Finished Container

For the final version of the container project i used single ply and double ply chipboard.

Here is what it looks like closed...

The problem i ran into with the dress was the folds. The container is one piece of chip board,  but opening and closing the package wore out the chipboard. Another thing i didn't like was that even though it is a silhouette of a dress it was difficult to make the cut out look like a dress without having the creases be to weak to hold. I definitely think that the ribbon helps with the image of the dress, and that simplicity works better with this project.

Here is the shot of the container when it is propped up...

Im pretty satisfied with the way the stand part of the container worked out. I definitely think the combination of double ply chipboard on the back and single ply for the front flaps did the trick. The part that is bothering me is the bottom flap, it is way to long for the display. It works well when the container is closed because it is part of the waist for the dress and the ribbon keeps it closed. If i were to redo this, the bottom flap would only stick out an inch, there would still need something for the top flap to latch too. I could use velcro to fasten it.