Thank you for sharing. I have several boxes that don’t have lids and they aren’t very useful for storing art supplies. I have the box making kit from Tuesday Morning and never thought about making my own box tops! I’ll be able to make free lids for most of the boxes I have. I’m looking forward to what wonderful ideas you have in store for us. Stay well, warm and on your two feet. Love from the mountain top in middle Tennessee, where the hilltops kiss the sky, hugs Fran
hi Lindsay I love crafting I have colouring and crafting scene I was five and I'm now 40 I love your idea of making boxes and recycling old christmas card boxes and other thing that you work on art work really good and art and colouring runs on both sides of my family lizzie Barry from the isle of man
I sculpt tiny nativities and started about 20 years ago using Christmas. Cards to make boxes to sell them iñ. Right after Christmas when cards go on sale really cheap I buy a bunch and make my boxes. People love it!
Hey Lindsey, I have every greeting card I have ever been given from the time I was little. I just started using them to embellish my albums. Thank you for a new Idea to use them on. I put the oldest ones in a scrapbook. They bring me much joy looking at them because the givers have now passed on. It’s a good reminder of how much my family has loved me over the years. 🥰
Love the idea of Frugal Friday. I have actually done this with my cards as I hate to throw them out. It is especially fun to give it back to the person who gave you the card, with gift enclosed.
Hi Lindsey....as a retired art teacher in a small school, the parents would donate old Christmas cards, and we used them a lot.. Like you, we used the personal greetings as part of each project. We made boxes like these, little churches that lit up, Christmas trees, saddle blankets for popsicle stick horses, and ornaments. What a treasure to have a stash of cards!
Love the sounds of Frugal Friday. I was just taking down my Christmas cards and wondering what to do with them, the images are so lovely I didn't want to just recycle them. See you in the am for Sat Chat. I always watch you while I make the family pancakes on Saturday mornings. Hope you are keeping well and warm. tfs
Slow Sunday, Messy Monday, Try it Tuesday, Waste not Wednesday, Thrifty Thursday, Frugal Friday, Sat Chat .. there aren't enough days. Love the ideas, whatever day it is.
Frugal Fridays yes please. My girlfriend gave me a box of presents for Christmas. Each present was presented in a handmade gift box with a ribbon and a tag. It was very personalized and special. With your demo I may give this a shot. Thank you. 😊
Excited about Frugal Friday. During Covid time we really got spoiled to 'something' with Lindsay on almost a daily basis. Great way to start the day with my coffee and new ideas with Lindsay. I do miss the daily treat. Have a day with lots of joy. Kaye
Love the Frugal Friday! Was just cleaning out my craft room before watching this video and got rid of a lot of Junk, but found my old 70 year old baby book! It looks like how somedays I feel! Worn out!
Oh I love this idea of frugal Friday. The idea of using up some stuff we already have too much of in a productive way is absolutely wonderful. I always love how you break things down into such easy to follow directions. I eagerly look forward to your new Frugal Friday videos.
Hello Lindsay. I am so looking forward to Frugal Fridays. You were the first TH-camr I started watching when I began my journey into the world of card crafting 2 years ago. You provided so much inspiration and ways to make your hard earned dollar go a lot further. I as sit here today and reflect, I wanted to let you know that I love watching your videos as much today as I did on the first day I “met” you. Thank you for keeping it real and the inspiration!
Great idea! I saw something like this a long time ago,. but it was not explained in detail the way you do. Took my Christmas cards out of the trashcan and put them aside for the day I get double sided tape. There goes my no buy Jan. Shortest no buy pledge of all time. LoL
I am all about Frugal Friday!! This is awesome! As far as paper folding….somewhere along the way I picked up “bury the bump”. So I always remember to fold towards the raised score line. Bury the bump!!
Frugal Friday super! I just gathered up our received cards last night and was thinking about what I could do with them in an art journal now I have another idea. Last night's Michaels class was fun. Have a great afternoon.
HI Lindsay I love this "Frugal Friday" idea. I look forward to seeing all your creative goodies. Thank you for last night. I had a tough time getting zoom to work but I did see some of it. I will watch the video. Now that I know how to get connected I will do classes more often. Hugs and blessings
I've seen videos creating bags with paper or card stock, but never boxes. What a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to Frugal Fridays, I always love those kinds of tips.
