! Thanks for the link. I'd saved some old cards to make gift tags, but I like this idea!!

[kelvweb]

Not sure if it's ok to post this link, so please forgive me if it's removed. But....here's what one looks like when crocheted with thread: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=200295767194&Category=150135&_trksid=p3907.m29&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1#ebayphoto hosting

The boxes look extra nice when the cardboard design is covered with thin plastic.

ETA: You can make small bowls out of cards this way too.