Butterfly decorated square tissue boxT

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Square Tissue box decorated with butterflies 

Hi Craft Addicts!

Something different this time - I have had this tissue box holder for some time but haven't got round to decorating it but when my daughter mentioned that she needed one that gave me the impetus to actually do it!

Square tissue box decorated with butterflies
So this is the finished product - The lid is 12.5cm (5") and the box itself is 5" high and 4.75" wide) and being paper mache it needed 2 coats of white Pebeo Studio Acrylics Gesso allowing it to dry completely before doing the next one.. 

Whilst the base dried I cut out the red frame from the Tattered Lace Starlights square die which also cut out the small butterflies that I used on the lid in good quality red card and glued them to the top using Tonic Studios funky glue pen.

I then cut out 5 square panels (4 in the matching red cardstock and one in white) using one of the Tonic Studios Scalloped Layering Die set.

I then cut out 8 butterflies (4 in the red card and 4 in black) - you can get the red card here and the black card here. The butterfly is the Sue Wilson (Creative Expressions) finishing touches Majestic Monarch one and must say does cut beautifully.

Make sure you glue the black butterfly slightly lower down so that it isn't hidden by the box lid (I used Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue this time) on each of the red panels (testing it on one panel first with the lid on gives you some idea). 

Once they are all glued securely, then add a little glue to the "body" part of the red butterfly so you can make the wings stand out when attached and then glue all panels to the box.

To add a final touch, glue the white panel to the base of the box so it looks the same as the sides - you don't have to do this but I just think it adds that little touch....

And there you are one stylish tissue box holder that would make a fabulous gift for anyone!

Products and items you might need to make this product


  • Square Tissue box - 12.5cm (5") lid and 5" x 4.75" box - can be wood or papier mache
  • Red Linen cardstock
  • White Linen cardstock
  • Black cardstock - I use Creative Crafting World's card as it is so versatile
  • Tonic Studios Scalloped Layering die set 
  • Tattered Lace Starlights square frame and butterflies
  • Pebeo Studio Acrylics Gesso in white
  • Tonic Studios funky glue pen
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue



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