Your boxes are pretty and will be so useful. Love your instructions on the video, they were very easy to understand and to follow. I also love the idea of Frugal Fridays.
GREAT Idea! I love all the "crafty" items you make from the most unlikely items! Love the idea of using up not-so-favorite paper/printed cardstock. Using cards and cardstock to make themed or special boxes is a really frugal way of recycling and avoiding a trip to the Dollar Store! I plan on making Valentine boxes to hold little gift items for an event I sponsor. These boxes would also work well using Birthday cards! Can't wait for the next "Frugal Friday"!!!
Oh! I love the idea of turning greeting cards into boxes. I always feel bad to throw them away, but keeping them forever also takes up so much space. Now they can have a new life
So happy you are doing Frugal Friday. Have been following you for about 20 years and have learned so much from you. My aunt showed me how to make boxes out of Christmas cards years ago. Keep up the good work.
Who wouldn’t like a frugal Friday? I’ve made boxes out of heavy weight card stock, but never out of pre-made greeting cards. Great idea. I have used them to make tags or cut with a die for a focal point. The pattern paper you used with the big flowers is gorgeous.
Hi, Lindsay. I love the idear of Frugal Fridays. I also really need inspiration for scoreboard fun. I have one large and one small scoreboard. My opinion......its a useful tool but my brain shuts down when trying to use it differently. More please. Thank you. 😀
WOW, I've actually been thinking of making custom boxes as I am going to be adding swatch cards to my shop and was wondering how to package them. This is PERFECT! Thanks!
Love Frugal Friday and what a brilliant use for card stock and christmas cards. Fractions have been my bugbear for years. My brain just can't cope with them.
Back to your roots. I will enjoy crafty tips any time, when they are for you. You don't waste time by giving tips that don't work or, are more expensive in the long run. They could be about any crafty topc, would still love to see them.
*Wow I could've had a V-*" moment! What a great idea. I can recycle my greeting cards to make small gift boxes for hand made jewelry, broaches and other small gifts I make. No more buying pre-made gift boxes. Thanks. 🙂
Yes, Lindsay. I LOVE the whole idea of recycling what we have! Also, I need ideas that I may not have thought of on my own. Looking forward to more frugal Friday videos♥️
Yay!! Frugal Fridays is a great idea Lindsay!! Reminds me of your wonderful older clever, clever frugal craft videos that used to amaze and inspire me to try out different kinds of projects. Looking forward to seeing where you go with this. TFS!!
I swear you read my mind. I was sorting through some "junk" and found some vintage broaches etc that I had lost tack of. I was thinking I should get some little boxes for them, but who wants to spend money on that? This is a great idea, thanks!
Thanks! Made a small box out of a free greeting card that came with a fundraising appeal. I used a hole puncher to make a half circle notch on both long sides to make easier to remove top lid as you recommended to size top & bottom same size if from greeting cards and top fits snug. Since I considered this first box a learning project, I just used regular desk tape (my fave Scotch Super-Hold) to secure corners. I was too lazy to go dig out my double-sided tape. These are easy to make, that's for sure!
Frugal Fridays sound great to me. Loved the boxes. I have lots of card stock that came in packs that I'd not use anyway. A friend just gave me a bunch of never used greeting cards. I can see a box making workshop in my future. Lol! (There must be at least 75 cards in that bag she gave me, with envelopes!!) See you in the morning for Sat Chat!!
How fun is this new craft
Yay for Frugal Friday!,. 😀
Love the frugal friday
Frugal Friday sounds fun!
Thank you for sharing. I have several boxes that don’t have lids and they aren’t very useful for storing art supplies. I have the box making kit from Tuesday Morning and never thought about making my own box tops! I’ll be able to make free lids for most of the boxes I have. I’m looking forward to what wonderful ideas you have in store for us. Stay well, warm and on your two feet. Love from the mountain top in middle Tennessee, where the hilltops kiss the sky, hugs Fran
Looking forward to Frugal Friday.
