8-sided card box

[EightEightEight]

Anyone have ideas on a card box that I can make in an 8-sided theme?

[Kfancii]

Great idea!

I wonder if you could find a hat box that is 8 sided and use that as a base? Michael's sells neat boxes too so you might find one there.

[FFC]

Octagon.. I'm sure you can find octagon box somewhere! Like Here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Moveo-Et-Proficio-Knox-New-York-Hat-Box-Octagon_W0QQitemZ8349133642QQihZ014QQcategoryZ7497 3QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247 QQcmdZViewItem) Price is outrageous, but I'm sure we can find one between all of us :)

http://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/89/f1/11_1_b.JPG

[august8bride]

I agree great idea. I look around for you and see if I can find any for you. BTW eighteighteight I wish you would start a journal. I would love to see all of your planning!

[EarlyBird]

not sure where they got this. its an octagon but its also etched and pretty- wonder if you could make it *are you crafty) or if you could have it made?

[SerendipityCrafts]

:rofl: Quite a few sellers at ETSY don't seem to know that an octagon has 8 sides. I see a lot of hexagon boxes being passed of as octagon boxes - http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=octagon+box&search_type=tag_title&order=&min=&max=&page=1


I found this - You can request a custom piece here - http://www.etsy.com/shop_alchemy.php?user_id=5436052 You might ask the vendor if she can make a much bigger box and add a slit in the top???

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9631224
http://images.etsy.com/all_images/d/dd0/b46/il_430xN.19770071.jpg

[EightEightEight]

I agree great idea. I look around for you and see if I can find any for you. BTW eighteighteight I wish you would start a journal. I would love to see all of your planning!

I've thought about starting a journal...I've also thought about starting the wedding invitations...the wands to be used in place of sparklers, rice, petals...the card box...unpacking from when I moved here 2 weeks ago...learning how to easily get my pictures organized onto the computer...I have so many ideas I just can't seem so get any of them to a point of started...Hehe..hopefully soon though..thx I'll PM ya when I get the journal started

[EightEightEight]

:rofl: Quite a few sellers at ETSY don't seem to know that an octagon has 8 sides. I see a lot of hexagon boxes being passed of as octagon boxes -


I've noticed this too at other locations DUH!!!
Ever seen the show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" Potential math question.

[SerendipityCrafts]

I've noticed this too at other locations DUH!!!
Ever seen the show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" Potential math question.

LOL I began to question myself .... nope 5 pentagon, 6 hexagon ..... 8 that is an octagon!

I found these instructions to DIY a small box. Perhaps you want to try to blow them up and try a larger one yourself?

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Guinness-Box----Sort-of-an-Origami-Box-for-St./

This one has a video (but after watching it, LOL I think I would pay someone to make me a box instead :rofl:)
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1073581/octagon_paper_box_no_glue/

Here are some blanks for sale to DIY yourself -

http://www.acherryontop.com/random/type/boxes_&_tins/72800

http://www.acherryontop.com/company/ek_success/line/art_blanchè/72799

Pretty but expensive (but you can use it afterwards to display your cake topper) It also brings up another idea .... who says your 8 sides box has to have 8 equal sides? - http://www.perfectweddingbox.com/product_info.php?products_id=72

http://myweddingaccessories.com/productcart/pc/catalog/octagonmoneyboxredone_1426_detail.jpg

[FFC]

That glass one is beautiful! You can use it to have your flowers preserved in as well! Or like SC said, you can put your cake topper in it!

[EightEightEight]

Thanks Serendipity...You've given me some great inspirational starting points.