Gift box filler options

Gift box filler is a unique tool for giving a special status to a gift. Filling the free space of the box, it gives the present an aesthetic appeal. Let's look at what this material can be, combining practical and decorative functions.

Gift filler is an important decoration element. Depending on its variety, it can not only decorate a present, but also fix its shape. Based on what material is taken as a basis, it can protect the item inside the box from impacts and mechanical damage until the present is handed over to the addressee. In this case, the raw materials for filling the voids of the box may differ in density, type of texture, color or even shape.

Certain types of material are purely decorative. Some may indicate that the present belongs to a certain holiday, other options are more restrained, due to which they are able to complement an expensive gift, giving it solidity. In this case, the width of the slice can be different.

The convenience of the filler is its compatibility with various decorative elements. For example, some varieties look great when paired with pine cones, others are in harmony with paper hearts, and still others make up an appropriate duet with small Christmas tree decorations. Certain types of filler are used to create certain compositions.

According to the type of material, the filler for gifts can be made from different raw materials. For example, it could be:

• paper (parchment, corrugated, craft, office);
• decorative tape;
• thin spiral rain of short length;
• foil rain for decorating a Christmas tree;
• a scattering of pink petals;
• sisal, mesh or regular bag for sugar;
• translucent organza or decorative napkins;
• film for wrapping flower bouquets;
• foil, silence, packing tape.

Each type of filler has its own characteristics. For example, thick paper fixes the gift well, and therefore the thing inside the box will not spontaneously move. Thin - good for lighter and smaller items. Craft is unique in that, for all its simplicity, it is it that allows you to make even the simplest present expensive at the moment.

Organza is a transparent fabric with sequins that holds its shape well. It doesn't take much to fill the empty space of the box. The color solutions of this filler are varied, it also differs in the degree of softness.

As for the most common packaging option, it is paper that is in great demand when decorating gifts. It can become a substrate and decoration for a gift, it can be used to fill voids to fix the position of the present. To do this, you can combine colors, choosing shades of a related or contrasting range.

Those who are not looking for simple solutions when decorating gifts use wood shavings or sawdust, as well as straw or fibers from palm leaves as filler for boxes. Wood shavings, of course, look expensive, they are environmentally friendly, and therefore are considered one of the best options. However, it loses to paper filler in terms of richness of colors and design assortment. Hay is a hobbyist's choice, suitable for a limited type of gift.

Filling the voids of the gift box with multi-colored or monochromatic confetti made with a figured hole punch can also become an original solution. For example, it can be elements of a round shape, hearts, or even openwork butterflies. To make them less wrinkled, you can make them from thick paper.

Colorful Christmas tinsel can be a great alternative to rain filler. If you wish, you can pick it up in one color, pick up elements of different sizes or designs. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to cut the tinsel into small pieces: after presenting a gift, it can become a decoration of the house.

Small boxes can also become an original filler. For example, they can be used to make a special surprise present by putting an expensive present in one box, and funny trinkets or souvenirs (sweets) in the rest. Alternatively, you can use kinder surprises for filling, if the person to whom it is given is a sweet tooth. Different boxes can fill boxes or gift boxes.

Making a decorative filler for a gift box yourself is not difficult. This requires working raw materials and free time. If you need to do this quickly, organza filler should be preferred. It does not need to be cut into small pieces, but it is enough to lay it on the bottom of the box, and then wrap the present itself with it. If desired, this design can be decorated with a simple decor.

If you want to make just paper filler, prepare the paper itself, a stationery knife, a metal ruler and a pencil for marking the required width.

You can use kraft or corrugated paper, black and white newspaper, scrapbooking paper for this. The corrugated filler turns out to be very light, craft-made - it will allow you to give the gift inside the box a certain position. To make the paper even, it is cut according to the markings using a clerical knife. The resulting strips are mixed and crushed to form a bulky filler.

If the cut strips of shavings seem too simple, during work you can cut them not with a clerical knife, but with scissors with a curly edge. Depending on what the edge will be, the stripes will also differ. For example, they can be wavy or zigzag.

In order to make a filler for a gift box from an ordinary sugar bag or mesh, you need to disassemble it into separate threads. It will take some time, the very same shavings for packaging turn out to be quite elastic, and therefore it will be possible to fill the space of a box with a fragile gift with it.

If you want to additionally decorate the interior of the gift box, you can combine the fillers with each other. In addition, it can be supplemented with various decorative elements. For example, a black and white newspaper looks great with pine cones or scarlet hearts. The second type of decor can be stamped on a figured hole punch, using thin double-sided coated cardboard to create hearts.

You can beautifully decorate the empty space of a gift box inside by stamping curly elements. This type of filler is good for interior decoration of small gift boxes. Another type of filling can be supplemented with beautiful decorative flowers and flower buds made of foamiran.

If the gift is filled with small boxes or bags for tiny surprises, you can decorate them with narrow silver or gold ribbons. In addition, each box or bag can be decorated with a beautiful clasp.

By the way, if this is a small gift wrap for some symbolic gift for a girl, hair ties can be an excellent substitute for filler. Possessing the skills of needlework, you can make them decorative in the form of roses, bows, flower buds or balls. You can pack a gift for a boy in a different way: in this case, kinder surprises and small souvenirs are placed on the bottom and in the free space.

In conclusion, we invite you to watch a video from which you will learn as many as 20 options for making beautiful fillers for gifts.