This concept originates from our pal Ashley Poskin. “You can use anything from a repurposed small vintage luggage to a beautifully lined craft box,” she says. “The secret is discovering storage containers that fit completely within the box.”

Before you start, make a list of the products you wish to put inside the box and begin to collect your products. Start searching for storage containers and bring home a few various choices so you can play around with the plan. Consider the shapes of your items: you may require a long shallow box for a baby spoon, a small box for an unique child ring, a cube for a pacifier, and so on.

For more ideas, scroll through our whole collection of handcrafted infant gifts

What You’ll Need
Products
Miniature suitcase (Fun Express White Mini Suitcase).
Two sheets of 8 1/2″ by 11″ decorative paper.
Ribbons.
Acid-free tissue paper (Kreinik Acid Free Tissue Paper 20″ x 30″).
Stickers (mambiSTICKS Victoria Cursive Black Glitter Alphabet Stickers).
Nesting boxes (Brother Sister Design Studio Kraft Nested Square Boxes).
Tags (The Paper Studio Blank White Metal Eyelet Tags).
Child bonnet (Little Goodall Betsy Ann Liberty Ruffle Bonnet).
Favorite doll or toy (Three Little Sisters Swaddle Baby Doll).
Baby booties (L’Amour Shoes Lacey Scalloped Leather Lace-Up Baby Shoes, in White).
Instructions.
making an infant memento box.
Place the storage boxes inside your memento box and experiment with the plan till you find the perfect configuration.

infant booties for a child keepsake box.
Use acid free tissue paper to cover garments to keep them from yellowing.

products for a baby memento box.
Include labels to package tops together with any unique information like the date of a first hairstyle, who talented the item, and so on.

baby sonogram images.
Include an accordion folder to the within the lid to store significant documents like footprints and ultrasound images. If you can’t find a folder that fits, you can quickly create one utilizing two pieces of 8 1/2- by-11-inch craft or cardstock paper. Initially, cut one piece of paper in half so you have two 5 1/2″ by 8 1/2″ papers. Place 1/2 inch accordion folds along the 8 1⁄2″ side so you end up with 2 notepads with accordion folds that are 8 1⁄2″ in length and 1/2 inch wide. Tape or glue the folds onto the back of the staying piece of 8 1⁄2″ x 11″ craft paper, then position a piece of tape around the bottom of each of the folds so that the folder fans out at the top. Glue or tape the folder inside the cover of the keepsake box. Location a piece of velcro or two ribbons at the top of the within package to keep the folder closed when not in use.

Louisa name in calligraphy.
Personalize the beyond package. If you have a Cricut, cut out a name and birth date; otherwise, you can utilize stickers from the craft shop, or freehand it if you have lovely penmanship.

box with the name Louisa.
If you have a craft box without a closure, you can add one by simply connecting two pieces of ribbon to the inside of package: one on the top inside lip, one on the bottom, then position the ribbons on the exterior of package. As soon as connected, the bow adds a gorgeous information and keeps package safely closed.