Each year I make goodie boxes for my Family at Christmas time. I always make fudge and a few other treats….but the hardest part is coming up with a way to package them. I know a good old paper plate does the trick with some foil on top. But I like to try to make them look pretty too….without costing to much.
While I was at Cash and Carry picking up the Chinese take out food boxes. I saw these cute little cardboard food boxes….my brain started to spin and I thought they would be perfect for my Christmas treat boxes. You do have to buy them in a package of 50, I think they were about $5.50 ( can’t remember the exact price). So they are about .11 cents each. They have a waxy coating on them so they work great for food items.
I added a little tissue paper, and filled them with the goodies we made.
They fold right up….super easy.
They are just so cute!
I then tied a bow around them. I always pick up ribbon AFTER the holidays and save it for the next year. This spool of ribbon was $5.99 but I got it for about .50 cents last year in February. Thinking ahead saves money! They turned out really cute…. I am excited to see what other ideas I can up to use these.
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I love these. Great idea! I’ll have to keep this in mind for next year.
I love that idea! They are beautiful.
Don’t you have to have a resale license or being a nonprofit organization to shop at Cash and Carry? I didn’t think that they were open to the general public. Does anyone know?
Krissy anyone can shop there….they will ask if it is for resale. If it is not then they charge you sales tax like any other store….easy as can be.
I’m also in Utah. Anyone seen these cheap somewhere else? Maybe I’ll check ebay. DEFINITELY going to hit the after sales so I can find stuff cheap for next year. Sigh.
Great idea, I plan to do this next year! Love your blog!
Great idea! I am very challenged in the craft area, but even I could do this.
Well for cute!! Next year my neighbors are gonna be so happy, because I’ve gotten so many great ideas from here!
I have the white ones. I paid 14.95 here though ,so you got a great deal. We stamped them and delivered them last night. I saw the brown ones and after seeing how cute you made them I may go and get some of them too. I love Cash and Carrie.
These are adorable! They definitely beat the paper plate and plastic wrap!
These are soo cute, I saw some boxes like that at Michaels for $1 apiece (they did have a print on them, but still not worth $1 to me).
Thanks, I have a good reason to go to cash and carry now.
These are such cute cookie boxes! I am always looking for cheep and cute ways to pack up my Christmas goodies too! these boxes were much cheeper than the bags I used… I will definitely keep this in mind for next year! I love you blog. thanks for all the great tips!
I love the checked ribbon!
I wish we had a Cash and Carry here. I love your crafty ideas!! You are really good at making bows, lol sounds weird but true.
What a cute idea! – I was at Fred Meyer in Nampa today and they made the announcement that all their fresh Christmas trees out front were now free!
They look great!! Awesome (& inexpensive) idea!
So cute! Bummer though we don’t have Cash n Carry in UT. Anyone seen these anywhere else?
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