Cupcake boxes

Making the base of the cupcake boxes             

• Draw a line around the paper towel roll 3.5 cm from the edge.

NB: Use a a food can 3.5 cm tall and draw a line while turning the paper towel roll.

• Cut the roll with a small saw or cutter.

• Spread the white glue on the edges with a toothpick.

• Repeat with the other boxes.

• Press the pieces of roll on the glue.

• Reinforce the bottom with sticky tape for better strength.

Decorating the cupcake boxes

• Draw and cut circles with 4 cm diameter on stronger cardboard (from the shoe-box) for the lid.

• Cut pieces of felt 15 x 18.5 cm to cover the boxes.

• Cut a circle 4.5 cm in diameter for the bottom of the exterior and a circle 4 cm wide for the interior.

• Sew just by the edge of the carton, and cut two small triangles (see photo below).

• Put glue on the inside of the box.

• Gently cover the interior of the box and fix the edges with a little bit of glue. Glue the circle on the bottom.

• Sew the bottom.

• Glue a piece of felt (approx. 6 cm in diameter) on the 4 cm circles for the lid. 

• Cut out felt circles 8-9 cm in diameter. Sew around the perimeter and pull a little on the two strings. Fill with wadding.

• Sew the decoration on the lid with small stitches.

• Add frosting with different pieces of felt in little waves. Glue or sew to attach.

Making the fruit for the cupcake boxes

• Make a couple pieces of fruit to decorate the box lids. 

• For strawberries (see photo below):
  • cut out circles with the help of a bottle cap,
  • cut out the circles,
  • sew the sides,
  • sew around the perimeter and pull the two threads,
  • stuff,
  • close with small stitches,
  • add little green felt leaves (optional).

• For the kiwi
  
  • cut out a felt circle (bottle-cap sized), 
  • stuff with a little plastic foam (optional),
  • sew.

• Cut and sew little white pieces on both sides.

• Using the same thread, sew white lines around the white center (see photo below).

• Make little black knots with black thread, between the white stitches.

• For the clementines: 
  
  • cut out orange felt circles (1),
  • Fold in half and cut out a small portion in the middle with scissors (2),
  • sew along the edge (3),
  • leave a small hole for the wadding (4),
  • sew little white lines (like with kiwi) (5).

• Put the little pieces together. 
  • For the chocolate cream, cut out two pieces of white, brown or yellow felt and then sew them on the box.
  • For the banana: cut two felt circles, sew around the edges, and make three black knots. 

• Prepare the labels, inserting them in the boxes with the nonpareils.

!: Instead of regular rectangles with the guests' names, cut long bands of colored paper and roll on the interior of the little box.