I am a fan of the Frugal Friday idea!
Thank you for sharing!
Great idea, Frugal Friday💡 👍🏾
I love the frugal Friday idea and can’t wait to try making some of these boxes 🎉🌟🌟Thank you so much!
hi Lindsay I love crafting I have colouring and crafting scene I was five and I'm now 40 I love your idea of making boxes and recycling old christmas card boxes and other thing that you work on art work really good and art and colouring runs on both sides of my family lizzie Barry from the isle of man
Great idea
Awesome feature!
Thank you Lindsey.
Oh and I love the FFF, Frugal Friday Feature!
Great idea! Lovely.
This is great! Thank you!
Great video, Lindsay :) Thank you.
I wish You and all Your Loved Ones A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022.
Very helpful! Love the idea of Frugal Fridays! 😃😃😃
I sculpt tiny nativities and started about 20 years ago using Christmas. Cards to make boxes to sell them iñ. Right after Christmas when cards go on sale really cheap I buy a bunch and make my boxes. People love it!
Hey Lindsey, I have every greeting card I have ever been given from the time I was little. I just started using them to embellish my albums. Thank you for a new Idea to use them on. I put the oldest ones in a scrapbook. They bring me much joy looking at them because the givers have now passed on. It’s a good reminder of how much my family has loved me over the years. 🥰
Love it Lindsay! Such a great way to recycle our Christmas cards, and even easier to make a box for ourselves! Love the Frugal Friday idea!
Thanks!
I am looking forward to more Frugal Fridays!
Love the idea of Frugal Friday. I have actually done this with my cards as I hate to throw them out. It is especially fun to give it back to the person who gave you the card, with gift enclosed.
I love this series!! I also look forward to hearing what other viewers' ideas are.
I miss the "crafty" type videos you used to make, and am thrilled with the new Frugal Friday videos. So excited to watch. Happy New Year. Sandy
I love all of you videos. This is especially helpful. Thank you so much.
Frugal Friday is wonderful. I never would have thought of making boxes from Christmas cards; what a great idea!
Hi Lindsey....as a retired art teacher in a small school, the parents would donate old Christmas cards, and we used them a lot.. Like you, we used the personal greetings as part of each project. We made boxes like these, little churches that lit up, Christmas trees, saddle blankets for popsicle stick horses, and ornaments. What a treasure to have a stash of cards!
That is awesome!
Love the sounds of Frugal Friday. I was just taking down my Christmas cards and wondering what to do with them, the images are so lovely I didn't want to just recycle them. See you in the am for Sat Chat. I always watch you while I make the family pancakes on Saturday mornings. Hope you are keeping well and warm. tfs
Other than taking a spill on the ice walking the dog in the snowstorm this morning I've been well and warm 😆
Great way recycle and use up paper. Thanks, Lindsay!
Love the Frugal Friday idea! Thanks for sharing!
Slow Sunday, Messy Monday, Try it Tuesday, Waste not Wednesday, Thrifty Thursday, Frugal Friday, Sat Chat .. there aren't enough days. Love the ideas, whatever day it is.
Frugal Fridays yes please.
My girlfriend gave me a box of presents for Christmas. Each present was presented in a handmade gift box with a ribbon and a tag. It was very personalized and special.
With your demo I may give this a shot. Thank you. 😊
Love the Frugal Friday Feature 😁
Frugal Friday is a great idea! Thanks Lindsay. I can see a scoring board makes thus much faster. Brilliant craft.😍👍💜
Great idea, I love recycling things into something useful, going to give this a go. Thanks Lindsay.
I really love the Idea of frugal Friday. It is a little like back to your youtube roots 🙂
Excited about Frugal Friday. During Covid time we really got spoiled to 'something' with Lindsay on almost a daily basis. Great way to start the day with my coffee and new ideas with Lindsay. I do miss the daily treat. Have a day with lots of joy. Kaye
Enjoyed Frugal Friday Lindsay! Thanks for posting… 😃👍🏾
Love all things frugal! Frugal and easy please
Love the Frugal Friday! Was just cleaning out my craft room before watching this video and got rid of a lot of Junk, but found my old 70 year old baby book! It looks like how somedays I feel! Worn out!
