Making a treasury for a wedding with your own hands is not that difficult. To do this, you need some tools and materials - their availability and range will determine how beautiful and neat your work will be.
You also need to take into account that the “cash register” of a young family should be in the same style as the design and some details - the young couple’s glasses of champagne, champagne, a wish book, a fireplace, etc. The minimum requirement for the design of the treasury is a neutral decor that will not look foreign in relation to other items.
Round treasury
Another “quickie” option, because a Raffaello box is perfect for such a treasury, however, for a full-fledged “treasury” you will have to use two boxes, or glue two components of the box together.
Another option, with a simple lid, can be made by shortening the top lid from the Raffaello box, or you can make it yourself.
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To do this, you need to cut a strip of 20 by 50 cm from thick cardboard (the dimensions can vary arbitrarily). This strip is glued together, a base is cut out for it, with allowances for gluing, which must be cut with fringe. Glue the base to the side.
The lid is made in a similar way, but the width of the strip will be no more than 10 cm. A slot is made in the center of the lid. Both the lid and the side of the box are decorated.
Wedding box
Such a treasury is easy to make due to the fact that the improvised means from which it is made are very common in everyday life.
To make such a treasury, you can use an old cardboard box of good quality. These usually come from expensive dishes or electronics.
Also buy special paper for packaging, which is sold in stationery or packaging stores and studios.
Stock up on decorations. They will be various beads, bows and other decorative elements. You can choose them to suit your taste.
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Treasury for a wedding - chest, master class
A fairly common form of wedding cash register is a box with a convex “blown” lid, in which there is a slot for money. There are a lot of decor options, and they are limited only by your individual requirements. This thing can be made from a box of a suitable size, or you can make it yourself from scratch. A mini master class will help you understand the details.
To work you will need:
- Glue Moment “Crystal” or “Gel”
- Pencil, ruler, scissors, non-writing pen
- Large cardboard 100cm by 70cm
- Paper for decoration, decorative elements - flowers for scrapbooking, braid, half beads, etc.
- Scheme - presented below
First step. Cut out a template from thick cardboard. Draw all the folds with a non-writing pen - this is called scoring. Make a slot for envelopes. Fold carefully along the folds
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Second step . Cover the outer sides with scrapbooking paper or fabric. Next you can glue the chest together.
The third step is decor. Photos with decoration options for inspiration:
Wedding treasury house
It has recently become especially popular to use the shape of a house in the form of a treasury. This symbolizes the common life of the family, common living space. This type will be especially relevant if you are planning to move to a new home.
Treasury in the form of a house
- Make a suitable drawing and pattern
- The roof of the house must be retractable. To do this, the easiest way is to glue it with tape to the base. This will make it easy to open and close. Do not forget to step back two millimeters from the protrusion for easy sliding.
- Cut and glue all the parts
- Prepare windows and doors for the future house. To do this, you can use wooden inserts or your own photographs. Pieces of brightly colored plastic material and other available materials.
- Paint the product with decor, ribbons, beads and pieces of fabric.
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Do-it-yourself treasury-heart for a wedding
The wedding treasury option, beloved and sought after by many couples, as a symbol of love, is quite simple to make.
Much simpler than the same chest. The cutout can be located in the very heart, or on its side, but in this case these edges should be straight, but not convex, since the treasury will stand on one side, and on the other there will be a slot for envelopes. A small master class.
To work you will need:
- Thick cardboard (beer), watercolor paper, newspaper for template
- Pencil, ruler, scissors, meter tape
- Glue Moment “Crystal”
- Paper for scrapbooking, or fabric - in a word, everything for decoration, braid
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First step. Fold the newspaper in half, draw a drop and cut it out. The heart template is ready. Transfer it to cardboard and cut it out. Using a centimeter, measure the length of the edge of the heart - this will be the length of the side. Determine the width arbitrarily, but add centimeter margins to it for gluing, and cut these allowances with fringe or teeth. Glue design paper onto this strip in advance. Try it on your heart, mark the location of the slit and make it.
Second step. Glue the heart together. Cover with paper. Decorate the slots and joints of the cardboard with braid.
Third step. Decor!
The best option is a ribbon encircling the heart, plus a small bouquet that duplicates the bride’s bouquet. This design can be made in any color and will fit perfectly into any wedding style.
How to make a money box with your own hands: ideas for decorating a wedding treasury
We have already described the simplest version of a wedding box, but the options for its design and design, of course, are not limited to this. A square box will easily fit into any interior of a wedding banquet, and it is not difficult to make, but a cylindrical or round treasury for money for a wedding with your own hands has a more elegant and original design. As a base, you can take, for example, a cardboard hat box, a plastic cake box or a cookie tin. We invite you to watch a master class on how to design such a treasury:
You can decorate the newlyweds' bank to your taste, in accordance with the theme and color palette of the celebration. Not only rhinestones and ribbons look beautiful, but also feathers, polymer clay modeling, felt hearts and flowers, silk bows, buttons and semi-precious stones. An original or funny inscription on a jar of money or a treasury of any shape additionally attracts the attention of those present; in extreme cases, you can simply write the names of the bride and groom and indicate the date of the celebration.
