St. Patrick’s Day Explosion Box by Kristin Courtney

Surprise someone this St. Patrick's Day by giving them an explosion box with a Pot o’ Gold inside! I filled mine with chocolatey goodness and attached a card to one of the sides! Give this project a try, it’s sure to bring you good luck and delight anyone!

SVG Collections Used

Explosion Box SVG Kit
Robins Return SVG Collection
My Happy Garden Hideaway SVG Collection
Party On Elm Street SVG Kit
Celtic Knots and Clovers SVG Collection
St. Patrick's Day Country Home SVG Collection
St. Patrick's Day Elements SVG Collection
Celtic Card SVG Kit
Lucky Day Bags and Boxes SVG Kit
Charm and Chance SVG Kit
Rainbow Free SVG

Supplies Used

American Crafts Cardstock
Gold Cardstock from Recollections
Green Shimmer Cardstock from Bazzil Basics
Twine
Buttons
Sticky Gems
Ribbon
Glue
Foam Pop Dots
Cuttlebug for embossing
Ink
White Gel Pen

Dimensions

Here are the exact shapes, sizes and colors I used. Size to the dimensions shown below. If chart only indicated width OR height, Use "Keep Properties" or "Aspect Lock" to size files.

Instructions

1. Cut out box bottom, core and fold.
2. Cut out lid, score, fold and glue.
3. Cut out clouds. Ink edges slightly with blue ink. Glue the big cloud on all 4 sides of lid. Pop out the smaller cloud with foam pop dots in front of the big one.
4. Cut out grass and attach to the bottom of each side of box.
5. Cut out cauldron pieces and assemble. Follow Mary’s video for help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IvNAcV7XRsM
6. Cut out 12 clovers. Add green sticky gems to the center of each. Attach the clovers to the 12 panels on the cauldron.
7. Tie twine around the top of the cauldron and make small bow.
8. Glue the cauldron to the center of box.
9. Cut out button clovers and glue top and bottom together. Tie a green ribbon through the holes and make a bow. Attach these to the 4 sides on outside of box using pop dots.
10. Cut white Celtic Knot and attach to top of outside lid.
11. Cut pieces for rainbow and assemble. Attach it to the top of lid on top of Celtic Knot cutout using pop dots.
12. Tie twine around the clouds and attach to rainbow using pop dots.
13. Cut both green Celtic knot pieces and attach to insides of box opposite each other. Embellish the corners with green sticky gems.
14. Cut pieces for Leprechaun. Ink edges and emboss if desired and assemble. Attach on top of green Celtic Knot using pop dots.
15. Cut pieces for Lucky Shamrock Card, ink and emboss if desired and assemble. Tie twine around end of clover and add a button to the middle of card.
16. Cut pieces for the ”So Damn Lucky” side. Ink edges if desired. Attach the top clover frame to the blackout background piece. Add gems.
17. Cut pieces to the ”Luck O’ the Irish” side. Ink if desired, assemble and attach. Add gems and twine.

Design Tips

Kristin - SVGCuts Design Team Artist

• If you like the look of white gel pen touches, don’t forget to add those to your cuts along the way.
• Add gems to give it some sparkle.
• Twine and little bows add some extra cuteness to the project.
• Depending on the size of your foam pop dots and any extra embellishments you may add, you may want to size your cauldron just a little smaller. After everything I added, I could have sized mine smaller so when it is closed with the lid, my sides don’t slightly push out. Just keep that in mind when embellishing!
• I kept my papers simple and stuck to white and 3 shades of green to keep it less busy looking since I knew there was going to be a lot going on inside. Embossing helps to add that little extra!
• Fill up your pot of gold with gold coins! The receiver will feel Lucky to have received such a fun gift!

This would be a fun project to make for a variety of different holidays. Just change up the elements and the main surprise inside! Add an Easter basket filled with eggs for Easter or a tree inside for Christmas. Whatever you choose, there will always be a fun surprise inside!