To slowly but surely get you into the holiday spirit, I wanted to offer you a new tutorial to learn how to make adorable little origami boxes, requiring no gluing, to make your own Advent calendar!

What I particularly like about this fold is that you only need one square of paper! This is a different model from the one presented in our article " TUTORIAL The square origami box with lid ", which has a lid and a box bottom.

It is possible to vary the sizes of the finished boxes depending on the dimensions of the paper squares used! This will allow you to pack different types of objects.

For the boxes featured in this article, we used squares of paper ranging from 10cm to 28cm on each side. Below are the dimensions of a finished box based on the dimensions of the square of paper used:

To make one of these little origami boxes, you will need:

• a square of Japanese paper , of the size of your choice depending on the desired size for your finished box (see the list above) - 1 square of paper corresponds to 1 box,
• numbered stickers for Advent calendars.

To discover the steps for folding this origami, watch the video below:

1. Take your paper, white side facing you. Mark the medians and then the diagonals.
2. Then fold the four points of your paper, one after the other, towards the center of your paper to mark the folds again. A square is then "drawn".
3. Fold the four points of your paper back down, one after the other, to the edges of the square that was "drawn" in step 2. A grid is then "drawn".
4. Fold the left half of your paper over the first line of your grid. This will help you later form the top of your box. Carefully crease the central square that was "drawn" in step 2. This will form the base of your box.
5. In the center of each side of your square, a small isosceles triangle has formed on the grid of your paper. Fold them inward, one by one, to gradually raise the edges of your box. The base of your box is now assembled.
6. Then fold inwards, for each side of your square, the lines marked in step 4.
7. Finally, fold the edges of your paper over each other. For the last edge, tuck it inside to close your fold.

CONGRATULATIONS! You've just made an adorable origami box! Make 23 more, in different sizes, to complete your Advent calendar.

You can then stick numbered stickers on your 24 boxes, once filled with small gifts! Sheets of stickers, provided for this purpose, can be found in store and on the e-shop.

A " Christmas / For the Advent Calendar " section is now available on our e-shop, with a wide selection of craft supplies and small gifts for making your Advent calendar. These various items are also available in store!

To fill your boxes, don't hesitate to be tempted by our selection of pins , bells , masking tape , lucky charms , stickers and other small stationery items!

I also designed these boxes to wrap chocolates and other sweet treats! For these boxes, I used 10cm squares of paper.

I imagined a colorful, soft and elegant range, in white, gold and almond green tones, enhanced by small touches of coral! If you like this one, find below the references of the Japanese papers in question:

I hope you enjoyed this article and that it made you want to take the time to make your own Advent calendar.

See you soon for new creative tutorials,

Adeline