DIY Pie Boxes
Level:
Intermediate
How-To:
Storage
Seasonal Event:
Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas
DIY Pie Boxes - Home & Family
DIY PIE BOXES MATERIALS:
To Create the Whole Pie Box:
- Wooden box with sliding or lifting lid
- Leather belt
- Scissors
- Drill
- Chicago screw fasteners
- Box graphic (download here)
- Vinyl and vinyl cutter or vinyl decal letters
- Marker
OPTIONAL:
- Leather punch
To Create the Pie Slice Box:
- Cardstock in a pumpkin color, crust color and white
- Pie slice box template provided here
- X-Acto knife
- Metal ruler
- Cutting mat
- Glue dots or hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Marker
DIY PIE BOXES INSTRUCTIONS:
To Create the Whole Pie Box:
- Create the leather handle from a belt. Place the belt over box to find a good length for the handle. Mark and cut to size with rounded corners using a good heavy-duty pair of scissors.
- Create a hole in each end of the handle with a drill on a block of wood or a leather punch if you have one handy.
- Find the center on two parallel sides of the box that are not the side that opens. Mark and drill through.
- Place fasteners through the hole in the box and leather handle then screw to tighten with flathead screwdriver or hands. Repeat on other side.
- Use graphic provided here to cut into vinyl with vinyl cutter, a Cricut if desired. Otherwise, just use vinyl decal letters or hand draw your design and cut out of vinyl sheets with an X-Acto knife.
- Apply the decals to the lid of the box and enjoy!
To Create the Pies Slice Box:
Print the provided template and cut to size.
Trace the bottom template onto a crust colored piece of cardstock and the top template onto pumpkin pie colored.
Fold the cardstock wherever there is a dotted like on the template.
Glue or stick the tabs to the inside of the box with hot glue or glue dots.
Create the whipped cream. Cut a 2” circle out of white cardstock and fold it in half first, then 7 more times to create a tent shape.
Adhere the whipped cream to the top and enjoy!
