I learned to make these in primary school, and they've been a lifesaver ever since. I'm completely useless with wrapping paper, so often make these when I have odd-shaped gifts to wrap. They make great gift boxes, especially if you make them using nice card or scrapbook paper.
Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. I was able to quickly make 12 of them and decorate them with stickers for a pot luck homecoming dinner in the morning (it's 2:30 am) I needed something to put the mints in on the tables and it was too late to go shopping. You are a life saver I shared your tutorial on my facebook page with 4870 friends