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Nancy Reading

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I'm looking for some help again.
For the best customers in our shop I make chocolate truffles at Christmas, and every year I struggle to come up with a suitable container to put them in. Sometimes I give up and buy a little plastic giftbag for them, but I'd like to have a better solution. I'm imagining a simple box that can somehow be folded out of a sheet of paper, but am open to other suggestions! It needs to be hygenic, cheap and quick to make. I usually have about 20 gifts to give (I have some lovely customers and every year the list gets longer!) and I like to put about 8 sweeties in each gift, so maybe 2 to 3 inch cube, or 5 inch flat tray.
If anyone has a good idea for a simple food container, I'd love you to share it!

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Coffee mugs maybe? I do not know if the truffles would hold there shape. Glass bowl or vase could work too.

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Maybe something like this? ( I need to make somethink similar myself…)

https://diyjoy.com/diy-gift-boxes-from-cardstock/

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T Blankinship wrote:Coffee mugs maybe? I do not know if the truffles would hold there shape. Glass bowl or vase could work too.

The truffles do hold their shape pretty well (I always chocolate dip to give a final 'hard' coat).
I quite like the idea of fancy tea cups.
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I don't have spare myself, but if I think ahead for next year I may be able to ask the local charity (thrift) shops to save me any orphan cups they get given. I'm sure ones without saucers, or slightly chipped even, are difficult for them to sell and will often get thrown away.
Thanks for a great idea!

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Liv Smith wrote:Maybe something like this? ( I need to make somethink similar myself…)

I think this is what I'll try this year. I have nice card in the shop. It is perhaps a little thin, but I may be able find some thicker card to stick underneath to reinforce the base.
I'll try and post a picture later and let you know how I get on.
Thanks for the link!

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All the food gifts I have ever received came in gift boxes as Liv posted.

Tissue paper was in the box with the food tucked neatly in the tissue paper.

When I used to mail cookies to my aunts I included popcorn nestled among the cookies to keep the cookies from breaking or crumbling. My aunts that that was a terrific idea.

Those boxes are available at stationary and craft stores. I have bought them on eBay.

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I haven't done it in a while, but I used to make boxes out of cardstock, as well. You don't have to stick with square or rectangular, either. There are lots of different shapes.

To give you an idea, here's the first site I found with a few different ones:

http://www.linesacross.com/2016/10/15-paper-gift-boxes-with-free-templates.html/

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I've gone with simple rectangular boxes in the end - less card waste and very simple thanks again Liv! I got two boxes made out of each sheet of A4 card, just big enough to fit 6 of my chocolates in. I used a bit of greaseproof paper to line them with, and a 'Handmade by Nancy' stamp to mark the outside of the boxes (a gift from a previous Xmas). I'm pretty pleased with the results.

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Oh, making your own boxes might be a nice use for old holiday cards too, depending on what sizes you have/ need!

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We collect coffee jars over the year and decorate them with paint, ribbon and natural stuff. Add home made biscuits, treats and gingerbread. If there is an issue where something is likely to stick to something else, we wrap in some waxed paper.

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Nancy - those look soooo pretty! I love the stamp on the outside, too.

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Two suggestions:
1. Using Christmas cards, cover a well washed out can of an appropriate size for the contents. Use tissue paper and/or ribbon and bows to decorate.
2. Use Christmas cards to make boxes.

A great way to recycle cards. Merry Christmas ✨

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Spring closed jars or canning jars.
I'm always partial to glass jars as those always come handy and reusable

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I've used vintage coffee cups as candle containers, perhaps they might be used for sweets as well. The cups can be bought at flea markets for next to nothing if you don't want anything particularly old or rare and I enjoy giving them a second life:)

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Paul Fookes wrote:We collect coffee jars over the year and decorate them with paint, ribbon and natural stuff. Add home made biscuits, treats and gingerbread. If there is an issue where something is likely to stick to something else, we wrap in some waxed paper.

Fantastic idea, Paul - thank you!

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