Photos of money jars for a wedding with your own hands
What other treasury options does wedding fashion offer ? At open summer weddings or celebrations in an ethnic style close to nature, a wooden wedding box looks impressive - the main thing is that its walls and lid are well processed and do not leave splinters or snags on the fabrics of guest dresses. Even more interesting is a money bag, canvas or paper, transparent or made of colored textiles. In fact, sewing a money bag for a wedding will not take much time, you don’t even need any special decor - decorate the neck of the bag beautifully and sew on a fabric lining with an interesting inscription.
Photos of wedding bags for collecting money
Treasury-box
If the box has a hole for an envelope, then the top lid of the box opens to place the envelope there. Boxes can be of different shapes, including heart-shaped or oval. The easiest way to make a box is from a shoe box, since it has a ready-made opening lid.
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The step-by-step instructions for making such a treasury are as follows:
- the inside is covered with paper;
- the outside of the box is decorated with silk fabric, the corners are decorated with ribbon;
- Artificial flowers and rhinestones are attached to the lid.
Tools and materials
It all depends on what style of box you decide to make for the wedding treasury or gift collection. To work you will need:
- textile;
- colored paper;
- lace;
- braid;
- cardboard;
- glue;
- tassels;
- acrylic paint;
- varnish;
- glue gun;
- scissors;
- artificial flowers;
- satin, guipure ribbons;
- beads, beads
Small toys and figurines will also come in handy. Sometimes a photo of the bride and groom is glued to the box.
Making a family bank for a wedding with your own hands is very simple. All you need to do is spend a little time, use your imagination, or borrow ideas from the Internet. An original piggy bank for collecting money will complement your wedding decor.
Master class on making
Ideas for creativity are usually taken from the Internet. Once they have decided on the style and form, they are racking their brains on how to bring their fantasies to life. You can solve the problem if you take a few simple master classes for creativity.
Heart
Step-by-step instructions will allow you to make the accessory yourself:
- Cut out the heart template. Its size will determine the size of the box. Attach it to the cardboard and make two copies.
- Cut two strips from cardboard. One should be 2 cm wide, the second - 10 cm. Place it on the heart and cut off the required length. This is how the lid and the main part of the box are formed.
- Now the cardboard templates need to be covered with paper or cloth. PVA glue is used.
- Apply the strips to the heart and glue.
- All that remains is to decorate the product. Openwork braid and lace are glued along the line connecting the parts. Then it’s a matter of little things: beads, flowers, ribbons, flowers are fixed on the lid using a glue gun.
Jar
You will need a 3 liter jar. This wedding chest is used to collect money during the feast. The envelope won’t fit in there, so they throw banknotes. Instructions:
- Wash the jar well, dry it, and treat it with medical alcohol to degrease the surface.
- Apply white acrylic paint using a sponge or washcloth. This will be the basis.
- Paint the jar in the desired color with a brush. Acrylic paint is also used.
- Cover with varnish.
- Using a glue gun, glue lace, ribbons, and flowers.
- You don't have to make a lid.
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Shoe box
Select a box of the desired size. Let's get creative:
- A cut is made in the lid. Envelopes with money or bills will be thrown there.
- The outside is covered with fabric.
- They do the same inside.
- Ribbons and lace are glued along the edges.
- Decorate at your own discretion.
A simple and budget version of the original accessory is ready.
Box
Initially, you need to find a suitable box without a lid. It should be rectangular in shape. Then do the following:
- A rectangle is cut out of cardboard. The width is equal to the length of the box. You need to form an arc from the rectangle. Glue one part to the top side of the box. Bend it in a semicircle and make side parts. Glue.
- You can cover the chest with fabric, cover it with paper, or paint it with acrylic paint.
- Decorate with flowers and ribbons.
If the piggy bank is made to collect money for a baby, you can put a small baby doll on top.
DIY wedding money chest
Since this is a treasury for money, then it is quite logical to make it in the form of a chest. The shape itself will decorate the interior, and the exterior can be decorated in various ways. To make it you will need cardboard, glue, scissors, and a ruler.
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The main stages consist of the following points:
- using a ruler and pencil, mark the template on cardboard;
- cut along the main lines, the upper part is bent in a semicircle - this is the lid, a slot is made in it for envelopes;
- the entire product is glued together - the shape of the chest is ready.
After this, the chest should be decorated.
There are several possible ideas here:
- cover with colored or velvet paper;
- decorate with foil, then the chest will take on the appearance of being made of metal;
- paint it in any color or apply wedding-themed designs (connected rings, hearts, initials of the bride and groom).
The chest is decorated by gluing ribbons, strips of lace, artificial flowers, rhinestones, and bows.
