Advice on ANG POW BOX

Hi AshLady,

I wrapped my lid and box separately coz I want to keep my whole box intact after the wedding. If u wrap them together, you will have to rip the whole thing apart to get the angpows out, unless u make another outlet somewhere else to take them out easily.
 


Hi Huiz,
yes, i agree with you..that means i have to make 2 boxes coz my church & dinner on separate days. Sigh... do u have issue with security? My mum thinks it's not safe to just secure with ribbons in case the ribbon falls off. I realised it is not easy to wrap boxes...how do u wrap it such that it doesnt have unslightly folds at the sides?
 
Hi Ashlady,

I don't think security will be an issue for me coz I would have quite a few helpers at the recep table. And since I there is a safe in the hotel room, I guess things should turn out well
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I used cloth to wrap my entire box. They are softer and drapes well around the corners.
 
Hi Ashlady,

I don't think security will be an issue for me coz I would have quite a few helpers at the recep table. And since there is a safe in the hotel room, I guess things should turn out well
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I used cloth to wrap my entire box. They are softer and drapes well around the corners.
 
hi Huiz,
My FH also doesnt think security is an issue..*headache* hee...Oh, u use cloth? May i know what kind of cloth and where u buy from? Sounds like a good idea coz the nice paper i tried to use was hard and creases easily once it's folded. The box u made is amazing!
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U actually made the bears urself? ....i'm impressed! hee..
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Hi Ashlady,

Well, I believe that as long as there are people jaga-ing the table and there is a safe safe in the hotel room, it should be fine.

I used this light yellow brocade cloth I got for $4/m from Arab Street (this messy messy shop further down the same side of this shop that sells rattan products) for the lid and the fake stairways. The rest of the box is wrapped with cream coloured satin. This can be easily found in any shops along Arab Street for not more than $2/m.

Hehe, thanks for the compliments
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Yah, I made the whole box from scratch, even the teddies. I crochet them and then made clothes for them. The bride's gown is much easier. Had a hard time trying to find the coat and trousers pattern template for the groom
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Pictures of the Ang Pow Box for sale:


Ang Pow Box

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Ang Pow Box Top

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Ang Pow Box Side

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Selling for only $18.
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Interested parties please email me at [email protected] for futher information and enquires.

thanks
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Hi Ladies

For those who may be interested, here is my ang bao box, selling it off since wedding over *wink*

a) The ribbon is tied below the box, it's not ez to be flipped open...just get 1 jie mei to be in charge of the box, everything Should be okay.

b) The bear's dress and all flowers shown are all handmade so this is the only one in the market.. ;p

c) As for the box colour you can easily get a nice wrapper which is rather cheap to wrap the box and cover, I choose the simple clean way to match the bears, so used the original box colour.
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Cost : SGD 25

As I will be overseas from tomorrow, I will reply any interested party when I get back on Saturday. Do leave your email addie here.

Thanks lots!

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hi all,
my weddings over, much i hate to part with my DIy dreamy angbao box, i would like to sell it(fur material, as my hubby has sensitive nose).

Selling at S$58 (as the furs are costly)

i am contactable at [email protected] if you are keen
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For those who DIY Ang Pow box,

Do u gers use copier paper box?
How to cut the slit? use extra big pen knife? LOL
Where to buy materials to decor? Spotlight or Arab Street. Which is cheaper?
 
purple rain,
I use copier paper box. As for the slit, draw the hole with pencil first then cut with pen knife. Cut the slit slightly wider, if nt on that day, the ang pows will be jammed at the opening. Materials from Arab Street cheaper. Or you can ask leftover materials from your bridal shop. I got my lace from my bridal shop
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Hi Purplerain

I used copier paper box too. I also cut the slit using penknife. Recommend u go Arab Street. Much much cheaper and variety is wider. I once bought a meter of organza for $12/m at SL but found the same thing of the same quality at AS for only $2.50/m!
 
Hi Huiz,
Yup, you are right. Wow,you really is a handicraft expert.
Btw, is not done up by me or my wife.
Your ang boa box is very lovely.
 