Awesome...thank you. Such a great idea ❤️
Oh I love this idea of frugal Friday. The idea of using up some stuff we already have too much of in a productive way is absolutely wonderful. I always love how you break things down into such easy to follow directions. I eagerly look forward to your new Frugal Friday videos.
What a fantastic idea! Thanks for the inspiration😀
Hello Lindsay. I am so looking forward to Frugal Fridays. You were the first TH-camr I started watching when I began my journey into the world of card crafting 2 years ago. You provided so much inspiration and ways to make your hard earned dollar go a lot further. I as sit here today and reflect, I wanted to let you know that I love watching your videos as much today as I did on the first day I “met” you. Thank you for keeping it real and the inspiration!
Aww, thanks so much!
Impressive! Yes frugal Fridays sounds great!😁
Love it! Reuse and Repurpose is my love language.😊
Great idea! I saw something like this a long time ago,. but it was not explained in detail the way you do. Took my Christmas cards out of the trashcan and put them aside for the day I get double sided tape. There goes my no buy Jan. Shortest no buy pledge of all time. LoL
You could staple them
I am all about Frugal Friday!! This is awesome! As far as paper folding….somewhere along the way I picked up “bury the bump”. So I always remember to fold towards the raised score line. Bury the bump!!
I like that!
Frugal Friday super! I just gathered up our received cards last night and was thinking about what I could do with them in an art journal now I have another idea. Last night's Michaels class was fun. Have a great afternoon.
Frugal Friday is a great idea! I've got so many Amazon boxes I'd like to repurpose instead of adding to the recycle bin.
Love this idea.
HI Lindsay I love this "Frugal Friday" idea. I look forward to seeing all your creative goodies. Thank you for last night. I had a tough time getting zoom to work but I did see some of it. I will watch the video. Now that I know how to get connected I will do classes more often. Hugs and blessings
And yes! Keep the frugal fridays comin'!
I've seen videos creating bags with paper or card stock, but never boxes. What a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to Frugal Fridays, I always love those kinds of tips.
Yikes, these are beautiful! Thanks for Frugal Friday Boxmaking! Now I can't wait for Fridays! Make a whole new folder for these saved projects.
Frugal Friday sounds wonderful! That gives us another special time to share
This is the cutest idea!! I can't wait to try it- I hoard cards from family😂
Your boxes are pretty and will be so useful. Love your instructions on the video, they were very easy to understand and to follow. I also love the idea of Frugal Fridays.
GREAT Idea! I love all the "crafty" items you make from the most unlikely items! Love the idea of using up not-so-favorite paper/printed cardstock. Using cards and cardstock to make themed or special boxes is a really frugal way of recycling and avoiding a trip to the Dollar Store! I plan on making Valentine boxes to hold little gift items for an event I sponsor. These boxes would also work well using Birthday cards! Can't wait for the next "Frugal Friday"!!!
Yes, love the idea of Frugal Friday's. Thank you for this video. Makes box making so easy...no dies needed.
Love Frugal Friday. I was laughing knowingly at the mathematics- extra credit for showing your work.
Scoring and Cutting and Fractions, Oh My! I'm going to look forward to Frugal Friday. I absolutely love Sat Chat with a cup of tea or hot chocolate!
Oh! I love the idea of turning greeting cards into boxes. I always feel bad to throw them away, but keeping them forever also takes up so much space. Now they can have a new life
So happy you are doing Frugal Friday. Have been following you for about 20 years and have learned so much from you. My aunt showed me how to make boxes out of Christmas cards years ago. Keep up the good work.
Love the Frugal Friday idea! Would love to see more Frugal Fridays! And love the boxes made from recycled cards. Perfect use for old cards.
Frugal Friday sounds like a marvelous and fun concept. Can't wait to see more
Who wouldn’t like a frugal Friday? I’ve made boxes out of heavy weight card stock, but never out of pre-made greeting cards. Great idea. I have used them to make tags or cut with a die for a focal point. The pattern paper you used with the big flowers is gorgeous.
