Horror Pocket Pals Michael Myers Plushie Box

     For Jacob's Michael Myers plushie, I thought it would be neat to make a box for it so it looked like it was designed to be a children's toy.  Here is how you can design a box for your own plushie.

Materials:

*Empty cardboard box that is the right size for your plushie

*Black paint (spray paint would probably work best to get a uniform coating, although I used regular paint for this project)

*Box cutter

*Laminator

*Scissors

*Halloween DVD art

*Letter stickers or die cuts

*All purpose adhesive

*Black cardstock

*Ruler

*Photo of your plushie (optional)

*White cardstock and black marker (optional)

Directions:

*On the front face of the box, draw a window slightly larger than your plushie.  Cut the window area out using a box cutter.  Do not discard the cardboard window you've cut out.

*Paint the box black.  It may take multiple coats to achieve this.  Let dry.

*Run a sheet of laminate through the laminator with nothing in between the laminate.  Press under a heavy book as soon as it comes out of the laminator to smooth out any wrinkling.

*Once the laminate has cooled, trim it so that it is about 1/2" wider than the window in the box on all four sides.  Glue to the box.

*Cut a sheet of black cardstock so that it has the same dimensions as the front of your box.

*Cut a window from the cardstock that is the same size or slightly smaller than the window of your box.  Glue it to your box.

*Add a "poster" to the inside of the box by gluing or taping down the cover art for Halloween.

*To create a stand for your plushie, cut the cardboard window you set aside so that it has the same dimensions as the "floor" of the box.

*Place your plushie atop the cardboard strip you cut out and mark where its feet are.  Cut out a space for the feet using a box cutter.  You'll want your plushie's feet to fit snugly inside these slots, so it's better to cut them a little small and then enlarge if needed.

*Glue the cardboard strip with the foot holes into the box.

*To decorate the outside of the box, add some letter stickers or letter die cuts spelling out the name of the product as well as your character's name (in this case, Horror Pocket Pals is the brand and Michael Myers from Halloween is the character).  Leave room for a photo of the plushie, if you're including one.

*Print a picture of your plushie and add that to the front of the box as well.

*Draw a word bubble for your plushie on white scrap cardstock and add that to the front of the box.