Hi, still available :



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For those who may be interested, here is my ang bao box, selling it off since wedding over *wink*

a) The ribbon is tied below the box, it's not ez to be flipped open...just get 1 jie mei to be in charge of the box, everything Should be okay.

b) The bear's dress and all flowers shown are all handmade so this is the only one in the market.. ;p

c) As for the box colour you can easily get a nice wrapper which is rather cheap to wrap the box and cover, I choose the simple clean way to match the bears, so used the original box colour.

Please post your email addie or pm me.
 
Hi
i intend to DIY my AP Box. Not oni is becoz of economically. But i tink tt by DIY my own AP Box is more memoriable.
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But can i ask u all experts out here..
How to u wrap up ur A4 copier box with?
Wad kinds of wrappers do u use?
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thank u in advance
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Hi Emily,

I wrapped my A4 copier box with some white paper (to cover the prints on the box) and then finally I wrapped it with cream coloured satin.
 
Hi breezie,

U mean the ribbons at the 2 corners of the lid?

What I did was to paste the ribbon around the lid and then tie up the extra length at the 2 corners into 2 big bows
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Oh now I get what u mean Breezie. I used a can of spray glue to stick the cloth and ribbons to the box. This is the best I can get to make them stick flatly and smoothly. Do not ever use the normal bottles of liquid glue as the amount spreaded over the surface would not be consistent, thus either leaving too much glue mark or cause the cloth to be not well stuck.
 
Hi Juwen,

Ang pow boxes are usually used during the wedding dinner. I had personally not seen any during ROMs. Unless your ROM doubles up as a wedding reception then I suppose it can be used then too
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As for where u can get one, I think u can look at Kalms. The other alternative is of course to make one yourself. It can be rather easy
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Hi Juwen, i actually had one for my ROM coz I had a dinner at a hotel and everything. But like Huiz said, usually there isn't any at ROMs
 
tks gals for the information, mine is ROM doubles up as Lunch reception so I suppose it can be done hor. Not intend to have the dinner reception as I'm pregnant ^^
 
wow, all ur ang bao boxes look so nice... makes me realised that the ang bao box that i get for my sister looks so plain.. hmm.. must really do some decorations on my sister's ang bao box..
 
Ladies, dun mind me, but I heard ang pao box should come with a lock? True a not? But with jiemei's "guarding" it, should be ok yeh?

I was thinking of diying ang pao box n ring pillow!
 
Hi serendipity,

I did not have a lock on mine coz it was guarded all the time. What I did was to send the box up to the hotel room once the dinner started, empty out the angpows into the safe and locked it there for the night.

DIY-ing is really fun! I am planning to make a ring pillow for my friend too
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hi ladies,
anyone has any idea how to secure the bears onto the box? someone suggested using map pins previously, but wldn't the pin head be seen? Thanks loads!!
 
Hi mel, what I did for my friends' ones was to buy velcro tapes that u can stick to the bears and box. I bought mine from Spotlight and it comes in one strip. The fur doesn't peel off (at least when I tested it didn't =P) and the paper might get torn a lil but it's only paper =)
 
thanks for all the nice pic.. makes me decided to diy also... but first thing first... must get my hubby to help.. lol.... his hadicraft is better than mine...
 
Hi,

My wedding is just over and I have two heart shaped ang pow boxes for sale with "Xi" word on both of them. 1 box is Pink coloured, while the other is Red coloured. Used only once during my wedding and in a almost brand new condition.

Both boxes comes together with a pair of Wedding Bear dressed in pink gown + veil for and blue suit.

The Ang Bao boxes are for sale at only $19.00 each. The beautiful pair of wedding bears are thrown in FOC inclusive in the sales price.

Meetups preferred at Buangkok MRT. Other locations are negotiable.

Feel free to email me at [email protected] for further queries.

Pictures

Wedding Bears included

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Top view

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wah see so many ppl DIY AP box, make me wan to DIY myself too le.

but how to stick the lid and the box together so dat it will not fall apart?
 
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