Socks in a box

I mailed off my Sockapaloooza socks today! They are going to Canada, and they cost a ridiculous amount to mail -- $17.90. However, that's because I chose to send them in some sort of trackable way ... I don't want these puppies going missing!

Before mailing, I managed to snap a few pics. Here is how I packaged them up ...
The origami box is made from wrapping paper, using a pattern from Origami Boxes, borrowed from my mom, and originally purchased at Origamido.

Here's the inside of the lid ...

And the inside of the bottom ... I think that this kind of origami is called "unit origami" -- several identical shapes are folded and combined to create a larger structure. In this case, the lid is made of 4 identical shapes (2 green and 2 blue), and the bottom is made from 4 other identical shapes.

Each shape started as a 13"x13" piece of wrapping paper. I had the blue in my wrapping paper stash. Yep, crafty people stash lots of things!! I bought some green to go with it. Umm, yeah, because blue and green match the socks :)

This was totally unnecessary, but lots of fun! I can't wait to hear that my pal got her socks!!!