Ooh, I would love more ideas for reusing greeting cards and wrapping paper! These boxes are too precious
Thanks for info, love working with papers, always have.
Hi, Lindsay. I love the idear of Frugal Fridays. I also really need inspiration for scoreboard fun. I have one large and one small scoreboard. My opinion......its a useful tool but my brain shuts down when trying to use it differently. More please. Thank you. 😀
WOW, I've actually been thinking of making custom boxes as I am going to be adding swatch cards to my shop and was wondering how to package them. This is PERFECT! Thanks!
That sounds like a splendid idea, Rosi!! 🤩😃👍🏾
Yes, please! More Frugal Fridays. Great idea!
Love Frugal Friday and what a brilliant use for card stock and christmas cards. Fractions have been my bugbear for years. My brain just can't cope with them.
Beautiful cards can also make Christmas ornaments,this is awesome Lindsay.🌹❤️👍🤗🍸🎨
Frugal Friday sounds great! I love the simplicity of the tutorial on box crafting.
Back to your roots. I will enjoy crafty tips any time, when they are for you. You don't waste time by giving tips that don't work or, are more expensive in the long run. They could be about any crafty topc, would still love to see them.
Love Frugal Friday, looking forward to even more fun 😀
Love idea of Frugal Friday.
That's true New England Yankee approach
*Wow I could've had a V-*" moment!
What a great idea. I can recycle my greeting cards to make small gift boxes for hand made jewelry, broaches and other small gifts I make. No more buying pre-made gift boxes. Thanks. 🙂
Yes, Lindsay. I LOVE the whole idea of recycling what we have! Also, I need ideas that I may not have thought of on my own. Looking forward to more frugal Friday videos♥️
Yay!! Frugal Fridays is a great idea Lindsay!! Reminds me of your wonderful older clever, clever frugal craft videos that used to amaze and inspire me to try out different kinds of projects. Looking forward to seeing where you go with this. TFS!!
A big.thumbs up for Frugal Friday! 💖
I really like this idea for gift card holders. Thank you. I have a way to use my pretty paper now! Also Frugal Fridays are a good idea 💡
looking forward to the Frugal Fridays. Love the idea of using gift cards for boxes.
What a clever idea for a homemade gift box. Definitely give Frugal Friday a big Thumbs Up!
Lindsay, wow Frugal Friday has such a great sound to it. I will be looking forward to seeing your frugalness with crafts.
Love this! Great idea. Can’t wait for more frugal fridays
I swear you read my mind. I was sorting through some "junk" and found some vintage broaches etc that I had lost tack of. I was thinking I should get some little boxes for them, but who wants to spend money on that? This is a great idea, thanks!
Love Frugal Friday idea. I have tried so many times to make a box. This seems so easy, especially with stuff I already have.
Tfs.
Thanks! Made a small box out of a free greeting card that came with a fundraising appeal. I used a hole puncher to make a half circle notch on both long sides to make easier to remove top lid as you recommended to size top & bottom same size if from greeting cards and top fits snug. Since I considered this first box a learning project, I just used regular desk tape (my fave Scotch Super-Hold) to secure corners. I was too lazy to go dig out my double-sided tape. These are easy to make, that's for sure!
Great idea for the notch!
Will look forward to Frugal Friday as I do for Sat Chat! Thanks, Lindsay, for all you do!
Frugal Fridays sound great to me. Loved the boxes. I have lots of card stock that came in packs that I'd not use anyway. A friend just gave me a bunch of never used greeting cards. I can see a box making workshop in my future. Lol! (There must be at least 75 cards in that bag she gave me, with envelopes!!) See you in the morning for Sat Chat!!
Love the cute boxes! I think Frugal Friday is a fantastic idea💚
I love this idea! Thank you for the reminder. My mom and I used to make these when I was a kid. Brought back great memories.
I love the idea of a Frugal Friday! Great idea to make boxes from old greeting cards.
I am thinking of some other ideas with them too!
Frugal Fri-YAYYYY. Happy day.
HI Lindsay I love this "Frugal Friday" .. I will enjoy making pretty storage boxes.
I love this idea of frugal Friday! Love the idea of using up not-so-favorite paper and printed cardstock. TFS