Shoebox: Origami Projects, Scrabble Tile Crafts

That was the beginning. Wendy then checked out her refrigerator and discovered a bowl of leftover rice. It was too hard for eating but it still looked cooked, so she grabbed a handful and dumped it onto her scanner. She printed the rice image on 8-1/2" x 11" glossy white card stock, and on the other side she printed the pyramid box template. She made it a bit smaller on her computer to fit the size she wanted; then she cut it out and folded along the predetermined lines. She opened it flat again and glued a sheet of handmade paper on the back side to cover up the fold lines on the printed template and to decorate the inside of the pyramid. She then trimmed away the excess paper with a craft knife and refolded the pyramid.

Next she wrote and printed out the text of the invitation on vellum using the template as a guide to format the text to fit inside the box, cut out the shapes, and glued each piece into place. Lastly, she punched the two holes for the skewer.

After the box dried, she inserted a dried plum snack that resembled a riceball filling. There isn't much space inside the pyramid box, so she said the item should be small--a piece of candy, a charm, a coin, etc.

To hold the box together she wrapped a piece of green floral foil twisted and tied into a knot. Oft times she said that a strip of nori (seaweed) is used, but the floral foil did the trick. A length of a small skewer pushed through the holes held everything in place.

The invitations were not mailed but passed out by hand. Very clever. Very unusual. And very handsome.