

I used Walnut Stain and Brushed Corduroy.Ĭover ONLY the inside of the box at this stage - not the outside. If you want to age them, use distress inks (or your own method). Make sure you have all your pieces cut for your box, lid and tray.Ĭhoose your papers and cut two pieces to fit each of the mountboard pieces (inside and outside). Place your top tray on top of the bottom tray and rest a main box side against it to check that everything is the right depth and fits nicely. Your sides and separators must be just less than half the depth of the box sides, otherwise the lid won't fit on. If you're making a top tray you need to cut another base, this time make it a little smaller than your main box base then cut some sides and some separators.

Make sure that your separators are no longer than your base board. Each slot is cut to half the height of the separator and then, just slotted together. Where your slots are cut will depend on the size of your box and how big you want your compartments. For the depth (if you want a second shelf) make sure that your separators are no deeper than half the depth of the sides. The strips are the same length and width as the base. Mine has 4, so I needed two strips of mountboard. Now, decide how many compartments you want on the base. Decide how deep you want your box and cut 4 pieces of board the same length as each side and the depth you want.ĭo the same for the lid except that your side pieces will be much smaller in depth than the main box and the main piece will be just a little larger than your base to allow it to fit on. When you've decided on the size of your box cut the base to this size. Get out your mountboard or very strong card too. If you want compartments, make sure one at least is big enough to take your largest item. Get out some of your stash and decide how big you want your box. Next time, it won't be larger than 12 inches, then I won't have to join the papers! My box is quite large at 14" x 10" but obviously you can make your box any size you want. It is JUST a box and nothing special, but you may want to make one for yourselves. I decided that I wanted two levels and separate compartments too. I had lots of mountboard and this is what I came up with. So, like I did with my Promarker Storage Tower I sat down and had a think. I was rooting around my altered art, laser cuts and Tim Holtz stuff the other day and kept finding bits in different drawers, so I figured I needed somewhere to keep it all together.
